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Federal Appeals Court Reinstates an F.T.C. Commissioner Fired by Trump

The court said the commissioner, Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, had been illegally terminated “without cause.”

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on Tuesday reinstated Rebecca Kelly Slaughter to the Federal Trade Commission, saying she had been fired without cause.
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House Oversight Panel Releases Some Epstein Files as Pressure Mounts

The move came as Republican leaders pressed colleagues not to force a vote on disclosing all the material. Most of what was released on Tuesday was not new.

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Demonstrators called for the release of the Epstein files outside the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday.
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Alberta Backs Off on School Library Book Ban

Alberta ordered schools to pull “inappropriate” books, but paused its plan after a large school district banned scores of books in an apparent effort to make a point.

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Danielle Smith, the premier of Alberta, whose government had ordered the removal of books from school libraries that described sex or other topics deemed inappropriate for young people.
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Trump Says U.S. Attacked Boat Carrying Venezuelan Gang Members, Killing 11

The vessel was transporting illegal narcotics through international waters to the United States, the president said.

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President Trump signed a still-secret directive in July instructing the Pentagon to use military force against some Latin American drug cartels that his administration has labeled “terrorist” organizations.
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Trump Relocates Space Command to Alabama, Reviving a First-Term Plan

President Trump said his decision was motivated in part by his grudge against Colorado, a state he lost in all three of his runs for president.

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While making his announcement at the White House on Tuesday, President Trump said that moving the U.S. Space Command would create tens of thousands of jobs and help America “defend and dominate the high frontier.”
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Xi’s Parade Will Send a Message: China Won’t Be Bullied Again

The show of firepower in Beijing, to be attended by President Vladimir V. Putin, is designed to show that China is strong enough to resist pressure from foreign powers.

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Signage ahead of the celebration in Beijing on Sunday, on the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.
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Trump Responds to Rumors About His Health During Oval Office Press Conference

In the world of presidential health, distrust and speculation run so rampant that even Mr. Trump’s online assurance that he was fine was immediately explained away as part of a cover-up.

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President Trump was seen looking at his cellphone as he departed his golf club in Virginia on Sunday.
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After Trump Says ‘We’re Going In’ to Chicago With Troops, Illinois Officials Slam Plan

Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois said the state was ready to fight the Trump administration’s plan in court.

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Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois, center, alongside Mayor Brandon Johnson of Chicago and Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton during a news conference on reports of federal deployment in Chicago, on Tuesday.
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Under New Law, Greece Can Imprison Rejected Asylum Seekers

A surge in migrants landing on Crete this summer has diminished, but Greece is hoping to deter future undocumented immigration.

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Newly arrived migrants boarding a ferry on the island of Crete that was bound for Piraeus, Greece, in July.
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Judge Apologizes to Conservative Justices in Case Over N.I.H. Cuts

The display of contrition came after Justices Gorsuch and Kavanaugh issued a stern warning directing judges to heed their orders in August.

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The grants in question supported a wide variety of research at the National Institutes of Health.
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Assad and Aides Are Wanted in France for Deadly Strike on Journalists

Judges issued arrest warrants for Bashar al-Assad and six officials of his regime in Syria for an attack that killed two journalists, including Marie Colvin.

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A damaged plaque with an image of former President Bashar al-Assad of Syria outside an abandoned base in Quneitra Governorate, Syria, in August. Mr. al-Assad and his family fled to Russia last December.
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L.A. Ruling Complicates Trump’s Threats to Send Troops to More Cities

As Democratic cities brace for possible military deployments, Democratic governors see in a lower-court ruling the potential for legal protections.

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Members of the California National Guard outside the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building in Los Angeles in June.
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After Name Mix-Up, Online Rage Is Directed at Wrong C.E.O. in U.S. Open Hat Scandal

The chief executive of the Polish company Drogbruk was captured on video snatching a hat in front of a child. The head of Drog-Bruk, a different firm, is getting attacked. The executives also have similar surnames.

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Roman Szkaradek at his business in Poland on Tuesday.
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Rave-parties : comment l'Italie les a interdites

Alors que des altercations ont éclaté entre des habitants excédés et des festivaliers lors d'une rave-party, dans l'Aude, mardi, le ministre de l'Intérieur, Bruno Retailleau, plaide pour leurs interdictions. Une mesure déjà en vigueur en Italie.

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La santé de Donald Trump au cœur de multiples rumeurs sur les réseaux sociaux

Le président américain prend la parole mardi, en direct du Bureau ovale. Une apparition devant des journalistes très attendue, alors que les interrogations sur l’état de santé de Donald Trump pululent sur les réseaux sociaux. Sa discrétion des derniers jours, très inédite, couplée à une déclaration du vice-président JD Vance se déclarant prêt à occuper le pouvoir en cas de "terrible tragédie", a mis le feu aux réseaux sociaux.

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