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The President's willingness to address DACA in a possible border wall deal is a reversal from his position that the courts should sort it out first. Trump a...

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Vanguard founder John Bogle dies at age 89

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Microsoft pledges $500M for affordable housing in Seattle area

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US in criminal probe of China's Huawei

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The 64-year old made the request after he was indicted last week on under-reporting his salary and passing personal investment losses to Nissan . Ghosn's chi...

Tens of thousands more federal employees called back to work during shutdown

On Tuesday, the White House had invited rank-and-file lawmakers to lunch with Trump at the White House as part of a strategy to build support from centrist De...

Man jumps from world's largest cruise ship for Instagram fame

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Goldman Sachs earnings beat expectations but bank books litigation charge

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Pressed on whether the official was referring to Chinese confidence in its capabilities to be able to successfully win a battle with Taiwan , the official said...

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He said that as of Sunday afternoon, Nav Canada employees from all of Canada's seven control centres and many of its towers have bought lunch for their US count...

Hundreds of flights axed as fresh strike hits German airports

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Saudi energy minister says oil market on 'right track'

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