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Southern states resist calls to remove Confederate memorials
Nationally, more than 1,500 publicly supported spaces are dedicated to the Confederacy.
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Former presidents Bush rebuke Trump’s neo-Nazi stance
Also on Wednesday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., forcefully distanced himself and the party from Trump’s stance.
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Georgia judge suspended after posts about Confederate monuments
The proud Marine Corps veteran then appeared to express support for the Confederacy.
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Mexican authorities seize illicit alcohol in crackdown at resorts
Regulators seized 10,000 gallons of illicit alcohol.
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Supposedly symbolic, state travel bans have real bite
Washington has banned state employee travel to North Carolina and Mississippi.
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President blames ‘both sides’ for Charlottesville
Trump effectively reopened the debate.
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Poll: Roughly 1 in 4 Americans say they’d follow Trump to the end
And about the same share totally reject him.
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Lawmakers raise alarm over 2020 census preparations, leadership
The Census Bureau says the 2020 survey is on track.
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CEOs abandon Trump over Charlottesville
They sat on president’s American Manufacturing Council.
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Insurers face long odds to win reprieve of health care tax
The health insurance tax is scheduled to go back into effect in December.
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Judge throws out part of DJ’s lawsuit against Taylor Swift
Jurors are scheduled to return Monday when they’ll consider Swift’s counterclaims.
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North Korea says U.S. will ‘pay dearly’ for new UN sanctions
The United Nations Security Council on Saturday voted on a new round of sanctions.