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Posted on November 26, 2020 · The new curfew for El Paso County, Texas went into effect just after midnight Wednesday and runs through Monday. The judge who issued the order said it was "not as rigid" as he wanted.

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Posted on January 28, 2019 · While the reopening of the government is welcome news for many federal workers, some express trepidation that they'll face the same predicament after Feb. 15.

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Posted on August 20, 2018 · In a formal complaint, HUD says Facebook allows landlords and home sellers to use targeted ads to discriminate based upon the recipient's race, religion, sex, familial status and national origin.

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Posted on May 31, 2018 · A report by Save the Children finds the U.S. ranks 36 out of 175 nations when it comes to child poverty. Within the U.S., nearly a quarter of children growing up in rural America were poor in 2016.

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Posted on May 19, 2018 · The FBI says 13 people, not 10, were injured in the mass shooting at Santa Fe High School in which 10 people were killed

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Posted on January 27, 2018 · The Wall Street Journal reported Friday, Jan. 26, 2018, that a number of women say they were harassed or assaulted by the casino mogul

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Meet Mike Conaway, GOP Congressman Now Overseeing House’s Russia Probe

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Posted on April 7, 2017 · The Texas Republican is taking over the investigation as an ethics committee looks into whether Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes mishandled classified information.

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