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Democrats say they have deal with Trump on young immigrants
WASHINGTON (AP) — The top House and Senate Democrats say they have reached agreement with President Donald Trump to protect thousands of younger immigrants from deportation and fund some border security enhancements – not including Trump's coveted border wall….
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Death of 8 at Florida nursing home sounds alarms after Irma
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane-scarred Florida warily eyed the fate of its most vulnerable residents and emergency workers were urged to immediately check on those in nursing homes after eight people died in a scorching facility that lost its air conditioning in the storm….
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Irma pushes Florida’s poor closer to the edge of ruin
IMMOKALEE, Fla. (AP) — Larry and Elida Dimas didn't have much to begin with, and Hurricane Irma left them with even less….
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Trump heads to southwestern Florida to survey Irma recovery
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will hear directly from people affected by Irma's fury as he makes his third visit in less than three weeks to the storm-wracked South….
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Malaysia fire blocks lone exit to Islamic dormitory; 23 dead
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian authorities were investigating the cause of a fire early Thursday that blocked the only exit of an Islamic dormitory on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, killing 23 people, most of them teenagers….
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Nearly 3 weeks into Rohingya crisis, refugees still fleeing
COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AP) — Nearly three weeks into a mass exodus of Rohingya fleeing violence in Myanmar, thousands were still flooding across the border Thursday in search of help and safety in teeming refugee settlements in Bangladesh….
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Iraqi Kurds to vote on independence despite region’s fears
IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Iraq's Kurds vote this month on whether or not they support independence for their enclave in the country's north, a step toward their long-held dream of statehood. The outcome, almost certain to be "yes," will further rattle a region still engulfed in the fight against the Islamic State group….
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School shooting: A gun jams, and a student tries to help
ROCKFORD, Wash. (AP) — Armed with a pistol and rifle, classmates say the shooter's face "was passive" in the hallway of a high school in a tiny Washington state town. He tried to fire a weapon, but it jammed, and another boy confronted him….
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Sean Spicer pressed (gently) as ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ guest
NEW YORK (AP) — It was a different Sean Spicer who paid a visit to ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" Wednesday night….
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Bruce
CLEVELAND (AP) — Just a little more than a month ago, Jay Bruce was in New York sinking with the Mets as a season that began with promise and a richness of pitching was undermined by injuries….
