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KFile: Harris pledged support in 2019 to cut ICE funding and provide transgender surgery for detained migrants

By Andrew Kaczynski, CNN (CNN) — As Kamala Harris pivots to the political center in her campaign for president, a 2019 questionnaire from a leading civil rights organization spotlights her past support for left-wing causes such as taxpayer-funded gender transition surgeries for detained immigrants and federal prisoners. In an American Civil Liberties Union questionnaire then-Sen. Harris filled out

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2 charged with soliciting attacks on minorities, officials and infrastructure on Telegram

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two people who prosecutors say were motivated by white supremacist ideology have been charged with using the messaging app Telegram to encourage acts of violence against minorities, government officials and critical infrastructure in the United States. The defendants, identified as Dallas Erin Humber and Matthew Robert Allison, face 15 federal

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Edward B. Johnson, the second CIA officer in Iran for the ‘Argo’ rescue mission, dies at age 81

Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Edward B. Johnson, who as a Central Intelligence Agency officer traveled into Iran with a colleague to rescue six American diplomats who fled the 1979 U.S. Embassy takeover in Tehran, has died at age 81. That’s according to the CIA, which confirmed Johnson’s death on Monday. Johnson,

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Line Fire in California grows to more than 20,500 acres; thousands of homes threatened

By Eric Resendiz Click here for updates on this story     HIGHLAND, California (KABC) — Several days after it ignited in the Highland area of San Bernardino County, the Line Fire continued to burn through rough mountain terrain Monday, growing to 20,553 acres amid scorching temperatures. The blaze started Thursday evening and quickly spread over the

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The Dow gets a big boost

By David Goldman, CNN (CNN) — Investors got some much-needed R&R over the weekend, apparently, because they came back to work Monday with smiles on their faces and a brighter outlook about the US economy. The Dow rose 484 points, or 1.2%, on Monday. The broader S&P 500 rose 1.2% and tech-heavy Nasdaq was also

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A federal judge tosses a lawsuit over the ban on recorded inmate interviews in South Carolina

Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit trying to overturn the South Carolina prison system’s baning on-camera, in-person interviews with inmates or recording their phone calls for broadcast. The American Civil Liberties Union wanted to air a podcast with a death row inmate and also represents a transgender

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