| Tuesday's Morning Email: Jeff Sessions' Bizarre Nazi Comparison Posted: 19 Jun 2018 05:05 AM PDT  ## TOP STORIES
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| Babies, toddlers held in “tender age” facilities in Texas Posted: 19 Jun 2018 01:36 PM PDT  Lawrence talks with Ofelia de los Santos, Jonathan Ryan, and Efren Olivares, who work on the border and share what they know about the babies and children who have been separated from their families under Trump's zero tolerance policy.
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| Methodists Bring Church Charges Against Jeff Sessions For Border Policy Posted: 19 Jun 2018 09:51 AM PDT  More than 600 clergy and lay members of the United Methodist Church have
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| Businesses have made millions off Trump's child separation policy Posted: 19 Jun 2018 07:31 PM PDT  President Trump's controversial child separation policy is being carried out with the help of private businesses who have received millions of dollars in government contracts to help run the shelters where young migrants are being held away from their parents.
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| Trump escalates trade war with China following first round of tariffs Posted: 19 Jun 2018 08:56 AM PDT  The Trump administration now says it's ready to impose tariffs on up to $450 billion dollars worth of goods from China —which could increase the price you pay on everything from electronics to clothing.
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| Guess What? Overstock Sells Some Seriously Stylish Decor Posted: 20 Jun 2018 02:17 PM PDT |
| Barack Obama Gets School Named For Him In Former Confederate Capital Posted: 19 Jun 2018 06:28 AM PDT  The school board in Richmond, Virginia, on Monday night voted to rename an
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| Japan's Princess Takamado makes surprise Russia visit for World Cup Posted: 18 Jun 2018 05:59 PM PDT  Princess Takamado of Japan on Tuesday watched her country play Colombia in the World Cup in the small Russian city of Saransk, becoming the first member of Japan's royal family to visit the country since 1916, Russian state media reported. State television showed images of the Japanese royal, a keen football supporter who has travelled to every World Cup to support Japan since 1998, in the host city of Saransk for the game on Tuesday afternoon. The Japanese Embassy in Moscow told AFP Princess Takamado would also travel to Yekaterinburg where Japan will play Senegal on Sunday and where she will take part in a seminar on traditional "Kyudo" archery.
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| Camilo Pardo's One-of-One Ford GT Is for Sale Posted: 19 Jun 2018 12:00 PM PDT  Here's another chance to own one of the coolest last-gen GTs on the planet.
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| North Korea expected to begin transferring remains of U.S. troops soon: officials Posted: 19 Jun 2018 01:57 PM PDT  By Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korea could start the process of handing over the remains of troops, including Americans, missing from the Korean War within the next few days, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Tuesday. The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said North Korea would hand over the remains to United Nations Command in South Korea, and they would then be transferred to Hickam Air Force Base in Hawaii. One official said "a sizable number" of remains were expected to be handed over, but declined to give a specific number given the unpredictability of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
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| Canada just legalized weed, and it's looking better every day Posted: 19 Jun 2018 06:11 PM PDT  Canada just legalized marijuana nationwide. In a historic vote on Tuesday, the Senate approved Bill C-45. Also known as the Cannabis Act, Bill C-45 legalizes weed possession and sales for adults, and allows up to four marijuana plants per household. The bill previously passed in the House of Commons. SEE ALSO: We hitched a ride on Potlandia, a dispensary touring 'cannabus' Like statewide legalization in the United States, it'll be a while before people can just walk into a shop and order up a nice eighth. Each province is implementing different aspects of the bill in the next 8 to 12 weeks — while the federal government has jurisdiction over parts like illegal sales to minors and assigning licenses to growers, it's up to the provinces to manage retail sales and distribution laws. Adults will be allowed to possess up to 30 grams of marijuana, and products will be sold in plain packaging with labels that are clearly marked. Provincial governments can also establish stricter rules like limiting home growth. Three provinces have already expressed plans to ban home growth altogether, according to CBC. Canada's federal government started the arduous journey to legalization in April 2017. In a press release, the government of Canada admitted that "the current approach to cannabis does not work." It's been too easy for our kids to get marijuana - and for criminals to reap the profits. Today, we change that. Our plan to legalize & regulate marijuana just passed the Senate. #PromiseKept — Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) June 20, 2018 "It has allowed criminals and organized crime to profit, while failing to keep cannabis out of the hands of Canadian youth," the statement said. "In many cases, it is easier for our kids to buy cannabis than cigarettes." Justin Trudeau tweeted that because it's too easy for kids to buy weed, "criminals reap the profits." The Canadian government planned for retail sales to start in the beginning of July, but the start date was pushed because the Senate required more time to review the bill. Now that it's passed through both houses of Parliament, Trudeau has to decide the date when legalization is official. Senator Tony Dean, who sponsored the Cannabis Act, called the legislation's passing "transformative social policy." "A brave move on the part of the government," he told CBC. Canada is the second country behind Uruguay to legalize cannabis for adults at the national level. Currently, nine states and Washington D.C. have legalized cannabis for adults in some form in The United States, but marijuana remains illegal under federal law. President Donald Trump has previously hinted that he would support an effort to end the federal ban on marijuana. WATCH: Is marijuana legal? The confusing state of America's laws
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| U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley Delivers Remarks on Leaving the Human Rights Council Posted: 19 Jun 2018 03:03 PM PDT  U.S. Ambassador To The UN Nikki Haley delivers remarks on leaving the U.N. Human Rights Council.
