U.S. restores some aid to El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala

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June 17, 2019

U.S. restores some aid to El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala

The State Department says it will go ahead with $432 million in projects and grants that had been previously approved for the Central American countries.
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June 17, 2019

Westbrook considers helping asylum seekers

Residents and city councilors are divided on whether municipal government should be involved in helping the immigrants.
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June 17, 2019

Kansas boy lucky to be alive after knife impales face

A team of surgeons successful removed the 10-inch blade from Eli Gregg's skull after the accident last week.
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June 17, 2019

Supreme Court lets Virginia voting go ahead under redrawn map

As a result of the 5-4 decision, Virginians will elect members of the House of Delegates this year using a map seen as favorable to Democrats.
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June 17, 2019

Suspect in Ortiz shooting to spend a year in preventive prison

Court documents identify the man as the liaison between the hit men and the person who paid them.
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June 17, 2019

Arrests along Mexico border are falling, preliminary figures show

But U.S. officials say it is too soon to get a full picture of the impact on migration trends from President Trump's deal with Mexico.
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June 17, 2019

World population expected to rise to 9.7 billion in 2050

In sub-Saharan Africa, population is projected to nearly double, the United Nations report says.
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June 17, 2019

Climate talks held as Arctic ice melts, concerns grow

Experts gather in Germany for 10 days of U.N.-hosted talks amid growing pressure for governments to take faster action to curb global warming.
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June 17, 2019

Harvard pulls Parkland grad’s admission over racist comments

A survivor of the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, says his comments appeared in a shared Google Doc and text messages about two years ago.
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June 17, 2019

Buttigieg goes home to Indiana after black man killed by police

The Democratic presidential candidate and mayor of South Bend cancels several days of campaign events.