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Trump Recasts Mission of Justice Dept.’s Civil Rights Office, Prompting ‘Exodus’

Hundreds of lawyers and other staff members are fleeing the arm of the agency that defends constitutional rights, which appointees intend to reshape to enact President Trump’s agenda.

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Until recently, the civil rights division had not faced the kind of intense pressure from above that other parts of the Justice Department had to confront in the early days of the administration.
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House G.O.P. Proposes Charging $1,000 to Claim Asylum, Hiking Fees on Migrants

As part of legislation to pay for President Trump’s domestic agenda, including his immigration crackdown, House Republicans want to impose or increase fees for legal entry into the United States.

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Migrants seeking asylum in Piedras Negras, Mexico, in January. House Republicans are proposing expanding fees migrants must pay.
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Power Outages in Spain and Portugal: Photos

Power outages disrupted daily life and left millions of people in the dark.

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Tennis matches at the Madrid Open were suspended because of the outage.
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What We Know About the Power Outages in Spain and Portugal

Millions on the Iberian Peninsula were left without power for hours on Monday afternoon into the evening.

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Restaurant workers at La Taberna, a restaurant in the southern city of Ronda, Spain, worked by candlelight during a massive power outage affecting the entire Iberian Peninsula on Monday.
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Protesters to Rally in Brooklyn After Pro-Israel Crowd Assaults Woman

The police were investigating the attack in Crown Heights, where hundreds of pro-Israel demonstrators surrounded a woman and hurled slurs at her. More protests were expected on Monday.

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A woman who was surrounded and attacked by pro-Israel demonstrators said she had not been protesting but had come to the scene to see what was going on.
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Amazon to Launch First Project Kuiper Internet Satellites: What to Know

The spacecraft are the online giant’s entry into beaming wireless service from space, but the company has much to do before it can compete with SpaceX’s Starlink.

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An Atlas V rocket earlier this month when United Launch Alliance scrubbed the first flight of 27 Amazon Project Kuiper satellites because of poor weather.
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