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Puerto Rican Artists And Celebrities Fly In To Protest The Island's Governor

4:32pm July 17, 2019

by Adrian Florido

Puerto Ricans are protesting for a fifth day demanding the resignation of the governor. Wednesday's march is expected to be the biggest yet thanks to participation of the island's biggest stars.

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Los Angeles Sparks guard Riquna Williams (right) dribbles in a playoff game against the Washington Mystics last year.

WNBA Suspends Riquna Williams For 10 Games Over Alleged Domestic Violence

4:16pm July 17, 2019

by Bobby Allyn

The Los Angeles Sparks guard was charged months ago with assaulting an ex-girlfriend. She will miss nearly a third of the regular season, and the WNBA players union plans to file a grievance.

The White House says the U.S. won't allow Turkey to buy the new Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighter jet, after Turkey defied its NATO allies by acquiring a sophisticated Russian missile defense system.

No F-35 Fighter Jets For Turkey, White House Says In Rebuke Over Russian Missiles

3:56pm July 17, 2019

by Bill Chappell

"The F-35 cannot coexist with a Russian intelligence collection platform that will be used to learn about its advanced capabilities," White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham said.

Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., tweeted in support of President Trump's racist comments directed at four congresswomen earlier this week.

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Trump's Racist Comments Find Support In Montana

3:41pm July 17, 2019

"If they don't want to be here, they should probably go somewhere else," Trump supporter Tanner Lineberry said of the four congresswomen targeted by the president.

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Joaquin Guzmán, also known as "El Chapo," was sentenced Wednesday to a life term in prison plus 30 years. After the sentencing in a Brooklyn courthouse, U.S. attorneys and other officials greeted the media, including Ariana Fajardo Orshan, U.S. attorney

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Mexican Drug Kingpin 'El Chapo' Is Sentenced To Life Plus 30 Years In U.S. Prison

3:13pm July 17, 2019

by Bill Chappell

Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, the 62-year-old former head of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel, was convicted in February for drug crimes. A life sentence was mandatory.

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Protesters gathered outside of Police Headquarters in Manhattan in May during the police disciplinary hearing for Officer Daniel Pantaleo, who has been accused of using a chokehold that led to Eric Garner's death in 2014.

5 Years After Eric Garner's Death, Activists Continue Fight For 'Another Day To Live'

2:10pm July 17, 2019

by Yasmeen Khan

"There's not one day that goes by I don't think about Eric Garner," said activist Nupol Kiazolu. "All we're doing is fighting for equity and another day to live."

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People wait in Tijuana, Mexico, on Tuesday to apply for asylum in the United States. A memo notified officers that immigrants at the southern border are ineligible for asylum, with a few exceptions.

U.S. Asylum Agents: 'Very Little Time' To Prepare Before New Immigration Rule

12:55pm July 17, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

The memo, written by the head of asylum at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, notified officers that immigrants at the southern border are ineligible for asylum, with a few exceptions.

In this 2011 photo, Hu Jintao, then China's president, visits the Confucius Institute at the Walter Payton College Preparatory High School in Chicago. China established more than 100 Confucius Institutes, which provide language and culture programs, at U.

As Scrutiny Of China Grows, Some U.S. Schools Drop A Language Program

12:31pm July 17, 2019

by Greg Myre

At least 13 U.S. universities have shut down their Confucius Institutes, which are funded by China's government. Critics say the program could be used to recruit spies or steal university research.

Giovani, with his son Jonathan (center), and twin daughters Catherine and Carla at a shelter in Ciudad Juárez. Giovani says that care has been hard for the family to get in Juárez.

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'Vulnerable' Migrants Should Be Exempt From 'Remain In Mexico,' But Many Are Not

12:19pm July 17, 2019

by Joel Rose

As migrants are returned to Mexican border cities, the government says it makes exceptions for those who are "vulnerable" to stay in the U.S. But advocates say that's not happening consistently.

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President Trump listens during a meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday.

Opinion: Report On Racism, But Ditch The Labels

12:04pm July 17, 2019

by Keith Woods

I understand the moral outrage behind wanting to call the president's tweets racist. But I disagree.

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