What's News: World-Wide -- WSJ
February 22 2017 - 3:02AM
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The administration set sweeping changes on immigration
enforcement, making clear that millions of people in the U.S.
illegally are now subject to deportation.
Trump denounced anti-Semitism following a rash of bomb threats
against Jewish centers and vandalism at a Missouri cemetery.
The EPA's new chief outlined a change of priorities, stressing
the importance of the agency's relationship with businesses.
Auto makers asked the EPA to undo the Obama administration's
decision to lock in future stringent fuel-economy standards.
Malaysian police said one suspect in the killing of North Korean
leader Kim's half-brother works in Pyongyang's Kuala Lumpur
embassy.
Lawmakers are mounting efforts to bolster government scrutiny of
Chinese investment in the U.S.
A federal appeals court upheld a Maryland ban on military-style
rifles and large-capacity magazines.
A former CIA agent living in Portugal lost her final appeal to
avoid prison in Italy for her role in the kidnapping of suspected
terrorists.
An Israeli soldier was sentenced by a military court to 18
months in prison for the shooting death of a disarmed Palestinian
attacker.
Afghan forces blockaded the vice president inside his home in a
bid to compel him to cooperate with a kidnapping and assault
inquiry.
A court barred most legal claims by investors in Fannie and
Freddie who alleged the government illegally seized billions from
the firms.
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February 22, 2017 02:47 ET (07:47 GMT)
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