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What’s being redacted from the Mueller report, and why

By Alexandra D'Elia

The full Mueller report will have four different types of redactions, including classified information and grand jury material. Here's a guide to the redactions, and what each category means.

EU threatens to tax $20 billion of U.S. goods over Boeing aid

By Lorne Cook, Associated Press

The European Union has drawn up a list of $20 billion worth of U.S. products it could tax in an escalating feud over plane industry subsidies, the EU's executive commission said Wednesday.

U.S. ‘concerned’ over misused funds allegations at UNAIDS

By Maria Cheng, Jamey Keaten, Associated Press

The U.S. government has expressed concern about allegations of misused funds at the U.N.'s AIDS agency after a report by The Associated Press this week revealed ongoing financial and sexual misconduct problems at the agency.

WATCH: U.S. allowing suits against foreign firms in Cuba, Pompeo says

By Associated Press

The Trump administration is opening the door for lawsuits against foreign firms operating on properties Cuba seized from Americans after the 1959 revolution.

Southern states slowly embracing harm reduction to curb opioid epidemic

By Max Blau, Stateline

In the Bible Belt, many Southerners who held conservative views often criticized harm reduction as something that encouraged — not ended — the use of drugs. But attitudes have shifted.

‘It’s all a lie,’ Russian billionaire Deripaska says of U.S. accusations in Mueller probe

By Ryan Chilcote

A name that arose during special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election was that of Oleg Deripaska, a wealthy self-made businessman, and according to the U.S. government, an ally of Russian president Vladimir Putin.

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Former Interior Secretary Zinke hired by gold mining firm

By Ellen Knickmeyer, Matthew Brown, Associated Press

U.S. Gold Corp. is pursuing project approvals involving the federal agency that Zinke left fewer than four months ago.

Tribes denounce North Dakota ID law in congressional hearing

By Blake Nicholson, Associated Press

Tribal leaders told members of Congress that Native American voters face poor access to polling sites, discrimination by poll workers and unfair identification requirements.

What to look for in the Mueller report

By Lisa Desjardins

Seldom has a report in Washington been so vigorously debated before its release. After nearly two years of speculation over special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian attempts to influence the 2016 election, a redacted version of his final report…

High court seems likely to rule against California oil workers

By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press

The Supreme Court on Tuesday seemed inclined to rule against workers on oil drilling platforms off California who want to be paid for the off-work time they spend on the platform, including sleeping.