The headline news from January 27, 2017

The archive of all headlines from January 27, 2017, organized by time of publication.

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White House Sows Confusion Over Plan to Tax Imports

New York Times  27/Jan/2017 01:00:05

The White House appeared to endorse a 20 percent tax on all imports, only to insist hours later that it had not. Officials said the tax was just one in a “buffet” of options to pay for the wall along the Mexican border.

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Trump Floats 20% Tax on Mexican Imports to Pay for Border Wall

NBC News  27/Jan/2017 01:00:08

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Los Angeles Times  27/Jan/2017 01:00:11

The campaign pledge to return to torturing terrorism suspects drew cheers from Trump's crowds, but condemnation from most people who were involved with or had closely studied the Bush-era program.

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Los Angeles Times  27/Jan/2017 02:00:10

The plan is central to what House Republicans envision as the biggest reworking of the corporate income tax in decades. But it would be a tax paid by American corporations, not Mexico.

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Los Angeles Times  27/Jan/2017 03:30:10

President Trump has been in office barely a week, but his feud with Mexico has officials there furious and threatens to ignite a trade war.

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Los Angeles Times  27/Jan/2017 05:30:11

The increasingly bitter dispute over who will pay for the wall has prompted Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto to cancel a planned visit to the White House.

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Los Angeles Times  27/Jan/2017 07:15:09

Just hours after the inauguration, the official White House website was scrubbed of any mention of climate change. Dispute over border wall plunges U.S. into crisis with Mexico

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Trump-Mexico relations hit new low after 20% border wall tax mooted

The Guardian  27/Jan/2017 09:00:10

Announcement follows Mexican president cancelling summit; Mexico is US’s third biggest trading partner after Canada and China

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Los Angeles Times  27/Jan/2017 09:15:09

Under the U.S. Constitution, the federal government has wide latitude to preempt state and local laws, especially in cases of immigration and national security.NEWSLETTER: Get the best from our political teams delivered daily

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Los Angeles Times  27/Jan/2017 09:30:10

Under the U.S. Constitution, the federal government has wide latitude to preempt state and local laws, especially in cases of immigration and national security.Trump idea to fund border wall with a GOP tax on imports could raise prices for consumers

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Los Angeles Times  27/Jan/2017 12:15:16

When a court rejected the notion that the Constitution protects the right to carry a gun in public, Hardiman dissented, arguing that “the need for self-defense naturally exists outside and inside the home.«No, California's environmental laws probably won't block Trump's border wall

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Kim Jong Un’s Ski Resort for Elites Is Kept Open by Work Gangs

NBC News  27/Jan/2017 13:00:07

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Los Angeles Times  27/Jan/2017 13:15:11

The cities and counties Trump is targeting have many tools to strike back. Among them: high court decisions that have interpreted financial threats as an unlawful intrusion on state’s rights. Politics

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Tax Plan Sows Confusion as Tensions With Mexico Soar

New York Times  27/Jan/2017 13:45:05

President Trump’s decision to build a wall along the length of the border with Mexico erupted Thursday into a diplomatic standoff. With the conflict escalating, Mr. Trump appeared to embrace a proposal by House Republicans that would impose a 20 percent tax on all imported goods.

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Kim Jong Un’s Ski Resort for Elites Kept Open by Children in Work Gangs

NBC News  27/Jan/2017 13:45:07

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Los Angeles Times  27/Jan/2017 14:15:08

The cities and counties Trump is targeting have many tools to strike back. Among them: high court decisions that have interpreted financial threats as an unlawful intrusion on state’s rights.Immigrants here illegally believe life is about to get a lot tougher

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Macomb v media Voters who read little news think Trump had a great first week

The Guardian  27/Jan/2017 15:30:08

In a Michigan city that helped get Donald Trump elected, people are actively choosing to ignore news they don’t want to hear

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Opponents of Abortion See Long-Held Goals in Reach

New York Times  27/Jan/2017 17:15:07

Among the issues galvanizing social conservatives are an effort in Congress to eliminate Planned Parenthood’s funding. The anti-abortion movement is also looking to President Trump’s forthcoming Supreme Court nominee.

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Macomb v media Voters who read little news think Trump had a great first week

The Guardian  27/Jan/2017 17:45:07

In a Michigan county that helped get Donald Trump elected, people are actively choosing to ignore news they don’t want to hear – or not receiving news at all

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Trump Welcomes British PM Theresa May for First Foreign Visit

NBC News  27/Jan/2017 19:30:15

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Trump Welcomes British PM May for First Foreign Visit

NBC News  27/Jan/2017 19:45:06

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Mexican Leader Talks to Trump on Phone After Canceled Visit

New York Times  27/Jan/2017 20:00:27

The conversation came amid a showdown over President Trump’s order to build a border wall — and who should pay for it. “Both presidents recognized their clear and very public difference between their stances on this very sensitive issue,” the office of President Enrique Peña Nieto said.

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Live updates Trump ’100% behind Nato’ says Theresa May at joint White House press conference

The Guardian  27/Jan/2017 20:00:30

Rolling coverage of Donald Trump and Theresa May’s joint press conference at the White House

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Los Angeles Times  27/Jan/2017 20:00:32

The Yolo Bypass collects runoff from various streams and rivers from the Sierra Nevada and other mountain ranges. It is now filled like it hasn’t been in the last five years of drought, with officials estimating that a whopping 1 million acre-feet have passed through in the last few weeks.

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Los Angeles Times  27/Jan/2017 20:15:10

The Yolo Bypass collects runoff from various streams and rivers from the Sierra Nevada and other mountain ranges. It is now filled like it hasn’t been in the last five years of drought, with officials estimating that a whopping 1 million acre-feet have passed through in the last few weeks.257 drought maps show California's deep drought and current recovery

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Live updates Trump ’100% behind Nato’ says Theresa May at joint White House press conference

The Guardian  27/Jan/2017 20:30:09

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Los Angeles Times  27/Jan/2017 20:30:11

Trump’s actions would block all refugees from entering the U.S. for 120 days and suspend the acceptance of refugees from war-torn Syria indefinitely.Read a draft copy of an order President Trump is considering on refugees

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British PM: Trump Assured Me the U.S. Is ’100 Percent Behind NATO’

NBC News  27/Jan/2017 21:45:06

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Los Angeles Times  27/Jan/2017 21:45:09

In February, for the first time in over a decade, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union will raffle off thousands of part-time gigs working at Los Angeles-area ports. Casual longshoremen compete for rare prize

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Trump ’100% behind Nato’ says Theresa May at joint White House press conference

The Guardian  27/Jan/2017 22:15:07

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White House Trump and May appear at odds over Russia sanctions at visit

The Guardian  27/Jan/2017 22:30:10

US president affirms ‘special relationship’ with Britain but does not signal support for maintaining measures, which he has said he may review

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Trump signs executive order imposing ’extreme vetting’ for people entering the US

The Guardian  27/Jan/2017 23:15:07

Trump announced and signed executive action that has widely been reported as a temporary ban on refugees and immigrants from Muslim-majority countries

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Los Angeles Times  27/Jan/2017 23:30:10

The White House has yet to release the text of the signed document but a draft obtained earlier showed the measure would block all refugees from entering the U.S. for 120 days and suspend the acceptance of refugees from war-torn Syria indefinitely. BUSINESS

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