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As protests grow at Philadelphia store, Starbucks to add ‘unconscious bias’ training for employees

By Kristen De Groot and Joseph Pisani, Associated Press

After a video of police arresting two black men in a Philadelphia Starbucks spread online, the hashtag #BoycottStarbucks trended on Twitter.

White House says Russia sanctions still under consideration

By Hope Yen, Robert Burns, Associated Press

The White House scrambled Monday to walk back U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley's weekend announcement that new economic sanctions against Russia are imminent, but stressed the penalties are still being considered.

New Jersey lawmakers advance bill that bans manufacture of untraceable guns

By Associated Press

The bill calls for barring the purchase of separate parts or kits that could be used to manufacture a firearm that cannot be traced by law enforcement.

Interior Department officials approved Zinke’s $12,000 charter flight without full information, report says

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press

Two other charter flights taken by Zinke, in Alaska and the U.S. Virgin Islands, "appeared to have been reasonable as related to official DOI business," an internal watchdog said Monday.

Analysis: The constitutional showdown over President Donald Trump’s travel ban

By Marcia Coyle

In Trump v. Hawaii, the Trump Administration seeks to reverse lower court rulings that found legal and constitutional failures with the third version of the travel ban. Here's what you need to know.

UK sorry for ‘appalling’ treatment of Caribbean immigrants

By Jill Lawless, Associated Press

The British government apologized Monday for its "appalling" treatment of some immigrants from the Caribbean, as reports of law-abiding residents being threatened with deportation overshadowed a London meeting of leaders from the 53-nation Commonwealth.

GAO says EPA violated spending law on Scott Pruitt’s privacy booth

By Michael Biesecker, Associated Press

An internal government watchdog says the Environmental Protection Agency violated federal spending laws when purchasing a $43,000 soundproof privacy booth for Administrator Scott Pruitt to make private phone calls in his office.

Desiree Linden becomes first American woman to win Boston Marathon in more than 30 years

By Jimmy Golen, Associated Press

Desiree Linden splashed her way through icy rain and a near-gale headwind to win the Boston Marathon on Monday, the first victory for an American woman since 1985.

Barbara Bush is ‘a fighter,’ in good spirits, granddaughter says

By Michael Graczyk, Associated Press

A family spokesperson did not elaborate on the nature of Bush's health problems but on Monday said she's suffered in recent years from congestive heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.