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• UCP’s Jason Kenney pitches fixed vote date, changes to tax rules ahead of spring election

  14-02-2019 23:57
  Alberta Opposition Leader Jason Kenney says if he wins the spring election, he will bring in democratic reforms on everything from floor-crossing to desk-thumping.
  
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• Migrants held in northern Mexico scuffle with police guards

  14-02-2019 23:48
  MEXICO CITY -- Police briefly scuffled with some of the 1,600 Central American migrants who have been confined at an improvised shelter in the Mexican border town of Piedras Negras, across from Eagle Pass, Texas. Video of Wednesday's incident shows some migrants tearing down a temporary awning and trying to wrestle metal barricades away from police. The government of the border state of Coahuila said the situation was brought under control and talks were held with the migrants, who have been con
  
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• Two suspected drug dealers nabbed by ALERT Lethbridge

  14-02-2019 23:40
  Two people were arrested by police in Lethbridge after they were found to be dealing drugs out of a west end home. ALERT says a man and a woman were arrested as a result of an investigation that began just last month. It resulted in a search warrant being executed on a west Lethbridge home, resulting in the seizure of:98.8 grams of cocaine 20.4 grams of psilocybin mushrooms 11 Oxycodone tablets 12 tables of MDMA one tablet of LSD $5,500 in cash proceeds of crime one set of brass knucklesALERT sa
  
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• Galt Museum showcasing new exhibit commemorating 100 Years of the Lethbridge Public Library - Lethbridge News Now

  14-02-2019 23:25 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Galt Museum showcasing new exhibit commemorating 100 Years of the Lethbridge Public Library  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB - This summer the Lethbridge Public Library will celebrate 100 years in the community, but before that the Galt Museum & Archives has ...
  
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• Galt Museum showcasing new exhibit commemorating 100 Years of the Lethbridge Public Library

  14-02-2019 23:25
  By Aaron Mahoney (@Mahones93 on Twitter)
  LETHBRIDGE, AB - This summer the Lethbridge Public Library will celebrate 100 years in the community, but before that the Galt Museum & Archives has created an exhibit to honour the institution.
  The library's "Connecting Community: 100 Years of the Lethbridge Public Library" exhibit is now on display, detailing how the LPL has been a cornerstone in the cultural life of the city.
  Library CEO Terra Plato says a museum is about history, and what they're
  
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• Hurricanes close out home stand with 6-2 win over Hitmen

  14-02-2019 23:20
  The Lethbridge Hurricanes exploded for five goals in the first period on Wednesday as they beat the Calgary Hitmen 6-2 at the Enmax Centre. Tom Roulston has a recap of the game.
  
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• Man sentenced in stolen vehicle case that resulted in shot fired

  14-02-2019 22:51
  A Calgary man has been sentenced for a dangerous chase that ended with a police officer shooting at a stolen truck. Christopher Leaming, 23, was sentenced to six months for dangerous driving, possession of stolen property and a prohibited firearm. Last July police followed Leaming , who was driving a stolen truck erratically on Macleod Trail. A police cruiser rammed the truck and a tactical team member opened fire. No one was hurt in the incident. Leaming received credit for time already served.
  
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• How to help your kids cope with Valentine’s Day anxiety

  14-02-2019 22:41
  "For some kids, it might be a good learning experience. For other kids, who are really just generally anxious, it might be pretty painful."Dr. Eleanor Mackey offers some tips for parents.
  
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• United Conservatives Propose Sweeping Democratic Reforms in Alberta

  14-02-2019 22:18
  The provincial writ hasn't been dropped in Alberta yet, but it appears the campaigning is well underway.
  
