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May 2, 2017 / 11:11 AM

Watch live: Sean Spicer gives daily press briefing

May 2 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump's press secretary, Sean Spicer, on Tuesday is scheduled to hold a daily press briefing at the White House.

Spicer's press briefing is scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m.

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The briefing comes after Trump welcomes the Air Force Academy's football team to the White House where the president will award the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy to the winners of the annual service-academy football rivalry. The Air Force defeated the Army and Navy this season to win the trophy.

Later, Vice President Mike Pence will host Jewish leaders for a reception in the White House in a Israel Independence Day commemoration event starting at 3:45 p.m.

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Veteran portrait exhibit by George W. Bush heading to Disney World

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Veteran portrait exhibit by George W. Bush heading to Disney World

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Google reduces workforce by 200, moves jobs to Mexico, India

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Google reduces workforce by 200, moves jobs to Mexico, India

May 1 (UPI) -- Google laid off 200 of its "Core" unit workers while reorganizing and moving several jobs to Mexico and India, CNBC and Seeking Alpha reported Wednesday.

Harvey Weinstein to be retried on rape charges this fall

U.S. News // 9 hours ago

Harvey Weinstein to be retried on rape charges this fall

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As pro-Palestine protests mount nationwide, so do arrests at N.Y. universities

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Arizona Senate votes to repeal Civil War-era abortion ban

U.S. News // 3 hours ago

Arizona Senate votes to repeal Civil War-era abortion ban

May 1 (UPI) -- Arizona's Republican-controlled Senate voted Wednesday to repeal the state's 1864 ban on nearly all abortions and revert state abortion law to a 15-week ban. Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs has said she will sign the repeal.

Johnson & Johnson wants to pay $6.5B to settle talcum-powder lawsuits over cancer claims

U.S. News // 3 hours ago

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May 1 (UPI) -- The Pharmaceutical giant say they are taking steps to resolve a multi-billion dollar cancer-related lawsuit with thousands of individuals over claims that chemicals in their baby powder had caused certain cancers.

No children hurt as shooter 'neutralized' outside Wisconsin middle school

U.S. News // 3 hours ago

No children hurt as shooter 'neutralized' outside Wisconsin middle school

May 1 (UPI) -- Sounds of gunfire rang out Wednesday morning outside Wisconsin's Mount Horeb Middle School, but police "neutralized" the shooter, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, ABC News and PBS Wisconsin reported.

UnitedHealth CEO: No evidence personal data was accessed during ransomware attack

U.S. News // 4 hours ago

UnitedHealth CEO: No evidence personal data was accessed during ransomware attack

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Fed leaves interest rates unchanged amid inflation rate higher than 2% target

U.S. News // 11 hours ago

Fed leaves interest rates unchanged amid inflation rate higher than 2% target

May 1 (UPI) -- The Federal Reserve Wednesday voted to keep interest rates unchanged, in line with expectations as inflation remains above the central bank's 2% threshold.

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