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At a little known Rolls-Royce museum in Pennsylvania farm country, volunteers dote over iconic cars

By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press MECHANICSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Mike Fowler had been faintly aware that a museum of Rolls-Royce and Bentley vehicles existed near his boyhood home in the suburbs of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, but the car enthusiast didn’t expect the experience he got when he started volunteering there. Fowler had oil on his hands

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Trump’s new energy order puts states’ climate laws in the crosshairs of the Department of Justice

By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A new executive order from President Donald Trump that’s part of his effort to invigorate energy production raises the possibility that his Department of Justice will go to court against state climate change laws aimed at slashing planet-warming greenhouse gas pollution from fossil fuels. Trump’s order,

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Trump’s new energy order puts states’ climate laws in the crosshairs of the Department of Justice

By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A new executive order from President Donald Trump that’s part of his effort to invigorate energy production raises the possibility that his Department of Justice will go to court against state climate change laws aimed at slashing planet-warming greenhouse gas pollution from fossil fuels. Trump’s order,

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NBA Glance

All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB y-Boston 59 21 .738 — x-New York 50 29 .633 8½ Toronto 30 50 .375 29 Brooklyn 26 53 .329 32½ Philadelphia 24 56 .300 35 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Orlando 40 40 .500 — Atlanta 37 42 .468 2½ Miami 36

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NBA Expanded Glance

All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf y-Boston 59 21 .738 — 8-2 L-1 26-13 33-8 37-13 x-New York 50 29 .633 8½ 7-3 L-1 27-13 23-16 33-16 Toronto 30 50 .375 29 6-4 W-2 18-23 12-27 21-31 Brooklyn 26 53 .329 32½ 3-7 W-1 12-27

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Author, wife of Weezer bassist arrested after being shot by police who say she pointed a gun at them

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jillian Lauren, author and wife of Weezer bassist Scott Shriner, was shot and injured by Los Angeles police and arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after pointing a gun at officers from her yard, authorities said Wednesday. The 51-year-old Lauren, identified by police as Jillian

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Trump administration will screen for antisemitic activity in granting immigration benefits

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump ‘s administration will immediately start considering “antisemitic activity” on social media and physical harassment of Jewish people as grounds for denying immigration benefits, according to a federal agency announcement on Wednesday. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will begin screening the social media activity of immigrants that request benefits,

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Republican-led House passes bill to limit nationwide orders from federal district judges

By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed legislation Wednesday mostly along party lines that limits the authority of federal district judges to issue nationwide orders, as Republicans react to several court rulings against the Trump administration. In many cases, the courts are questioning whether the firings of federal workers, freezing of

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Judges bar US use of Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans held in parts of Texas and New York

By VALERIE GONZALEZ and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Judges in Texas and New York on Wednesday temporarily barred the U.S. government from deporting Venezuelans jailed in parts of those two states while their lawyers challenge the Trump administration’s use of a rarely invoked law letting presidents imprison noncitizens or expel them

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Judges bar US use of Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans held in parts of Texas and New York

By VALERIE GONZALEZ and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Judges in Texas and New York on Wednesday temporarily barred the U.S. government from deporting Venezuelans jailed in parts of those two states while their lawyers challenge the Trump administration’s use of a rarely invoked law letting presidents imprison noncitizens or expel them

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Trump targets ‘Anonymous’ author and former top cybersecurity official in escalation of retribution

By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump intensified his efforts to punish his critics on Wednesday by signing a pair of memoranda directing the Justice Department to investigate two officials from his first administration and stripping them of any security clearances they may have. Trump’s targeting of Miles Taylor, a

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Foster mom is charged with abuse as authorities investigate whether a girl was traded for a monkey

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press A Missouri foster mother has been charged with child abuse and endangerment as authorities investigate whether she traded an adopted daughter to someone in Texas for a monkey and mistreated other children in her care. The 70-year-old woman from Winfield has been jailed on $250,000 bond since her arrest over

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Another U-Turn: Trump reverses tariffs that caused market meltdown, but companies remain bewildered

By PAUL WISEMAN and CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump delivered another jarring reversal in American trade policy Wednesday, suspending for 90 days import taxes he’d imposed barely 13 hours earlier on dozens of countries while escalating his trade war with China. The moves triggered a powerful stock market rally

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