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Watch Live: Bronx high-rise partially collapses, entire side of 20-story building gone
CBS News Live CBS News New York Live Emergency crews are responding to an explosion and partial building collapse Wednesday in the Bronx. Videos show extensive damage along the entire side of a high-rise building on Alexander Avenue in the Mott Haven section of the borough. The FDNY says initial reports indicate the 20-story building’s incinerator shaft may have collapsed.…
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US government shuts down after Democrats refuse to back Republican funding plan | US politics
The US government shut down on Wednesday, after congressional Democrats refused to support a Republican plan to extend funding for federal departments unless they won a series of concessions centered on healthcare. The GOP, which controls the Senate and the House of Representatives, repudiated their demands, setting off a legislative scramble that lasted into the hours before funding lapsed at…
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Fat Bear Week winner crowned amid gluttonous salmon run
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Chunk, a towering brown bear with a broken jaw, swept the competition Tuesday in the popular Fat Bear Week contest — his first win after narrowly finishing in second place three previous years. The annual online competition allows viewers to follow 12 bears in Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Preserve on live webcams and cast ballots…
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Government shutdown nears after two Senate funding bills fail : NPR
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., and other members of Senate GOP leadership spoke with reporters in the Capitol on Tuesday afternoon. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images North America Two bills to fund the government have failed in the Senate, leaving Congress careening toward a shutdown with hours to go before a midnight…
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Judge: Trump administration unconstitutionally targeted noncitizens over Gaza protests
BOSTON (AP) — The Trump administration violated the Constitution when it targeted non-U.S. citizens for deportation solely for supporting Palestinians and criticizing Israel, a federal judged said Tuesday in a scathing ruling directly and sharply criticizing President Donald Trump and his policies as serious threats to free speech. U.S. District Judge William Young in Boston agreed with several university associations…
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President Trump Deploys Federal Resources to Crush Violent Radical Left Terrorism in Portland – The White House
The Radical Left’s reign of terror in Portland ends now, with President Donald J. Trump mobilizing federal resources to stop Antifa-led hellfire in its tracks. While Democrat politicians deny reality, it’s obvious what’s happening in Portland isn’t protest; it’s premeditated anarchy that has scarred the city for years — leaving officers battered, citizens terrorized, and property defaced. Since early June,…
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Here’s what will be affected by a government shutdown : NPR
A deer crosses Atlantic Drive inside the Sandy Hook unit of Gateway National Recreation Area in Highlands, N.J., on Jan. 3, 2019. During the last government shutdown, national park areas were left open to visitors but without services such as restrooms and with few staff members on duty. Julio Cortez/AP hide caption toggle caption Julio Cortez/AP As politicians in Washington…
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At least 166 Oregon National Guard members have volunteered for Trump deployment
The Oregon National Guard said it has begun the process of mobilizing guard members with law enforcement experience to comply with President Donald Trump’s deployment order for 200 troops in Portland, but it could be next week before there are actual boots on the ground. Lt. Col. Stephen Bomar, director of public affairs for the Oregon Military Department, said Thursday…
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Portland councilor, Army veteran, calls on service members to reject Portland military deployment
An Army veteran on Portland City Council is calling on current and former members of the U.S. military to speak out against President Donald Trump’s planned deployment of the National Guard in Portland. “We are facing an illegal and unprecedented assault on our civil rights by the Trump administration,” Councilor Mitch Green said in a video statement shared by his…
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Shutdown nears as congressional leaders meet with Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic and Republican congressional leaders held a meeting at the White House Monday afternoon with President Donald Trump in a late effort to avoid a government shutdown, but left saying that they still had large differences in their positions. If government funding legislation isn’t passed by Congress and signed by Trump on Tuesday night, many government offices…
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