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| 6 Keto Recipes To Help You Survive Summer Posted: 20 Jun 2018 02:57 AM PDT  If you haven't heard about keto, you may be living under a rock.
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| Two-thirds of Americans disapprove of separating families at border, but most Republicans support it Posted: 19 Jun 2018 08:12 AM PDT  Two out of three Americans disapprove of the Trump administration's policy of separating children from their parents when families illegally cross the southern U.S. border, two new national polls show. But the majority of Republicans support it.
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| 'She Has at Last Found Peace.' Dutch Queen Maxima Opens Up About Sister's Suicide Posted: 19 Jun 2018 07:18 PM PDT  Her sister Zorreguieta was found dead in her apartment in Buenos Aires on June 6
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| Rachel Maddow Struggles To Read Report Of Babies Sent To 'Tender Age' Shelters Posted: 19 Jun 2018 07:58 PM PDT  MSNBC host Rachel Maddow tried to share a breaking story from The Associated
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| Wednesday's Morning Email: Babies Being Placed In 'Tender Age Shelters' At Border Posted: 20 Jun 2018 04:13 AM PDT  ## TOP STORIES
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| Detaining children in tent cities costs more than double than keeping them with their families, reveals report Posted: 20 Jun 2018 08:44 AM PDT  It costs more than double the amount to detain children separated from their families at the US-Mexico border in tent cities than keeping the whole family together, a new report has revealed. It costs $775 (£586) per night, per child, to be detained in the new tent cities facilities, NBC News reported, citing Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) officials. The higher costs for the newly-separated children are due to new construction of these tent cities, air conditioning for the facilities, certified medical workers, labour for the facilities, food, water, and other supplies which had to be procured quickly.
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| 25 Old-School Photos Of Disney Parks, Just Because Posted: 19 Jun 2018 03:17 PM PDT  As the Disney parks gear up for an inevitably busy summer, we wanted to take a
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| Stock markets plunge on US-China trade war fears Posted: 19 Jun 2018 01:46 PM PDT  Global stock markets tumbled Tuesday on rising fears of a trade war after US President Donald Trump threatened fresh tariffs on Chinese imports and Beijing warned of countermeasures.
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| What Your Web Browser's Incognito Mode Really Does Posted: 19 Jun 2018 08:15 AM PDT  You don't have to be a computer whiz to grasp the value of private web browsing. At a time when consumers are worried about the data Facebook and others have assembled on their digital lives, it'...
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| China says it regrets U.S. quitting U.N. rights council Posted: 20 Jun 2018 01:52 AM PDT  China expressed regret on Wednesday over a U.S. decision to withdraw from the U.N. Human Rights Council, with state media saying the image of the United States as a defender of rights was "on the verge of collapse". U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley announced the decision to pull out of the council on Tuesday over what she said was chronic bias against Israel and a lack of reform. Rights group have criticized the decision as sending a message that the United States was turning a blind eye to abuses across the world.
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| The Latest: Chicago teen apologizes in Facebook feud slaying Posted: 20 Jun 2018 10:41 AM PDT  CHICAGO (AP) — The Latest on the sentencing of a Chicago teenager convicted of murder in the shooting of another girl following a Facebook feud over a boy (all times local):
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| Indiana State Trooper Becomes Internet Star After Posting 'Slowpoke' Law Photo Posted: 19 Jun 2018 01:24 PM PDT  The Indiana state trooper said he took the opportunity to "educate" the slow driver.
