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Trump administration reverses planned closures of 3 dozen US mine safety offices

By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The Trump administration is dropping plans to terminate leases for 34 offices in the Mine Safety and Health Administration, the agency responsible for enforcing mine safety laws, the Department of Labor said Thursday. Earlier this year, the Department of Government Efficiency, created by President Donald Trump

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White House acknowledges problems in RFK Jr.’s ‘Make America Healthy Again’ report

By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House will fix errors in a much-anticipated federal government report spearheaded by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., which decried America’s food supply, pesticides and prescription drugs. Kennedy’s wide-ranging “Make America Healthy Again” report, released last week, cited hundreds of studies,

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US government employee charged with trying to give classified information to a foreign government

WASHINGTON (AP) — An information technology specialist for the Defense Intelligence Agency was charged Thursday with attempting to transmit classified information to a representative of a foreign government, the Justice Department said. Prosecutors say Nathan Vilas Laatsch, 28, of Alexandria, Virginia, was arrested at a location where he had arranged to deposit sensitive records to

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Leadership shakeups at agency tasked with carrying out Trump’s mass deportations agenda

By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The agency tasked with carrying out President Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign is undergoing a major staff reorganization. In a news release Thursday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced leadership changes at the department tasked with finding, arresting and removing immigrants who no longer have the right to

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Trump administration increases pressure on ‘sanctuary jurisdictions’ with public listing

By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security is putting more than 500 “sanctuary jurisdictions” across the country on notice that the Trump administration views them as obstructing immigration enforcement as it attempts to increase pressure on communities it believes are standing in the way of the president’s mass deportations

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BC-KX-STOX-Final

New York(AP)Final stocks LastChg. AT&TInc 27.38 — .12 Altria 59.48 AmerenCp 96.17 +.85 AmExpress 295.38 +2.02 ArchDanM 48.37 +.02 AutoZone 3689.63—54.79 BPPLC 29.17 +.23 Boeing 208.18 +6.68 BristMySq 47.85 +.88 Brunswick 51.44 +1.16 Chevron 137.91 +1.89 Citigroup 75.53 +.50 CocaCola 71.49 +.34 ConAgraBr 22.67 — .04 ConocoPhil 85.60 +1.02 Corning 49.96 +.51 CurtissWright 440.96 —8.68

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BC-KX-STOX-Final

New York(AP)Final stocks LastChg. AT&TInc 27.38 — .12 Altria 59.48 AmerenCp 96.17 +.85 AmExpress 295.38 +2.02 ArchDanM 48.37 +.02 AutoZone 3689.63—54.79 BPPLC 29.17 +.23 Boeing 208.18 +6.68 BristMySq 47.85 +.88 Brunswick 51.44 +1.16 Chevron 137.91 +1.89 Citigroup 75.53 +.50 CocaCola 71.49 +.34 ConAgraBr 22.67 — .04 ConocoPhil 85.60 +1.02 Corning 49.96 +.51 CurtissWright 440.96 —8.68

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*‥ *‥ *Open*High*Low*Settle* Chg.

NEW YORK (AP) — Cotton No. 2 Futures on the IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) Thursday: OpenHighLowSettleChg. COTTON 2 50,000 lbs.; dollars per lb. Jul 65.45 65.81 64.60 64.84 —.49 Oct 67.95 67.95 67.24 67.24 —.52 Dec 68.21 68.56 67.54 67.76 —.34 Mar 69.74 70.00 69.08 69.29 —.29 May 70.88 70.99 70.16 70.37 —.28 Jul 71.57 71.57 71.13

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BC-Merc Table,1st Add

OpenHighLowSettleChg. LUMBER 27,500 bd. ft.; $ per 1,000 bd. ft. Jul 584.5 591.0 583.5 585.5 +.5 Sep 608.0 615.0 607.5 611.5 +2.0 Nov 626.5 629.0 626.5 629.0 +1.5 Est. sales 737. Wed.’s sales 527 Wed.’s open int 8,092, up 103 LIBOR-1 MONTH $3 million; pts of 100 pct. No open contracts. US T. BILLS $1

