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House Vote Sends Major Criminal Justice Overhaul To Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has passed an extensive criminal justice bill that will reduce some of the harshest sentences for federal drug offenders and boost prison rehabilitation programs, handing President Donald Trump a legislative victory amid the turmoil over how to avoid a partial government shutdown. The bill addresses concerns that the nation's war…
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The Latest: Air Controllers Say Drone Warnings Ignored

LONDON (AP) — The Latest on London airport closure because of drones (all times local): 3:20 p.m. A body that represents British air traffic controllers says regulators have repeatedly ignored its calls for tougher measures against drones near aircraft. The Guild of Air Traffic Control Officers says it has urged geofencing — the use of…
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Syrians Protest Turkish Threats Of Offensive

BEIRUT (AP) — Thousands of Syrians have gathered outside the headquarters for the U.S.-led coalition in northern Syria to protest Turkish threats of an imminent offensive. The protesters congregating in Jalabiya southeast of Kobani city are demanding a clear stance from the coalition on threats by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to strike at U.S.-backed…
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US To Withdraw All American Troops In Syria, Official Says

By LOLITA C. BALDOR, SUSANNAH GEORGE and CATHERINE LUCEY , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration will soon withdraw all of the approximately 2,000 American troops from Syria, a U.S. official said Wednesday as President Donald Trump declared victory in the mission to defeat Islamic State militants there. Planning for the pullout has…
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In Farewell, Ryan Sees Solutions if ‘Politics Will Allow It’

By ALAN FRAM ,  Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Outgoing House Speaker Paul Ryan is bemoaning America's "broken politics" in a farewell speech in which he calls Washington's failure to overhaul costly federal benefit programs "our greatest unfinished business." "Our complex problems are solvable," Ryan says in excerpts of remarks he plans to deliver Wednesday at…
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