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United States Deploys Aircraft Carrier and 10,000 Troops to Persian Gulf

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Washington Episcopal Bishop Resigns After Appeal for Trump to Show Mercy
White House Economic Council Warns Progressive Policies Would Cost Trillions
US Leads Coalition Endorsing Kyoto Science Declaration
Tennessee Prison Chief Resigns After Failed Execution of Christa Pike
Weekend Mass Shootings Kill Victims in Georgia and Maryland
Trump Posts Republican Senator’s Phone Number in Daylight Saving Time Dispute
Democrats Block Republican Congressional Stock-Trading Bill
Florida Battles Major Dengue Fever Outbreak
Secret Service Opens Dedicated Drone Facility at White House
White House Announces $90 Medicare Rebates for Millions of Seniors
Trump Campaigns in Texas and Oklahoma as Republicans Fight to Hold Senate
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