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  Apr 10, 2017

  Neil Gorsuch Sworn in; Trump Says There's 'New Faith in America'

  Donald Trump reveled in the biggest political victory of his presidency at a White House ceremony on Monday in which his Supreme Court pick Neil Gorsuch was sworn in, poised to make an instant impact on a court once again dominated by conservatives.

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  Apr 10, 2017

  Egypt's Christians Wail for Church Bombing Victims; Feel Abandoned by State as ISIS Steps Up Attacks

  Egyptian Christians wept with rage on Monday as they recovered the bodies of loved ones killed in twin church bombings, furious at a state they believe will no longer protect them from neighbors bent on their murder.

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  Apr 6, 2017

  Senate Stops Democrats From Blocking Gorsuch; Trump's Supreme Court Pick to Be Confirmed Friday

  Senate Republicans on Thursday crushed a Democratic blockade of President Donald Trump's U.S. Supreme Court nominee in a fierce partisan brawl, approving a rule change dubbed the "nuclear option" to allow for conservative judge Neil Gorsuch's confirmation by Friday.

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  Apr 5, 2017

  Syria Chemical Weapons Attack: Russia Stands by Assad, Trump Faces Pressure

  Russia suggested on Wednesday it would publicly stand by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad despite outrage over a chemical weapons attack, setting Donald Trump's new U.S. administration on course for a head-on diplomatic collision with Moscow.

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  Apr 1, 2017

  Colombia Mudslides Kill Over 150 People, Many Others Now Missing

  A landslide in Colombia's southwestern border province of Putumayo sent mud and debris crashing onto houses overnight, killing at least 154 people and injuring scores, officials said on Saturday.

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  Mar 30, 2017

  North Carolina Repeals Transgender Bathroom Law

  North Carolina on Thursday repealed a law regulating bathroom use for transgender people, hoping to lure back businesses and sports leagues that boycotted the Southern state because they saw the year-old measure as discriminatory.

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  Mar 29, 2017

  Trump Border Wall: Mexicans Who Help Build It Are Traitors, Says Catholic Archdiocese

  The Catholic Archdiocese of Mexico blasted supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump's planned border wall and said any Mexicans who help build the wall would be acting immorally and should be deemed traitors.

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  Mar 28, 2017

  Democrats Aim to Filibuster Confirmation Vote for Trump Supreme Court Nominee Neil Gorsuch

  Democratic opposition to President Donald Trump's U.S. Supreme Court nominee grew on Monday while the White House demanded a "fair, up-or-down vote" in the Senate on confirming Neil Gorsuch to the lifetime post.

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  Mar 27, 2017

  Religious Left Growing Thanks to Trump

  Since President Donald Trump's election, monthly lectures on social justice at the 600-seat Gothic chapel of New York's Union Theological Seminary have been filled to capacity with crowds three times what they usually draw.

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  Mar 26, 2017

  ISIS War: U.S.-backed Syrian Militia Captures Karama, Ready for Raqqa

  A Kurdish and Arab Syrian militia backed by the United States has captured the town of Karama as it prepares for an assault on the Islamic State stronghold of Raqqa that it expects to take place in early April, it said on Sunday.