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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department said Wednesday that it was still looking for a way to include a controversial citizenship question on the 2020 census, even though the government has started the process of printing the questionnaire without it. The abrupt shift from the Justice Department came hours after President Donald Trump insisted he was not dropping his efforts to ask about citizenship in next year’s nationwide survey. On…

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An image outage on Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp showed how Facebook’s AI automatically tags your photos behind the scenes. The tags sparked anger and amusement on Twitter, as people shared how their photos were interpreted — or misinterpreted. On Twitter, people shared some of their tags, which included the mundane (“one person, beard”) and the disconcerting (“people standing, hoes, and indoor”). Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories. An image…

Majid Takht-Ravanchi, Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations and a member of the team that negotiated the 2015 deal, told reporters in New York on Thursday that the restarting of uranium enrichment was meant in part as a message to the Europeans. “If U.S. is out and Europeans are not in a position to compensate what we are losing, that means that the deal is not working,” Mr. Takht-Ravanchi said….

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SAN DIEGO (AP) — An appeals court on Wednesday upheld a freeze on Pentagon money to build a border wall with Mexico, casting doubt on President Donald Trump’s ability to make good on a signature campaign promise before the 2020 election. A divided three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco agreed with a lower court ruling that prevented the government from tapping Defense Department…

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SAN DIEGO (AP) — An appeals court on Wednesday upheld a freeze on Pentagon money to build a border wall with Mexico, casting doubt on President Donald Trump’s ability to make good on a signature campaign promise before the 2020 election. A divided three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco agreed with a lower court ruling that prevented the government from tapping Defense Department…

Dan Lamothe Colby Itkowitz July 3 at 7:28 PM The B-2 bomber could cost $700,000. Two F-22s fighters, about $300,000. The Blue Angels demonstration team, close to $320,000. And two F-35 jets, upward of $660,000. These figures, based on a conservative analysis using Pentagon flight-cost estimates and other military data about the aircraft, highlight something the Trump administration has left murky as it plans its Independence Day celebration in Washington:…

Sen. Kamala Harris flexed her law enforcement experience, saying she would be prepared to take on “a predator” like the president. | Joe Raedle/Getty Images 2020 elections By CAITLIN OPRYSKO 07/03/2019 05:32 PM EDT Kamala Harris on Wednesday debuted a new line of attack against President Donald Trump, saying that her background as a prosecutor made her uniquely suited to take on “a predator” like the president. At an Iowa…

One week after her story drew national attention, Marshae Jones, the Alabama woman who faced criminal charges after a shooting caused her to miscarry, will not be prosecuted, the Alabama district attorney announced Wednesday. “After viewing the facts of this case and the applicable state law I have determined that it is not in the best interest of justice to pursue prosecution of Ms. Jones on the manslaughter charge for…

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SAN DIEGO (AP) — An appeals court on Wednesday upheld a freeze on Pentagon money to build a border wall with Mexico, casting doubt on President Donald Trump’s ability to make good on a signature campaign promise before the 2020 election. A divided three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco agreed with a lower court ruling that prevented the government from tapping Defense Department…

Army personnel finish parking a Bradley Fighting Vehicle in front of the Lincoln Memorial on Wednesday. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images) Juliet Eilperin Josh Dawsey Ashley Parker Dan Lamothe July 3 at 7:20 PM As President Trump’s appointees have worked doggedly to assemble the most ambitious and costly Fourth of July ceremony the nation’s capital has ever seen, they have been guided by one overriding principle: It cannot be a repeat of…

CLOSE In night two of the Democratic debate, candidates bore down into issues, and each other. Kamala Harris went after Joe Biden for his past on busing. USA TODAY WASHINGTON – Sen. Kamala Harris labeled President Donald Trump a “predator” that she could take on due to her background as a prosecutor —  a new line of attack against the president as the California Democrat is surging following her debate performance…

Video Charges dismissed in fetal death case in Alabama Jefferson County District Attorney Lynneice Washington says it was not in the best interest of justice to pursue charges against Marshae Jones, who was indicted in the death of her unborn child in a shooting after a fight. An Alabama district attorney announced Wednesday that she will not pursue manslaughter charges against a woman who was shot in a fight and…

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What if President Donald Trump held a big July 4th parade and nobody but Fox News Channel viewers watched? As the broadcast networks make other plans and cable news outlets MSNBC and CNN are set to turn their focus elsewhere, that might be what will happen with Trump’s tank- and flyover-fueled “Salute to America” Fourth of July Celebration in Washington D.C. on Thursday. Fox News will cover live Trump’s portion…

“We are pleased with the District Attorney’s decision to dismiss the charges against Marshae Jones. It is the appropriate decision, both for our client and for the State of Alabama. This is the outcome we sought this week in our motion to dismiss. We are gratified the District Attorney evaluated the matter and chose not to proceed with a case that was neither reasonable nor just. The District Attorney’s decision…

The distance between peace and conflict with Iran is now best measured by a number, 16.33%. That’s the difference between the level to which Iran is currently enriching its uranium, and the percentage it is threatening to enrich to beginning next week. Why does that matter? Well, because while Iran’s enrichment level currently stands at 3.67%, if it goes beyond 20%, it will be able to produce a nuclear weapon….