With 3 Words, Supreme Court Opens a World of Uncertainty for Refugees
The “bona fide relationship” standard in the Supreme Court’s travel ban decision could shut out thousands of refugees who lack family ties in the United States.
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Photo CreditStephen Crowley/The New York Times Supreme Court Takes Up Travel Ban Case, and Allows Parts to Go Ahead
In a partial win for President Trump, the court said a limited travel ban could take effect, and agreed to take a case with implications for presidential power.
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Photo CreditDoug Mills/The New York Times Senate Health Bill Reels as C.B.O. Predicts 22 Million More Uninsured
The figure released by the Congressional Budget Office is only slightly lower than the 23 million more uninsured under the House version of the legislation.
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Photo CreditAmir Levy/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Mayors, Sidestepping Trump, Vow to Fill Void on Climate Change
American mayors in Miami Beach for their annual meeting urged the federal government to fight global warming and vowed to step up their own efforts.
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Photo CreditMatthew Staver for The New York Times Justices to Hear Case on Religious Objections to Same-Sex Marriage
A Colorado baker who refused to create a wedding cake for a gay couple is appealing a discrimination ruling, citing the First Amendment.
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Photo CreditDoug Mills/The New York Times Senate Health Bill Gets a Wary Reception, From Coast to Coast
Local news coverage across the nation shows that the reaction to the health care bill unveiled by Senate Republicans is almost uniformly negative.
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Photo CreditStephan Savoia/Associated Press Pharmacist Gets 9-Year Prison Term in Deadly Meningitis Outbreak
Barry J. Cadden, the former co-owner of a compounding pharmacy, had been convicted on charges related to tainted injections that killed dozens.
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Photo Creditvia Transportation Security Administration A 20-Pound Lobster Impresses Airport Security, but It’s No Record Breaker
A passenger took the colossal crustacean through Boston Logan International Airport, but it was no match for Big Jake.
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Photo CreditCraig Lassig/European Pressphoto Agency Philando Castile Family Reaches $3 Million Settlement
The settlement with the city of St. Anthony came 10 days after Jeronimo Yanez, the officer who fatally shot Mr. Castile during a traffic stop, was acquitted.
