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Deutsche Bank flagged Trump, Kushner deals Anti-money-laundering specialists at Deutsche Bank recommended in 2016 and 2017 that multiple transactions involving legal entities controlled by Donald Trump a... by David Enrich The New York Times - May 20, 2019

Flying migrants to Florida bunk, Trump declares President Donald Trump on Sunday denied reports that hundreds of migrants will be flown from the Mexican border to Florida and other areas in the U.S. interior ... by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports - May 20, 2019

Schiff: Impeachment a 'tool' A key Democrat said Sunday that Republican Rep. Justin Amash's criticism of President Donald Trump isn't enough to count as bipartisan support to launch impeach... by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports - May 20, 2019

Speaker's $40M leaves graduates free of loan debt A billionaire technology investor stunned the entire graduating class at Morehouse College when he announced at their commencement Sunday that he would pay off ... by ERRIN HAINES WHACK The Associated Press - May 20, 2019

New church sanctuary opens at 2017 Texas shooting site A South Texas church unveiled a new sanctuary on Sunday, a year and a half after a gunman opened fire and killed more than two dozen congregants in the deadlies... by CLARICE SILBER The Associated Press - May 20, 2019

Schumer: Probe subway-car plan The Senate's top Democrat is calling on the federal government to investigate whether a plan for Chinese-designed subway cars in New York City could pose a thre... by MICHAEL BALSAMO The Associated Press - May 20, 2019

Tribes, activists contest Arizona mine American Indian tribes and environmental groups have sued to stop Hudbay Minerals Inc. of Toronto from building a copper mine near Tucson, asking a federal judg... by ANITA SNOW The Associated Press - May 20, 2019

Syringes plague N.M. Little League park A New Mexico Little League park is fighting a battle against discarded syringes with attached hypodermic needles. by The Associated Press - May 20, 2019

In The News Jose Andres, an award-winning chef, tweeted a link to a news story about Bonnie Kimball, a school cafeteria worker in Canaan, N.H., who was fired a day after gi... May 20, 2019

Names and faces Madonna and a leather-clad punk group from Iceland added a tinge of political controversy to Saturday’s Eurovision song contest, held this year in Tel Aviv and ... May 20, 2019

The Nation in Brief Crowd protests Alabama abortion law May 20, 2019

Fall start envisioned for WWI tribute; concept for monument in D.C.‘really coming along,’ says Arkansas designer With many of the bureaucratic hurdles overcome and much of the fundraising complete, supporters of the new World War I Memorial say they’re hopeful they can bre... by Frank E. Lockwood - May 19, 2019

Airlines told of flight risk in Iran region; FAA cites jets, weapons, chance for ‘miscalculation’ Commercial airliners flying over the Persian Gulf risk being targeted by "miscalculation or misidentification" from the Iranian military during heightened tensi... by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports - May 19, 2019

Unspoken Sorrow: Families of internees unearth painful past Some of the lettering on the death certificate for Mary Doi's grandmother has faded away. But the space that lists where she died in 1943 is bold and legible: R... by Lolly Bowean Chicago Tribune - May 19, 2019

U.S. warns costs to soar for migrants' care President Donald Trump's administration has told lawmakers that it probably will cost more to care for migrants crossing into the United States from Mexico tha... by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports - May 19, 2019