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A4 THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2018 WORLD IN BRIEF Associated Press US conducts airstrikes against Somalia extremists, 62 dead NAIROBI, Kenya — Six U.S. airstrikes that killed more than 60 people in a coastal Somali town were preemptive strikes to pre- vent a major extremist attack, according to a Somali intelligence offi cer. The U.S. military said today it carried out four strikes on Dec. 15 in which 34 people were killed and two more on Dec. 16 which killed 28. The air attacks targeted Gandarshe, south of the capital, Mogadishu. No civilians were injured or killed in the attacks, the military said. The strikes were carried out in close coor- dination with Somalia’s government and were “conducted to prevent al-Shabab from using remote areas as a safe haven to plot, direct, inspire, and recruit for future attacks,” said the U.S. military statement. Al-Shabab uses parts of southern and central Somalia to plot and direct extrem- ist attacks, steal humanitarian aid, extort the local populace to fund its operations, and shelter radicals. With these attacks, the U.S. military has carried out at least 46 airstrikes so far this year against al-Shabab, which is allied to al-Qaida and Africa’s most active Islamic extremist group. The group is fi ghting to establish its version of Shariah law in Soma- lia, controls rural southern and central parts of the country and continues to stage deadly attacks in Mogadishu and other cities. White House closer to partial shutdown with wall demand WASHINGTON — Pushing the gov- ernment to the brink of a partial shutdown, the White House is insisting that Congress provide $5 billion to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border despite lawmaker resis- tance from both parties. Without a resolution, parts of the fed- eral government will shut down at midnight Friday. President Donald Trump kept up the pres- sure on Democrats today, tweeting: “Time for us to save billions of dollars a year and have, at the same time, far greater safety and control!” On Sunday, White House senior adviser Stephen Miller said: “We’re going to do whatever is necessary to build the border wall to stop this ongoing crisis of illegal immigration.” Asked if that meant having a govern- ment shutdown, he said: “If it comes to it, absolutely.” Trump said last week he would be “proud” to have a shutdown to get Congress to approve a $5 billion down payment to ful- fi ll his campaign promise to build a border wall. But the president doesn’t have the votes from the Republican-controlled Congress to support funding for the wall at that level. The Democratic congressional leaders, Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep. Nancy Pelosi, have proposed no more than $1.6 billion, as outlined in a bipartisan Senate bill. The money would not go for the wall but for fenc- ing upgrades and other border security. Dem- ocrats also offered to simply keep funding at its current level, $1.3 billion. Texas judge rules entire ‘Obamacare’ law is invalid WASHINGTON — A federal judge’s rul- ing that the Obama health law is unconstitu- tional has landed like a stink bomb among Republicans, who’ve seen the politics of health care fl ip as Americans increasingly value the overhaul’s core parts, including pro- tections for preexisting medical conditions and Medicaid for more low-income people. While the decision by the Republican-ap- pointed judge in Texas was sweeping, it has little immediate practical impact because the Affordable Care Act remains in place while the legal battle continues, possibly to the Supreme Court. HealthCare.gov, the government’s site for signing up, was taking applications Sat- urday, the deadline in most states for enroll- ing for coverage next year, and those benefi ts will take effect as scheduled Jan. 1. Medicaid expansion will proceed in Virginia, one of the latest states to accept that option. Employers will still be required to cover the young adult children of workers, and Medicare recipients will still get discounted prescription drugs. But Republicans, still stinging from their loss of the House in the midterm elections, are facing a fresh political quandary after U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor said the entire 2010 health law was invalid. Warnings about the Texas lawsuit were part of the political narrative behind Dem- ocrats’ electoral gains. Health care was the top issue for about one-fourth of voters in the November election, ahead of immigration and jobs and the economy, according to Vote- Cast, a nationwide survey for The Associated Press. Those most concerned with health care supported Democrats overwhelmingly. A coalition of Democratic state offi cials led by California Attorney General Xavier Becerra will appeal O’Connor’s decision, most likely to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit in New Orleans. Zinke resigns as interior secretary amid numerous probes WASHINGTON — Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, facing federal investigations into his travel, political activity and poten- tial confl icts of interest, will leave the admin- istration at year’s end, President Donald Trump said Saturday. In his resignation let- ter, he said “vicious and politically motivated attacks” against him had “created an unfor- tunate distraction” in fulfi lling the agency’s mission. Trump, in tweeting Zinke’s departure, said the former Montana congressman “accomplished much during his tenure” and that a replacement would be announced next week. The Cabinet post requires Senate confi rmation. Zinke is leaving weeks before Demo- crats take control of the House, a shift in power that promises to sharpen the probes into his conduct. His departure comes amid a staff shake-up as Trump heads into his third year in offi ce facing increased legal exposure due to intensifying investigations into his campaign, business, foundation and administration. Zinke, 57, played a leading part in Trump’s efforts to roll back federal environmental regulations and promote domestic energy development. The ethics probes include one centered on a Montana land deal involving a foundation he created and the chairman of an energy services company, Halliburton, that does business with the Interior Department. Investigators also are reviewing his decision to block two tribes from opening a casino in Connecticut and his redrawing of boundaries to shrink a Utah national monument. Zinke’s travels with his wife, Lola Zinke, also had come under scrutiny. 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