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June 5, 2018 / 2:02 PM

Watch live: Sarah Sanders gives daily press briefing

June 5 (UPI) -- White House press secretary Sarah Sanders was scheduled to give an on-camera press briefing on Tuesday afternoon.

The briefing was set to begin at 2:15 p.m. EDT.

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Sanders likely will face questions about President Donald Trump's event to honor the national anthem and his decision to cancel a White House visit from the Philadelphia Eagles.

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Trump hush-money trial: Judge says gag order doesn't block ex-president from testifying

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Trump hush-money trial: Judge says gag order doesn't block ex-president from testifying

May 3 (UPI) -- The third week of the hush-money trial of Donald Trump concludes Friday with testimony from a forensics expert and most likely former aide Hope Hicks.

Biden administration expands Affordable Care Act to DACA recipients

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Biden administration expands Affordable Care Act to DACA recipients

May 3 (UPI) -- The Biden administration Friday expanded healthcare to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals migrants, removing a prohibition on Affordable Care Act eligibility, effective Nov. 1.

Michelle Yeoh, Jim Thorpe lead list of new Presidential Medal of Honor winners

U.S. News // 3 hours ago

Michelle Yeoh, Jim Thorpe lead list of new Presidential Medal of Honor winners

May 3 (UPI) -- Academy Award-winning actress Michelle Yeoh and the late legendary athlete Jim Thorpe will be honored with the Presidential Medal of freedom at the White House on Friday.

U.S. economy added a below-average 175,000 jobs in April

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U.S. economy added a below-average 175,000 jobs in April

May 3 (UPI) -- The U.S. economy created 175,000 jobs in April, while unemployment was 3.9%, according to a report Friday from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That number was lower than the the 242,000 average over the past 12 months.

NYPD says officer accidentally fired shot in Columbia's Hamilton Hall

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NYPD says officer accidentally fired shot in Columbia's Hamilton Hall

May 3 (UPI) -- The New York Police Department will hold a press conference Friday about a shot accidentally fired from an officer's gun during the clearing of protesters from Columbia University's Hamilton Hall Tuesday.

U.S. blacklists Hezbollah financier's sanctions-evasions network

U.S. News // 7 hours ago

U.S. blacklists Hezbollah financier's sanctions-evasions network

May 3 (UPI) -- The United States has blacklisted five people and two companies accused of aiding a U.S.-designated financier of Hezbollah with sanctions evasion.

1 killed, 1 injured in N.J. house explosion

U.S. News // 9 hours ago

1 killed, 1 injured in N.J. house explosion

May 3 (UPI) -- One person was killed and another was seriously injured in a house explosion in New Jersey on Thursday night, authorities said, making it the second fatal explosion in Middlesex County in more than 24 hours.

Police dismantle pro-Palestinian encampment at UCLA, arrest hundreds

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Police dismantle pro-Palestinian encampment at UCLA, arrest hundreds

May 2 (UPI) -- Police have forcibly dismantled an encampment erected by pro-Palestinian demonstrators on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles, arresting more than 200 people in the process.

Biden meets with families of officers killed in Charlotte shootout

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Biden meets with families of officers killed in Charlotte shootout

May 2 (UPI) -- President Joe Biden on Thursday traveled to North Carolina where he met with families of police officers slain and injured in a shootout earlier this week.

SpaceX completes bicoastal launches, adding to Starlink's megaconstellation

U.S. News // 11 hours ago

SpaceX completes bicoastal launches, adding to Starlink's megaconstellation

May 3 (UPI) -- SpaceX launched another group of 23 satellites from Kennedy Space Center on Thursday night via a Falcon 9 rocket, adding to the Starlink megacluster of Internet satellites now in low Earth orbit.

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