The headline news from February 18, 2017

The archive of all headlines from February 18, 2017, organized by time of publication.

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Los Angeles Times  18/Feb/2017 00:15:09

The ethics firewall built by Trump’s attorneys already has failed to prevent complications from his family’s businesses from seeping into the presidency. Climate-change skeptic Scott Pruitt confirmed to lead EPA

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Los Angeles Times  18/Feb/2017 02:15:10

Between 2 and 6 inches of rain can be expected to fall over the next 24 hours, depending on the area, with some seeing rainfall at a pace of an inch an hour.

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Trump Budget Hit List Has Programs Long in G.O.P. Sights

New York Times  18/Feb/2017 03:15:04

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, AmeriCorps and the National Endowments for the Arts and the Humanities could all be eliminated.Most of the programs cost under $500 million annually, a pittance for a government that is projected to spend about $4 trillion this year.

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Here’s How Congress is Handling Russia Investigations

NBC News  18/Feb/2017 04:15:05

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Los Angeles Times  18/Feb/2017 07:00:10

The storm packs 80 mph gusts and intense bursts of heavy rain, trapping cars in rising water, sending mudflows through canyon and desert roads, and opening a sinkhole big enough to swallow two cars.

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Los Angeles Times  18/Feb/2017 13:15:11

The storm packs 80 mph gusts and intense bursts of heavy rain, trapping cars in rising water, sending mudflows through canyon and desert roads, and opening a sinkhole big enough to swallow two cars. CALIFORNIA

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Los Angeles Times  18/Feb/2017 13:30:11

Engineers will decrease the flow of water in the main spillway, giving crews space to dredge a pool at the bottom. Crews will then focus on the eroded emergency spillway. But the forecast calls for plenty of rain. L.A. Now

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’Psychological warfare’ Migrants held hostage in America by fear of federal raids

The Guardian  18/Feb/2017 14:15:11

After a week of raids and an alarming government leak, uncertainty hangs over immigrant communities as they wait to see what Trump will do next

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’Psychological warfare’ Migrants held hostage by fear of federal raids

The Guardian  18/Feb/2017 14:30:09

After a week of raids and an alarming government leak, uncertainty hangs over immigrant communities as they wait to see what Trump will do next

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Trump Budget Hit List Has Programs Long in G.O.P. Sights

New York Times  18/Feb/2017 15:45:06

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, AmeriCorps and the National Endowments for the Arts and the Humanities could all be eliminated under President Trump.Most of the programs cost under $500 million annually, a pittance for a government that is projected to spend about $4 trillion this year.

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Los Angeles Times  18/Feb/2017 17:00:15

A storm that forecasters billed as the most powerful in years barreled into Southern California, flooding multiple freeways, triggering dramatic mudslides and downing hundreds of trees and power lines. BUSINESS

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Mar-A-Lago’s Neighbor Has Same Crime Rate as Chicago

NBC News  18/Feb/2017 17:15:06

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Mar-a-Lago’s Neighbor Has Same Crime Rate as Chicago

NBC News  18/Feb/2017 17:30:12

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Los Angeles Times  18/Feb/2017 18:15:15

A storm that forecasters billed as the most powerful in years barreled into Southern California, flooding multiple freeways, triggering dramatic mudslides and downing hundreds of trees and power lines.

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Chaos in the White House ’There’s never been anything like this’

The Guardian  18/Feb/2017 19:00:12

After the fastest, most furious week yet for the Trump administration, America’s elder statesmen say they have never seen such turmoil or ineptitude

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Mar-a-Lago’s Neighbor Had Same Crime Rate as Chicago

NBC News  18/Feb/2017 20:15:05

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Los Angeles Times  18/Feb/2017 20:15:08

Cleanup begins across Southern California after a storm that forecasters billed as the most powerful in years caused flooding on multiple freeways, triggered dramatic mudslides and downed hundreds of trees and power lines.

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Los Angeles Times  18/Feb/2017 20:30:21

The storm that forecasters billed as the most powerful in years caused flooding on multiple freeways, triggered dramatic mudslides and downed hundreds of trees and power lines.

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Struggling to Fill Jobs When Total Loyalty Is a Must

New York Times  18/Feb/2017 21:15:07

President Trump is presiding over a government where the upper echelons remain sparsely populated.The trouble assembling an administration reflects the deeper rift between Mr. Trump and the Washington establishment of both parties.

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Los Angeles Times  18/Feb/2017 23:15:11

California is not the only place in the West confronting startling amounts of rain and snow. L.A. Now

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