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Mexico greets Trump’s DACA decision with ‘profound regret’

MEXICO CITY — The Mexican government on Tuesday expressed its “profound regret” following the Trump administration’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program that shielded hundreds of thousands of young men and women living in the United States from deportation. The great majority of the estimated 800,000 recipients of the program, sometimes […]

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Putin: North Koreans Will ‘Eat Grass’ for Kim’s Weapons

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un would allow his people to “eat grass” before he ever gives up his nuclear and missile defense programs, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday at a news conference in China. Kim and his military claimed to have tested a hydrogen bomb Sunday, the sixth overall nuclear test conducted by

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Irma’s winds reach 185 mph as powerful storm churns toward Florida

MIAMI — Irma continued to strengthen into a powerful storm Tuesday afternoon, with winds increasing to 185 mph, National Hurricane Center forecasters said in a 2 p.m. EDT advisory. As the storm continued to track westward, islands in its path raced to complete last-minute preparations. The Leeward Islands are expected to get hit with “catastrophic”

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International, The World We Share, USA

Patriots’ owner Robert Kraft touches down in Jerusalem, where he’s bringing football to the Middle East

JERUSALEM — Robert Kraft had two unforgettable comebacks this year. The first came in Super Bowl LI, when his New England Patriots overcame a 28-3 deficit in the second half to beat the Atlanta Falcons in overtime. And the second comeback was Kraft’s return in June to Israel, his second home, with a delegation of

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Middle East, Sports & Competitions, USA

Congress tries to save ‘Dreamers’ but Trump wants bigger immigration changes

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has given Congress a nearly impossible task: Save nearly 800,000 young people who were brought to this country illegally as children, and overhaul the rest of the immigration system — all within six months. Lawmakers are pursuing at least two different, more narrow approaches to keeping the undocumented immigrants, sometimes

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Descendant of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee quits NC church over criticism

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A descendant of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee who made headlines for denouncing racism on last month’s MTV Video Music Awards has announced he is leaving his post at a Winston-Salem after some in the congregation expressed discomfort over some of the statements he has been making. Among those concerns is that

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Trump asks Congress to resolve fate of Dreamers, moves to phase out protections

WASHINGTON — Young people currently shielded from deportation and allowed to work legally under the DACA program will begin losing their protection next March unless Congress acts before then, the Trump administration announced Tuesday. In the meantime, the administration will continue to renew two-year work permits as they expire but will stop accepting new applications

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DHS announces end to DACA program

  WASHINGTON (Press Release) – On Tuesday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) initiated the orderly wind down of the program known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). “This Administration’s decision to terminate DACA was not taken lightly. The Department of Justice has carefully evaluated the program’s Constitutionality and determined it conflicts with our existing

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