The headline news from March 15, 2017

The archive of all headlines from March 15, 2017, organized by time of publication.

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Los Angeles Times  15/Mar/2017 00:15:09

Press Secretary Sean Spicer calls the bill to repeal and replace Obamacare the first of three prongs in the administration's strategy, but does not specify what actions will take place in the next two prongs. Opinion

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Los Angeles Times  15/Mar/2017 00:30:09

Press Secretary Sean Spicer called the bill to repeal and replace Obamacare the first of three prongs in the administration's strategy, but did not specify what actions will take place in the next two prongs. Opinion

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Los Angeles Times  15/Mar/2017 01:45:09

Press Secretary Sean Spicer calls the bill to repeal and replace Obamacare the first of three prongs in the administration's strategy, but does not specify what actions will take place in the next two prongs. Opinion

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Los Angeles Times  15/Mar/2017 02:00:15

Press Secretary Sean Spicer called the bill to repeal and replace Obamacare the first of three prongs in the administration's strategy, but did not specify what actions will take place in the next two prongs. Opinion

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Trump tax return MSNBC report sparks angry White House response

The Guardian  15/Mar/2017 02:15:06

White House issues statement minutes before MSNBC says it will reveal tax revelation on Rachel Maddow show

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Los Angeles Times  15/Mar/2017 02:15:08

Press Secretary Sean Spicer calls the bill to repeal and replace Obamacare the first of three prongs in the administration's strategy, but does not specify what actions will take place in the next two prongs. Opinion

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Trump Paid $38 Million in 2005 Federal Taxes, White House Says

NBC News  15/Mar/2017 02:30:08

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Trump tax return MSNBC report sparks angry White House response – live updates

The Guardian  15/Mar/2017 02:30:09

White House issues statement minutes before MSNBC says it will reveal tax revelation on Rachel Maddow show

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Los Angeles Times  15/Mar/2017 02:30:11

Press Secretary Sean Spicer called the bill to repeal and replace Obamacare the first of three prongs in the administration's strategy, but did not specify what actions will take place in the next two prongs. Opinion

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Trump Paid $38 Million in Taxes in 2005, White House Says

New York Times  15/Mar/2017 02:45:04

In a rare glimpse into the president’s finances, the White House said he paid an effective rate of 25 percent in federal taxes on $150 million in 2005.The statement pre-empted a reveal by Rachel Maddow, who said earlier that she would publicly release the form on her show on MSNBC.

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Trump Paid $38 Million in 2005 Income Taxes, White House Says

NBC News  15/Mar/2017 03:00:07

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Trump tax return MSNBC report sparks angry White House response – live updates

The Guardian  15/Mar/2017 03:00:08

2005 tax return obtained by MSNBC shows that Trump made more than $150m and paid $38m in taxes

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Los Angeles Times  15/Mar/2017 03:00:10

Press Secretary Sean Spicer calls the bill to repeal and replace Obamacare the first of three prongs in the administration's strategy, but does not specify what actions will take place in the next two prongs. Opinion

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Trump Paid Tax Rate of 25% in 2005, After Huge Write-Offs

New York Times  15/Mar/2017 03:15:04

In a rare glimpse into the president’s finances, the White House said President Trump paid $38 million in federal income taxes on reported income of $150 million.The statement pre-empted a reveal by Rachel Maddow, who said earlier that she would publicly release the form on her show on MSNBC.

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Trump tax return MSNBC report sparks angry White House response – live updates

The Guardian  15/Mar/2017 03:15:07

MSNBC report sparks angry response from the White House as return shows that Trump made more than $150m and paid $38m in taxes

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Los Angeles Times  15/Mar/2017 03:15:10

As MSNBC's Rachel Maddow prepared to air President Trump's tax returns from 2005, the White House pushed back in advance, saying that publishing the returns was illegal and a stunt to get ratings.Rachel Maddow says she's revealing Trump's tax returns on TV tonight

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Trump tax return President paid $38m in 2005, leaked document reveals – live updates

The Guardian  15/Mar/2017 03:30:08

MSNBC report sparks angry response from the White House as return shows that Trump made more than $150m and paid $38m in taxes

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Los Angeles Times  15/Mar/2017 03:45:10

Trump paid about $36.5 million in federal income taxes in 2005, an effective rate of 24%. His tax bill would have been much smaller — $5.3 million or less than 4% — if he were not forced under tax law to pay the so-called alternative minimum tax. ESSENTIAL WASHINGTON

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Leaked tax return Trump had to pay millions due to tax law he aims to abolish

The Guardian  15/Mar/2017 04:15:06

A section of the president’s 2005 tax return revealed that about 85% of what he paid the IRS was incurred due to ‘alternative minimum tax’

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Trump Paid Tax Rate of 25% in 2005, After Huge Write-Offs

New York Times  15/Mar/2017 04:45:04

In a rare glimpse into the president’s finances, the White House said President Trump paid $38 million in federal income taxes on reported income of $150 million.The statement pre-empted a reporter’s highly anticipated reveal on Rachel Maddow’s show on MSNBC.

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Los Angeles Times  15/Mar/2017 05:45:09

The documents, though incomplete and more than a decade old, nonetheless amount to the first time any of Trump’s federal returns have been disclosed. ESSENTIAL WASHINGTON

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Leaked tax return Trump had to pay millions due to law he wants to scrap

The Guardian  15/Mar/2017 09:30:08

Section of president’s IRS filing reveals about 85% of what he paid was incurred due to ‘alternative minimum tax’ that targets the super-rich

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Travel ban Opposition rallies as new order set to take effect

The Guardian  15/Mar/2017 09:45:10

New ban, same problems: activists and lawyers will challenge the revised travel ban they say is motivated by ‘the same religious animus’ as the first

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G.O.P. Senators Suggest Changes for Health Care Bill

New York Times  15/Mar/2017 11:15:06

They want to see lower insurance costs for poorer, older Americans and an increase in funding for states with many hard-to-insure people.But those changes would alienate conservative House Republicans who already believe the bill is too generous.

