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(Reuters) -Illinois Governor JB Pritzker said on Sunday that President Donald Trump was “ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States.” In a social media post, Pritzker called on Texas Governor Greg Abbott to “immediately withdraw any support for this decision and refuse …

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(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that a previously announced Ultimate Fighting Championship event at the White House will take place on June 14 next year, which will be the president’s 80th birthday. He made the announcement during a speech at Naval Station Norfolk to mark the upcoming 250th anniversary of the U.S. …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. military said on Sunday it is reassigning about 200 federalized members of the California National Guard from the Los Angeles area to Portland, Oregon, in a new tactic to fulfill plans announced by President Donald Trump. The announcement followed a ruling by a federal judge late on Saturday that temporarily blocked …

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By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The United States cannot ignore the impact the war in Gaza has had on Israel’s global standing, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Sunday, as Israel’s diplomatic isolation mounts despite Washington’s attempts to shield its ally. “Whether you believe it was justified or not, right or not, …

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(Reuters) -Chevron said on Saturday that it will be making operational adjustments to its 285,000 barrel-per-day El Segundo refinery to meet Southern California’s fuel demands after a large fire erupted on Thursday night at the refinery. The El Segundo refinery is the second-largest in California and Chevron’s second-biggest refinery in the United States. The facility …

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By Renee Hickman, Kristina Cooke and Ted Hesson CHICAGO (Reuters) -U.S. Border Patrol agents deployed to Chicago led a late-night raid on an apartment building this week, rappelling from helicopters onto rooftops and breaking down doors in an operation authorities said targeted gang members but which swept up U.S. citizens and families.  The show of force …

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