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Friday, April 28, 2017

Methodist High Court Rejects First Openly Gay Bishop’s Consecration

Bishop Karen Oliveto this month in a chapel in Highlands Ranch, Colo. A court ruled that she “remains in good standing” pending further proceedings.
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N.S.A. Halts Collection of Americans’ Emails About Foreign Targets

The National Security Agency campus in Fort Meade, Md.
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G.D.P. Report Shows U.S. Economy Off to Slow Start in 2017

A Carmax salesman showing a vehicle in Doral, Fla. Spending on goods was slow in the first quarter of the year, despite rising consumer confidence since President Trump’s election.
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Chicago Schools Ex-Leader Is Sentenced as Classrooms Struggle to Stay Open

Barbara Byrd-Bennett was sentenced Friday to four and a half years in federal prison.
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De Blasio Blames Jails Chief’s Getaways on Bad Advice

Mayor Bill de Blasio defended Joseph Ponte, the city’s correction commissioner, after an investigation found that Mr. Ponte had used a department car to travel to Maine on multiple occasions last year.
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Jim DeMint Is Said to Be Out at Heritage Foundation

Jim DeMint speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Maryland in February.
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Florence Finch, Unsung War Hero Who Took On Japanese, Dies at 101

Florence Finch in an undated photograph. She enlisted with the Coast Guard after working for the Philippine resistance and aiding the Americans in World War II.
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On Pro Football: Misgivings Diminish the Mighty N.F.L.’s Swagger

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Arkansas Governor Rebuffs Calls for Execution Inquiry

Kenneth D. Williams
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Fyre Festival, a Luxury Music Weekend, Crumbles in the Bahamas

Ja Rule was one of the founders of the Fyre Festival, an event that descended into chaos as soon as guests started arriving in the Bahamas.
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‘Friendly Fire’ May Have Killed 2 U.S. Soldiers in Afghanistan Raid

Army soldiers carried the remains of Army Sgt. Joshua Rodgers on Friday. Sgt. Rodgers and Sgt. Cameron Thomas were killed in Afghanistan during a raid on Wednesday.
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Trump, N.F.L. Draft, Arkansas: Your Friday Evening Briefing

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Pope Francis, in Egypt, Delivers a Blunt Message on Violence and Religion

Pope Francis arriving on Friday at the St. Peter and St. Paul Church in Cairo, which was target of a suicide bomb attack that killed 29 people in December.
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The two biggest ways the Trump family could benefit from his tax plan

The one-page outline of President Trump's tax plan is sparse on details, but it does show he favors tax cuts that help business owners, greatly benefiting the wealthiest among them.
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Congress Prevents Government From Shutting Down on Trump’s 100th Day

Speaker Paul D. Ryan on Thursday. Congress’s approval of a spending measure avoided the political embarrassment of a shutdown occurring on Saturday, President Trump’s 100th day in office.
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Amazon's moves beyond retail get Wall Street thumbs up, for now

SAN FRANCISCO, April 28 (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc's ventures far beyond online retail, from cloud computing to movie making, are raising questions among corporate strategy experts about its focus.