| Graham: Trump must punish Russia for election interference Posted: 19 Feb 2017 02:44 AM PST  MUNICH (AP) — A senior U.S. Republican senator on Sunday urged President Donald Trump to take action against Russia over allegations that Moscow interfered in the election that brought him to power.
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| Blind sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman dies in US prison facility Posted: 18 Feb 2017 12:36 PM PST  Blind sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman, the Egyptian-born cleric linked to the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, died Saturday of natural causes in a US prison facility, the Justice Department said. Abdel Rahman was serving a life sentence on several terrorism-related charges at a Federal Medical Center in Butner, North Carolina. The sheikh was seen as a jihadist spiritual leader even after his conviction in 1995 for conspiring to bomb New York landmarks, including the United Nations, and assassinate the former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak.
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| Norma McCorvey, plaintiff in Roe v. Wade abortion ruling, dies at 69 Posted: 18 Feb 2017 04:27 PM PST ![Norma McCorvey, plaintiff in Roe v. Wade abortion ruling, dies at 69]( "Norma McCorvey, plaintiff in Roe v. Wade abortion ruling, dies at 69") (Reuters) - Norma McCorvey, the anonymous plaintiff known as "Jane Roe" in the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark Roe v. Wade ruling legalizing abortion, died on Saturday at the age of 69, a journalist close to McCorvey said. McCorvey died on Saturday morning of heart failure at an assisted living home in Katy, Texas, Joshua Prager, a journalist who is writing a book about the ruling, said in an email. McCorvey lent her real name to supporters of the abortion-rights movement in the 1980s.
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| Beijing Wants To Discuss North Korea Sanctions Posted: 17 Feb 2017 10:44 PM PST  China said talks with the Kim Jong Un regime would be more successful than sanctions in dealing with Pyongyang's nuclear threat.
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| Police Name Mystery Man Caught on Surveillance As Suspect In Murder of Teen Hikers Posted: 19 Feb 2017 12:08 PM PST  Preliminary evidence led to their decision, according to police.
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| Hundreds of Cubans deported after US immigration status end: Cuba Posted: 18 Feb 2017 10:52 AM PST  More than 680 Cubans have been deported back to Cuba since the United States ended its decades-old policy giving them preferred immigrant status in January, state media reported Saturday. According to official Cuban reports, 683 people have been sent back to the Caribbean island from the United States, or from Mexico, the Bahamas and the Cayman Islands, where they were crossing in a bid to reach the US border. On January 12, then-president Barack Obama scrapped with immediate effect a 1995 policy that had given Cubans near-automatic entry to the United States if they managed to set foot on American soil, regardless of their visa status.
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| Lincoln, Washington and Roosevelt ranked top three U.S. presidents Posted: 17 Feb 2017 11:14 PM PST ![Lincoln, Washington and Roosevelt ranked top three U.S. presidents]( "Lincoln, Washington and Roosevelt ranked top three U.S. presidents") (Reuters) - Abraham Lincoln, George Washington and Franklin D. Roosevelt were ranked as the top three U.S. presidents in history respectively while Barack Obama entered the rankings in the 12th spot, based on a survey of historians released on Friday. Theodore Roosevelt and Dwight Eisenhower rounded out the top five of 43 presidents in U.S. history, a survey of historians' rankings of presidential leadership found. "Once again the big three are Lincoln, Washington and FDR - as it should be.
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| Can Tony Blair stop Brexit? Posted: 18 Feb 2017 12:41 PM PST ![Can Tony Blair stop Brexit?]( "Can Tony Blair stop Brexit?") Earlier this month, British members of Parliament (MPs) overwhelmingly voted to back Brexit, citing deference to the will of the people. Speaking at an event for Open Britain, which wants Britain to maintain access to the single market, Tony Blair declared that the Brexit discussion was far from over. The task for voters who want to remain in the EU, Mr. Blair said, is to persuade Leave voters to change their minds, thus forcing a reversal on Britain's vote to leave the European Union.
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| Abundant fish draw 1 million penguins to Argentine peninsula Posted: 17 Feb 2017 07:54 PM PST  PUNTA TOMBO, Argentina (AP) — More than a million penguins have traveled to Argentina's Punta Tombo peninsula during this year's breeding season, drawn by an unusual abundance of small fish.
