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Nation & World

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After day of drama, acting AG Matthew Whitaker prepares to face Congress

Published on Feb. 8, 2019

WASHINGTON — Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker is testifying before Congress for the first time Friday, with Democrats eager to press him on his interactions with President Donald Trump and his oversight of the special counsel's Russia →

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Jeff Bezos tells of Enquirer threats to publish revealing pics

Published on Feb. 8, 2019

LOS ANGELES — Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos says he was the target of “extortion and blackmail” by the publisher of the National Enquirer, which he said threatened to publish revealing personal photos of him unless he stopped investigating →

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Virginia Dems brace for 2020 political fallout from scandal

Published on Feb. 8, 2019

The political crisis in Virginia threatens to turn a state that has trended Democratic back into a battleground, a development that could complicate the party's effort to defeat President Donald Trump next year. Three of the state's top Democrats →

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John Dingell, longest serving member of Congress, dies at 92

Published on Feb. 8, 2019

DETROIT — Dubbed “Big John” for his imposing 6-foot-3 frame and sometimes intimidating manner, former Rep. John Dingell bolstered that reputation with the head of a 500-pound wild boar that greeted visitors to his Washington office. →

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Descendants from last US slave ship gathering in Alabama

Published on Feb. 8, 2019

MOBILE, Ala. — The years have been hard on Africatown USA. Established by the last boatload of Africans abducted into slavery and shipped to the United States just before the Civil War, the coastal Alabama community now shows scarcely a trace →

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British actor Albert Finney dies at 82

Published on Feb. 8, 2019

LONDON — British actor Albert Finney, the Academy Award-nominated star of films from "Tom Jones" to "Skyfall," has died at the age of 82. Finney's family said Friday that he "passed away peacefully after a short illness with those closest to →

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Hall of Famer, pioneering Indians manager Frank Robinson dies at 83

Published on Feb. 7, 2019

An MVP with Cincinnati and Baltimore, Robinson cemented his legacy when he became Cleveland's manager in 1975. The Reds, Orioles and Indians retired his No. 20 and honored him with statues at their stadiums. →

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10 things to know, Thursday, Feb. 7

Published on Feb. 7, 2019

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today →

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UK, EU leaders spar during 'robust' Brexit talks

Published on Feb. 7, 2019

BRUSSELS — British Prime Minister Theresa May and EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker sparred on Thursday during “robust” talks on the U.K.'s Brexit plans, and agreed to hold more negotiations until the end of the month →

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Column: Where, oh where, should the Raiders play?

Published on Feb. 7, 2019

The Raiders thought they finally found a place to play next season, only to find out they're not wanted in San Francisco. Not by the mayor, and certainly not by the team that still calls itself the San Francisco 49ers — even while it plays →

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New US-Mexico border barrier charts tricky course near homes

Published on Feb. 7, 2019

ALONG THE SAN DIEGO-TIJUANA BORDER — For all practical purposes, the purple-and-white stucco shrine that Jose Arias built to celebrate his recovery from a heart attack and honor his family lies in Mexico. The only way in and out of his →

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Iran’s ‘revolution babies’ weigh their progress since 1979

Published on Feb. 7, 2019

TEHRAN, Iran — They were born after their parents’ protests brought down the shah of Iran in 1979, when enthusiasm gave way to the hard years of U.S.-led isolation and a bloody, eight-year war with Iraq. Iran’s “revolution →

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Anti-abortion bills: odds good in GOP states, not Congress

Published on Feb. 7, 2019

President Donald Trump's call for a ban on late-term abortions is unlikely to prevail in Congress, but Republican legislators in several states are pushing ahead with their own tough anti-abortion bills that they hope can pass muster with the →

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Blackface photo is a reminder of Virginia's racist history

Published on Feb. 7, 2019

RICHMOND, Va. — The discovery last week of a racist photo on Gov. Ralph Northam's 1984 medical school yearbook page has served as a glaring reminder that Virginia — a former bastion of slavery and white supremacy— continues to →

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After day of drama, acting AG Matthew Whitaker prepares to face Congress

Jeff Bezos tells of Enquirer threats to publish revealing pics

Virginia Dems brace for 2020 political fallout from scandal

John Dingell, longest serving member of Congress, dies at 92

Descendants from last US slave ship gathering in Alabama

British actor Albert Finney dies at 82

Hall of Famer, pioneering Indians manager Frank Robinson dies at 83

10 things to know, Thursday, Feb. 7

UK, EU leaders spar during 'robust' Brexit talks

Column: Where, oh where, should the Raiders play?

New US-Mexico border barrier charts tricky course near homes

Iran’s ‘revolution babies’ weigh their progress since 1979

Anti-abortion bills: odds good in GOP states, not Congress

Blackface photo is a reminder of Virginia's racist history

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