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Top CNS stories for today including President Donald Trump’s proposal to cut public investments that curb various global health threats would threaten programs that save millions of lives around the world; while misinformation spread by fake news has polluted electoral politics, its dangerous implications extend well beyond that, law and media experts said at the Ninth Circuit’s Judicial Conference; according to a Pew Research Center report, Americans of both sexes said they find it stressful to talk politics with people with whom they disagree, and more.
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1.) In National news President Donald Trump’s proposal to cut public investments that curb various global health threats would threaten programs that save millions of lives around the world, according to a new report.
2.) While misinformation spread by fake news has polluted electoral politics, its dangerous implications extend well beyond that into the realm of business and national security, law and media experts said at the Ninth Circuit’s Judicial Conference.
3.) White House press secretary Sean Spicer resigned Friday over the appointment of a new White House communications director, New York financier Anthony Scaramucci.
4.) ExxonMobil sued the United States within hours of being slapped with a $2 million fine for violating sanctions against Russia during its conflict with Ukraine.
5.) A federal judge refused to lift an injunction blocking part of President Donald Trump’s executive order against sanctuary cities, calling the government’s pledge to cut only limited funds from jurisdictions that won’t help enforce immigration laws an “illusory promise.”
6.) In Regional news Attorney General Jeff Sessions stepped up his verbal attacks on sanctuary cities during a speech in Philadelphia on Friday, inspiring sharp rebukes from the city’s mayor and police commissioner.
8.) In Research news American women are paying more attention to politics since Donald Trump was elected, according to a Pew Research Center report released Thursday, and the same percentage of Americans of both sexes said they find it stressful to talk politics with people with whom they disagree.
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