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by Causes | 3.20.17

It’s difficult to stay up-to-date on what’s happening in this country and to break through the clutter, so we’re here to make it easier. Here’s what we at Countable are reading today:

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1. \"Trump denounces ‘horrible’ threats against Jewish centers\"

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\"President Donald Trump on Tuesday denounced recent threats against Jewish community centers as \"horrible ... painful\" and said more must be done \"to root out hate and prejudice and evil.\"\"

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\"Trump made his remarks after touring the newly opened National Museum of African American History and Culture.\"

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\"\"This tour was a meaningful reminder of why we have to fight bigotry, intolerance and hatred in all of its very ugly forms,\" Trump said.\"

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Read more at The Associated Press.

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2. \"DHS outlines crackdown on illegal immigration\"

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\"The Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday began rolling out President Donald Trump's plans for a wider crackdown on people coming into the United States illegally.\"

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\"The moves, outlined in a pair of memos signed by DHS Secretary John Kelly, include an end to the policy of releasing people caught at the borders pending deportation hearings, hiring thousands more federal agents, sending more judges and officers to deal with asylum claims, enlisting more help from local police and speeding up removal proceedings for a larger number of people who are in the country illegally.\"

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Read more at NBC News.

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3. \"Houston police chief: No injuries amid gunfire reports\"

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\"The police chief in Houston says no one has been found injured and there's no evidence of a shooting amid reports of gunfire inside the hospital at the Texas Medical Center.\"

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\"Chief Art Acevedo says his officers were making a second search of Ben Taub Hospital, one of the city's major trauma centers.\"

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Read more at The Associated Press.

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4. \"Conway: Recess appointments ‘on the table’\"

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\"The White House is open to making recess appointments to fill some administration positions, according to Kellyanne Conway, counselor to President Donald Trump.\"

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\"Conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt, speaking to Conway for his show on Tuesday, suggested that the White House consider the maneuver to fill out some political posts, citing obstruction from Senate Democrats, and Conway responded that “everything’s on the table.\"”

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Read more at Politico.

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5. \"Milo Yiannopoulos apologizes for remarks, quits Breitbart\"

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\"Polarizing right-wing writer Milo Yiannopoulos resigned as an editor at Breitbart News on Tuesday and apologized for comments he had made about sexual relationships between boys and men.\"

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\"Yiannopoulos, speaking to reporters, said that two men, including a priest, had touched him inappropriately when he was between the ages of 13 and 16.\"

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\"“My experiences as a victim led me to believe I could say anything I wanted to on this subject, no matter how outrageous,\" he said. “But I understand that my usual blend of British sarcasm, provocation and gallows humor might have come across as flippancy, a lack of care for other victims or, worse, advocacy. I am horrified by that impression.””

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Read more at The Washington Post.

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— Eric Revell

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(Photo Credit: Michael Vadon via Flickr / Creative Commons)

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