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Trump Is Rolling Back a Key Obama Rule Protecting US Waters - 0 views

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Better double check that tap water-today, President Trump signed an executive order aimed at reworking Obama-era protections of clean water. The order asks for a revision of the 2015 Water of the US Act, a move likely to thrill Trump's supporters in the fossil fuel industry and big agriculture, and confuse just about everyone else.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Better double check that tap water-today, President Trump signed an executive order aimed at reworking Obama-era protections of clean water. The order asks for a revision of the 2015 Water of the US Act, a move likely to thrill Trump's supporters in the fossil fuel industry and big agriculture, and confuse just about everyone else.</div>

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Jamie Dimon has a simple explanation for the U.S.'s anemic economic growth - 0 views

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By The longtime chief of J.P. Morgan Chase thinks that he has a clear view of what's been holding back the U.S. economy over the past seven years. "Ourselves! Our policies!" intoned Jamie Dimon during a question-and-answer session at a conference for investors hosted by J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">By The longtime chief of J.P. Morgan Chase thinks that he has a clear view of what's been holding back the U.S. economy over the past seven years. "Ourselves! Our policies!" intoned Jamie Dimon during a question-and-answer session at a conference for investors hosted by J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.</div>

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Dimon Says U.S. Future 'Very Bright' If Trump Can Enact Reforms - 0 views

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JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon expressed broad optimism for U.S. growth and his own industry if Donald Trump's administration succeeds in reshaping taxes and regulation. Still, he said, international crises could pose risks.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon expressed broad optimism for U.S. growth and his own industry if Donald Trump's administration succeeds in reshaping taxes and regulation. Still, he said, international crises could pose risks.</div>

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US-China relations: Trump meets senior official Yang Jiechi - BBC News - 0 views

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A senior Chinese diplomat had a brief meeting with President Donald Trump while at the White House for talks with the president's advisers. State Councillor Yang Jiechi is the first senior Chinese official to meet Mr Trump since his inauguration.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A senior Chinese diplomat had a brief meeting with President Donald Trump while at the White House for talks with the president's advisers. State Councillor Yang Jiechi is the first senior Chinese official to meet Mr Trump since his inauguration.</div>

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Top U.S., Chinese diplomats meet to discuss relationship - 0 views

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Big Story 12 | Tue Feb 28, 2017 | 1:19pm EST WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi discussed improving and maintaining a "mutually beneficial economic relationship" between the United States and China, the State Department said on Tuesday.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Big Story 12 | Tue Feb 28, 2017 | 1:19pm EST WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi discussed improving and maintaining a "mutually beneficial economic relationship" between the United States and China, the State Department said on Tuesday.</div>

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White House delays revamped immigration order to next week: official - 0 views

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Politics | Wed Feb 22, 2017 | 6:09pm EST WASHINGTON The White House has pushed back the release of a new executive order to replace the directive suspending travel to the United States by citizens of seven mostly Muslim countries, a White House official said on Wednesday.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Politics | Wed Feb 22, 2017 | 6:09pm EST WASHINGTON The White House has pushed back the release of a new executive order to replace the directive suspending travel to the United States by citizens of seven mostly Muslim countries, a White House official said on Wednesday.</div>

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Trump expected to revoke rules on transgender bathrooms: draft document - 0 views

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Republican President Donald Trump's administration was expected to revoke landmark guidelines issued to public schools in defense of transgender student rights, according to a draft document seen by Reuters. The draft reverses former Democratic President Barack Obama's signature initiative on transgender rights, which instructed public schools to allow transgender students to use the bathrooms matching their gender identity.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Republican President Donald Trump's administration was expected to revoke landmark guidelines issued to public schools in defense of transgender student rights, according to a draft document seen by Reuters. The draft reverses former Democratic President Barack Obama's signature initiative on transgender rights, which instructed public schools to allow transgender students to use the bathrooms matching their gender identity.</div>

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Mexico says will 'not accept' unilateral U.S. immigration policies - 0 views

