The headline news from February 23, 2017

The archive of all headlines from February 23, 2017, organized by time of publication.

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Los Angeles Times  23/Feb/2017 00:15:11

New details about President Trump's immigration crackdown have heightened fears among people in this country illegally, with some saying they are now preparing for the possibility of deportation.What you need to know about the Trump administration's new immigration rules

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’Blessed Be the Hecklers’: Town Hall Activists Learn to Bird-Dog

NBC News  23/Feb/2017 00:45:07

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Trump administration revokes transgender students’ bathroom protections

The Guardian  23/Feb/2017 01:30:09

US withdrew guidance stating federal law requires transgender students to have unfettered access to bathrooms and locker rooms matching their gender identity

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Los Angeles Times  23/Feb/2017 01:30:12

New details about President Trump's immigration crackdown have heightened fears among people in this country illegally, with some saying they are now preparing for the possibility of deportation.Expanded new deportation policy sparks worry

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’Blessed Be the Hecklers’: Activists Bird-Dog

NBC News  23/Feb/2017 01:45:07

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Trump Reverses Obama-Era Transgender Bathroom Protections

NBC News  23/Feb/2017 02:00:19

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Los Angeles Times  23/Feb/2017 02:00:24

The Trump administration rescinds an Obama-era directive aimed at preventing discrimination against transgender students, questioning its legal grounding. Politics

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Trump Rescinds Protections for Transgender Students

New York Times  23/Feb/2017 02:15:07

President Trump has approved the reversal of an Obama administration order that allowed transgender students to use the restroom of their gender identity.The decision overruled Betsey DeVos, the education secretary, and placed the administration firmly in the middle of the culture wars that many Republicans have tried to leave behind.

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White House Reverses Obama-Era Transgender Bathroom Rights

NBC News  23/Feb/2017 02:15:09

NBC OUT

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Trump Rescinds Protections for Transgender Students

New York Times  23/Feb/2017 02:30:09

President Trump has approved the reversal of an Obama administration order that allowed transgender students to use the restroom of their gender identity.The decision overruled Betsy DeVos, the education secretary, and placed the administration firmly in the middle of the culture wars that many Republicans have tried to leave behind.

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Los Angeles Times  23/Feb/2017 02:30:17

The Trump administration rescinds an Obama-era directive aimed at preventing discrimination against transgender students, questioning its legal grounding.The state plans to keep its promises to transgender students, says California schools chief

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Transgender rights Trump revokes students’ bathroom protections

The Guardian  23/Feb/2017 03:15:10

Trump administration withdrew guidance stating federal law requires transgender students to have unfettered access to bathrooms and locker rooms matching their gender identity

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Trump Rescinds Protections for Transgender Students

New York Times  23/Feb/2017 03:30:06

President Trump has approved the reversal of an Obama administration order that allowed transgender students to use the restroom of their gender identity.The issue created a rift within the White House, and Mr. Trump ultimately sided with Attorney General Jeff Sessions over the objections of Betsy DeVos, the education secretary.

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Los Angeles Times  23/Feb/2017 05:15:10

Congress is in recess this week and a citizenry suddenly spurred to action used the opportunity to let their returning lawmakers know just how they feel about the tempestuous past month in Washington. Politics

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Transgender rights President revokes students’ bathroom protections

The Guardian  23/Feb/2017 05:30:12

Trump administration withdrew guidance stating federal law requires transgender students to have unfettered access to bathrooms and locker rooms matching their gender identity

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Trump Reverses Obama-Era Transgender Bathroom Rights

NBC News  23/Feb/2017 05:45:06

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Los Angeles Times  23/Feb/2017 06:15:08

Congress is in recess this week and a citizenry suddenly spurred to action used the opportunity to let their returning lawmakers know just how they feel about the tempestuous past month in Washington. L.A. Now

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Los Angeles Times  23/Feb/2017 09:15:28

Protesters chant “Hands up, don’t shoot” and “Whose streets, our streets” as they march. Some throw rocks, curse at police officers and kick police cars. Many are young people who saw the video on social media. Politics

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Los Angeles Times  23/Feb/2017 10:15:17

Protesters chant “Hands up, don’t shoot” and “Whose streets, our streets” as they march. Some throw rocks, curse at police officers and kick police cars. Many are young people who saw the video on social media.

