Saturday, September 16, 2017

Saturday's Headlines: Administration works to remove legal hurdles to drilling in Arctic refuge

 
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Administration works to remove legal hurdles to drilling in Arctic refuge
Interior Department officials are modifying a 1980s regulation to lay the groundwork for energy exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for the first time in more than 30 years, according to documents obtained by The Post. Alaska officials have worked for years to restart certain studies, although environmental groups probably would mount a court challenge.
As congressional Republicans see influence slipping, they're not sure what to do about it
After winning the White House and Congress in November, the GOP thought conservatives would have control. But Republican lawmakers are struggling to exert leverage over efforts to rewrite tax laws and craft a bill to decide the fate of young undocumented immigrants.
 
U.S. Army kills contracts for hundreds of immigrant recruits, with some facing deportation
Many enlistees waited years to join a program designed to attract highly skilled immigrants into the service in exchange for fast-track citizenship. Now recruits and experts say recruiters prefer to focus on individuals who can more quickly enlist and thus satisfy strict recruitment targets.
 
As floodwaters rose, a mother grabbed her immigrant family's potential lifeline: Papers
Houston teenager Yazmin Medrano was about to apply to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program when Hurricane Harvey flooded her family's home less than two weeks before the government cut off DACA applications. Now Medrano can only hope she made the deadline and was accepted.
 
Fla. nursing home where eight died after Irma defends actions and says it called governor for help
In speaking to The Post, nursing-home executives offered new details about deteriorating conditions inside the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills. But it is contradicted by law enforcement and state officials on key points.
 
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North Korea wants military 'equilibrium' with the U.S., Kim Jong Un says
The country will run "full speed and straight" with its missile program.
 
 
Police and protesters clash in St. Louis after former cop who shot black driver acquitted on murder charges
At least 23 people have been arrested, and 10 police officers had sustained injuries including a broken jaw and a dislocated shoulder. St. Louis police say protesters assaulted police with bricks and bottles, and officers responded by using tear gas and firing pepper-spray balls as a "less lethal option."
 
Two Equifax executives will retire following massive data breach
The departures come as Equifax faces intense criticism over lapses in security, which may have compromised sensitive information belonging to 143 million people, and how the company has handled the aftermath.
 
Police searching for assailant who detonated bomb in London subway car, injuring at least 29
Police called the attack a terrorist incident. Security measures were tightened across London's vast mass-transit network, and the government described the threat level as critical, meaning another attack could be imminent.
 
Catholic University rescinds popular priest's speech invitation after protests over his LGBT book
Rev. James Martin has become the target of attacks from right-wing sites since his book, which encourages a bridge between the LGBT community and the Catholic Church, was published in June. The Vatican adviser said he was planning to speak about Jesus, not about LGBT-related issues.
 
Melania Trump as first lady: More Bess Truman than Jackie Kennedy
Although the public discussion about President Trump's wife has largely focused on the former model's clothing choices, in public she's a first lady who dutifully shows up for events and plays the role quietly, observers say.
 
Hillary Clinton used 'alternate nostril breathing' after her election loss. Here's why you should, too.
Clinton has introduced the mainstream to a practice that has both proven mental and physical health benefits.
 
     
 
 
 
 

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