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Jim Jordan, once called a 'legislative terrorist' by a top Republican, will now lead the party in U.S. House
The Republicans may have just lost control of the House of Representatives in resounding fashion, but they signalled Tuesday they may not be in a conciliatory mood with Democrats, picking combative Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan as their leader in the chamber.
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Spaniards shut down country over high housing prices
People across Spain have shut down businesses, factories and the country’s rail system as part of a general strike. The action comes as many in the country grapple with rising rents and home ownership costs.
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3 dead, driver arrested after vehicle plows into pedestrians in Los Angeles
The 61-year-old driver of a minivan that killed three people when it crashed outside a Los Angeles metro station during rush hour was arrested on three counts of murder, a police spokesperson said Wednesday.
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Joining lawsuit, Kennedy family members say Trump's arch would be 'denigration' of JFK, RFK plots at Arlington
Nine family members of the Kennedy political dynasty are asking a judge to block U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to build a towering memorial arch, saying the 76-metre structure would cast a shadow over their relatives' gravesites at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Stacy Keach, stage actor and Mike Hammer star, dead at 85
Stacy Keach, one of America's finest stage actors who became best known for playing scruffy private eye Mike Hammer on TV and whose career was nearly derailed after he was imprisoned in 1984 for trying to smuggle cocaine into Britain, died Tuesday. He was 85.