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Transgender rights President revokes students’ bathroom protections

The Guardian  23/Feb/2017 10:30:10

White House withdraws guidance stating federal law requires transgender students to have unfettered access to bathrooms matching their gender identity

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Donald Trump Is CPAC’s Conquering Hero, but Tensions Remain

NBC News  23/Feb/2017 11:00:14

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

Protesters chant, “Hands up, don’t shoot” and “Whose streets, our streets” as they march. Some throw rocks, curse at police officers and kick police cars. Many are young people who saw the video on social media.

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Trump Is CPAC’s Conquering Hero, But Tensions Remain

NBC News  23/Feb/2017 11:46:05

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Los Angeles Times  23/Feb/2017 12:15:42

The San Gabriel Valley is feeling Beijing’s crackdown on capital flight. The rules could jolt areas exposed to Chinese real estate investment such as Vancouver, Sydney and Seattle. Few are as exposed as Southern California. L.A. Now

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Donald Trump returns in triumph to CPAC – with Breitbart as supporting cast

The Guardian  23/Feb/2017 13:45:11

Six years after he was loudly booed there, Trump will take the main stage as the Republican president with some new allies at the conservative confab

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Donald Trump returns in triumph to CPAC – with Breitbart as supporting cast

The Guardian  23/Feb/2017 14:30:10

Six years after he was loudly booed there, Trump will take the main stage as the president with some new allies

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Los Angeles Times  23/Feb/2017 15:15:10

Trump's deportation orders could hit the California economy particularly hard. Many of the industries that depend heavily on immigrants already were experiencing a labor shortage.Fewer high school students are applying for college aid under the California Dream Act

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Trump Rescinds Protections for Transgender Students

New York Times  23/Feb/2017 17:00:06

President Trump has approved the reversal of a policy that allowed transgender students to use the restroom of their gender identity.The issue created a rift within the White House between Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Betsy DeVos, the education secretary.

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Trump Takes Over CPAC — But Will He Own the Conservative Movement Too?

NBC News  23/Feb/2017 17:00:09

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Los Angeles Times  23/Feb/2017 17:15:13

Many of California's industries that depend heavily on immigrants already were experiencing a labor shortage. The Trump Administration

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Los Angeles Times  23/Feb/2017 19:15:17

Less than 20% of the state faces any drought conditions and no place in California faces 'extreme' or 'exceptional' drought, according to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor report. California’s journey from drought

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CPAC live Steve Bannon says Trump ’maniacally focused’ on keeping promises

The Guardian  23/Feb/2017 20:15:07

Conservative gathering will be forced to reckon with the nationalist populism that has become the dominant force in rightwing politics

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Bowing to Base, Democrats Opt for All-Out War With Trump

New York Times  23/Feb/2017 21:00:07

After the election, a weakened Democratic Party debated whether to confront President Trump or try to coax him to the center with offers of compromise. Now, spurred by an incensed army of liberals, Democrats have all but cast aside any notion of conciliation with the White House.

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Steve Bannon Trump ’maniacally focused’ on executing promises

The Guardian  23/Feb/2017 21:45:08

Chief White House strategist pushes economic nationalist agenda at CPAC and continues relentless attacks on media, vowing: ‘Every day is going to be a fight’

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Los Angeles Times  23/Feb/2017 22:30:13

John Kelly's comments at a press conference at the Mexican foreign ministry were aimed at allaying Mexican fears about the Trump administration’s ongoing immigration crackdown. Mexico is bracing for long battle with Trump administration, foreign minister tells lawmakers

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Spicer: U.S. Will Not Yield Nuclear ’Supremacy’

NBC News  23/Feb/2017 23:00:09

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Trump Wants to Make U.S. Nuclear Arsenal ’Top of the Pack’

NBC News  23/Feb/2017 23:45:08

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