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Trump's Pentagon pick is Army veteran, defense lobbyist
Washington, Jun 19 (AP/UNB)— President Donald Trump's pick for new Defense Secretary is an Army veteran who served in the first Iraq war and also has experience as a national security adviser on Capitol Hill as well as a defense industry lobbyist.
UN: Nearly 71 million now displaced by war, violence at home
Geneva, Jun 19 (AP/UNB) — A record 71 million people have been displaced worldwide from war, persecution and other violence, the U.N. refugee agency said Wednesday, an increase of more than 2 million from last year and an overall total that would amount to the world's 20th most populous country.
US, Iran voice resolve in brinkmanship, say war not sought
Washington, Jun 19 (AP/UNB) — The United States and Iran said Tuesday they were not seeking war with each other as tensions simmered between the two in the Persian Gulf and President Donald Trump vowed the U.S. would respond to any attack.
Shanahan drops bid to lead Pentagon, citing 'painful' past
Washington, Jun 19 (AP/UNB) — Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan stepped down Tuesday before his formal nomination ever went to the Senate, citing a "painful" family situation that would hurt his children and reopen "wounds we have worked years to heal."
Trump could have tough time meeting his deportation threat
Washington, Jun 19 (AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump could have a tough time making good on his threat to deport millions of people living in the U.S. illegally. But maybe that wasn't his point.
Trump rehashes gripes, rips 'radical' Dems in 2020 launch
Orlando, Jun 19 (AP/UNB) — Jabbing at the press and poking the eye of the political establishment he ran against in 2016, President Donald Trump officially kicked off his reelection campaign Tuesday with a grievance-filled Florida rally that focused more on settling scores than laying out his agenda for a second term.
Trump threatens to deport millions beginning next week
Washington, Jun 18 (AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump is threatening to remove millions of people living in the country illegally on the eve of formally announcing his re-election bid.
Hunt for cause of massive South America power outage begins
Buenos Aires, Jun 17 (AP/UNB) — As lights turned back on across Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay after a massive blackout that hit tens of millions people, authorities were still largely in the dark about what caused the collapse of the interconnected grid and were tallying the damage from the unforeseen disaster.
Washington state waterfront owners asked to take dead whales
Port Hadlock, Jun 16 (AP/UNB)— At least one Washington state waterfront landowner has said yes to a request to allow dead gray whales to decompose on their property.
Diplomats: Europeans weigh sanctions on Venezuela's Maduro
Bogota, Jun 16 (AP/UNB) — Major European nations are considering imposing sanctions on Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro and several top officials for their recent crackdown on political opponents, although divisions remain over the timing of any action for fear of derailing a negotiated exit to the country's crisis, The Associated Press has learned.