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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Texas is splitting with other states and defending President Donald Trump's ban on travelers from seven predominantly Muslim nations. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed documents with the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today asking the court to reconsider its decision not to immediately reinstate the ban. Paxton says the ban is a legal exercise of presidential authority. A three-judge panel last Thursday refused to block a lower court decision that suspended the ban.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Organizers in cities across the U.S. are telling immigrants to miss class, miss work and not patronize businesses tomorrow. "A Day Without Immigrants" is meant to show how critical they are to the U.S. economy and the country's way of life. Actions are planned in cities including Philadelphia, Washington, and Austin, Texas.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Israel's prime minister says there's "no greater supporter of the Jewish people and the Jewish state than President Donald Trump." He spoke at a joint news conference with Trump at the start of a White House visit. At the news conference, Trump urged Israel to "hold back" on settlements for a little bit." And he refused to endorse the idea of a future Palestinian state, saying there might be an "alternative" to a two-state solution. Trump also said he'd like to see the U.S. Embassy moved from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, but that "we're looking at it with great care."
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of anti-Muslim hate groups in the United States has nearly tripled since 2015, due in part to radical Islamic attacks and the incendiary rhetoric of last year's presidential campaign. This comes from the Southern Poverty Law Center's new report released today.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A top executive at the company building the controversial Dakota Access pipeline is comparing pipeline opponents to terrorists. Joey Mahmoud, executive vice president of Energy Transfer Partners, says protesters have "assaulted numerous pipeline personnel," destroyed millions of dollars' worth of construction equipment and even fired a pistol at law enforcement during months of demonstrations against the pipeline. His comments came in testimony for the House energy committee. The chairman of one of the tribes suing to stop the project says most of the demonstrators are "there in prayer" -- and that the law enforcement officers are the "terrorists."
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