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| 26 people detained after Turkey car bomb attack Posted: 18 Feb 2017 02:09 PM PST  ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish officials say 26 people have been detained following a car bomb attack, which killed two people in the southeast of the country.
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| Police Find 75-Year-Old Woman Molded to Chair After Sitting In Same Spot for Almost a Year Posted: 19 Feb 2017 09:41 AM PST  She is now recovering at a local hospital.
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| Jason Chaffetz and Mitch McConnell are the new 'Hardy Boys' except much worse Posted: 18 Feb 2017 08:00 AM PST  Rep. Jason Chaffetz, the chairman of the House Oversight Committee, has been doing a really great job not investigating some of the major controversies surrounding the Trump White House. Mitch McConnell, the Majority Leader of the Senate, has also impressively managed to avoid publicly denouncing or questioning even the most flagrantly unconstitutional executive orders signed by the POTUS. SEE ALSO: Wow, Obama's outgoing letter to Trump speaks volumes With their impressive the-opposite-of-mystery-solving skills on full display for the American public, we thought it'd be fitting to reimagine the two GOP leaders as the straight-laced Hardy Boys. A post shared by Mashable Watercooler (@watercooler) on Feb 17, 2017 at 2:41pm PST Combining their powerful detective minds, Mitch and Jason can ignore basically anything that happens. "The Town Hall Mystery" Image: max knoblauch "The Mystery of Nope Shut Up There Is Nothing To Investigate Here" Image: Max knoblauch "The Mystery of Just Hangin' Out, Not Solving Anything" Image: Max knoblauch The next installment can't come soon enough!
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| Fantasy league aims to lure US students to economics Posted: 18 Feb 2017 07:03 PM PST  Have you needed to use your high school chemistry recently? The St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank, part of the US central bank system, is on the forefront of trying to make economic and personal finance information accessible to the general public, and especially to students.
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| At least 19 dead after bus turns over in Argentinean Andes Posted: 18 Feb 2017 05:29 AM PST ![At least 19 dead after bus turns over in Argentinean Andes]( "At least 19 dead after bus turns over in Argentinean Andes") A bus traveling to Chile flipped over in Argentina's Mendoza province early on Saturday, killing at least 19 people on a remote mountain road in the Andes, local authorities said. Turbus, the Chilean company operating the vehicle, confirmed the crash on Route 7 in the Aconcagua park in a statement. A civil defense spokesman in Mendoza said there were 19 confirmed deaths.
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| Zimbabwe's Mugabe says he is people's choice for 2018 election Posted: 19 Feb 2017 06:02 AM PST ![Zimbabwe's Mugabe says he is people's choice for 2018 election]( "Zimbabwe's Mugabe says he is people's choice for 2018 election") By Cris Chinaka HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's people and the ruling ZANU-PF party see no viable alternative candidate to President Robert Mugabe for general elections in 2018, state media quoted him as saying on Sunday. "The people, you know, would want to judge everyone else on the basis of President Mugabe as the criteria," Mugabe, who is Africa's oldest leader, said. Mugabe has been in power in the southern African country since 1980 and in December his party confirmed him as its candidate for the next presidential election expected in mid-2018, when he will be 94.
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| Biologists find weird cave life that may be 50,000 years old Posted: 17 Feb 2017 06:00 PM PST  BOSTON (AP) — In a Mexican cave system so beautiful and hot that it is called both Fairyland and hell, scientists have discovered life trapped in crystals that could be 50,000 years old.
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| Snap Inc. To Launch Snapchat Android Smartphone? Posted: 18 Feb 2017 01:40 AM PST  If a new report is to be believed, Snapchat could be launching its very own Android smartphone that syncs with Spectacles.
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| Gambia celebrates Barrow's inauguration Posted: 19 Feb 2017 03:41 AM PST  Thousands celebrated Saturday as new Gambian President Adama Barrow retook his oath of office, a month after he was sworn in across the border in neighbouring Senegal during a tense power struggle. February 18 is also the anniversary of The Gambia's independence from Britain, but many are also calling the day the birth of a third republic following the ousting of Yahya Jammeh at the ballot box. Tens of thousands packed the venue, singing and dancing, an AFP correspondent said.
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| Arpaio successor pulls back on immigration holds in jails Posted: 18 Feb 2017 08:02 PM PST  PHOENIX (AP) — For years, immigrants being released from jails in Phoenix would routinely be kept locked up an extra couple days to give federal authorities time to check their immigration status and launch deportation proceedings.
