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Biden: Budget talks hit 'stalemate,' $3.5T may take a while
By LISA MASCARO AND JONATHAN LEMIRE - Associated Press
Sat, 09/25/2021 - 12:58 AM, 0 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says that talks over his $3.5 trillion rebuilding plan have hit a “stalemate" in Congress as he made the case for his expansive effort to recast the nation's tax and spending programs and make what he sees as sweeping, overdue investments.
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US police departments clamoring for de-escalation training
By DAVID SHARP - Associated Press
Sat, 09/25/2021 - 12:15 AM, 0 Reads
SACO, Maine (AP) — Angry over being fired, a former employee slashed the tires of his boss’ vehicle and still held the knife when police officers arrived.

Three officers positioned themselves at a safe distance as the man yelled and ranted. One officer had a stun gun, another a handgun.
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10 years after ‘Don’t ask, don’t tell,’ cadets see progress
By DAVE COLLINS - Associated Press
Sat, 09/25/2021 - 12:05 AM, 3 Reads
NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) — Kelli Normoyle was nervous as she arrived at the Coast Guard Academy campus in Connecticut in 2008. She had come out as a lesbian to a few friends near the end of high school, but she faced a military environment where “don’t ask, don’t tell” was still the policy prohibiting gay people from serving openly.
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Texas migrant camp empty, Haitians await word on their fate
By MARÍA VERZA AND JUAN LOZANO - Associated Press
Fri, 09/24/2021 - 11:01 PM, 9 Reads
DEL RIO, Texas (AP) — No migrants are left at a Texas border encampment, about a week after nearly 15,000 people — most of them Haitians — huddled in makeshift shelters hoping for the chance to seek asylum.
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