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Thursday's Headlines: Allies decline request to stay in Syria after U.S. troops withdraw

 
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Allies decline request to stay in Syria after U.S. troops withdraw
European refusal to stay unless President Trump reverses at least part of his troop withdrawal order is one of several factors that U.S. military officials, lawmakers and senior administration officials have said should make Trump think again.
Justice Department preparing for Mueller report in the coming days
With dwindling personnel, the special counsel appeared to be close to ending his investigation of the president and alleged Russian election interference.
 
Michael Cohen to testify publicly before House panel next week
Lanny Davis, a lawyer for Cohen, said President Trump's former personal attorney "will not be deterred" from appearing before the committee on Wednesday.
 
Trump trains his sights on McCabe as the Mueller report looms
The former FBI acting director, while promoting his book, has come under attack from the president and his conservative allies.
 
Candidate's son says he repeatedly warned father of N.C. political operative's tactics
Dramatic testimony from John Harris undercut claims by Mark Harris and his campaign strategist that they had not been aware of any red flags.
 
Eight years after Fukushima's nuclear meltdown, the land is recovering, but public trust is not
Exports from the Japanese prefecture are booming as stringent tests show the produce and fish are safe. Facts and spreadsheets supplied by the government are one thing. But deeper issues gnaw at the community. 
 
Vatican summit's divide puts gay priests 'in the crosshairs'
Though abuse and sexuality have no correlation, according to widely accepted research, they have become intertwined on the church's ideological battlefield, and some Catholics descending on Rome this week argue that Pope Francis is overlooking a problem.
 
Pope calls for 'concrete and effective measures' against clerical sexual abuse as historic summit gets underway
The pope's address kicked off one of the most critical points of his papacy, a gathering of the world's leading bishops to discuss a problem that the Catholic Church for struggled with for decades.
 
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Trump is trashing the Constitution. Larry Hogan shows how Republicans should respond.
 
The Catholic Church is bursting with secrets. Investigating one will unravel them all.
 
A very British lesson for the American left
 
Jussie Smollett's story was theatrical. We should have been cautious from the start.
 
Alaska is set to be the next great reckoning for conservatives
 
The Supreme Court just took a small step toward redressing a big constitutional outrage
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Pelosi says House will vote on resolution opposing Trump's emergency declaration
The House speaker encouraged members of Congress on Wednesday to support the effort to block construction at the border, formalizing a strategy House Democrats settled on several days ago.
 
 
The Trump campaign loved NDAs. An ex-staffer wants to nullify them with a class action.
The move opens another front in the battle between President Trump, his campaign and aggrieved former staff members — and it could have implications for administration officials who signed the same or similar agreements.
 
Coast Guard lieutenant planned a mass terrorist attack targeting politicians and journalists, court records say
Christopher Paul Hasson, whom court filings described as a self-proclaimed white nationalist, was arrested after federal investigators uncovered a cache of weapons and ammunition in his Maryland home.
 
Today's WorldView | Analysis
As a second Trump-Kim summit nears, hopes and fears abound
Last year's meeting, while certainly historic, produced a communique that was light on details. The second summit will need to flesh out the core of what denuclearization will look like — and chart a road map for relations.
 
'Empire' actor Jussie Smollett charged with disorderly conduct after allegedly filing false police report
Smollett had told police he was attacked in Chicago last month by two people who yelled racial and homophobic slurs. The actor's attorneys said he "enjoys the presumption of innocence" and they plan to conduct a thorough investigation.
 
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Stephen Miller claims 'thousands of Americans die year after year' from illegal immigration
The presidential aide made the bold allegation during a contentious interview with "Fox News Sunday," but there's no evidence to back it up.
 
Police revived a 1973 murder case by live-tweeting a girl's last day. Now, a DNA match has led to an arrest.
Authorities were tight-lipped about exactly how they solved Linda O'Keefe's murder, but said they received a lead in January that prompted them to begin investigating the suspect.
 
Nike takes a beating after Zion Williamson's shoe explodes
The incident occurred almost as soon as Williamson and the Duke Blue Devils began squaring off against the North Carolina Tar Heels in a much-hyped game on national TV.
 
     
 
 
 
 

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