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Trump makes the Oval Office a national monument. But future presidents can still redecorate
President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation that he says will preserve the Oval Office and Cabinet Room as a national monument, his first official action after his party was swept aside in midterm elections on Tuesday
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Japan's Nikkei falls more than 6% as Asian benchmarks tumble after Wall Street drop
Japan’s stock benchmark tumbled more than 6% after trading opened Friday, and other Asian stocks also declined following a widespread selloff on Wall Street of shares related to artificial intelligence
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They fled persecution in Myanmar. In Muslim-majority Malaysia, Rohingya still struggle to belong
Rohingya Muslim refugees who fled persecution in Myanmar face new challenges in Malaysia, a Muslim-majority country that does not legally recognize refugees
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California Gov. Newsom says he will commute all death sentences in state to life without parole
California Governor Gavin Newsom has announced he will change all 548 death sentences in the state to life in prison without parole
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Online magazine Salon, an early staple of internet discourse, announces it will shut down
Salon is shutting down after 31 years
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Postal employee shot 2 co-workers at an Iowa post office before being captured, police say
Authorities say a female postal employee shot two colleagues at the main post office in Iowa’s capital city before being captured nearby
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Citibank office shooter targeted company over a $2,500 debt collection, Florida sheriff says
A Florida sheriff says a gunman who killed a woman before being fatally shot by a security guard at Citibank’s office complex in Tampa targeted the campus because he was angry over a $2,500 debt collection
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Senate Democrats will not let Trump put a 'right-winger' on the Supreme Court, Schumer vows
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer is vowing that Democrats will not allow President Donald Trump to put “a right-winger” on the Supreme Court once they take power, raising the possibility that his party could block a presidential nominee if there were a vacancy in the next two years
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Trump meets with top Putin envoy at the White House — but not visiting Ukrainian officials
President Donald Trump says he met with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s envoy at the White House but did not meet with Ukrainian officials who were also visiting on Thursday
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Democratic socialist Nithya Raman ousts embattled Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass
Little-known Los Angeles City Council member Nithya Raman has defeated embattled Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass to lead the nation’s second most populous city
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