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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's choice to replace fired national security adviser Michael Flynn is reversing course. Vice Admiral Robert Harward has turned down the offer. A senior White House official says Harward cited financial and family commitments. Flynn was forced out Monday after revelations that he misled Vice President Mike Pence about discussions he held with a Russian diplomat before Trump took office.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Trump administration has changed tactics in its effort to impose a travel ban on seven predominantly Muslim nations. Court documents filed today seek a pause so that the government can issue a replacement ban. The administration no longer wants a further review by the same federal appeals court that upheld a stay of the ban. The president said today at a news conference that a new ban is being developed.
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Authorities say an Islamic State suicide bomber struck inside a famed shrine in southern Pakistan today, killing at least 75 people, including women and children. The bomber set off the blast in the main hall of the Lal Shahbaz Qalandar (kuh-LAN'-duhr) shrine. The Islamic State claimed the attack, saying it targeted a "Shiite (SHEE'-eyet) gathering." The Sunni (SOO'-nee) extremist group views Shiites as apostates.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Thousands of immigrants who normally staff fine restaurants and other businesses across the country have joined what's being billed as A Day Without Immigrants. Organizers say the boycott was aimed squarely at President Donald Trump's efforts to step up deportations, build a wall at the Mexican border and close the nation's doors to many travelers. There were also marches and rallies in cities including the nation's capital.
ATLANTA (AP) — Former Vice President Al Gore says more attention must be paid to the dangerous health consequences of climate change. Speaking at a conference in Atlanta, Gore called on scientists, health officials and health care providers to work together to find solutions to the crisis. Gore helped organize the conference after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention abruptly canceled its own conference on climate change and health.
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