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GOP Insists It Doesn't Engage In Identity Politics. Researchers Disagree

7:42am December 20, 2018

by Asma Khalid

Donald Trump has had success at using identity politics. Ohio's Mahoning Valley is a place where a conservative version of identity politics — tied to race and class — is flourishing.

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Illinois Releases Preliminary Catholic Clergy Sexual Abuse Report

6:59am December 20, 2018

by Susie An

The Illinois attorney general has found 690 Catholic clergy members in the state have been accused of sexual abuse. But the church has not publicly identified about 500 of the accused.

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Ohio Civil Suits May Encourage Drug Firms To Help Solve Opioid Epidemic

6:59am December 20, 2018

by Brian Mann

A federal judge is allowing a massive civil case against some of the biggest drugmakers to move forward. Hundreds of local governments are suing, hoping to recover damages caused by the epidemic.

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U.S. Gen. Joseph Votel (center), the top U.S. commander for the Middle East, visited a military outpost at al-Tanf in southern Syria, where the U.S. trains Syrian opposition forces, in October. President Trump is planning to withdraw the U.S. forces from

After U.S. Troops Leave Syria, What Happens Next?

11:43pm December 19, 2018

by Greg Myre

The limited U.S. force has had a large impact on Syria's war, beating back ISIS and bringing relative calm to one corner of the country. President Trump's critics fear those gains could be lost.

Los Angeles Dodgers' Yasiel Puig in October. On Wednesday, U.S. Major League Baseball and Cuba's baseball federation reached an agreement, allowing Cuban players to sign with U.S. teams without defecting.

'Realization Of An Impossible Dream:' MLB And Cuba Make Historic Deal

11:37pm December 19, 2018

by Sasha Ingber

The agreement, negotiated over years, represents the first time since Cuba's revolution that baseball players can sign with U.S. teams without defecting.

People line up to cross into the United States from Tijuana, Mexico, seen through barriers topped with concertina wire at the San Ysidro Port of Entry in San Diego. A federal judge on Wednesday blocked the administration from enforcing a ban on asylum-see

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Another Legal Setback To The Trump Administration's Effort To Crack Down On Asylum

7:39pm December 19, 2018

by John Burnett

In June, then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced a ban on asylum-seekers fleeing gang violence or domestic abuse. A federal judge on Wednesday blocked that ban, saying it had "no legal basis."

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Anonymous Hacker Breaks Into A Personal Security System To Prove It's Possible

7:14pm December 19, 2018

A man in Arizona heard a voice in his house at night. It came from his Nest security camera. It was an anonymous Canadian "white hat" hacker warning him that the system was vulnerable.

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The Richard Neutra-designed home at 49 Hopkins Ave. in San Francisco, as seen in an old Google Street View photograph.

San Francisco Orders Man To Rebuild His Iconic Home After It Was Demolished

5:47pm December 19, 2018

by Ian Stewart

Built in 1936, it was one of only a handful of Bay Area projects by the renowned architect Richard Neutra.

Acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler said the Trump Administration plans to tackle the issue of of lead exposure "head on." Wheeler seen here during a Senate Committee hearing in August.

Critics Call Trump Administration Plan To Reduce Lead Exposure Toothless

5:08pm December 19, 2018

by Brakkton Booker

The Federal Lead Action Plan is a framework rather than a call for new regulations. The plan seeks to bolster efforts to communicate the dangers of lead exposure. Critics say it doesn't go far enough.

Toledo's Christmas Weed (upper left corner), which is now so heavily decorated that you can barely see it, provided a little holiday cheer at a busy intersection Wednesday.

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A Weed Grows In Toledo, And Residents Hang Their Christmas Hopes Upon It

4:57pm December 19, 2018

by Amy Held

An attempt to bring a little Christmas cheer has grown to capture the imagination of the Ohio city.