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Separated immigrants win deportation reprieves from two U.S. judges

Wed, 07/18/2018 - 00:37
Lawyers for immigrant families separated by the U.S. government at the border with Mexico said a federal judge's order barring rapid deportations until at least next Tuesday would give their clients breathing room as they decided their next steps.
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U.S. grand jury indicts woman on charges of being Russian agent

Tue, 07/17/2018 - 23:40
A U.S. grand jury returned an indictment against a Russian woman on Tuesday, and added a charge accusing her of acting as a Russian government agent while developing ties with American citizens and infiltrating political groups.
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Texas executes convicted killer despite plea by victim's family

Tue, 07/17/2018 - 23:40
Texas executed a man on Tuesday for murdering a store owner during a robbery in 2004, despite calls from some relatives of the victim that his life be spared.
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Syrian army pounds southern city of Nawa, reports of casualties -residents

Tue, 07/17/2018 - 23:40
The Syrian army late on Tuesday launched intensive aerial strikes on the city of Nawa in southern Deraa province with reports of dozens of civilian casualties as the army pressed a Russian-backed offensive in the area.
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Report: Orioles SS Machado headed to Dodgers

Tue, 07/17/2018 - 23:40
Manny Machado will be traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers for a package of prospects barring a last-minute snag in negotiations, USA Today Sports reported on Tuesday, hours before the 2018 All-Star Game in Washington, D.C.
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Trump: I misspoke at summit

Tue, 07/17/2018 - 23:22
President Donald Trump tried on Tuesday to calm a storm over his failure to hold Russian President Vladimir Putin accountable for meddling in the 2016 U.S. election, saying he misspoke in a joint news conference in Helsinki on Monday.
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Play at New England Amateur suspended

Tue, 07/17/2018 - 22:59
Hooksett's Matt Paradis, hot off qualifying for the U.S. Amateur, was tied for eighth when Tuesday's play in the 89th New England Amateur Championship in Portland, Maine, was suspended by severe weather.
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Our Gourmet: Rumney rocks, and so does this bistro

Tue, 07/17/2018 - 22:07
A sweltering Saturday afternoon motivated us to strap our kayaks on the car and head to one of Mrs. Gourmet's favorite paddling spots, at the northern end of Newfound Lake in Hebron. And after we cooled off on the water, we drove a little further north and experienced one of the nicest little restaurants we've come across in a long...
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Janine Gilbertson's Granite Kitchen: Beach bound? Stick it.

Tue, 07/17/2018 - 22:07
I was sitting at Rye Beach last week enjoying the summer weather when I noticed a mother packing up her beach gear and trying to wrangle her young kids to help her pick up the towels, sand pails, sunscreen and other assorted beach gear.
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Tasting Notes with Jim Beauregard: St-Estphe, trade wars and Visigothic mayhem

Tue, 07/17/2018 - 22:07
Bordeaux is a world-class wine region close to the heart of virtually all wine lovers.
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Her child was locked in a washing machine filling with water. Now she's warning parents

Tue, 07/17/2018 - 22:07
On Tuesday last week, a Colorado couple were awakened by their panicked 4-year-old son Jace, crying so hard he could barely speak. They were only able to make out three of Jace's words: Kloe. Inside. Washer.
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Indiana murder suspect due in court after DNA cracks open 1988 case

Tue, 07/17/2018 - 22:07
A 59-year-old Indiana man will be formally charged on Thursday with the 1988 murder of an 8-year-old girl after the decades-old cold case was cracked open by DNA evidence linked to a genealogical website, authorities said on Tuesday.
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U.S. labor board judge rejects McDonald's attempt to settle franchisees' case

Tue, 07/17/2018 - 22:07
A judge with a U.S. labor agency on Tuesday rejected McDonald's Corp.'s proposed settlement of a major case on whether the fast-food company is accountable for alleged labor law violations by franchisees across the country.
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States sue U.S. to void state, local tax deduction cap

Tue, 07/17/2018 - 22:07
Four U.S. states sued the federal government on Tuesday to void the new 10,000 cap on federal deductions for state and local taxes included in President Donald Trump's 2017 tax overhaul.
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Fed's Powell sees years of strong growth, low inflation still ahead

Tue, 07/17/2018 - 22:07
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said on Tuesday he sees the United States on track for years more of steady growth, but was challenged in a congressional hearing by senators worried the Trump administration's trade policies were already damaging businesses in their districts.
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Downtown Manchester

Tue, 07/17/2018 - 22:06
To the Editor: People ask why Manchester can't be like Portsmouth. Why we can't be a destination for the arts? Why are families moving to other cities like Concord?
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Redefining residency

Tue, 07/17/2018 - 22:06
To the Editor: I wish to express my sincere appreciation to Rep. Sherm Packard, Rep. Dick Hinch, Rep. John Graham, and Rep. Kathleen Hoelzel for having filed and passed House Bill 1264 concerning properly defining residency for purposes of voting in New Hampshire.The bill has been sitting on the...
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Garrison Keillor: Feeling odd about feeling this good

Tue, 07/17/2018 - 22:06
I am having a beautiful summer and I don't know why ' after all, I am a liberal Democrat obliged to be concerned about the oppressed, the underpaid, the critical shortage of honeybees, greenhouse gases, plastic waste on the ocean floor, meanwhile right-wingers in giant pickups with Confederate decals on the bumper and rifles in a gun rack in...
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Unions support workers

Tue, 07/17/2018 - 22:06
To the Editor: Right-to-work is not what it seems. Before labor unions, factory workers toiled six days a week, 12 hours a day. They often worked alongside children as young as 5 years old. Pay was terrible there were no health benefits or pensions.
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Campaign cash: Banning other peoples' money

Tue, 07/17/2018 - 22:06
Money is fungible. The funds that fuel political campaigns do not care where they came from, and for the most part, neither do the candidates.
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