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• Police seek suspects in armed robbery at Airdrie hotel

  14-02-2019 21:39
  RCMP in Airdrie are looking for suspects in an armed robbery that happened at the Best Western hotel early Thursday morning. Police say three males approached the front desk at the hotel on Edmonton Trail at about 2:50 a.m. All three had their faces concealed and one offender was carrying a handgun. The suspects fled the scene after emptying the till. Police are looking for a 2017 or 2018 White GMC Sierra Crew Cab and say it has a black, tonneau box cover and a long ball hitch. The first suspect
  
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• Venezuela prosecutor to investigate Guaido appointments

  14-02-2019 20:59
  CARACAS, Venezuela -- Venezuela's chief prosecutor said Thursday he has launched an investigation into opposition leader Juan Guaido's appointment of a transitional board of directors for the state oil company. Attorney General Tarek William Saab said the appointments by Guaido and his National Assembly are part of an illegal power grab backed by foreign governments. He also said that ambassadors of Guaido's self-declared interim government are being investigated as part of the probe. "Clearly,
  
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• Kenney comments at Restaurants Canada event draw the ire of Phillips

  14-02-2019 20:56
  By Aaron Mahoney (@Mahones93 on Twitter)
  LETHBRIDGE, AB - It's already shaping up to be a rocky election in Alberta this year, and the writ hasn't even been dropped yet.
  Lethbridge-West MLA Shannon Phillips is calling on United Conservative Leader Jason Kenney to apologize for comments he made earlier this week.
  At the launch of industry advocacy group Restaurants Canada's campaign on Tuesday, Feb. 12, in Edmonton, they spoke about the rising costs of doing business and called for differential
  
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• Arrest warrant issued for Lethbridge man charged with assaulting an officer and other offences - Lethbridge News Now

  14-02-2019 20:24 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Arrest warrant issued for Lethbridge man charged with assaulting an officer and other offences  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE - A Lethbridge Provincial Court judge has issued an arrest warrant for a 31-year-old Lethbridge man facing multiple offences including assaulting ...
  
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• Arrest warrant issued for Lethbridge man charged with assaulting an officer and other offences

  14-02-2019 20:24
  By Lara Fominoff @LaraFominoff on Twitter
  LETHBRIDGE - A Lethbridge Provincial Court judge has issued an arrest warrant for a 31-year-old Lethbridge man facing multiple offences including assaulting an officer, evading police and possession of stolen property last November.
  During a bail hearing, Michael Hahn was released on a $1,000 assurity on the condition he live with his mother.
  However, Hahn's mother appeared in Lethbridge Provincial Court Thursday, Feb. 14 and told th
  
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• Lethbridge MLA Hammers UCP Leader Over Comments on Minimum Wage

  14-02-2019 20:17
  
  
  Shannon Phillips came out firing Thursday over recent comments from the leader of Alberta's United Conservatives.
  
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• Former Wildrose Leader Brian Jean and wife Kim welcome baby girl

  14-02-2019 19:30
  Brian Jean and his wife Kim welcomed a baby girl on Wednesday, Feb. 13.
  
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• Crockett coaching in Lethbridge - The Battlefords News-Optimist

  14-02-2019 19:18 via newsoptimist.ca
  Crockett coaching in Lethbridge  The Battlefords News-OptimistSubmitted An alumna of cheerleading in North Battleford has found a way to take her sport with her to her new home. Berklee Crockett was first introduced to the ...
  
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• Calgary police raise user fees for some services to increase revenue

  14-02-2019 19:05
  Requests for information checks have increased steadily over the last decade and police say user fees for some services are being increased to ensure they can continue to meet the expectations of the public. Starting April 1, employment police information checks will be increased from $30 to $55. Record suspension checks will also go up from $50 to $70 and occurrence summary reports will increase from $30 to $45. Collision reconstruction reports will also be boosted from $1575 to $2360. Police s
  
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• 2 arrested in Lethbridge drug bust

  14-02-2019 18:56
  On Feb. 8, ALERT's organized crime and gang team executed a search warrant at a home in the west end of the city.
  
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• Two arrested in West Lethbridge drug bust

  14-02-2019 18:43
  By Justin Goulet
  LETHBRIDGE, AB – Two people have been arrested following a short-term ALERT investigation.
  According to a release from ALERT, more than $16,000 worth of cash and drugs were seized on Feb. 8. 2019. A search warrant was executed at a residence in West Lethbridge, where ALERT’s Lethbridge organized crime and gang team found more than $10,500 worth of drugs and nearly $5,500 in cash, as well as a set of brass knuckles. The Lethbridge Police Service assisted.
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• ALERT Lethbridge Arrests Two After West Side Drug Bust

  14-02-2019 18:38
  54 year old Susan Graf and 42 year old John Hodgson are facing drug possession and trafficking charges.
  
