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Will US troops be deployed to seize uranium?

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is facing perhaps the most daunting question of the war with Iran, one that could define his time in office: Will he put U.S. troops on the ground in Iran to secure some 970 pounds of enriched uranium that Tehran could potentially use to build nuclear weapons? Trump has offered shifting reasons for launching the war, but he has been consistent in articulating that a primary objective in joining Israel in the military action is ensuring that Iran will “never have a nuclear weapon.” The president has been more circumspect about how far ...

DOJ investigation into Powell could backfire on Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has for months wanted to remove Jerome Powell as chair of the Federal Reserve. But instead, an investigation by one of his own officials could end up extending Powell’s time at the top of the central bank even after his term formally ends May 15. Trump has nominated former Fed official Kevin Warsh to succeed Powell. Yet Warsh’s confirmation has been delayed by a Justice Department investigation into brief comments Powell made before the Senate Banking Committee last June about the Fed’s building renovation. Sen. Thom Tillis, a North ...

States seek to unmask federal immigration agents

(AP) — Proposals to prohibit federal immigration agents from masking their faces have gained new life in states — thanks in part to a court ruling that blocked the nation’s first such law, in California. A little over a month after the California law was suspended, Washington state’s Democratic governor, Bob Ferguson, signed a new law Thursday limiting facial coverings on law enforcement officers. It took effect immediately and could soon spread to other states. Similar anti-masking bills won final approval earlier this month from Democratic-led legislatures in Oregon and ...

Epstein’s former attorney tells House panel he didn’t know about the abuse

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime personal attorney testified to a House committee Thursday that he was unaware of the late financier’s sexual abuse of underage girls at the time it was happening, becoming the latest person connected to Epstein to take that stance. Darren Indyke, who worked as Epstein’s attorney for roughly two decades, told the House Oversight Committee in his opening statement that he “had had no knowledge whatsoever” of Epstein’s abuse and would have quit working for him if he had known he was trafficking women and underage girls. Other ...

Horoscope

Winter takes its final bow just as the New Moon’s intentions begin to stir. Yesterday planted the seed; tomorrow the Equinox tilts the light. And with Mercury retrograde drawing to a close, the static starts to clear. This is a hinge day — not for bold moves, but for going within and using the Pisces projector of imagination to enjoy beautiful dreams. ARIES (March 21-April 19). A seashell doesn’t have to study sacred geometry; a flower has no need of the math that keeps it in perfect symmetry. Beauty has a way of coming together in the fold of nature’s elegance. You’ll ...

Hints From Heloise

Bond with in-laws in the kitchen Dear Heloise: I suggest that Cindy, in Bloomfield, Michigan, asks her future mother-in-law for help in learning how to cook. She will get valuable time in the kitchen, and even more importantly, she will bond with her future mom-in-law. — Steve H., in Banning, California TABLETS TO THE RESCUE Dear Heloise: Several people have written to you to say that they have enjoyed printed newspapers for many years but complained about the cost these days. They don’t like reading the newspaper on their phone or desktop/laptop computer. I, too, enjoyed a ...