The wreck of the USS Edsall, a lone American destroyer that fought a Japanese fleet, has been found in the Indian Ocean, the U.S. Navy says.
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Federal judge blocks Louisiana law that requires classrooms to display Ten Commandments
U.S. District Judge John W. deGravelles in Baton Rouge said the law had an ‘overtly religious’ purpose and is ‘unconstitutional on its face.’
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Trump eyes Rubio for secretary of State, Waltz for national security adviser
Both Marco Rubio and Mike Waltz have more hawkish foreign policy views than the incoming president, who ran on a platform of restoring peace to a war-torn world.
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Trump picks South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary
The president-elect is off to a rapid start rolling out his picks for key administration jobs as he prepares for a return to the White House in January.
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Fire crews on both U.S. coasts battle wildfires
The Northeast has been experiencing prolonged dry conditions. In Massachusetts, one wildfire among several fueled by powerful wind gusts and dry leaves has burned around 400 acres some 10 miles north of Boston.
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Earth’s biggest polluters aren’t sending leaders to UN climate talks
In a year of weather extremes, four nations with more than 42% of all the world’s population – China, the U.S., India and Indonesia – do not have heads of state present.
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Trump eyes pro-crypto candidates for key federal financial agencies
The incoming administration has explored new personnel and policy that can deliver on Trump’s campaign promise to turn the U.S. into the ‘crypto capital of the planet.’
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Trump taps former New York congressman Lee Zeldin as EPA chief
Zeldin, a lawyer by trade, lacks an extensive background in environmental policy.
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Trump announces former ICE chief Tom Homan will be ‘border czar’
Trump said Homan, former acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement director, will have a role related to the border and the deportation of undocumented immigrants.
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Here are the people Trump has picked for key positions so far
President-elect Donald Trump is starting to fill key posts in his second administration. Here’s a look at whom he’s selected so far.