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Trump Threatens Crackdown on Asylum-Seekers

WHITE HOUSE — President Donald Trump again stoked fears Thursday about undocumented immigrants and promised an executive order “sometime next week” that would severely restrict asylum-seekers who approach the southern U.S. border. Speaking...

Canada to Step Up Deportations of Undocumented Migrants

Canada’s border agency said Wednesday that it planned to increase its deportations of undocumented migrants by 10,000 a year. These are to include not just failed refugees and asylum-seekers but those authorities...

Funerals Held for 3 More Pittsburgh Shooting Victims

Three more funerals were held Wednesday in Pittsburgh as the city continued to mourn the deaths of 11 Jewish worshippers gunned down in last weekend's mass shooting at a synagogue. Hundreds of...

US Calls for Yemen Cease-fire

WASHINGTON — The United States is calling for a cease-fire in Yemen in order to support United Nations efforts to find a lasting, peaceful solution to more than three years of fighting. "(W)e...

For Sale: Pieces of American Space History

Collectors of space memorabilia will have a chance to own a piece of American history when the Armstrong family begins auctioning off the vast personal collection of Neil Armstrong in November. The...

Report: Pompeo to Meet with N. Korean Counterpart Next Week

South Korea's Yonhap news agency says U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is likely to meet with his North Korean counterpart in the United States next week. The news agency reports that...

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