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Trump criticizes removal of Confederate monuments

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- President Donald Trump on Thursday criticized the removal of Confederate monuments in the United States, saying that "beauty" is "being taken out of our cities." Trump made the comments in a series of posts on Twitter. "Sad to see the history and culture of our great country being ripped apart with the removal of our beautiful statues and monuments," he wrote. "You can't change history, but you can learn from it. Robert E Lee, Stonewall Jackson - who's next, Washington, Jefferson? So foolish!" […]

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Phoenix mayor asks Trump to cancel rally next week

PHOENIX/WASHINGTON (UPI) -- Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton has publicly asked President Donald Trump to postpone a campaign-style rally scheduled for Tuesday. In a statement Wednesday, Stanton, a Democrat, asked Trump to delay his visit to Phoenix because "our nation is still healing from the tragic events at Charlottesville." A senior Trump campaign adviser told ABC News on Wednesday, "Barring any unforeseen events between now and then, there is no chance we will delay the rally." Some other scheduled events across the country have been canceled […]

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No Powerball winner Wednesday, next jackpot worth $510 million

TALLAHASSEE, Fla./RAYMOND, Ill. (Heartland Newsfeed/UPI) -- No one became $432 million richer overnight. Lottery officials said no tickets in the United States hit all five Powerball numbers in Wednesday night's draw. That means Saturday's drawing will offer more than a half-billion dollars -- $510 million -- or a cash option of $324 million. Although Wednesday's results - 9, 15, 43, 60 and 64, with 4 for the Powerball number -- yielded no grand prize winner, tickets hitting five of the six matching […]

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China overtakes Japan as largest U.S. creditor with $1.1 trillion owed

BEIJING/WASHINGTON (UPI) -- China has once again become the United States' largest creditor, Treasury Department figures released Wednesday indicate. China sold off some of its U.S. Treasury bonds last year to prop up its own currency, the yuan, but its holdings of U.S. government debt have increased this year to $1.15 trillion, an increase of $44 billion since June. The policy means the United States currently owes China more money than any other country. Japan held that position for the past eight months but […]

todayAugust 16, 2017 44

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Trump again blames ‘many sides’ in Charlottesville violence

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- President Donald Trump on Tuesday defended his initial response that "many sides" were involved in the violent confrontation between white supremacists and counter-protesters in Charlottesville, Va. "You had a group on one side that was mad, and you had a group on the other side that was also very violent," Trump told reporters at Trump Tower in New York. "Nobody wants to say that, but I'll say that. ... You had a group on the other side that came charging […]

todayAugust 15, 2017 39

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Study reveals transgender troops ban could cost $960 million

SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON (UPI) -- If the U.S. military implements President Donald Trump's directive to ban transgender people from serving, it would cost the U.S. government about $960 million, according to a report. The study released by the Palm Center estimates the cost to replace the transgender service members would be 114 times more than the $8.4 million to provide them care for gender transition. "President Trump said that he wants to fire honorably serving transgender troops in order to save […]

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Department of Justice seeks personal info of 1.3 million anti-Trump website users

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Justice has demanded information about 1.3 million users of a website that helps people organize protests against President Donald Trump's administration, the website's hosting service announced Monday. Los Angeles-based Dreamhost said the department served the company a search warrant asking for "all information available to us about this website, its owner, and, more importantly, its visitors." The website, disruptj20.org, was used by some protesters as a way to organize mass protests against Trump […]

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Lockheed Martin receives $24.1 million F-35 systems contract

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- Lockheed Martin has received a $24.1 million modification to an existing contract for F-35 Lightning II logistics services for U.S. and foreign military sales customers, the Department of Defense announced on Friday. The contract will apply toward the standing up of depots and systems for the aircraft's canopy and avionics. It will supply the U.S. Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, non-Pentagon participants and foreign military sales participants. Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas, and is projected to be finished in August […]

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AG Jeff Sessions: ‘Evil’ Charlottesville attack was domestic terrorism

WASHINGTON/CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (UPI) -- U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Monday the "evil attack" that killed a woman protesting a white supremacy rally in Charlottesville, Va., was an act of domestic terrorism. James Alex Fields, Jr., is accused of plowing his Dodge Challenger into a crowd of people who were demonstrating against the white nationalist rallies on Saturday. After the initial strike, the car then reversed and hit additional pedestrians. Heather Heyer, a 32-year-old paralegal, died after she was struck. During an interview […]

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