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| Mom-To-Be Shares Photo of 2 Onesies Surrounded by Needles After Struggling to Get Pregnant Posted: 18 Feb 2017 11:30 AM PST  She is 13 weeks along.
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| Paris protesters decry police abuse; some clash with police Posted: 18 Feb 2017 10:21 AM PST  PARIS (AP) — Paris police sprayed tear gas at bottle-throwing demonstrators on the margins of a rally Saturday meant to support a young black man who was allegedly raped with a police baton and other victims of police abuse.
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| Expect more fake news from Russia, top NATO general says Posted: 18 Feb 2017 05:21 AM PST ![Expect more fake news from Russia, top NATO general says]( "Expect more fake news from Russia, top NATO general says") By Robin Emmott MUNICH (Reuters) - Russia was behind a false report of a rape by German soldiers in Lithuania that was intended to undermine support for NATO's new eastern force, a senior NATO general said on Saturday, warning Europe to expect more such "fake news". Petr Pavel, who heads NATO's military committee, said he also hoped to hold the first telephone call in more than two years with Russia's military chiefs in coming weeks.
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| This futuristic ATM means you’ll never have to go into a bank again Posted: 19 Feb 2017 06:00 AM PST  Fifty years ago, the ATM was one of the first robots to start down the long path of stealing jobs. Even the name -- Automated Teller Machine -- shows that it was explicitly designed to put bank tellers out of a job. ATMs have become far more sophisticated since their introduction, but their main function of dispensing cash hasn't really changed. So, for ATMs themselves to remain relevant as banks increasingly go online, there needs to be change. NCR, a company you likely haven't heard of but almost certainly interact with frequently, has just released its latest take on the ATM. Called the SelfServ 80, it's likely to have payment processing conference attendees all aflutter -- but there's a reason you should care too. Rather than just dispensing cash, the machine uses a 19-inch touchscreen and video confrencing to let you do virtually anything you'd do in a regular bank. Apply for credit cards or loans can theoretically all happen without ever speaking to a person in the flesh: all the communication can happen with a bank advisor via fancy Skype. Only ever talking to a bank advisor through a screen does sound like an awfully dystopian future. But the silver lining here is that by centralizing the bank tellers, banks could offer services for much longer hours, and you'd never need to wait in line to see one of your branch's two tellers ever again. The ATM will start rolling out this year, as according to NCR "several of the largest banks in the world, along with many community banks, have signed on for initial delivery contracts."
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| Why you should pour a glass and drink up this National Drink Wine Day Posted: 18 Feb 2017 05:00 AM PST  National Drink Wine Day has been celebrated across the country every February since 2011. It started as a way to spread the love and health benefits of wine. Happy drinking!
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| France denounces cyberattacks blamed on Moscow Posted: 18 Feb 2017 06:57 PM PST  Suspected Russian cyberattacks on the French presidential campaign are "unacceptable", France's foreign minister said Sunday, adding it was clear that pro-Europe candidate Emmanuel Macron was being targeted. A spokesman for Macron, who is currently riding high in the polls, has accused Moscow of being behind a flurry of cyberattacks on his campaign website and email servers over the past month. "It's enough to see which candidates, Marine Le Pen or Francois Fillon, Russia expresses preference for in the French electoral campaign," Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said in an interview with Journal du Dimanche.
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| Yahoo Reportedly Isn't Deleting Customer Email Accounts Posted: 18 Feb 2017 08:44 AM PST  Yahoo takes 90 days to delete accounts after a user requests it, but some users are reporting the company isn't removing the accounts even after the waiting period.
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| Father and Son Killed In Head-On Collision With One Another Posted: 19 Feb 2017 10:37 AM PST  Police said alcohol was a factor in the crash.
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| Man dies after breaching security at Honolulu airport Posted: 18 Feb 2017 04:28 PM PST ![Man dies after breaching security at Honolulu airport]( "Man dies after breaching security at Honolulu airport") HONOLULU (AP) — The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reports that a man is dead after he breached security at Honolulu International Airport and stopped breathing.