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• Amazon dumps NYC headquarters and its promised 25,000 jobs

  14-02-2019 18:05
  NEW YORK -- Amazon abruptly dropped plans Thursday for a big new headquarters in New York that would have brought 25,000 jobs to the city, reversing course after politicians and activists objected to the nearly $3 billion in tax breaks promised to what is already one of the world's richest, most powerful companies. "We are disappointed to have reached this conclusion -- we love New York," the online giant from Seattle said in a blog post announcing its withdrawal. The stunning move was a serious
  
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• Oilpatch AI keeps a wary eye on remote wells after human officials go home

  14-02-2019 18:03
  Artificial intelligence is helping Alberta's Oilpatch by keeping a wary eye on remote wells after human officials go home.
  
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• 2 arrested in Lethbridge drug bust - Global News

  14-02-2019 17:56 via globalnews.ca
  2 arrested in Lethbridge drug bust  Global NewsOn Feb. 8, ALERT's organized crime and gang team executed a search warrant at a home in the west end of the city.
  
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• Accused chair-tosser 'embarrassed,' influenced by peer pressure: lawyer

  14-02-2019 17:11
  Peer pressure from more than one friend influenced a Toronto woman accused of throwing chairs and other objects off a Toronto highrise balcony, her lawyer said Wednesday. “She is embarrassed by what happened,” said Gregory Leslie to reporters. “Of course, she would never wish anybody would be hurt.” Marcella Zoia, a 19-year-old Toronto resident and dental hygiene student, was released on $2,000 bail Wednesday, smiling but mostly silent as a throng of reporters asked how s
  
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• Ryan Shtuka honoured 1 year after going missing at B.C. ski resort

  14-02-2019 16:43
  A year after Beaumont's Ryan Shtuka went missing, family, friends and strangers are gathering to honour him.
  
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• El Chapo's beauty queen wife shows unwavering support

  14-02-2019 16:35
  During the trial of convicted Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, his 29-year-old wife has shown him steadfast support, flashed him smiles in the courtroom and boasted about him as a father to the press. Emma Coronel Aispuro – the U.S.-born beauty queen and mother to Guzman’s young twin daughters -- has been married to him since 2007. The pair met at a dance in small Mexican town, BBC News reported. When she spoke to The New York Times in January, she voiced u
  
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• 32-year-old Sudbury man charged with child pornography

  14-02-2019 16:18
  A 32-year-old Sudbury man was arrested and charged Wednesday, February 13 with multiple child pornography related offences. Greater Sudbury Police Service’s Cyber Crime Unit says it identified Callam Rodya, a reporter at CTV, who was allegedly downloading child pornography using a file sharing site between October 2018 and February 2019. Police executed a search warrant February 13 at a local residence and allegedly located evidence on multiple computers, as well as a small baggy suspected
  
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• Alberta truck convoy heads to Ottawa in support of energy industry

  14-02-2019 16:00
  A convoy of trucks is travelling from Red Deer to Ottawa in support of the yellow-vest movement and as many as 400 trucks are expected to take part. About 150 trucks hit the road at about 8:00 a.m. from Central Alberta and hundreds of other rigs are expected to join the group along the way.  United We Roll! Convoy for Canada! is heading south to Calgary from Red Deer and will continue on to Brooks and Medicine Hat before crossing into Saskatchewan. There were originally two convoys planned
  
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• Alberta convoy heads to Ottawa in support of energy industry

  14-02-2019 16:00
  A convoy of trucks is travelling from Red Deer to Ottawa in support of the yellow-vest movement and as many as 400 trucks are expected to take part. Over 100 vehicles hit the road at about 8:00 a.m. from Central Alberta and hundreds of others are expected to join the group along the way.  United We Roll! Convoy for Canada! passed through Calgary at about 10:00 a.m. and will continue on to Brooks and Medicine Hat before crossing into Saskatchewan. “We’re pretty excited, we’
  
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• Teacher who secretly recorded female students guilty of voyeurism: SCC

