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Margery A. Beck, Ellen Knickmeyer and Robert Burns, Associated Press Updated 9:42 pm PDT, Thursday, March 21, 2019 In this March 18, 2019 photo released by the U.S. Air Force, environmental restoration employees deploy a containment boom from a boat on Offutt Air Force Base in Neb., as a precautionary measure for possible fuel leaks in the flooded area. Surging unexpectedly strong and up to 7 feet high, the Missouri River floodwaters that poured on to much the Nebraska air base that houses the U.S. Strategic Command overwhelmed the frantic sandbagging by troops and their scramble to save sensitive equipment, munitions and aircraft. (Delanie Stafford, The U.S. Air Force via AP) less In this March 18, 2019 photo released by the U.S. Air Force, environmental restoration employees deploy a containment boom from a boat on Offutt Air Force Base in Neb., as a precautionary measure for possible ... more Photo: Delanie … [Read more...] about Floods expose threat to military posed by climate change

Michael R. Blood, Associated Press Updated 9:27 pm PDT, Thursday, March 21, 2019 FILE - In this March 16, 2019 photo, 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks at a rally in Henderson, Nev. The Vermont senator was an insurgent outsider three years ago in a head-to-head race against Hillary Clinton, the former first lady and secretary of state whose grip on the Democratic nomination was effectively unshakeable by the time California's primary was held in June that year. When Sanders heads to San Diego on Friday for the first of three California campaign rallies, the self-described democratic socialist will be asking for votes in a Democratic contest in which he's a top-shelf candidate. less FILE - In this March 16, 2019 photo, 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks at a rally in Henderson, Nev. The Vermont senator was an insurgent outsider three years ago in a ... more … [Read more...] about Sanders aims for strong showing in delegate-rich California

Michelle L. Price, Associated Press Updated 9:26 pm PDT, Thursday, March 21, 2019 Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., speaks with law students at a legal clinic at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Thursday, March 21, 2019, in Las Vegas. The legal clinic works with unaccompanied immigrant children. less Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., speaks with law students at a legal clinic at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Thursday, March 21, 2019, in Las Vegas. The legal clinic ... more Photo: John Locher, AP Photo: John Locher, AP Image 1 of / 5 Caption Close Image 1 of 5 Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., speaks with law students at a legal clinic at the University of Nevada, Las … [Read more...] about Gillibrand seeks to improve asylum process for immigrants

Elana Schor, Associated Press Updated 9:19 pm PDT, Thursday, March 21, 2019 FILE - In this March 12, 2019 photo, former Vice President Joe Biden speaks to the International Association of Firefighters at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill in Washington. As the former vice president inches closer toward a third White House run, several moments in his long career loom as immediate political liabilities should he decide to join a Democratic primary already stocked with more than a dozen candidates. From his vote for the Iraq war to his key role in passing a bill that made bankruptcy harder to declare for debt-ridden Americans, Biden would have multiple fronts on which to reconcile his past with the future of a party that’s moved leftward even since he left former President Barack Obama’s administration. less FILE - In this March 12, 2019 photo, former Vice President Joe Biden speaks to the International Association of Firefighters at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol … [Read more...] about Joe Biden’s challenge: Winning over progressives