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| U.S. inquiries into Russian election hacking include three FBI probes Posted: 18 Feb 2017 01:30 PM PST ![U.S. inquiries into Russian election hacking include three FBI probes]( "U.S. inquiries into Russian election hacking include three FBI probes") By Joseph Menn SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation is pursuing at least three separate probes relating to alleged Russian hacking of the U.S. presidential elections, according to five current and former government officials with direct knowledge of the situation. While the fact that the FBI is investigating had been reported previously by the New York Times and other media, these officials shed new light on both the precise number of inquires and their focus. The FBI's Pittsburgh field office, which runs many cyber security investigations, is trying to identify the people behind breaches of the Democratic National Committee's computer systems, the officials said.
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| Kenya arrests 2 suspected IS recruits deported from Turkey Posted: 18 Feb 2017 08:04 AM PST ![Kenya arrests 2 suspected IS recruits deported from Turkey]( "Kenya arrests 2 suspected IS recruits deported from Turkey") NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan police have arrested two Kenyans who were deported from Turkey on suspicion of training with the Islamic State organization in neighboring Syria, officials said Saturday.
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| ABC News' Jonathan Karl: Free press is a big part of what makes America great Posted: 19 Feb 2017 06:05 AM PST  Jonathan Karl reflects on White House press relations throughout history.
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| How to install the genius media app that Apple banned from the App Store Posted: 18 Feb 2017 12:00 PM PST 
What is Kodi and why should one want to install on the iPhone or any other iOS device? It's a versatile media player that's already quite popular with the crowds. You may have used it on other devices back when it was called XBMC. Unfortunately, it's not the kind of application that Apple allows in the App Store, so you can't really enjoy it on iOS devices unless you're willing to jailbreak the phone, or pull off other tricks that would let you sideload the app. If you're looking to install Kodi on the iPhone 7 or any other kind of iOS device without jailbreaking, then you're in luck. It looks like such a method is already available. The method does work, and it's as shady as you can expect. But if you can't go without Kodi in your life, and you don't want to jailbreak the iPhone 7, or can't find a method that jailbreaks the phone, then you could always go for this option. Discovered by Kodi Tips the trick involves navigating to a shady site — just because it's in a language you don't understand — and downloading an app to your iPhone. Once that's done, an error message will appear when you'll try to run Kodi. However, you can fix it by simply choosing to trust the application from the phone's Settings menu. Check out Kodi Tips full instructions if you really want to go through with the procedure. Finally, if all else fails, there's one other type of Kodi install for the iPhone that you can try, which doesn't require a jailbreak either. You have to pretend you're an app developer and use Apple's Xcode to get the app running on your iOS device — Macworld has all the instructions, assuming the method is still available.
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| Melania Trump prays, assails critics in Florida speech Posted: 18 Feb 2017 06:32 PM PST  First Lady Melania Trump, usually a demure and soft-spoken presence at her husband's side, broke with form, reciting the Lord's Prayer before issuing a scathing rebuke of his enemies and her critics at a campaign-style stop in Florida. Preceding her husband on the dais at a rally in the city of Melbourne not far from Orlando, the first lady started her remarks with the words "let us pray," before beginning her recitation of the well-known Christian prayer. "The America we envision is one that works for all Americans and where all Americans can work and succeed," she said.
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| Blizzard Terminating Windows XP, Vista Support Posted: 18 Feb 2017 08:21 PM PST  Video game company Blizzard Entertainment has announced the end of the road for Windows XP and Windows Vista support for its games.
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| US student debt tops $1.31 trillion: Does Betsy DeVos have a plan? Posted: 18 Feb 2017 05:03 PM PST ![US student debt tops $1.31 trillion: Does Betsy DeVos have a plan?]( "US student debt tops $1.31 trillion: Does Betsy DeVos have a plan?") Student loans were the leading cause for a substantial increase in household debt last year, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Thursday. While the high balance of US student debt is not news anymore, the new record-high $1.31 trillion balance, up 2.4 percent in the fourth quarter, is another reminder of the severity of a problem that has cast a shadow over the nation in recent years. During her confirmation hearing, now-Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos suggested a vision for higher education that might not require as much student debt.
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| U.S. pushes Beijing to keep up pressure on North Korea Posted: 18 Feb 2017 07:44 PM PST ![U.S. pushes Beijing to keep up pressure on North Korea]( "U.S. pushes Beijing to keep up pressure on North Korea") Washington urged Beijing to keep pressure on North Korea to return to talks aimed at preventing Pyongyang from making further advances in its weapons program in violation of U.N. resolutions. China's Commerce Ministry said on Saturday that it would suspend all imports of coal from North Korea starting Feb. 19. The announcement came as part of Beijing's efforts to implement international sanctions against the country.
