201905.17
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Grumpy Cat, who entertained millions online, dies at age 7

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MORRISTOWN, Ariz. — Grumpy Cat, whose sourpuss expression entertained millions on the internet, has died at age 7. Her owners wrote on social media Friday that she experienced complications from a urinary tract infection and “passed away peacefully” Tuesday “in the arms of her mommy.” Her owners said “Grumpy Cat has helped millions of people…

201905.17
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Missouri House expected to pass abortion ban at 8 weeks

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By SUMMER BALLENTINE JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri’s Republican-led House is expected to pass a sweeping bill to ban abortions at eight weeks of pregnancy on lawmakers’ final day in session Friday, joining Alabama and several other states that have moved recently to severely restrict the procedure. If enacted, the ban would be among the…

201905.17
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Trump delays imposing tariffs on auto imports and parts

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday delayed any decision to impose tariffs on car and auto-part imports, deciding against ratcheting up trade disputes or impacting ongoing talks with European nations and Japan. Trump has made it clear that any final decision on the matter hinges on trade negotiations between the United States and the…

201905.17
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Trump plan would shift immigration focus to ‘merit’

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By ZEKE MILLER, LISA MASCARO and JILL COLVIN WASHINGTON — Unveiling a new immigration plan, President Donald Trump said he wanted to provide a sharp contrast with Democrats, and he did — aiming to upend decades of family-based immigration policy with a new approach that favors younger, “totally brilliant,” high-skilled workers he says won’t compete…

201905.17
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Courts weigh Trump’s plan to tap Pentagon funds for border wall

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President Trump is moving fast to spend billions of dollars to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexican border with money secured under his declaration of a national emergency, but he first must get past the courts. On Friday, a federal judge in Oakland is set to consider arguments in two cases that seek…