The headline news from March 11, 2017

The archive of all headlines from March 11, 2017, organized by time of publication.

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Conservatives’ Frustration Over Health Care Turns to Paul Ryan

NBC News  11/Mar/2017 01:00:08

Meet the Press

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Los Angeles Times  11/Mar/2017 02:45:10

Trump wants a 'contiguous, physical wall' along all 2,000 miles of border with Mexico — which means a whole lot of steel and concrete (not to mention construction jobs). ESSENTIAL WASHINGTON

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United Nations World faces ’worst humanitarian crisis since 1945’

The Guardian  11/Mar/2017 04:45:07

Twenty million people face starvation without an immediate injection of funds in Yemen, South Sudan, Somalia and Nigeria, warns UN top official

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Jeff Sessions Attorney general asks dozens of US attorneys appointed by Obama to resign

The Guardian  11/Mar/2017 06:00:09

It is customary but not automatic for US attorneys, responsible for prosecuting federal crimes, to leave their position once a new president is in office

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Trump Tells 46 U.S. Attorneys to Resign in Major Shakeup

New York Times  11/Mar/2017 06:30:06

The president told the holdover United States attorneys to tender their resignations. Surprisingly, the order included Preet Bharara, the federal prosecutor in Manhattan, whom Mr. Trump had reportedly asked to stay on.

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Los Angeles Times  11/Mar/2017 07:15:11

Temperatures Sunday and Monday are expected to climb into the upper 80s, a full 20 degrees warmer than average for downtown Los Angeles in March. CAROLINA A. MIRANDA

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Trump Tells 46 U.S. Attorneys to Resign in Major Shakeup

New York Times  11/Mar/2017 08:15:07

President Trump told the holdover United States attorneys to tender their resignations. Surprisingly, the order included Preet Bharara, the federal prosecutor in Manhattan, whom Mr. Trump had reportedly asked to stay on.

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Los Angeles Times  11/Mar/2017 08:30:11

Temperatures Sunday and Monday are expected to climb into the upper 80s, a full 20 degrees warmer than average for downtown Los Angeles in March. UCLA

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Los Angeles Times  11/Mar/2017 09:15:10

The former senator blames Clinton’s loss on poor turnout in Midwestern states. She says she could not bear to watch Trump’s inauguration speech, but read it instead. Sports

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Way in Which U.S. Attorneys Told to Resign Came as Surprise: Source

NBC News  11/Mar/2017 11:45:06

Justice Department

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Trump Tells 46 U.S. Attorneys to Resign in Major Shakeup

New York Times  11/Mar/2017 12:30:05

President Trump told the United States attorneys from the Obama era to tender their resignations. Surprisingly, the order included Preet Bharara, the federal prosecutor in Manhattan, whom Mr. Trump had reportedly asked to stay on.

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Los Angeles Times  11/Mar/2017 13:15:09

Mass graves are all too familiar in Iraq, where under Saddam Hussein up to a million people disappeared. But recent discoveries underscore the savagery of Islamic State. Politics

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Los Angeles Times  11/Mar/2017 13:30:12

Mass graves are all too familiar in Iraq, where under Saddam Hussein up to a million people disappeared. But recent discoveries underscore the savagery of Islamic State. Mass graves discovered near Mosul

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Trump’s wall One in 10 firms bidding for project are Hispanic-owned

The Guardian  11/Mar/2017 14:30:10

More than 600 businesses have registered interest in the first phase of the $21bn project and while some see ethical dilemmas, for others work is work

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Trump’s wall Hispanic builders bid: ’We don’t see it as politics. We just see it as work’

The Guardian  11/Mar/2017 14:45:08

More than 600 businesses have registered interest in the first phase of the $21bn project and while some see ethical dilemmas, for others work is work

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Los Angeles Times  11/Mar/2017 16:30:11

The political closet is now a necessity for many in an industry that is among the most liberal in the country.

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Los Angeles Times  11/Mar/2017 16:45:10

For the vast majority of conservatives who work in entertainment, going to set or the office each day has become a game of avoidance and secrecy. The political closet is now a necessity for many in an industry that is among the most liberal in the country.

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Los Angeles Times  11/Mar/2017 17:15:09

For the vast majority of conservatives who work in entertainment, going to set or the office each day has become a game of avoidance and secrecy. The political closet is now a necessity for many in an industry that is among the most liberal in the country.Has Hollywood lost touch with American values?

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Trump’s Mexico wall One in 10 firms bidding for project are Hispanic-owned

The Guardian  11/Mar/2017 17:30:09

More than 600 businesses have registered interest in the first phase of the $21bn project and while some see ethical dilemmas, for others work is work

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Los Angeles Times  11/Mar/2017 17:30:12

For the vast majority of conservatives who work in entertainment, going to set or the office each day has become a game of avoidance and secrecy. The political closet is now a necessity for many in an industry that is among the most liberal in the country.

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Los Angeles Times  11/Mar/2017 18:00:12

For the vast majority of conservatives who work in entertainment, going to set or the office each day has become a game of avoidance and secrecy. The political closet is now a necessity for many in an industry that is among the most liberal in the country.Has Hollywood lost touch with American values?

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Bharara Is Said to Refuse Order to Step Down as U.S. Attorney

New York Times  11/Mar/2017 19:30:05

Preet Bharara, the Manhattan federal prosecutor who was told to submit his resignation along with 45 others on Friday, has no plans to do so.His decision forces a potential showdown with President Trump and the Justice Department.

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Bharara Is Fired After Refusing to Step Down

New York Times  11/Mar/2017 20:45:04

Preet Bharara, the Manhattan federal prosecutor who was told to submit his resignation along with 45 others on Friday, was fired after refusing to do so.His dismissal capped an extraordinary showdown with President Trump and the Department of Justice.

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US attorney Preet Bharara fired after refusing Jeff Sessions’ order to resign

The Guardian  11/Mar/2017 21:00:09

Manhattan prosecutor’s announcement came a day after attorney general told US attorneys, nearly all appointed by Obama, they should resign from their posts

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Los Angeles Times  11/Mar/2017 21:00:11

Record rains create ideal conditions for vigorous bloom after years of drought. In Case You Missed It

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U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara Says He Was Fired by DOJ

NBC News  11/Mar/2017 21:15:08

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Los Angeles Times  11/Mar/2017 22:30:11

For almost 50 years, Marjorie Romer has lived in a Westlake house built in 1910, a couple of miles west of downtown Los Angeles. This is the story of how that house was burglarized three times in five days. Marjorie Romer

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U.S. Attorney Bharara Fired After Refusing to Step Down

New York Times  11/Mar/2017 23:00:05

Preet Bharara, the Manhattan federal prosecutor who was told to submit his resignation along with 45 others on Friday, was fired after refusing to do so.His dismissal capped an extraordinary showdown with President Trump and the Department of Justice.

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Los Angeles Times  11/Mar/2017 23:15:15

For almost 50 years, Marjorie Romer has lived in a Westlake house built in 1910, a couple of miles west of downtown Los Angeles. This is the story of how that house was burglarized three times in five days. ESSENTIAL WASHINGTON

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Los Angeles Times  11/Mar/2017 23:30:10

For almost 50 years, Marjorie Romer has lived in a Westlake house built in 1910, a couple of miles west of downtown Los Angeles. This is the story of how that house was burglarized three times in five days. Marjorie Romer

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