The headline news from April 05, 2017

The archive of all headlines from April 05, 2017, organized by time of publication.

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Los Angeles Times  05/Apr/2017 02:15:11

Can the mercurial U.S. president make a diplomatic breakthrough with the strait-laced Chinese leader based on personal rapport? Most evidence and experience points to the contrary.As he gets ready to meet Trump in Florida, China's Xi Jinping has a lot to worry about

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Appeals Court Rules Civil Rights Law Bans LGBT Job Discrimination

NBC News  05/Apr/2017 03:45:07

NBC OUT

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Los Angeles Times  05/Apr/2017 05:15:09

The first returns, likely to represent mostly mail-in ballots, are expected to start flowing in soon, but the final result may not be clear tonight. Politics

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Los Angeles Times  05/Apr/2017 05:45:11

The first returns, likely to represent mostly mail-in ballots, are expected to start flowing in soon, but the final result may not be clear tonight. L.A. Now

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Los Angeles Times  05/Apr/2017 07:00:12

With no candidate likely to garner more than 50% of votes, the top two finishers of today's vote are expected to meet in a June 6 runoff. L.A. Now

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Los Angeles Times  05/Apr/2017 07:15:18

With no candidate likely to garner more than 50% of votes, the top two finishers of today's vote are expected to meet in a June 6 runoff.Meet the men leading L.A.'s congressional race in early returns

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Los Angeles Times  05/Apr/2017 07:30:11

With no candidate likely to garner more than 50% of votes, the top two finishers of today's vote are expected to meet in a June 6 runoff.Follow live results from L.A.'s congressional primary

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No Budging on Gorsuch as Clock Ticks Toward ’Nuclear’ Option

NBC News  05/Apr/2017 07:45:07

Meet the Press

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Los Angeles Times  05/Apr/2017 07:45:10

With no candidate likely to garner more than 50% of votes, the top two finishers of today's vote are expected to meet in a June 6 runoff.Meet the men leading L.A.'s congressional race in early returns

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Russia Blames Syria Gassing On Leak From Rebels’ Chemical Cache

NBC News  05/Apr/2017 09:45:07

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Los Angeles Times  05/Apr/2017 10:00:13

With no candidate garnering more than 50% of votes, the top two finishers are expected to meet in a June 6 runoff.

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Russia Blames Syria Gassing On Leak From Rebel Chemical Cache

NBC News  05/Apr/2017 10:30:10

World

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Syria Suspected chemical attack kills dozens in Idlib province

The Guardian  05/Apr/2017 11:30:24

Weapons expert says Russian claim that airstrike hit ‘terrorist warehouse’ in Idlib province is fanciful

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For Trump, ‘America First’ and a Disdain for Moralizing

New York Times  05/Apr/2017 11:45:04

After the worst chemical attack in years in Syria, the White House dismissed calls for the ouster of President Bashar al-Assad, saying it was “impractical.”The response indicates that President Trump has taken foreign policy to its most realpolitik moment in generations, playing down issues of human rights or democracy.

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Syria Chemical weapons attack toll rises to 70 as Russian narrative dismissed

The Guardian  05/Apr/2017 12:30:11

Weapons expert says Russian claim that airstrike hit ‘terrorist warehouse’ in Idlib province is fanciful

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China rising Xi Jinping holds all the cards ahead of Mar-a-Lago meeting with Trump

The Guardian  05/Apr/2017 13:30:11

In stark contrast to the Chinese leader’s unchallenged authority, Donald Trump is in a far weaker position

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Russia Blames Syria Gassing on Leak From Rebel Chemical Cache

NBC News  05/Apr/2017 15:30:06

World

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Los Angeles Times  05/Apr/2017 17:00:18

With no candidate garnering more than 50% of votes, the top two finishers are expected to meet in a June 6 runoff.Robert Lee Ahn could be first Korean American member of Congress in 20 years

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Steve Bannon Removed From National Security Council

NBC News  05/Apr/2017 18:15:05

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Breaking news Trump’s chief strategist Steve Bannon stripped of national security council role

The Guardian  05/Apr/2017 18:15:06

Tuesday memorandum also restores traditional roles on council of chairman of joint chiefs of staff and director of national intelligence

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Los Angeles Times  05/Apr/2017 18:15:09

The move is part of a broader shakeup seen as consolidating the power of national security advisor H.R. McMaster inside the White House.

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Trump Removes Bannon From Key Role on Security Council

New York Times  05/Apr/2017 18:30:05

Stephen Bannon, President Trump’s chief strategist and the former chairman of Breitbart News, was taken off the principals committee.The shift was orchestrated by Lt. Gen. H. R. McMaster, who was tapped as national security adviser after the resignation of Michael T. Flynn.

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Steve Bannon Trump’s chief strategist stripped of national security council role

The Guardian  05/Apr/2017 19:00:10

Tuesday memorandum also restores traditional roles on council of chairman of joint chiefs of staff and director of national intelligence

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Trump Says Toxic Attack Changed His View of Syria

New York Times  05/Apr/2017 21:30:04

President Trump said that the death of “innocent children, innocent babies, little babies” has made him reassess the situation and Syria’s president, Bashar al-Assad.He declined to elaborate what he would do to respond during a joint news conference with King Abdullah of Jordan in the Rose Garden.

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Syria Trump says chemical attack has changed his view of Assad

The Guardian  05/Apr/2017 22:00:10

Trump calls Idlib attack that killed more than 70 an ‘affront to humanity’: ‘When you kill innocent children … that crosses many, many lines’

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Trump Says Toxic Attack Changed His View of Syria

New York Times  05/Apr/2017 22:45:03

President Trump said that the death of “innocent children, innocent babies, little babies” has made him reassess the situation and Syria’s president, Bashar al-Assad.He declined to elaborate on what he would do to respond during a joint news conference with King Abdullah of Jordan in the Rose Garden.

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No Deal: House to Recess Without Health Care Agreement

NBC News  05/Apr/2017 23:30:08

Meet the Press

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