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On Tuesday, more than 200 major U.S. and international corporations signed an amicus brief submitted to the Supreme Court arguing that excluding sexual orientation and gender identity from federal civil rights law “would undermine the nation’s business interests.” ...Read more

A new national poll released Tuesday showed that Sen. Kamala Harris is in a virtual tie with Joe Biden in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination following her widely praised debate performance last week. ...Read more

A freak hailstorm left the cities of Jalisco and Guadalajara, Mexico buried in up to six feet of ice Sunday. The unusual weather event damaged homes and cars, but there were no reports of injuries.  ...Read more

Officials say that a small airplane crashed in Texas on Sunday, killing all 10 people on board. The Beechcraft BE-350 King Air crashed into a hangar while it was taking off from the Addison Airport, said Mary Rosenbleeth, a spokeswoman for the city, north of Dallas. ...Read more

Salmonella linked to papayas imported from Mexico have infected dozens of people in at least eight states in the last six months, according to the Centers for Disease Control.” data-reactid=”23″ type=”text”>According to the Centers for Disease Control., Salmonella linked to papayas imported from Mexico have infected dozens of people in at least eight states in the last six months. “Whole, fresh papayas imported from Mexico and sold in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island are a likely source of this outbreak,” the statement read. ...Read more

President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un met at the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone on Sunday and agreed to revive talks on the nation’s nuclear program. Trump became the first sitting American leader to step into North Korea. ...Read more

President Trump’s imprisoned former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, pleaded not guilty Thursday to state mortgage fraud charges during an arraignment hearing in a New York City courtroom. ...Read more

The investigation into the double murder of an American doctor and his local guide in Belize has resulted into the detainment of a woman who allegedly was close with the guide, according to a local new station in Belize. ...Read more

On Wednesday, the Senate voted 84-8 to approve $4.6 billion in emergency funding for the U.S.-Mexico border, sending $2.88 billion to the Office of Refugee Resettlement and other funding to the Defense Department and Immigration and Customs Enforcement.  ...Read more

On Wednesday, President Donald Trump falsely accused former special counsel Robert Mueller of committing a crime, without providing evidence, by deleting certain text messages sent between two former FBI officials who had been critical of Trump during his 2016 campaign. ...Read more