Month: December 2019

"I was taken": 7-year-old torn from dad at U.S. border

Watch the CBS News documentary “The Faces of Family Separation” in the video player above.  America’s southern border has long been a place of controversy and passionate political debate, a 1,933 mile stretch of cities and towns, rivers and desert, snaking from California to the Gulf Coast of Texas. The issue of immigration at the…

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Winter storm threatens heavy snow, blizzards from Rockies to Upper Midwest, weather service warns travelers 'consider changing plans'

A major winter storm barreling out of Southern California threatened to deliver heavy snow, gusty winds and near-blizzard conditions for the weekend from the South Central Rockies to the Upper Midwest as many holiday travelers head home. “Those with travel plans in this area should monitor the forecast and consider changing your plans,” the National Weather Service warned on…

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Violent clashes in new round of Chile protests

Santiago (AFP) – Thousands of protesters clashed with police Friday in Santiago in a fresh round of anti-government demonstrations that erupted more than two months ago in Chile. The rally took place in the Plaza Italia, which has since October 18 become the epicenter of massive citizen protests against President Sebastian Pinera’s right-wing government. Police…

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Joe Biden walks back his remarks about defying a congressional subpoena, but adds he is 'not going to pretend' that it isn't a Republican-led stunt

AP Photo/Paul Vernon Former Vice President Joe Biden walked by his earlier remarks saying he would not comply with a potential congressional subpoena during the Senate’s impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. “In my 40 years in public life, I have always complied with a lawful order and in my eight years as [vice president],…

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