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| GOP Strategist Quits 'Corrupt' Party Of 'Feckless Cowards,' Will Vote For Democrats Posted: 20 Jun 2018 06:55 AM PDT  Veteran GOP strategist Steve Schmidt renounced his Republican Party membership
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| Former Border Patrol Agent To Current Agents: Refuse Orders To Separate Children Posted: 19 Jun 2018 12:02 PM PDT  A former Border Patrol officer said there is no excuse for current officers
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| In Turkish election, democracy itself is at stake Posted: 19 Jun 2018 09:11 AM PDT  It's a week before an election, and the firebrand candidate takes the podium to speak to a small, private crowd of loyal supporters. Turkey is holding snap elections on June 24, and in the run-up, Erdoğan's stump speeches have grown more and more Trumpian. Like the American president, Erdoğan fashions himself as populist representative of the common man facing down an array of corrupt elites.
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| Malaysia murder case linked to Najib 'may be re-opened' Posted: 19 Jun 2018 04:54 AM PDT  A probe into the sensational murder of a young woman linked to Malaysia's ousted leader could be re-opened, a lawyer said Tuesday, after a meeting between the victim's father and the attorney-general. Altantuya Shaariibuu was shot dead and her body blown up with military-grade plastic explosives near Kuala Lumpur in 2006. The Mongolian's murder was the most shocking aspect in a scandal involving allegations that an associate of recently ousted premier Najib Razak arranged huge kickbacks for the purchase of French submarines in 2002.
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| Most and Least Reliable Washing Machine Brands Posted: 20 Jun 2018 07:45 AM PDT  CR's extensive lab testing can help you pinpoint a washing machine that cleans fabric well, is gentle on clothes, runs quietly, and more. But aside from picking a machine with solid performance, ...
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| Land deal ties Interior secretary's family, Halliburton boss Posted: 19 Jun 2018 01:01 PM PDT  HELENA, Mont. (AP) — U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's family is involved in a land deal in his Montana hometown with the head of an energy services giant that does business with the Interior Department, according to records and interviews Tuesday.
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| Parkland Survivors Urge Americans To Vote For 'Morally Just Leaders' Posted: 20 Jun 2018 04:42 AM PDT  Lauren and David Hogg, who were among those who survived the February mass
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| Victim of Florida Roller Coaster Derailment Reveals Her Pain: 'I Really Thought I Was Going to Die' Posted: 19 Jun 2018 10:16 AM PDT  Melissa Collins says she was on the last day of a vacation in Daytona Beach when she got on the Sand Blaster roller coaster with a friend.
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| South Sudan civil war foes to meet in Ethiopia: Addis ministry Posted: 19 Jun 2018 03:34 AM PDT  By Aaron Maasho ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - South Sudan President Salva Kiir will meet his rival Riek Machar in Addis Ababa on Wednesday, as part of talks to try and negotiate an end to a five-year-old civil war, Ethiopia's foreign ministry said. "The meeting on South Sudan tomorrow will be held under the auspices of (Ethiopian) Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed with the aim of bridging gaps between President Salva Kiir and Riek Machar," the ministry statement said.
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| Rudy Giuliani Says His Calls To Suspend Mueller Probe Were Just A Casual Bluff Posted: 18 Jun 2018 09:39 PM PDT  Rudy Giuliani said his recent calls for the Justice Department to suspend
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| The Best Cars You Can't Buy in the US Posted: 20 Jun 2018 08:00 AM PDT |
| Texas ranchers support Trump’s border policy, hoping it saves lives Posted: 19 Jun 2018 08:55 AM PDT  While Republican lawmakers are panicked over the fallout, President Trump doubled down on the "zero tolerance" policy in a speech on Tuesday.
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| Obama calls for end to the 'cruelty' of family separations Posted: 20 Jun 2018 11:23 AM PDT  Former US President Barack Obama called Wednesday for an end to the separation of migrant children from parents at the US-Mexico border, saying the "cruelty" of the practice was contrary to American ideals. "To watch those families broken apart in real time puts to us a very simple question: are we a nation that accepts the cruelty of ripping children from their parents' arms, or are we a nation that values families, and works to keep them together?" Obama said in a statement posted on Facebook. "To find a way to welcome the refugee and the immigrant –- to be big enough and wise enough to uphold our laws and honor our values at the same time –- is part of what makes us American," said the former president, while acknowledging that Wednesday was World Refugee Day.
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| GM Dumps $175 Million Into Cadillac CT4, CT5 Production Posted: 19 Jun 2018 07:08 AM PDT  It was nice knowing you, ATS and CTS.
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| Wegmans Is America's Favorite Grocery Store, According To New Study Posted: 19 Jun 2018 03:00 PM PDT  Grocery shopping is one of America's favorite pastimes, so it should be no
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