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Impeachment Hearings Wrap As Fiona Hill Slams GOP's 'Fictional' Ukraine Account

5:46pm November 21, 2019

by Philip Ewing

The former top Russia official on the National Security Council detailed how the U.S. ambassador to the European Union was assigned a "domestic political errand" to help President Trump's reelection.

Scott Warren (center) of Ajo, Ariz., celebrates with his attorneys Amy Knight and Greg Kuykendall outside court in Tucson, Ariz., on Wednesday.

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Jury Acquits Aid Worker Accused Of Helping Border-Crossing Migrants In Arizona

5:08pm November 21, 2019

The jurors unanimously found Scott Warren not guilty of federal charges of harboring undocumented immigrants. Such prosecutions have risen under President Trump's hard-line immigration policies.

U.S. Attorney General William Barr declared in July that the Justice Department intended to resume carrying out the death penalty.

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Judge Blocks Justice Department's Plan To Resume Federal Executions

1:45pm November 21, 2019

by Colin Dwyer

Executions had been set to resume next month after a 16-year pause. A federal judge halted the sentences as inmates challenge the government's lethal injection protocol.

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Border Worker In Arizona Acquitted Of Helping Migrants

1:25pm November 21, 2019

by Michel Marizco

A jury has found Scott Warren not guilty on two federal felony counts of harboring illegal immigrants. Warren works with a group that leaves food and water for migrants in Arizona deserts.

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A lawsuit by 17 McDonald's workers accuses the fast-food chain of "undermining safety" with late-night work, store design changes and inadequate training.

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McDonald's Failed To Protect Workers Against Violent Customers, Lawsuit Says

12:33pm November 21, 2019

by Alina Selyukh

A lawsuit by 17 McDonald's workers recounts threats, harassment and assaults, accusing the fast-food chain of "undermining safety" with late-night work, store design changes and inadequate training.

A motion triggered camera is mounted to a tree pointed toward a soft border crossing on the Haskell Free Library & Opera House, which is bisected by the border.

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U.S.-Canada Border Community's Culture Changes As Security Tightens

11:41am November 21, 2019

by John Burnett

While the wall and asylum-seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border have drawn a lot of attention, heightened security at the northern border has changed the character of the once-neighborly frontier.

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Fiona Hill (left), the National Security Council's former senior director for Europe and Russia, and David Holmes, an official from the American Embassy in Ukraine, are sworn in to testify before the House Intelligence Committee in the Longworth House Off

READ: Fiona Hill, David Holmes Opening Statements For Thursday's Impeachment Hearing

11:13am November 21, 2019

by Elena Moore

Former Russia Director for the National Security Council Fiona Hill as well as David Holmes, a U.S. diplomat from the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, are testifying in the inquiry.

David Holmes, a career diplomat and the political counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine, is scheduled to give public testimony as part of the impeachment inquiry into President Trump on Thursday.

A Diplomat With A History Of Voicing Concerns Set To Testify In Impeachment Inquiry

9:40am November 21, 2019

by Brakkton Booker

David Holmes is a top staffer at the U.S Embassy in Ukraine. He overheard a phone call between the U.S. ambassador to the European Union and the president in which "investigations" were discussed.

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Auto News: GM Sues Rival Over Bribery Allegations, UAW President Resigns

6:53am November 21, 2019

by Tracy Samilton

GM filed suit against Fiat Chrysler saying it bribed UAW officials in order to get favorable labor contracts. And, UAW President Gary Jones resigned following an unfolding corruption scandal.

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Racist Incidents At Syracuse University Spark Fear Among Students

6:53am November 21, 2019

Syracuse University's chancellor held a forum to address recent racist incidents on campus. NPR's David Greene talks to Casey Darnell of the independent student newspaper, The Daily Orange.

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