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Why it takes Congress so long to act

“There are a lot of tired people here,” said Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., the top GOPer on the senate” target=”_blank”>Senate< joined all 50 house-of-representatives to vote yes. The past few days underscore just how hard it is to advance legislation, just how complicated it can be. How there’s always …

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Taliban claims control over prisons in 2 chief Afghanistan cities

The conflicts” target=”_blank”>Taliban< inside the key cities of Kandahar and Heret, according to reports.  Insurgents moved deeper into Kandahar on Wednesday, with reports on Thursday saying forces had surrounded and attacked the general prison. A message posted to Twitter by Ahmadi, an alleged representative of the Taliban, claimed that the …

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South Korean court sentences K-pop star to 3 years in prison

A world-regions military court sentenced disgraced K-pop star Seungri to three years in prison on Thursday for crimes including providing prostitutes to foreign businessmen. The Defense Ministry said the former member of the boy music” target=”_blank”>band< His case was transferred to a military court after he enlisted in the army …

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First water cuts in US West supply to hammer Arizona farmers

A harvester rumbles through the fields in the early morning light, mowing down rows of food” target=”_blank”>corn<, disasters and high demand are expected to force the first-ever mandatory cuts to a environment that 40 million people across the American West depend on — the Colorado River. The U.S. Bureau of …

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Free climber scales another London skyscraper

LONDON – Embrace the fear or risk death. That’s the mantra of George King-Thompson, 21, a British free climber who scaled his second London skyscraper in a little over a week on Thursday morning and his third overall. SPANISH TEENAGER GINÉS LOPÉZ WINS 1ST OLYMPIC CLIMBING GOLD  “I know how …

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