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Price To Reimburse Partial Cost Of Charter Flights

5:05am September 29, 2017

by Tamara Keith

Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price is going to reimburse taxpayers nearly $52,000 for his seats on private charter planes that reportedly cost taxpayers more than $400,000.

Football Fans Tackle Recent National Anthem Protests

5:05am September 29, 2017

by Don Gonyea

Some protests continued in the National Football League after President Trump attacked players who have knelt during the national anthem. Fans in Wisconsin weighed in.

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ICE Raids Target Sanctuary Cities

5:05am September 29, 2017

by Eric Westervelt

In the latest battle between the Trump administration and sanctuary cities, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers this week arrested hundreds of people in a nationwide sweep.

Climber Ryan Sheridan had just reached the top of El Capitan when a new rock slide let loose below him on Thursday.

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New Rockfall, Injury At El Capitan

11:01pm September 28, 2017

by Barbara Campbell

Another, larger chunk has fallen off the monolith rising over Yosemite Valley in California. One injury is reported. In yesterday's fall at the same place, one climber was killed and one injured.

Crowley shipping containers with running refrigeration systems are lined up at in the port of San Juan, Puerto Rico. They've been there for days, goods locked away inside.

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In Puerto Rico, Containers Full Of Goods Sit Undistributed At Ports

10:12pm September 28, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

Authorities say truck drivers to move the food, water, medicine and other items around the island are scarce, as is diesel. Whether roads are too damaged is disputed. Crates are stacking up.

Tom Price says he will not take any more private charter flights as secretary of health and human services.

Price To Pay Portion Of Charter Flight Costs

8:31pm September 28, 2017

by Dana Farrington

"The taxpayers won't pay a dime for my seat on those planes," the health and human services secretary said on Friday. Tom Price will pay about $52,000 of the reported $400,000 cost of the trips.

Dave Archambault, chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, stands outside court in Washington in October 2016, where appeals court judges heard his tribe's challenge to the Dakota Access Pipeline.

Standing Rock Sioux Chairman Voted Out Of Office

8:24pm September 28, 2017

by Jeff Brady

Standing Rock Sioux Chairman Dave Archambault lost a re-election bid after a controversial campaign to block the Dakota Access Pipeline.

The Mount Rushmore National Memorial in the Black Hills of South Dakota is soon to be off-limits to drone flights.

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FAA Restricts Drones Over Major U.S. Landmarks

7:56pm September 28, 2017

by Richard Gonzales

The agency is banning unauthorized unmanned aircraft from the air over sites such as the Statue of Liberty and Hoover Dam, citing national security.

Russia Continues To Use Social Media To Influence Public Opinion In The U.S.

7:56pm September 28, 2017

by Ryan Lucas

Congressional investigators are continuing to talk with social media companies about what is known about the role Russian bots played in last November's election and how to prevent the next onslaught.

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President Trump holds a rally for Alabama Republican Senate candidate Luther Strange on Sept. 22 in Huntsville, Ala. After Strange lost the primary race, Trump's tweets promoting him were deleted.

Trump Deleting Tweets After Luther Strange's Loss Raises Legal Questions

7:40pm September 28, 2017

by Brian Naylor

After Roy Moore defeated the president's chosen candidate, Trump acted to remove evidence of his support. Transparency advocates argue the move is part of a larger pattern of poor record keeping.