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Venezuela's opposition leader arrested, dragged away by tow truck

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British soldier killed by elephant in Malawi

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Cyclone Fani death toll rises to 42 in India and Bangladesh

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Chinese Huawei telecom exec to appear in Canadian court

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USA files plans to raise tariffs on Chinese imports

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Kabul attack ends, 5 assailants, 4 civilians killed: MoI

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Queen Elizabeth meets great-grandson Archie, son of Meghan and Prince Harry

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Iran: US military deployment in Middle East bluff

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Senate Intelligence Committee reportedly subpoenas Donald Trump Jr

The move by the Republican-led panel, the first subpoena issued against a member of the Trump family, reportedly concerns answers the younger Mr. Trump gave con...

13 killed in Mexico jet crash

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Two teenagers arrested in Colorado school shooting

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Michael Cohen Says He Helped Falwell Bury Racy 'Personal' Photos

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Trump's tax returns won't be released, Treasury tells Democrats

The Treasury Department informed Congress on Monday that it will not turn over President Trump's tax returns by a chairman's deadline, leaving Democrats stewi...

World shares mixed as China affirms trade talks to go ahead

President Donald Trump's top economic advisers on Monday accused China of reneging on previous commitments to resolve a monthslong trade war and said Trum...

'Magic mushrooms' could be decriminalized in Denver

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Dow Jones falls 473 points as US-China trade fears escalate

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South Africa's ANC seeks to reverse sliding support in tough election

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Girl, 3, dies after she's locked inside burning car

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Europe ready to reimpose sanctions if Iran breaches nuclear deal

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Dollar treads water, safe-haven appeal sped up after Trump’s tariff threat

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Russian airline cancels Sukhoi Superjet order after fatal crash

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China economy czar heading for Washington tariff war talks

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Pompeo in surprise Iraq trip over Iran attack 'threat'

On Sunday, Washington announced it was dispatching an aircraft carrier strike group to the Middle East as national security advisor John Bolton warned Iran ...

At least 5 killed, bomb targeted Elite Force of Punjab Police

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Sandra Bland's own video of 2015 Texas traffic stop surfaces

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Michael Behenna: President Trump pardons ex-soldier convicted of killing Iraqi prisoner

The Daily Mail reported White House press secretary Sarah Sanders revealed Trump had signed an executive grant of clemency for Behenna, now 35, of Oklaho...