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China frees 3 activists who probed Ivanka Trump supplier

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Senate Democrats: Boost domestic spending, not just defense

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Sky Sources: New body could oversee European Union citizens rights in UK

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US to Syria: 'Heavy price' awaits any chemical weapons use

That is the same base from which the Syrian air force launched an attack in April that the US and others said used lethal chemicals to kill civilians. The U.S. ...

Police search for woman missing from Raleigh airport

They said she left behind her phone and purse, but her vehicle is missing. Her roommates are anxious because it's not like her to leave without her phone. Her...

Pregnant Minnesota woman kills boyfriend while filming YouTube stunt

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CNN tweets a correction at Trump

Numerous details in CNN's report were completely false , which prompted the network to issue a retraction and an apology to the Trump team member in que...

Mattis says Syria's government taking US threat seriously

Syria's government has taken seriously the USA warning against launching another chemical weapons attack, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Wednesday. Asked...

CNN journalists resign over retracted story

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Image of the United States has plunged under Trump, survey shows

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Iraqi military says it has retaken two Mosul neighborhoods from Islamic State

Gen. Mohammed al-Khodari. "In a few days our forces will reach Corniche and bring the battle to its conclusion", Jawdat said. The mosque was also hugely sym...

Trump state visit to United Kingdom will go ahead, Boris Johnson says

State visits to Britain are normally mentioned in the monarch's speech before the opening of parliament, but there was no official recognition of the US Preside...

North Korea dismiss Moon call for united Pyeongchang team

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Trial of accused leaker Reality Winner set for October

Winner's defense did file a motion for a protection order to determine whether information that was leaked to the media can be used in court because it's alread...

Russia considering retaliatory sanctions against US

The EU leaders, during a two-day summit in Brussels on June 22 made a decision to extend the sanctions on Russian Federation, which were initially imposed in 20...

Trump accepts Macron's invitation to visit Paris in July

Trump accepted the invitation from French President Emmanuel Macron . President Donald Trump met with newly-elected French president Emmanuel Macron in Bru...

Shooting leads to pursuit up Hwy. 400

Multiple police forces were involved in a pursuit, which allegedly saw the gunman shooting at officers, police say. The suspect apparently fled the scene and,...

Utah wildfire levels 13 homes, forces evacuation of 1500 people

Gov. Spencer Cox, in southern Utah. "Things change day to day", Mr Wilder said. The blaze broke out late Monday afternoon and quickly grew to almost 1.5 squ...

Haze over the metro area is smoke from Utah wildfire

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Improperly stored equipment blamed for NY subway crash

The Fire Department New York (FDNY) said the smoke was caused by rubbish setting on fire. They are suspended without pay pending a formal review process. At l...

Euro, bond yields drive higher on European Central Bank scale-back bets

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Evacuations increase as Goodwin Fire spreads to 21000 acres

The fire was just five percent contained, 12 News reported . Tiffany Davila, a spokeswoman for the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management, said d...

US Rep Cooper Statement on Delayed Republican Health Care Vote

McConnell hoped to bring the Better Care Reconciliation Act to the Senate floor for debate and a vote this week, so public outcry during next week's congressi...

Sanders' Wife Under FBI Probe for Real Estate Deal

The complaint accused Jane Sanders , then-president of since-closed Burlington College, of distorting donor levels in the college's 2010 loan application. Sand...

Jon Watts to helm Spider-Man: Homecoming 2

Also, Stark Expo, the event where Peter makes his cameo in Iron Man 2 , takes place in the NY borough of Queens, where Peter lives . A little kid wearing an ...

Science fact: Your smartphone really is making you dumber

Those with their phones in another room significantly outperformed everyone else, even those who had their phones in a pocket or bag. "We see a linear trend t...

Gahanna woman set on fire by ex-boyfriend in 2015 dies

He received 11 years in prison, the maximum sentence possible. Slager - who claimed he accidentally set his lover alight while lighting a cigarette - will now...

North Korea releases a puzzling statement on the death of Otto Warmbier

Warmbier was arrested in January last year and sentenced to 15 years' hard labour for allegedly attempting to steal a propaganda poster from a staff-only area o...

Tech leaders looked miserable in their meeting with Trump

The Department of Defense still uses floppy disks. Jared Kushner , son-in-law to President Trump and top White House advisor, spoke in front of technology CE...

Trump's Partial Victory on Travel Ban

Will people get stuck in airports because of the travel ban? "If this type of unfortunate news continues to rally people to speak up and have a voice, I sup...

China backs Pak, says it is fighting terrorism

With an eye on China and the disputes in the South China Sea, Modi and Trump after their meeting in the White House called for freedom of navigation and r...

Final toll in London fire won't be known for months

The number of buildings that failed flammability tests also spiked - from a reported 60 buildings from 25 areas of Great Britain on Sunday to 120. Following...