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News in Brief Supreme Court Justice Upholds Part of Trump’s Travel Ban Justice Anthony Kennedy issued a short-term order that bans thousands of refugees from entering the United States. Morgan Baskin
News in Brief Trump Lawyers Ask to Revive Part of Refugee Ban The new White House request argues that an agency's help isn't enough to merit an exception to its refugee ban. Francie Diep
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News in Brief Counties Trump Won Have Lower Rates of Life Expectancy A new analysis finds a stark metric for the health-depleting stress of Americans who felt left behind—and who saw Trump as a possible savior. Tom Jacobs
News in Brief The Silencing of Hillary Clinton Addressing the primary criticisms of Clinton's historic run for the presidency. Seth Masket