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N.D. governor orders evacuation of Standing Rock protest site, but no forcible removals planned

Gov. Dalrymple’s evacuation order came Monday, citing safety concerns related to the region’s harsh winter weather.

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Florida Republicans in Congress hope Trump reverses Obama’s Cuba policy

Trump’s candidacy managed to pull together a majority of Cuban-American voters.

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Castro’s death could give Trump a way out of pledge to roll back US relations with Cuba

While condemning Castro as a “brutal dictator” Saturday, Trump also spoke of a new beginning for the Cuban…

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Clinton campaign to join Wisconsin recount

Marc Erik Elias, general counsel to Hillary for America, said the decision was “to ensure the process proceeds…

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Ants have been farming plants for millions of years, long before people

DNA evidence suggests this farming behavior could go back as far as 3 million years.

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Trump’s contender for Treasury Department found profits in mortgage mess

A California bank carried out more than 36,000 foreclosures during Steven Mnuchin’s reign.

Indian-American congresswoman-elect plans to fight Trump on immigration

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Indian-American congresswoman-elect plans to fight Trump on immigration

Her backers say the Seattle Democrat is arriving just in time, bringing with her a long history of…

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Interest spikes in long-acting birth control following presidential election, threat to Obamacare

Women are concerned about a possible repeal of the Affordable Care Act.

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Trump demands apology for ‘Hamilton’ cast’s statement

VP-elect Mike Pence attended the musical in Manhattan on Friday night.

Sen. Jeff Sessions tapped to be next attorney general

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Sen. Jeff Sessions tapped to be next attorney general

Sessions, 69, is considered one of the most conservative Republicans in the Senate.

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Movement to legalize pot could go up in smoke with Sessions pick

Sessions declared at an April Senate hearing that “good people don’t smoke marijuana.”

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Trump agrees to settle Trump University lawsuits for $25M

The decision is a turnaround for Trump, who had vowed to fight the claims to the end.

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Profs didn’t cancel classes to protest election, WSU says

WSU Provost Dan Bernardo surveyed academic deans and concluded the campus was “operating as usual last week” despite…