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Here are POLITICO's odds on what from his speech to Congress is a pipe dream — and what could actually become law.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A claim by President Donald Trump from his speech to Congress and how it stacks up with the facts:

WASHINGTON (AP) — A claim by President Donald Trump from his speech to Congress and how it stacks up with the facts:

TRUMP: "Since my election, Ford, Fiat-Chrysler, General Motors, Sprint, Softbank, Lockheed, Intel, Walmart and many others have announced that they will invest billions of dollars in the United States and will create tens of thousands of new American jobs." The project was delayed by insufficient demand for Intel's high-powered computer chips, but the company now expects to finish the factory within four years because it anticipates business growth.

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Fifth seed Fabio Fognini celebrated a milestone 250th victory on Tuesday at the Brasil Open in Sao Paulo. The Italian beat compatriot Marco Cecchinato 6-4, 7-6(4) in one hour and 35 minutes to advance to the second round.

Apple just rolled out its fourth beta for the upcoming iOS 10.3 software update to developers and beta testers. While the release notes for the pre-release version have yet to be revealed, some developers are already sharing what they noticed in beta 4 on the Apple Developer Forums page.

It’s a Kardashian sisters day out! Khloe Kardashian was joined by her older sisters Kim and Kourtney as they spent the day at the spa together on Tuesday afternoon (February 28) in Brentwood, Calif. PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Khloe Kardashian While they were at the spa, Khloe started getting her tramp stamp [...]

61 million years ago, penguins might have grown to nearly 5 feet tall, according to the oldest penguin fossils unearthed to date

Health minister denies need for legislation, saying the province relies on paid donations to meet patients’ needs

Richard Gelfond said Marvel/ABC’s “Inhumans” is only the first of several planned projects that will screen TV shows in IMAX theaters During a session at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference in San Francisco, Gelfond said that IMAX plans to follow “Inhumans,” a Marvel series set to premiere on ABC in late September with its first two episodes playing for a two-week run at IMAX theaters beginning Labor Day, with other offerings to fill parts of the calendar when blockbusters are sparse. Читать дальше...

President Trump made several mentions of crime rates in the United States, citing both the national homicide rate, as well as crime in inner cities and at the border.

NEW YORK — After getting off to a slow start, the NHL-best Washington Capitals picked up their play and pulled away for a big win against a division rival. Marcus Johansson had two goals and an assist to help Washington beat the New York Rangers 4-1 on Tuesday night in Kevin Shattenkirk’s first game with

La La Land caught some flak this Oscar season for its lack of gritty realism, which is probably why it ultimately lost Best Picture to the starker and harder-hitting Moonlight. Raised on movie musicals, this 26-year-old actress/singer journeyed three years ago to La La Land, where she now waits tables while awaiting her big break. Honestly, this wasn’t just one of the greatest hard-sell coach pitches in Voice history — Alicia’s seemingly impromptu “Oh Lilli” serenade was actually better than Lilli’s audition! Читать дальше...

Ginsburg once called Trump a "faker." She didn't show up to his speech Tuesday.

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who made headlines in 2015 when she dozed off during Barack Obama's State of the Union speech, was conspicuously absent Tuesday from President Donald Trump's first address to a joint session of Congress. And she may have skipped it on purpose. Ginsburg got in spats with Trump during the campaign, and a spokeswoman confirmed to Bloomberg News ahead of the speech that she would not attend.

The return of the mumps has caught some NHL players by surprise, and they are counting on the league being better equipped to deal with the second such outbreak in a little more than two years. On Monday, the Minnesota Wild announced forwards Zach Parise and Jason Pominville and assistant coach Scott Stevens were diagnosed with the highly contagious disease and must miss at least three games. In Vancouver, public-health officials have yet to determine where or how Canucks players contracted mumps... Читать дальше...

President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he will ask Congress to approve a $1 trillion infrastructure bill, a push that would make good on a key campaign pledge.

A scene from the Theater for a New Audience’s production of “The Skin of Our Teeth” at the Polonsky Shakespeare Center in Brooklyn.

While Fox never tired of questioning the deaths of Americans in Benghazi, the “fair and balanced” network seems to be strikingly incurious about the questions raised by the father of a Navy SEAL killed during a botched military operation in Yemen last month.

Sheltered from the elements, the tombstones are remarkably well-preserved.