  14-02-2019 15:51
  A high school teacher who secretly recorded his female students’ chests with a camera hidden in a pen committed voyeurism, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled Thursday. Ryan Jarvis had previously been found not guilty of voyeurism at trial and had that verdict upheld by the Ontario Court of Appeal. Jarvis was arrested after police learned that he had made recordings of conversations he had with 27 female students in 2010 and 2011, while he was working as an English teacher at a high school i
  
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• Manufacturing sales fell 1.3 per cent in December: StatCan

  14-02-2019 15:08
  OTTAWA -- Statistics Canada says manufacturing sales fell 1.3 per cent to $56.4 billion in December as sales of petroleum and coal products fell. The agency says the drop for the final month of 2018 was the third consecutive month to see a decline. Economists had expected an increase of 0.2 per cent, according to Thomson Reuters Eikon. Statistics Canada says sales were down in 12 of 21 industries tracked, representing 72.7 per cent of manufacturing sales. Sales in the petroleum and coal product
  
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• New snowfall warning issued for B.C.'s south coast; up to 10 cm expected

  14-02-2019 15:03
  VANCOUVER -- Just as British Columbia's south coast digs out from a nasty winter storm that dumped more than a half meter of snow in some areas, another snowfall warning has been issued for the region. Environment Canada says five to 10 centimetres of snow is expected between late Thursday and early Friday over Metro Vancouver, Greater Victoria, eastern Vancouver Island, the Gulf Islands, Sunshine Coast and Fraser Valley. Heaviest snowfall is expected during the homeward rush but the weather off
  
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• Report sounds alarm on inappropriate tests ordered for Canadian patients

  14-02-2019 14:56
  A new report says many Canadians are undergoing many unnecessary medical tests, with a resulting cost to the health-care system potentially running in the billions of dollars every year. The report, which was released Thursday by the C.D. Howe Institute, suggests that reducing the number of inappropriate tests could help relieve the financial strain Canada’s aging population is putting on the country’s health-care system. “Reducing inappropriate care would have the dual benefit
  
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• Man injured in early morning shooting in city’s northeast

  14-02-2019 14:56
  Police are investigating a shooting in the Renfrew area that sent a man to hospital on Thursday morning. Emergency crews were called to the northeast community at about 1:00 a.m. Paramedics say a man in his 30s was transported to hospital with a gunshot wound in serious, non-life threatening condition. Police say the investigation is ongoing. More to come…
  
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• TransCanada raises quarterly dividend, sees increase in fourth-quarter profit

  14-02-2019 14:36
  TransCanada raised its dividend as it reported its fourth-quarter profit rose compared with a year ago.
  
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• Precision Drilling reports $198.3M fourth-quarter loss

  14-02-2019 14:36
  Precision Drilling reported a loss of $198.3 million in its fourth quarter.
  
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• Parkland school shooting victims are remembered in silence

  14-02-2019 14:36
  PARKLAND, Fla. -- Students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High and other schools across the U.S. bowed their heads in a moment of silence and took part in volunteer projects Thursday to mark the anniversary of the shooting rampage that claimed 17 lives. But for many Parkland students, the tragedy was still so raw they couldn't bring themselves to set foot in the building. Fewer than 300 of the 3,200 students at the high school showed up for what was only a half-day, with classes cut short so that t
  
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• UPDATE: Extreme cold warning ended for Lethbridge and surrounding area - Lethbridge News Now

  14-02-2019 13:48 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  UPDATE: Extreme cold warning ended for Lethbridge and surrounding area  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB - Mother Nature's heart isn't very warm this Valentine's Day morning. Environment Canada has once again issued an Extreme Cold Warning ...
  
