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Wed, 25 Jan 2017 17:54:03 GMTBY DON BABWIN
ASSOCIATED PRESSCHICAGO — President Donald Trump says he’s ready to “send in the Feds” if Chicago can’t reduce its homicide problem, and the city’s police superintendent says he is “more than willing” to work with the federal government to combat the violence.
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Wed, 25 Jan 2017 19:06:03 GMTBY MATTHEW DALY
ASSOCIATED PRESSWASHINGTON — The National Park Service employees’ Twitter campaign against President Donald Trump has spread to other parks.
A day after three climate-related tweets sent out by Badlands National Park were deleted, other park accounts have sent out ...

Wed, 25 Jan 2017 19:21:55 GMTBY JULIE PACE, VIVIAN SALAMA AND RACHEL ZOLL
THE ASSOCIATED PRESSPresident Donald Trump is signing two executive orders in keeping with campaign promises to boost border security and crack down on immigrants living in the U.S. illegally.
The president signed the two orders Wednesday during a ceremony at the Depart...

Wed, 25 Jan 2017 19:34:16 GMTBY PETER ROPER
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAINIn a sharply worded refusal, Colorado Public Utilities Commissioner Frances Koncilja not only declined to take herself off the Black Hills Energy rate case Wednesday morning but demanded that the state commission create a public record on all the dec...

Wed, 25 Jan 2017 19:56:03 GMTBY FRAZIER MOORE
AP TELEVISION WRITERNEW YORK — Mary Tyler Moore, the star of two of TV’s best-loved sitcoms, has died.
Her publicist, Mara Buxbaum, says Moore died with her husband and friends nearby. She was 80.
Moore gained fame in the 1960s as the frazzled wife Laura Petrie on “Th...

Wed, 25 Jan 2017 19:58:02 GMTTHE ASSOCIATED PRESSThe Dow Jones industrial average crossed the 20,000 mark for the first time Wednesday, the latest milestone in a record-setting drive for the stock market.
Strong earnings from Boeing and other big companies helped push the Dow past the threshold ear...

Wed, 25 Jan 2017 20:04:02 GMTBY TRACY HARMON
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAINCANON CITY — New York-based Artists Christo has given up a two-decade old dream to realize the “Over the River” artwork, announcing Wednesday that he will no longer be subjected to legal arguments and will instead devote his time and energy to a proj...

Tue, 24 Jan 2017 17:10:03 GMTBY ALAN FRAM AND RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
ASSOCIATED PRESSWASHINGTON — Democrats criticized stock purchases by President Donald Trump’s pick for health secretary on Tuesday as the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing on a nominee who’s backed by Republicans but under fire from Democrats for his support f...

Tue, 24 Jan 2017 17:24:03 GMTBY NANCY BENAC
ASSOCIATED PRESSWASHINGTON — It’s the first full work week for the Trump administration, and the talk is all about emoluments, executive orders, a border tax, TPP and much more.
If you’re rusty on some of those terms, grab this glossary to help get up to speed on w...

Tue, 24 Jan 2017 17:54:09 GMTTHE ASSOCIATED PRESSWASHINGTON — The Trump administration has instituted a media blackout at the Environmental Protection Agency and barred staff from awarding any new contracts or grants.
Emails sent to EPA staff since President Donald Trump’s inauguration on Friday a...