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El Chapo conviction 'will not end' drug trafficking, residents say

El Chapo conviction 'will not end' drug trafficking, residents say

US officials are hailing El Chapo's conviction as a big win against drug traffickers, but residents in his home state of Sinaloa are far from convinced.

  • by Andres Villarreal

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He boycotted Nike over Colin Kaepernick. Now his store is closing
Racism

He boycotted Nike over Colin Kaepernick. Now his store is closing

Stephen Martin heard all the arguments defending NFL players who protested against social injustice and police brutality. He even understood them, to an extent.

  • by Jacob Bogage
Donald Trump to sign border bill, declare national emergency
US Border Battle

Donald Trump to sign border bill, declare national emergency

President Donald Trump will declare a national emergency to obtain funds for his promised US-Mexico border wall, the top Senate Republican said.

  • by Erik Wasson, Laura Litvan and Anna Edgerton
Ex-acting FBI chief describes secret meetings to 'remove Trump'
Russia probe

Ex-acting FBI chief describes secret meetings to 'remove Trump'

In his first TV interview, Andrew McCabe also revealed that he launched the Russia investigation because he was disturbed by Donald Trump's comments.

  • by Doina Chiacu
El Chapo escaped two prisons in Mexico, but no one's ever busted out of 'the ADX'
Crime

El Chapo escaped two prisons in Mexico, but no one's ever busted out of 'the ADX'

"For him to escape, he would have to have a warden in his pocket," one retired corrections officer said. "No one moves there without permission at all."

  • by Deanna Paul
Ted Cruz's solution to border wall impasse: Make El Chapo pay for it
Immigration

Ted Cruz's solution to border wall impasse: Make El Chapo pay for it

It comes as White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders suggested the border wall was necessary to stop El Chapo's 'reign of terror'.

  • by Deanna Paul
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California governor wants users to profit from online data
Technology & democracy

California governor wants users to profit from online data

The new governor has asked aides to develop a proposal for a "data dividend" for California residents.

US judge rules ex-Trump campaign chief Manafort breached plea deal
Russia probe

US judge rules ex-Trump campaign chief Manafort breached plea deal

US District Judge Amy Berman Jackson found there was a "preponderance" of evidence that Manafort lied on three different topics.

  • by Nathan Layne and Sarah N. Lynch
Mars rover Opportunity pronounced dead after 15 years of service
NASA

Mars rover Opportunity pronounced dead after 15 years of service

NASA'S longest-running rover on Mars, Opportunity, has been pronounced dead, 15 years after it landed on the red planet.

  • by Marcia Dunn
Donald Trump installs room-sized golf simulator at White House
Trump's White House

Donald Trump installs room-sized golf simulator at White House

The system replaces an older, less sophisticated golf simulator that had been installed under President Barack Obama.

  • by David A. Fahrenthold and Josh Dawsey
El Chapo will likely be sent to the 'Alcatraz of Rockies'
Organised crime

El Chapo will likely be sent to the 'Alcatraz of Rockies'

The 61-year-old crime kingpin convicted in a federal court of drug-trafficking, is almost certain to be sent to the Colorado "Supermax" prison.

  • by Harriet Alexander