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• Canada Goose to open new factory in Montreal, reports Q4 profit up from year ago

  14-02-2019 13:32
  TORONTO -- Canada Goose Holdings Inc. will expand its network of eight Canadian manufacturing facilities with a new factory in Quebec -- its second in the province. The Toronto-based luxury apparel company said Thursday that the Montreal factory will create 300 jobs and accommodate about 650 workers when it is running at full capacity by the end of 2020. "Montreal's Chabanel district was once a central part of apparel manufacturing in Canada, but this has been eroded by the shift offshore in pur
  
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• Bombardier turns annual profit for first time in 5 years as train woes continue

  14-02-2019 12:56
  MONTREAL -- Bombardier Inc. turned a profit in 2018 for the first time in five years as it ramped up train revenues despite several project derailments and lower-than-expected margins. The mixed rail results prompted Bombardier to decrease ownership of its train business, which is its highest-grossing division, by 2.5 per cent to 70 per cent. That means further delay of the Montreal-based company's buyback of the Caisse de depot's now-30 per cent stake -- valued at more than US$2 billion -- in t
  
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• Bombardier reports US$55M Q4 profit compared with a loss a year ago

  14-02-2019 12:56
  MONTREAL -- Bombardier Inc. says it earned a fourth-quarter profit of US$55 million compared with a loss a year ago. The plane and train maker, which keeps its books in U.S. dollars, says the profit amounted to two cents per diluted share for the quarter ended Dec. 31. That compared to a loss of $188 million or nine cents per share a year earlier. Revenue totalled $4.30 billion for the last three months of 2018, down from $4.61 billion in the final quarter of 2017. On an adjusted basis, Bombardi
  
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• Feds argue climate change is a national concern in Saskatchewan carbon tax case

  14-02-2019 12:27
  Lawyers for the federal government and its supporters make their case Thursday in a Regina court on why they believe Ottawa has the legal power to impose a carbon tax on Saskatchewan.
  
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• Carbon tax case continues in Saskatchewan court; feds, environmentalists argue benefit

  14-02-2019 12:27
  Lawyers for the federal government and its supporters are to make their case Thursday in a Regina court on why they believe Ottawa has the legal power to impose a carbon tax on Saskatchewan.
  
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• Drug users, advocates fear federal election may sideline safer opioids policy

  14-02-2019 11:00
  VANCOUVER -- The co-founder of a national group of parents whose children have died of overdoses fears the looming federal election will derail any policy changes that could make a safer supply of opioids a priority, even as the country's chief public health officer has promised to review such a plan. Leslie McBain of Moms Stop the Harm said the overemphasis on addiction treatment has not worked because drug users are continuing to use the black market to access fentanyl-laced substances that ha
  
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• Ottawa, environmentalists to make their case for a carbon tax in Saskatchewan

  14-02-2019 10:18
  REGINA -- Lawyers for the federal government and its supporters are to make their case today in a Regina court on why they believe Ottawa has the legal power to impose a carbon tax on Saskatchewan. Ottawa says it can put a price on carbon because climate change and the regulation of greenhouse gas emissions are a national concern. The federal government has said a section of the Constitution states it can pass laws for the peace, order and good government of Canada. Groups that support that posi
  
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• College of Lethbridge receives keys to new science and educational constructing - Infosurhoy

  14-02-2019 09:03 via infosurhoy.com
  College of Lethbridge receives keys to new science and educational constructing  InfosurhoyWATCH ABOVE: The University of Lethbridge's new $280 million science and academic building will be open to students this fall and the Alberta government is ...
  
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• Two suspected drug dealers nabbed by ALERT Lethbridge - CTV News

  14-02-2019 09:00 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  Two suspected drug dealers nabbed by ALERT Lethbridge  CTV NewsTwo people were arrested by police in Lethbridge after they were found to be dealing drugs out of a west end home.
  
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• Two arrested in West Lethbridge drug bust - Lethbridge News Now

  14-02-2019 09:00 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Two arrested in West Lethbridge drug bust  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB – Two people have been arrested following a short-term ALERT investigation. According to a release from ALERT, more than $16,000 worth ...
  
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• U.S. Senate OKs border deal; Trump will sign, declare emergency

  14-02-2019 08:53
  WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Senate resoundingly approved a border security compromise Thursday that ignores most of U.S. President Donald Trump's demands for building a wall with Mexico but would prevent a new government shutdown. The White House said Trump would sign it but then declare a national emergency and perhaps invoke other executive powers to try to shift money to wall-building from elsewhere in the federal budget. Congress' Democratic leaders, Speaker Nancy Pelosi in the House and Chuck Sc
  
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