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liveslow/iStock(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump’s top administration lawyer clashed with liberal justices of the Supreme Court on Tuesday over the government’s plan to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census. “I’m sorry. It’s not been a part of the survey since 1960,” Justice Sonia Sotomayor protested, interrupting Solicitor General Noel Francisco as oral arguments …

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Darwin Brandis/iStock(NEW YORK) — Federal prosecutors charged pharmaceutical company Rochester Drug Cooperative and two of its former executives Tuesday in a new method of charges for a drug distributor related to the nation’s ongoing opioid crisis. Rochester Drug Cooperative (RDC), one of the nation’s largest distributors of opioids, has entered into a non-prosecution consent decree …

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ABC News(DELPHI, Indiana) — The mysterious murder of two Delphi girls deepened this week when Indiana State Police revealed new clues about the killer, including that he may live in the tight-knit Indiana community. But this new information — including a new sketch and more video evidence — seems to leave the public with more …

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WABC(NEW YORK) — Chanel Lewis, 22, has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the 2016 murder of Karina Vetrano, who was beaten and strangled to death while out for a jog near her home in Queens. The sentence was handed down by a judge who a day earlier rejected …

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SweetBabeeJay/iStock(MENOMONEE FALLS, Wisc.) — Affordable fashion retailer Kohl’s has announced that it is expanding its Amazon returns program this summer. All 1,150 Kohl’s locations will accept opened packages starting in July for free, Kohl’s said in a statement. Eligible items will not need a box or label to be returned. The partnership is a result …

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JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for a wave of coordinated bombings at churches and high-end hotels across Sri Lanka. The terrorist organization made the claim Tuesday in a statement published in Arabic by its Amaq news agency, saying the attackers were “among the fighters of the Islamic State,” according to …

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PSNI via Getty Images(DUBLIN) — The paramilitary organization New Irish Republican Army (New IRA) apologized for the murder of 29-year-old journalist Lyra McKee, as a third person was arrested in connection with the death. McKee was killed by a “single gunmen” who fired shots during riots in Creggan, Derry/Londonderry on April 18, Northern Irish police …

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WLDavies/iStock(MEDECINE LODGE, Kansas) — A vulture has been blamed for a motorcycle crash that killed a couple on a rural road in southern Kansas, authorities said. Brandon Husband, 42, was riding his Harley Davidson motorcycle on Saturday afternoon with his 43-year-old wife, Jennifer Husband, on the back when the scavenging bird of prey emerged from …

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liveslow/iStock(WASHINGTON) — Just weeks before the 2020 census questionnaire goes to print, the U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether the Trump administration can ask about citizenship. Oral arguments in the case Tuesday will center on how the government can get the most accurate headcount — and whom the census is supposed to be counting. The …

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Niall_Majury/iStock(WASHINGTON) — United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz thinks airlines are reaching a breaking point with shrinking seat sizes. “I think we are nearing a point certainly that we can’t do that anymore,” he told ABC News’ Senior Transportation Correspondent David Kerley. Munoz acknowledged having to stay competitive with peers and match many of their moves, …

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