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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government said in a court filing on Friday that it has the right to detain children and parents caught crossing the U.S. border illegally for the duration of their immigration proceedings. from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2KCVC9L

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Reuters) - Hundreds of people gathered on Friday evening to remember the five people gunned down at a community newspaper office in Annapolis, Maryland, one of the deadliest attacks on journalists in U.S. history. from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2tFWNv8

(This story contains language that some readers might find offensive) from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2Mx1heM

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A grand jury declined to indict celebrated gymnastics coaches Bela and Marta Karolyi for a role in suspected sexual assaults by a former USA Gymnastics team doctor at the couple's training ranch in Texas, court officials said on Friday. from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2Mx6Qd4

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he plans to announce his nominee to replace retiring U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy on July 9, and that he has narrowed his list of candidates. from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2Kz3mcH

(Reuters) - A Missouri appeals court on Friday threw out a $55 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson in a lawsuit by a woman who claimed she developed ovarian cancer after using talc-based products, including J&J's baby powder, citing a U.S. Supreme court ruling on where such cases can be brought. from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2yTRzRJ

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Six months after California made recreational marijuana use legal, the so-called "Weed Apocalypse" arrives this weekend, as tight state regulations going into effect on Sunday have dispensaries scrambling to unload non-compliant product. from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2tGO8Zy