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Trump Denies Briefing on Reported Bounties Against US Troops
President Donald Trump denied that he had been briefed on reported U.S. intelligence that a Russian military intelligence unit secretly offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants for killing American troops in Afghanistan.
Princeton to Remove Woodrow Wilson Name from School
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House Adopts Bill to Make DC 51st State; Senate GOP Opposes
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