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| Sanctuary holds 7 cows saved from slaughter to promote peace Posted: 18 Feb 2017 01:29 PM PST  SAN TAN VALLEY, Ariz. (AP) — An Arizona sanctuary is sheltering seven cows that were intended for slaughter as part of an effort that owners believe promotes peace and good health.
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| Head of South Sudan's military courts resigns, rebukes government Posted: 18 Feb 2017 03:37 AM PST ![Head of South Sudan's military courts resigns, rebukes government]( "Head of South Sudan's military courts resigns, rebukes government") By Katharine Houreld NAIROBI (Reuters) - The head of South Sudan's military courts has resigned, saying high-level interference made it impossible to discipline soldiers accused of rape and murder amid the nation's civil war, according to a letter seen by Reuters on Saturday. The resignation of Col. Khalid Ono Loki is the third high-level departure in a week. A highly respected general stood down seven days ago, citing ethnic favouritism in the military and rampant human rights abuses.
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| Finally, the accessory every Apple Watch owner has been waiting for is here Posted: 18 Feb 2017 07:30 AM PST 
The Apple Watch is a class leader in so many ways, from software and hardware design to style and, of course, sales. One annoying this about the watch is the charger, however. The actual charging mechanism is fantastic, featuring a brilliant implementation of wireless charging that makes refueling the Apple Watch a cinch. The annoying part, however, is that the device uses a proprietary charger that's unlike anything used by other Apple devices. That means yet another charger that you have to unplug and take with you when you travel (and it just so happens to sport the longest cable on Earth, to boot, which makes it even more annoying to travel with). Well guess what: the Apple Watch accessory you've been waiting for is finally here. Check out the Ugreen Wireless Magnetic Power Bank Charger for Apple Watch, an MFI certified portable charger with a built-in wireless connector for the Apple Watch. It's well worth the $60 price tag, but it's on sale right now for just $47.99 if you use the coupon code NVGRLYED at checkout. Some key details from the product page: - With built-in integrated magnetic charging module,Ugreen magnetic charger for Apple Watch offers you a fantastic and mobile way of charging your Apple Watch, Apple Watch Sport, Apple Watch Edition at home, in the office or on the way. Just place your Apple Watch on the magnetic charge module of power Bank, then magnets align the connectors automatically, and then inductive charging begins instantly. It is MFi Certified, PPID: 219693-0018.
- Charge Your Phone Simultaneous with Apple Watch: it is with 1 built-in intelligent USB charging port, which can detect your devices automatically and delivers its fastest charging at max 1A. It is an ideal emergency power pack for your iPhone, Smartphones, cameras, PSP gamer etc.
- This wireless power bank charger is made of flame retardant material. With built-in protection for over-current, over-voltage and short-circuit, it can protect your connected devices.
- With built-in 2200 mAh lithium battery, this power bank could fully charge your Apple Watch 3-4 times from 0% to 100%. The LED indicator can display remaining capacity. Moreover, it is with super compact design (L13.9 x W3.95 x H1.6cm), which allows you slip into your travel bag easily and great for trips or traveling.
- What You Get: MFi Certified Wireless Charger Power Bank for Apple Watch and iPhone x1; 50cm Micro USB Charging Cable x1, one year manufacturer warranty and life-time service support.
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| 10 years in jail and still no trial for murder suspect Posted: 17 Feb 2017 11:12 PM PST  DOTHAN, Ala. (AP) — Kharon Davis has spent nearly 10 years in jail. He's had four sets of attorneys, with two judges on the bench. His co-defendants' cases have wrapped up. Davis has appeared in court for several hearings, and a new prosecutor is assigned.
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| Trump's White House: Five takeaways from Friday Posted: 17 Feb 2017 06:26 PM PST  After a rollercoaster first month in the White House Donald Trump jaunted south on Friday, holding a campaign-style event with Boeing to cast himself as a defender of US jobs. The Senate meanwhile confirmed Trump's controversial pick to direct the Environmental Protection Agency, installing as the federal environmental steward a climate change skeptic who has repeatedly sued the US agency he will now lead.
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