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• Defense Sec. OK's $1b for border fencing help
  
  Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan has authorized the Army Corps of Engineers to begin planning and building 57 miles of 18-foot-high fencing in Yuma, Arizona, and El Paso, Texas, along the U.S. border with Mexico.
  Fox News.  Tue, 26 Mar 2019 03:34:50 GMT.
• Saudi Arabia denounces U.S. recognition of Golan Heights as Israeli territory
  
  Saudi Arabia denounced U.S. President Donald Trump's recognition of Israel's 1981 annexation of the Golan Heights, a statement released by the Saudi Press Agency said early on Tuesday.
  Reuters.  Mon, 25 Mar 2019 23:21:44 -0400.
• Asian shares edge up as U.S. bond yields come off late-2017 lows
  
  Asian shares bounced back on Tuesday after two days of losses as U.S. 10-year Treasury yields edged higher, but the outlook remained murky as investors weighed the odds of whether the U.S. economy is in danger of slipping into recession.
  Reuters.  Mon, 25 Mar 2019 23:14:12 -0400.
• On Politics: With Mueller Inquiry Over, Trump Goes on Offensive
  
  President Trump and his allies vowed to pursue and even punish those responsible for the Russia investigation, which ended without implicating him.
  New York Times.  Tue, 26 Mar 2019 03:10:21 GMT.
• Man charged with keeping mother's body tarped in front yard
  
  An East Texas man is jailed after sheriff's deputies said he was keeping his mother's body wrapped in a tarpaulin in their front yard.
  Fox News.  Tue, 26 Mar 2019 02:42:50 GMT.
• 12 People, Including 6 Coaches, Plead Not Guilty in College Admissions Scandal
  
  Those who appeared in a Boston court on Monday included the top tennis coach at Georgetown and an assistant teacher at a Houston public school.
  Kate Taylor.  New York Times.  Tue, 26 Mar 2019 02:08:30 GMT.
• U.S. calls Russia deployment of planes to Venezuela 'reckless escalation'
  
  The Russian planes and military personnel arrived outside the Venezuelan capital Caracas on Saturday, according to local media reports, two months after the Trump administration disavowed President Nicolas Maduro. ...
  Yahoo.  Mon, 25 Mar 2019 19:43:40 -0400.
• Russia's nuclear-armed underwater drone may be ready for war in eight years
  
  A nuclear-powered underwater drone armed with a nuclear warhead has completed nearly a dozen tests and is slated to join the Kremlin's arsenal no earlier than 2027, sources familiar with a U.S. intelligence assessment tell CNBC.
  CNBC.  Mon, 25 Mar 2019 20:59 GMT.
• How Russia is responding to the Mueller report
  
  Multiple U.S. investigations have determined that Russia attempted to interfere with the 2016 presidential election, but Russia continues to deny it. ...
  CBS News.  Mon, 25 Mar 2019 20:25:20 +0000.
• Too soon to pull breast implants tied to cancer, U.S. panel
  
  Patients, plastic surgeons, makers of breast implants, regulators and Health Canada officials participate in two-day meeting hosted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
  Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.  Mon, 25 Mar 2019 15:48:46 EDT.
• Attending the U.S. Open in June? You May Want To Check Out This Nearby Golf Resort.
  
  Heading to the U.S. Open in June at Pebble Beach? Here's a place you may want to check out -- and into.
  By Scott Kramer, Contributor.  Forbes.  Mon, 25 Mar 2019 15:29:00 -0400.
• Michael Avenatti charged with extortion, bank and wire fraud
  
  U.S. prosecutors have charged Trump critic and attorney Michael Avenatti with extortion and bank and wire fraud.
  Ap.  ABC News.  Mon, 25 Mar 2019 17:29:55 +0000.
• UNICEF USA BrandVoice: Cyclone Idai: UNICEF Helps Families In Malawi Keep Their Children Safe
  
  With harrowing stories to tell, mothers and children displaced by Cyclone Idai in Malawi look to UNICEF for the essentials they need to stay healthy.
  By Marion Hart, Unicef Usa.  Forbes.  Mon, 25 Mar 2019 12:57:03 -0400.
• Trump announces US recognition of Israeli claim on Golan Heights
  
  President Trump on Monday signed a proclamation officially granting U.S. recognition of Israel's claim over the Golan Heights, reversing decades of American policy regarding the disputed territory between Israel and ...
  Jordan Fabian.  The Hill.  Mon, 25 Mar 2019 16:28:01 +0000.
• A viable alternative to Medicare-for-all?
  
  Medicare-for-all, a solution that would bring United States healthcare policies more in line with other industrial nations, faces strong opposition and is unlikely to be enacted in the foreseeable future. ...
  Science Daily.  Mon, 25 Mar 2019 12:03:41 EDT.

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