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World News | Wed Feb 22, 2017 | 12:20pm EST MEXICO CITY Mexico will not accept new "unilateral" U.S. immigration proposals, and will not hesitate in approaching the United Nations to defend immigrants, the country's Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray said on Wednesday, ahead of a meeting with senior U.S. officials.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">World News | Wed Feb 22, 2017 | 12:20pm EST MEXICO CITY Mexico will not accept new "unilateral" U.S. immigration proposals, and will not hesitate in approaching the United Nations to defend immigrants, the country's Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray said on Wednesday, ahead of a meeting with senior U.S. officials.</div>

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Foreign minister: Mexico 'will not accept' new U.S. immigrations proposals - 0 views

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Only hours before a two-day visit to Mexico by the U.S. secretary of state and head of the Homeland Security, Mexican Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray said Wednesday that Mexico "will not accept" the unilateral imposition of U.S. immigration proposals, according to media reports.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Only hours before a two-day visit to Mexico by the U.S. secretary of state and head of the Homeland Security, Mexican Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray said Wednesday that Mexico "will not accept" the unilateral imposition of U.S. immigration proposals, according to media reports.</div>

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Tillerson crosses the border to rebuild ties with Mexico - 0 views

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President Donald Trump's rhetoric and policies have cranked up the tension in US-Mexico relations to a high not seen in decades. He's blamed the country for sending rapists into the US, castigated undocumented immigrants from across the border and blasted Mexico for what he says are unfair trade practices.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">President Donald Trump's rhetoric and policies have cranked up the tension in US-Mexico relations to a high not seen in decades. He's blamed the country for sending rapists into the US, castigated undocumented immigrants from across the border and blasted Mexico for what he says are unfair trade practices.</div>

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Khamenei tells Trump 'no enemy can paralyze' Iran - 0 views

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World News | Tue Feb 7, 2017 | 4:15am EST DUBAI Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dismissed U.S. President Donald Trump's warning to Tehran to stop its missile tests, and called on Iranians to respond to Trump's "threats" on Friday's anniversary of the 1979 revolution.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">World News | Tue Feb 7, 2017 | 4:15am EST DUBAI Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dismissed U.S. President Donald Trump's warning to Tehran to stop its missile tests, and called on Iranians to respond to Trump's "threats" on Friday's anniversary of the 1979 revolution.</div>

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Trump falsely claims US murder rate is 'highest' in 47 years - 0 views

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The President said Tuesday that the US murder rate "is the highest it's been in 47 years." "I'd say that in a speech and everybody was surprised because the press doesn't like to tell it like it is," Trump said during a meeting with US sheriffs at the White House.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The President said Tuesday that the US murder rate "is the highest it's been in 47 years." "I'd say that in a speech and everybody was surprised because the press doesn't like to tell it like it is," Trump said during a meeting with US sheriffs at the White House.</div>

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Betsy DeVos Confirmed as Education Secretary; Pence Breaks Tie - 0 views

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WASHINGTON - The Senate confirmed Betsy DeVos on Tuesday as education secretary, approving the embattled nominee only with the help of a historic tiebreaking vote from Vice President Mike Pence.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">WASHINGTON - The Senate confirmed Betsy DeVos on Tuesday as education secretary, approving the embattled nominee only with the help of a historic tiebreaking vote from Vice President Mike Pence.</div>

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Waiting for New Lives: 2 Refugees' Long Journeys to the U.S. - 0 views

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Registering With the United Nations as Refugees Faiz Khalil Mr. Khalil was in a daze when he arrived in Amman, Jordan, from Baghdad in July of 2006. He had been anxious, depressed and unable to think clearly ever since his daughter Maha left for school one day and did not return.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Registering With the United Nations as Refugees Faiz Khalil Mr. Khalil was in a daze when he arrived in Amman, Jordan, from Baghdad in July of 2006. He had been anxious, depressed and unable to think clearly ever since his daughter Maha left for school one day and did not return.</div>

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