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Yosemite Hotels Get Their Historic Names Back After Trademark Dispute

3:17am July 16, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

The Majestic Yosemite Hotel is back to its original name, The Ahwahnee. And a set of cabins that was temporarily called Half Dome Village now carries its historic name, Camp Curry.

Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello says he will not step down following the publication of private chat messages laden with misogynist and homophobic language.

Puerto Rico Governor Defies Calls To Resign Amid Growing Protests Over Text Chats

10:42pm July 15, 2019

Monday marked three days of demonstrations against Gov. Ricardo Rosselló, after the publication of private conversations containing repugnant slurs against women and homosexuals, among other insults.

At a ceremony Monday at the White House, President Trump defended his racist tweets against Democratic lawmakers. The language used in that tweet has a long history connected with nativist political movements in the U.S.

'Go Back Where You Came From': The Long Rhetorical Roots Of Trump's Racist Tweets

9:26pm July 15, 2019

When the president told several young congresswomen of color to "go back" to where they came from, he borrowed nativist language about as old as the country itself. Here's a little history.

Extraterrestrial Highway near Rachel, Nev., in this 2002 photo.

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More Than 1 Million People Agree To 'Storm Area 51,' But The Air Force Says Stay Home

7:11pm July 15, 2019

by Bobby Allyn

The top-secret base is not accessible to the public, though it has become a tourist destination. The event began as an Internet joke, but some people apparently are really planning to attend.

Native Hawaiians have objected to construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope for years. On Monday, about 300 protesters arrived to block workers from accessing the site on a mountain believed to be sacred land.

Hawaii Protesters Block Access Road To Stop Construction Of Massive Telescope

6:27pm July 15, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

Native Hawaiians chained themselves to a grate in a road to stop work on the controversial Mauna Kea project on what they say is sacred land. Development is scheduled to begin this week.

Oklahoma Opioid Trial Ends

6:08pm July 15, 2019

by Jackie Fortier

Monday was the last day in a widely-watched trial about opioid addiction in Oklahoma. The state sued opioid manufacturers, but only Johnson & Johnson fought it in court after others settled.

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Immigrant Advocates Plan To Challenge New Trump Administration Asylum Rule

6:08pm July 15, 2019

by Joel Rose

Immigrant advocates plan to challenge a new Trump administration rule that would force migrants headed toward the Southern border to apply for asylum in the first country they pass through.

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U.S.-Turkey Relations Threatened After Turkey Accepts Air Defense System From Russia

5:20pm July 15, 2019

by David Welna

Turkey purchased the S-400 missile defense system from Russia, jeopardizing its relationship with the U.S. and NATO. But there has been mixed messaging from Washington, D.C., about the consequences.

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James Fields Jr. killed a woman after he drove a car into a group of protesters in Charlottesville, Va., in 2017. On Monday, a judge in Virginia sentenced him to life in prison.

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Neo-Nazi James Fields Gets 2nd Life Sentence For Charlottesville Attack

4:47pm July 15, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

The Virginia court's sentence is largely symbolic. Last month, a federal judge sentenced Fields to life in prison for killing a woman protesting a white nationalist rally in 2017.

In March 2019, Attorney Alan Dershowitz speaks with reporters outside of Manhattan Federal Court after Virginia Giuffre filed a defamation lawsuit that includes allegations against him.

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Alan Dershowitz Denies Epstein Rape Accusations And Defends Role In Sweetheart Deal

4:28pm July 15, 2019

by Noel King

Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz worked as Jeffrey Epstein's lawyer when he received his 2008 plea deal: "You should always feel bad about producing results like this but it's your job."

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