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Federal government extends pause on Big Bend National Park border construction until mid-September 0
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- August 29, 2026
WASHINGTON — The federal government agreed in court on Friday to extend a pause on border related construction in Big Bend National Park until mid September, a move welcomed by those challenging the contentious project in the area. Customs and Border Protection already paused activity after CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott visited the park last week
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Seneca Nation calls for reversal of Trump’s ‘Lake America’ executive order 0
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- August 29, 2026
The leader of the Seneca Nation in upstate New York is criticizing President Donald Trump’s decision to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America,” saying it violates a more than 225-year-old treaty and shows a “blatant disrespect” for the Indigenous people… The leader of the Seneca Nation in upstate New York is criticizing President Donald Trump’s
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Trump says he will observe the 25th anniversary of 9/11 at the Pentagon 0
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- August 28, 2026
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will mark the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks at the Pentagon. Trump confirmed his plans Friday. Vice President JD Vance will attend the New York observance and other administration officials will go to the ceremony in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, the White House said. This year marks a quarter-century since
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Virginia removes three Confederate memorials 0
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- August 28, 2026
Years into efforts to purge Richmond, Virginia — a former Confederate Capital — of memorials honoring the Confederacy, the Commonwealth of Virginia began removing three more Confederate memorials in the city on Friday. Statues honoring Confederate Generals Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson and Gov. William “Extra Billy” Smith, as well as Confederate Dr. Hunter Holmes McGuire,
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National Park Service backs Trump’s arch, despite its impact on Washington’s sightline 0
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- August 28, 2026
WASHINGTON — A new National Park Service report backs President Donald Trump’s proposed arch, despite what it says are adverse effects to the sightline between a host of iconic landmarks in Washington, including the Washington Monument and Lincoln and Jefferson memorials. The report released Friday says the 250-foot-tall (76-meter) memorial arch is likely to disrupt
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Juul gets OK to sell updated vaping device with age-gating technology 0
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- August 28, 2026
WASHINGTON — Vaping company Juul Labs on Friday received federal permission to sell an updated version of its e-cigarette, which includes an optional age-verification system designed to prevent underage use. The decision from the Food and Drug Administration allows the company to sell a new version of its top-selling vaping device for the first time
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