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“The individual nature of the clemency process underscores both its incredible power to change a person’s life, but also its inherent shortcoming as a tool for broader sentencing reform,” wrote Neil Eggleston, Obama’s top lawyer, in a blog post on the White House website Wednesday.
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US Sent Plane With $400 Million In Cash To Iran

“As we’ve made clear, the negotiations over the settlement of an outstanding claim at The Hague Tribunal were completely separate from the discussions about returning our American citizens home,” State Department Spokesman John Kirby said, referring to the $1.7 billion payout that the $400 million cash installment was part of.
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Syrian Rebels Push To Break Siege In Aleppo

Rather than corridors guaranteed by Syria and Russia, Egeland said, Aleppo needed a “normal” international humanitarian operation, run by the United Nations, Red Cross and Red Crescent, and a 48-hour pause in the fighting agreed to by all parties.
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Dog Dies After Being Left In Animal Control Van For 17 Hours

Starting on Monday, all animal control vans will be inspected at the end of a shift, and officers have to return to the shelter immediately after a pick-up unless there is an emergency.
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Mike Pence Endorses Paul Ryan

“I spoke to Donald Trump this morning about my support for Paul Ryan, our longtime friendship. He strongly encouraged me to endorse Paul Ryan in next Tuesday’s primary. I’m pleased to do it,” Pence told Fox.

Pokemon Go Posing Problems For Children’s Museum iIn Salem

They said some people are taking up parking spots for museum members, loitering, leaving behind trash, and since the policy is you can’t enter the museum unless you have a child with you, the new crowd of adults, especially adult men, is making some parents uncomfortable.
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Poll Finds Clinton, Trump Supporters Have Few Friends On Other Side

Thirty-three percent of voters — 35% of Trump supporters and 31% of Clinton supporters — described themselves as “pretty outspoken” about their support.
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33 US Military Members Have Contracted Zika

Military personnel are advised to follow the same rules as civilians to protect themselves in mosquito-infested areas, such as wearing appropriate clothing and using insect repellant.
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North Korea Fires 2 Ballistic Missiles, South Korea And U.S. say

The launches “only serve to increase the international community’s resolve to counter (North Korea’s) prohibited activities, including through implementing existing U.N. Security Council sanctions,” said Anna Richey-Allen, a spokeswoman for the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs.
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