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Warren, Castro say they believe woman's claim about Biden

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Macron and Varadkar met during the Irish prime minister's visit to Paris. "If the United Kingdom is not capable, nearly three years after the referendum, of c...

House Democrats Move to Subpoena Mueller Report

The five were key witnesses in Mueller's probe of possible obstruction of justice and were sent document requests by the Judiciary panel last month. "We are c...

UK Parliament gets new chance to offer Brexit options

Members of Parliament will have another chance to take over the Brexit agenda on Wednesday. "This house has continuously rejected leaving without a deal just ...

House committees plan subpoenas on clearances, Mueller

The White House has actively resisted Cummings' probe into the security clearance issue after multiple media outlets reported previous year that President Do...

Three Pakistani soldiers martyred in Indian unprovoked firing along LoC

However, Indian Army sources said that Pakistan was downplaying the extent of damage their forces suffered in the severity of Indian retaliatory fire in res...

Trump’s threat to close border stirs fears of economic harm

His administration also announced it was cutting aid to the Central American countries home to most of the migrants. Next step is to close the Border! A sen...

Judge Rules Trump Executive Order Allowing Offshore Drilling in Arctic Ocean Unlawful

President Trump's executive order that overturned a ban on drilling for oil in the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans was ruled "unlawful and invalid" by a federa...

Trump cuts aid to Central American countries

An anonymous "former USA official" said there was "chaos" in the State Department over the weekend as "officials tried to figure out whether they had to cancel ...

Cuomo and legislative leaders announce agreement on a new state budget

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Governor and lawmakers react to kidnapping and murder of UofSC student

Josephson reportedly was remembered at a vigil held for her last night by hundreds of fellow students. "Our hearts are broken; they're broken", Columbia Polic...

LILLEY: JWR has evidence, Trudeau has crumbling stories

At the heart of the bitter dispute between Jody Wilson-Raybould and Justin Trudeau is the former justice minister's claim that the Prime Minister and his offi...

What's in a name for Japan emperor's new era?

It is believed to be the first time the era name, or " gengo " has been taken from a Japanese document, a break from more than 1300 years of using Chinese cla...

Arab summit to showcase unity against Trump's Israel policy

In a speech opening the summit, Saudi King Salman reiterated his kingdom's support for a Palestinian state in the occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip, with Ea...

Mulvaney explains why US is cutting aid to C. American countries

And they said Trump's threat to close the border with Mexico , if carried out, would hurt the USA economy. The American aid associations in these places are ...

'Dozens' granted security clearances had disqualifying issues, security official says

None of the 25 were named, but in his letter , addressed to White House counsel Pat Cipollone, Cummings requested information relating to clearances for Natio...

Samantha Josephson: father of murdered student vows to improve ridesharing safety

A college student whose body was found in a field hours after she got into a vehicle she mistakenly thought was her Uber ride died from multiple sharp force i...

Mulvaney guarantees Americans covered by Obama health care law won't lose coverage

A separate Trump administration rule expanding the duration of another type of health plan that bypasses the law's requirements, short-term insurance plans, als...

Could allegations of inappropriate behavior impact Joe Biden's 2020 decision?

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Kellyanne Conway on Trump's border threat: 'You can take the president seriously'

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Facebook removes many accounts in India, Pakistan for 'inauthentic behavior'

These account owners used a combination of authentic and fake accounts to share their content like local news and political events, including topics like the In...

Nadler Schedules Vote To Subpoena Entire Mueller Report

The aggressive move to subpoena the report comes despite assurances by Barr that he will make as much of the report available as he can by mid-April. The Hous...

Google adds Snake to Maps for April Fools' Day gag

Adding a fun-touch for users on April Fool's Day , Google is rolling out the classic "Snakes" game on Maps with a slight twist. The objective is to pick up ...

European Union losing patience as British MPs vote again on Brexit options

They also voted on a series of alternatives, from leaving the bloc without a deal to holding second referendum on Britain's European Union membership. He sa...

Facebook to put restrictions on who can go Live on its platforms

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Rainstorm hits south Nepal; PM says 25 dead, hundreds hurt

Nepal's Prime Minster K.P. Sharma Oli in a tweet said 25 people had been killed, and around 400 were injured. Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli cancelled a v...

Saudi court resumes trial of 'tortured' women's rights activists

Two sources told Reuters that three women had been released, and more would be freed on Sunday. They were also advocates for the rights of domestic violence vic...

Vietnamese woman accused of killing North Korean leader's brother accepts plea deal

The two women had been the only suspects in custody after four North Korean suspects fled Malaysia following the killing of Kim Jong Nam in a Kuala Lumpur air...

Global landmarks go dark for Earth Hour environmental campaign

Millions of people in more than 7,000 cities in more than 170 countries are expected to take part this year, to send a message to leaders that protecting the Ea...

Ethiopian Airlines crash: 'Pitch up, pitch up!'

One pilot, according to the Wall Street Journal , told the other "pitch up, pitch up!" before their radio died. BBC reported that the flights crashed only si...

Germany: Russian millionaire killed in Frankfurt plane crash

Police and forensic experts work next to the remains of the small plane in which Ms Fileva was travelling. "S7 Group team extends honest and heartfelt condole...

President Erdogan's party LOSES mayoral race in Turkish capital

Further confusion was added to the mix when Erdogan failed to mention the AKP winning in Istanbul in a wider speech about the night's local election results, wh...

Rival Venezuela factions rally as blackouts persist

Guaido, who has the support of the United States and dozens of other countries, says Maduro won a fraudulent election a year ago and is seeking to oust him fr...

'Heartbeat' Abortion Ban Heads to Georgia Governor's Desk

Black Hollywood elite, including Gabrielle Union, Don Cheadle, Uzo Aduba and more are protesting against Georgia's recently passed H.B. The measure was ap...