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Trump suffered ‘mental anguish’ from disputed CBS News interview with Harris, lawyer says

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump suffered “mental anguish” from CBS News’ editing of a “60 Minutes” interview with Democratic opponent Kamala Harris last fall, his lawyers are arguing in court papers. Trump’s status as a “content creator” was also damaged by attention given to the interview, lawyers

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Trump suffered ‘mental anguish’ from disputed CBS News interview with Harris, lawyer says

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump suffered “mental anguish” from CBS News’ editing of a “60 Minutes” interview with Democratic opponent Kamala Harris last fall, his lawyers are arguing in court papers. Trump’s status as a “content creator” was also damaged by attention given to the interview, lawyers

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BC-Merc Table

CHICAGO (AP) — Futures trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Thu: OpenHighLowSettleChg. CATTLE 40,000 lbs.; cents per lb. Jun 214.50 215.65 214.32 215.52 +1.60 Aug 208.50 210.37 208.37 210.07 +1.90 Oct 206.32 208.32 206.15 208.15 +2.08 Dec 206.97 208.92 206.72 208.77 +2.12 Feb 206.85 208.70 206.72 208.60 +1.98 Apr 206.67 208.10 206.42 207.97 +1.80 Jun

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BC-Merc Table

CHICAGO (AP) — Futures trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Thu: OpenHighLowSettleChg. CATTLE 40,000 lbs.; cents per lb. Jun 214.50 215.65 214.32 215.52 +1.60 Aug 208.50 210.37 208.37 210.07 +1.90 Oct 206.32 208.32 206.15 208.15 +2.08 Dec 206.97 208.92 206.72 208.77 +2.12 Feb 206.85 208.70 206.72 208.60 +1.98 Apr 206.67 208.10 206.42 207.97 +1.80 Jun

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BC-Wheat KX

CHICAGO (AP) — Winter Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade Thu: OpenHighLowSettleChg. WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel Jul 529 533¼ 523¾ 531¾ +6½ Sep 542¼ 547 537¾ 545¾ +6¼ Dec 565¾ 569 560 567½ +5¾ Mar 586½ 587¾ 579¼ 586¾ +5½ May 596½ 598 590½ 597¼ +5¼ Jul 598¾ 605¼ 598¾

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BC-Wheat KX

CHICAGO (AP) — Winter Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade Thu: OpenHighLowSettleChg. WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel Jul 529 533¼ 523¾ 531¾ +6½ Sep 542¼ 547 537¾ 545¾ +6¼ Dec 565¾ 569 560 567½ +5¾ Mar 586½ 587¾ 579¼ 586¾ +5½ May 596½ 598 590½ 597¼ +5¼ Jul 598¾ 605¼ 598¾

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BC-Wheat KX

CHICAGO (AP) — Winter Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade Thu: OpenHighLowSettleChg. WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel Jul 529 533¼ 523¾ 531¾ +6½ Sep 542¼ 547 537¾ 545¾ +6¼ Dec 565¾ 569 560 567½ +5¾ Mar 586½ 587¾ 579¼ 586¾ +5½ May 596½ 598 590½ 597¼ +5¼ Jul 598¾ 605¼ 598¾

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BC-Wheat KX

CHICAGO (AP) — Winter Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade Thu: OpenHighLowSettleChg. WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel Jul 529 533¼ 523¾ 531¾ +6½ Sep 542¼ 547 537¾ 545¾ +6¼ Dec 565¾ 569 560 567½ +5¾ Mar 586½ 587¾ 579¼ 586¾ +5½ May 596½ 598 590½ 597¼ +5¼ Jul 598¾ 605¼ 598¾

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Smokey Robinson was investigated for sexual assault allegation in 2015 but no charges were filed

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities investigated a previous sexual assault allegation against Smokey Robinson in 2015, but no charges were filed because of insufficient evidence, prosecutors said Friday. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office confirmed the decade-old investigation and its decision to decline charges in a statement on

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