Wednesday, February 8, 2017

The Latest: Trump asserts he has right to enact travel ban

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The Latest: Trump asserts he has right to enact travel ban

President Donald Trump speaks to the Major County Sheriffs' Association and Major Cities Chiefs Association, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times EST):


Driven from Iraq by IS, family struggles to make it to U.S.
Amira al-Qassab and her family flitted from one Iraqi city to another fleeing Islamic State, then waited three years in Beirut until they were cleared to move to the United States. Amira had taken her two youngest children out of school, the others had quit their jobs, and their suitcases had remained packed for weeks before a U.S. judge temporarily suspended the travel ban. As the family left for Michigan on Wednesday lugging 10 suitcases, they hoped to end a long road -- still fraught with fear -- to resettling as refugees in the United States.
Trump defends immigration order, says courts 'so political'
Republican President Donald Trump defended his immigration executive order on Wednesday as necessary for the nation's security in a speech to law enforcement officers in which he criticized U.S. courts as being political. "I don't ever want to call a court biased, so I won't call it biased," Trump said.
Greek firefighters take to streets over hiring conditions

Firefighters chant slogans in front of a Greek flag during a protest in central Athens, on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2016. Hundreds of firefighters in uniform have taken to the streets of the Greek capital to protest hiring conditions. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Hundreds of firefighters in uniform took to the streets of Athens Wednesday, saying roughly one third of their jobs are at risk due to hiring restrictions placed on the public sector by Greece's international bailout conditions.


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