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Russia Dismisses Reports of Prisoner Swap With US

Associated Press Article Reprint MOSCOW — Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Friday dismissed suggestions that an American arrested in Moscow on suspicion of spying could be used in a prisoner swap for a Russian held in the

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Angela Davis “Stunned” at Award Revocation, But Still Coming to Birmingham

Davis joins a long list of scholars and activists who have been censored in efforts to silence debate on Israeli apartheid. By: Roy S. Johnson Article Reprint “My long-term support of justice for Palestine was

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Trump and Democrats Still Can’t Agree on Government Shutdown and Border Wall

BTN STAFF President Trump and the congressional Democrats made a failed attempt to find a resolution to the partial government shutdown and funding for the border wall. “Well unfortunately, the president just got up and

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Washington Joins Illinois and Three Other States in Banning Anyone Under 21 From Buying Assault Rifles

BTN STAFF Washington joined the handful of states that will ban anyone under 21 from buying assault rifles.  The decision was made today (01.01.19) to increase the age limit on the purchase of assault rifles.

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Capture of Undocumented Immigrant Accused of Killing Cop Might be the Narrative that Secures Funding for Trump’s Border Wall

By: Jarrod Horton Staff Writer Authorities captured suspected cop killer Gustavo Perez Arriaga last Friday in Bakersfield California. Arriaga has been accused of shooting Northern California police officer Cpl. Ronil Singh, 33. It has been

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Trump Administration Enforcing Law Introduced Under Bill Clinton to Cut Food Stamps

By: Jarrod Horton Staff Writer A lot of low income families are feeling the crunch of a bill signed by Bill Clinton in 1996. The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act (PRAWOA) was implemented under

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Trump Takes Pride in Shutting Down the Government

BTN STAFF Friday night parts of the U.S government was shutdown. Nine federal departments, which include the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security have been closed. President Trump has refused to sign

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White House struggles to defend Trump’s Syria withdrawal plan

The White House on Wednesday struggled both to rationalize and to defend President Donald Trump’s surprise announcement that morning that the United States would withdraw its troops from Syria because, as Trump wrote in a

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