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1:56pm, 3rd May, 2019

Exclusive: Trump administration proposal would make it easier to deport immigrants who use public benefits

The Trump administration is considering reversing long-standing policy to make it easier to deport U.S. legal permanent residents who have used public benefits, part of an effort to restrict immigration by low-income people.

ABCs of LGBTQ history mandated for more U.S. public schools

8:14am, 3rd May, 2019

US

ABCs of LGBTQ history mandated for more U.S. public schools

A picture book for second graders about a family with two moms. A lesson for fourth graders about Gold Rush era stagecoach driver Charley Parkhurst, who was born a woman but lived as a man.

Sudan's interim military council fires top three public prosecutors

3:50pm, 16th April, 2019

World

Sudan's interim military council fires top three public prosecutors

The head of Sudan's ruling Transitional Military Council has fired the three highest-ranking public prosecutors, the TMC said on Tuesday, after protesters demanded an overhaul of the judiciary as part of steps toward civilian government.

Mueller report on Trump and Russia to be made public by mid-April: Barr

7:13pm, 29th March, 2019

Politics

Mueller report on Trump and Russia to be made public by mid-April: Barr

U.S. Attorney General William Barr plans to make public a redacted copy of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's nearly 400-page investigative report into Russian interference in the 2016 election by mid-April, "if not sooner," he said in a letter to...

Unvaccinated children face public space ban in New York measles outbreak

9:10am, 27th March, 2019

US

Unvaccinated children face public space ban in New York measles outbreak

A New York suburb has banned children not vaccinated against measles from public spaces, such as schools and shopping malls, as it fights the state's worst outbreak in decades of the potentially deadly disease.

Trump-Russia report main findings awaited, U.S. lawmakers seek quick public release

9:23am, 23rd March, 2019

US

Trump-Russia report main findings awaited, U.S. lawmakers seek quick public release

The top U.S. law enforcement official could release as early as Saturday the main findings in Special Counsel Robert Mueller's confidential report on his 22-month-long inquiry into Russia's role in the 2016 U.S. election and any potential w...

Trump says he does not mind if public sees Mueller's Russia probe report

1:03pm, 20th March, 2019

Politics

Trump says he does not mind if public sees Mueller's Russia probe report

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he does not mind if the public is allowed to see the report that Special Counsel Robert Mueller is preparing about his investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election and any possible...

Trump says he doesn't mind if public sees Mueller's Russia probe report

12:00pm, 20th March, 2019

Politics

Trump says he doesn't mind if public sees Mueller's Russia probe report

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he does not mind if the public is allowed to see the report that Special Counsel Robert Mueller is preparing about his investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election and any possible...

Algeria general praises public's 'noble aims' in sign of distance from Bouteflika

8:16am, 20th March, 2019

World

Algeria general praises public's 'noble aims' in sign of distance from Bouteflika

Algeria's army chief declared that the public has expressed "noble aims" during weeks of demonstrations against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, the strongest signal yet that the military is distancing itself from the long-serving ruler.

Nebraska preps nuclear plant for possible flooding, no public danger

2:08pm, 15th March, 2019

US

Nebraska preps nuclear plant for possible flooding, no public danger

Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) on Friday declared an "unusual event" at its Cooper nuclear power station in Nebraska due to the possibility of flooding along the Missouri River following a powerful winter storm this week.

U.S. regulators want public's view on cars with no steering wheel, brakes

12:00pm, 15th March, 2019

US

U.S. regulators want public's view on cars with no steering wheel, brakes

U.S. regulators will ask the public if robotic cars should be allowed on streets without steering wheels or brake pedals as they try to set the first legal boundaries for their design in the world's second vehicle largest market.

House demands that upcoming Mueller report be made public

8:49pm, 14th March, 2019

Politics

House demands that upcoming Mueller report be made public

The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a non-binding resolution on Thursday calling for Special Counsel Robert Mueller's upcoming report on his probe into Russia's role in the 2016 election to be released to Congress and...

House calls for upcoming Mueller report to be made public

10:19am, 14th March, 2019

Politics

House calls for upcoming Mueller report to be made public

The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a non-binding resolution on Thursday calling for Special Counsel Robert Mueller's upcoming report on his probe into Russia's role in the 2016 election to be released to Congress and...

Venezuela's Guaido vows to paralyze public sector to squeeze Maduro

7:49pm, 5th March, 2019

World

Venezuela's Guaido vows to paralyze public sector to squeeze Maduro

Opposition leader Juan Guaido held talks with Venezuela's public sector unions on Tuesday about staging strikes to help bring down the government, as President Nicolas Maduro said a "crazed minority" bent on destabilizing the country would be de...

After public grilling, Trump ex-lawyer Cohen to testify on Russia in private

10:38am, 28th February, 2019

US

After public grilling, Trump ex-lawyer Cohen to testify on Russia in private

President Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen returned to Capitol Hill on Thursday to speak behind closed doors with a congressional panel investigating Russia's interference in the 2016 U.S. election, capping a week of testimony in...

After public grilling, ex-Trump lawyer Cohen to testify on Russia in private

1:22am, 28th February, 2019

US

After public grilling, ex-Trump lawyer Cohen to testify on Russia in private

President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Michael Cohen will talk behind closed doors on Thursday to a congressional panel investigating Russia's interference in the 2016 U.S. election, capping an explosive week of testimony in which...

Labour to back proposal for public Brexit vote

3:36pm, 27th February, 2019

UK

Labour to back proposal for public Brexit vote

Labour Party will put forward or support an amendment in favour of a public vote to prevent a damaging Brexit, the party's Brexit spokesman said on Wednesday.

Trump's ex-fixer Cohen says he is keen to tell his story in public

9:12pm, 26th February, 2019

Politics

Trump's ex-fixer Cohen says he is keen to tell his story in public

Michael Cohen, a once-loyal "fixer" for U.S. President Donald Trump who has turned against his former boss, said on Tuesday he was keen to tell his story of Trump's business and personal dealings in a public hearing in Congress on Wednesday.

House Democrat files bill to make Mueller report public

12:50pm, 26th February, 2019

Politics

House Democrat files bill to make Mueller report public

A Democratic lawmaker in the U.S. House of Representatives filed legislation on Tuesday that would require Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia report to be made public and give Congress access to the investigation's underlying evidence.