Richard Gonzales

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Notre Dame Cathedral Fire Extinguished; Spire Collapsed, Towers Still Standing

Monday, April 15, 2019

The building burned for hours on Monday, with smoke billowing into the sky. The cause of the cathedral's blaze was not immediately known, but the initial investigation points to an accident.

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Trump Administration To Allow 2,700 Central American Children Into The U.S.

Friday, April 12, 2019

A federal court settlement benefits those who had been conditionally approved to join their parents already residing legally in the U.S. under an Obama administration program.

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Israeli Robotic Moon Landing Fails In Final Descent

Thursday, April 11, 2019

Israeli scientists are studying what caused an engine failure in the closing minutes of what they hoped would be a historic lunar landing.

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EU Extends U.K.'s Brexit Deadline Until Oct. 31

Wednesday, April 10, 2019

Frustrated by the British Parliament's failure to develop its Brexit plan, EU leaders offered a compromise extension. Now the U.K. has to renew its efforts to agree on terms for the divorce.

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American Media LLC Plans To Sell 'National Enquirer'

Wednesday, April 10, 2019

The National Enquirer has given President Trump favorable coverage. It also is accused of keeping a lid on an alleged Trump affair by paying a woman for her exclusive story and then not publishing it.

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Texas Tech Medical School To End Use Of Race In Admissions

Tuesday, April 09, 2019

The decision is a victory for the Trump administration's efforts to pressure schools to abandon affirmative action policies still allowed by the Supreme Court.

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Israel Votes On Netanyahu's Political Future

Tuesday, April 09, 2019

The final results of the Israeli parliamentary election are too close to call. The election is largely seen as a referendum on Israel's longtime right-wing leader Benjamin Netanyahu.

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Federal Judge Blocks Trump Administration Policy Of Sending Asylum-Seekers To Mexico

Monday, April 08, 2019

The administration had planned to expand the program of requiring asylum-seekers to return to Mexico as they await court hearings in the U.S. Now it has to first defend the policy in court.

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Trump Administration Kills Baseball Deal With Cuba

Monday, April 08, 2019

The deal would have allowed certain Cuban players to sign and play for U.S. and Canadian major league teams without having to defect.

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Maduro Allies Move Against Rival Juan Guaidó In Venezuela

Tuesday, April 02, 2019

President Nicolás Maduro, through allies, is ratcheting up legal and political pressure on the opposition leader by removing his parliamentary immunity.

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Federal Judge Imposes New Probation Terms On PG&E To Reduce Wildfire Risk

Tuesday, April 02, 2019

The utility company is already on probation for its felony conviction related to a 2010 natural gas pipeline explosion.

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Trump Extends Deportation Protection For Liberians In The U.S.

Thursday, March 28, 2019

The delay will give Congress time to work on a possible permanent pathway for thousands of Liberians to remain in the U.S.

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After Inmate Suicides, Alabama Prisons On Trial

Thursday, March 28, 2019

A federal judge already has ruled that mental health care for inmates in Alabama's prisons is "horrendously inadequate." Now he's looking at the system's response to 15 suicides in the past 15 months.

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Jury Awards $80 Million In Damages In Roundup Weed Killer Cancer Trial

Wednesday, March 27, 2019

The verdict represents the second time a jury has decided in favor of a multimillion-dollar damage award after concluding that Roundup caused cancer.

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Immigration System At The 'Breaking Point,' Homeland Security Official Warns

Wednesday, March 27, 2019

A flood of migrant families and children arriving at the Southern border is straining the U.S. immigration system. Authorities say daily apprehensions are at the highest levels in over a decade.

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Michigan Officer Says He Botched Investigation, Believed Larry Nassar's 'Lies'

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

An independent investigation finds that police failed to follow up on allegations made against the now-disgraced sports doctor in 2004.

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Appeals Court Says Parents Can't Sue San Francisco Over Immigrant Who Killed Daughter

Monday, March 25, 2019

The case drew national attention when a local sheriff released from a city jail an unauthorized immigrant without notifying federal officials. The immigrant later killed Kate Steinle.

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Jury Acquits White Former Police Officer In Fatal Shooting Of Unarmed Black Teen

Friday, March 22, 2019

A jury of seven men and five women, including three black jurors, found the former officer not guilty of murder in a racially charged case.

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Petrochemical Fire Reignites At Houston-Area Fuel Storage Facility

Friday, March 22, 2019

Officials say the new blaze was extinguished after about an hour. Amid a week of environmental mishaps, the Texas attorney general filed a lawsuit alleging violations of that state's clean air laws.

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New Zealand Listens To Muslim Prayers A Week After Mosque Shootings

Thursday, March 21, 2019

The island nation, still reeling from last Friday's attacks, heard a message of healing amid plans to change gun laws in hopes of preventing future attacks.

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