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Trump signs an executive order to create federal voter lists

Senate Republicans approve budget measure, teeing up bill to fund ICE and Border Patrol

WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans voted early Thursday morning to approve a budget measure that would pave the way for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol funding without any Democratic support. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The vote was 50-48 after a marathon session last…

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In Eastern Africa, the cradle of humankind is tearing apart

Eastern Africa’s Turkana Rift is both a hotbed for fossil discoveries of our earliest ancestors and a literal hotbed of volcanic activity caused by shifting tectonic plates. Now researchers have found that Earth’s underlying crust in the region has been significantly thinned, presaging Africa’s eventual breakup—and with that finding, the researchers offer a new perspective…

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