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Los Angeles Times  15/Mar/2017 11:30:13

The documents, though incomplete and more than a decade old, nonetheless amount to the first time any of Trump’s federal returns have been disclosed. Politics

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New ban, same problems Opposition rallies as revised travel order set to take effect

The Guardian  15/Mar/2017 11:45:05

Activists and lawyers will challenge the revised travel ban they say is motivated by ‘the same religious animus’ as the first

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Nervous G.O.P. Senators Call for Changes in Health Care Bill

New York Times  15/Mar/2017 12:30:08

They want to see lower insurance costs for poorer, older Americans and an increase in funding for states with many hard-to-insure people.But those changes would alienate conservative House Republicans who already believe the bill is too generous.

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Los Angeles Times  15/Mar/2017 12:45:27

The documents, though incomplete and more than a decade old, nonetheless amount to the first time any of Trump’s federal returns have been disclosed.Amid public backlash, Republicans balk at killing a rule loathed by oil and gas firms

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Who Is Leaking Donald Trump’s Tax Returns?

NBC News  15/Mar/2017 15:00:11

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Los Angeles Times  15/Mar/2017 15:00:14

The documents show the president paid more than $35 million paid on $150 million in income in 2005.

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Los Angeles Times  15/Mar/2017 15:45:10

The move attacks one of the Obama administration’s signature achievements in combating global warming and dims the future of electric vehicles, which the mileage rules have pushed the auto industry toward.

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U.S. Charges 2 Russian Spies and 2 Others in Yahoo Hacking

New York Times  15/Mar/2017 17:00:11

Federal prosecutors announced charges against four men, including two Russian intelligence agents, for their roles in the 2014 theft of 500 million Yahoo accounts, one of the largest known data breaches.The four men together face 47 criminal charges, the Justice Department said Wednesday.

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U.S. Charges 2 Russian Spies and 2 Others in Yahoo Hacking

New York Times  15/Mar/2017 17:15:05

Federal prosecutors announced charges against the four men for their roles in the 2014 theft of 500 million Yahoo accounts, one of the largest known data breaches.A Justice Department official described the breach as”beyond the pale” in a statement on Wednesday.

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Russian Spies Charged In Massive Yahoo Email Hack

NBC News  15/Mar/2017 17:15:07

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Russian Spies Charged in Massive Yahoo Email Hack

NBC News  15/Mar/2017 17:30:17

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Maryland judge to issue ruling in lawsuit challenging Trump travel ban

The Guardian  15/Mar/2017 17:30:18

The judge did not promise to rule before the ban takes effect at midnight Thursday in suit filed by the ACLU and other groups representing immigrants

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Los Angeles Times  15/Mar/2017 17:45:16

'We don’t have any evidence that that took place,' Rep. Devin Nunes, the chairman of the committee, said at a news conference with Rep. Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on the panel.

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Maryland judge to issue ruling in lawsuit challenging Trump travel ban

The Guardian  15/Mar/2017 18:00:10

Judge does not promise to rule before ban takes effect at midnight on Thursday in suit filed by ACLU and other groups representing immigrants

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Russian Agents Are Behind Yahoo Breach, U.S. Says

New York Times  15/Mar/2017 19:15:14

Federal prosecutors announced charges against four men, including two Russian intelligence agents, for their roles in the 2014 theft of 500 million Yahoo accounts, one of the largest known data breaches.A Justice Department official described the breach as”beyond the pale” in a statement on Wednesday.

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Los Angeles Times  15/Mar/2017 20:45:09

'We don’t have any evidence that that took place,' Rep. Devin Nunes, the chairman of the committee, said at a news conference with Rep. Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on the panel. Senate confirms Trump’s pick for national intelligence chief

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Los Angeles Times  15/Mar/2017 22:00:12

The move attacks one of the Obama administration’s signature achievements and dims the future of electric vehicles, which the mileage rules have pushed the auto industry toward. Read California’s motion to defend federal vehicle emission rules

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Los Angeles Times  15/Mar/2017 22:15:10

The once powerful and popular sheriff of Los Angeles County was found guilty of obstructing a federal investigation into abuses in county jails and lying to cover up the interference. Technology

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Trump’s Budget Has Sharp Cuts for E.P.A. and State Dept.

New York Times  15/Mar/2017 22:30:13

President Trump’s budget blueprint would slash the Environmental Protection Agency and State Department spending by around 30%, according to people familiar with the plan.The plan represents Mr. Trump’s first real effort to translate his broad but vague campaign themes into the black and white of spending priorities.

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Hawaii judge to issue ruling on revised Trump travel ban before it takes effect

The Guardian  15/Mar/2017 22:45:08

Maryland judge in separate lawsuit, filed by ACLU and other groups representing immigrants, also promises ruling but does not indicate timing

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Los Angeles Times  15/Mar/2017 22:45:11

The once powerful and popular sheriff of Los Angeles County was found guilty of obstructing a federal investigation into abuses in county jails and lying to cover up the interference.L.A. County jail system under scrutiny

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Trump’s Budget Has Sharp Cuts for E.P.A. and State Dept.

New York Times  15/Mar/2017 23:45:04

President Trump’s budget blueprint would slash the Environmental Protection Agency and State Department spending by around 30 percent, according to people familiar with the plan.The plan represents Mr. Trump’s first real effort to translate his broad but vague campaign themes into the black and white of spending priorities.

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