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Trump seeks new health chief after Price resignation

Trump seeks new health chief after Price resignation

President Donald Trump is seeking a new health secretary to take the place of Tom Price, ousted after an outcry…
Britain’s Johnson wants maximum two-year Brexit transition

Britain’s Johnson wants maximum two-year Brexit transition

British Foreign Minister Boris Johnson said a transition period from the European Union after Britain’s exit from the bloc in…
Trump praises Puerto Rico aid, mayor says it’s ‘killing us’

Trump praises Puerto Rico aid, mayor says it’s ‘killing us’

President Donald Trump pledged to spare no effort to help Puerto Ricans recover from Maria’s ruinous aftermath Friday even as…
Catalonia, Madrid ramp up rhetoric ahead of contested independence referendum

Catalonia, Madrid ramp up rhetoric ahead of contested independence referendum

Independence supporters have started occupying designated polling places ahead of Sunday’s vote. Spain’s government, which has sent thousands of police…
Stampede on crowded Indian pedestrian bridge leaves 22 dead

Stampede on crowded Indian pedestrian bridge leaves 22 dead

A stampede broke out on a crowded pedestrian bridge connecting two railway stations in Mumbai during the Friday morning rush,…
Market for illegal elephant ivory surges in Laos, study says

Market for illegal elephant ivory surges in Laos, study says

The illegal sale of African ivory in Laos is surging even as neighboring China phases out its own legal ivory…
Now even money is running out in storm-hit Puerto Rico

Now even money is running out in storm-hit Puerto Rico

First, Hurricane Maria knocked out power and water to Puerto Rico. Then diesel fuel, gas and water became scarce. Now,…
Hugh Hefner, leader of the sexual revolution, dies at 91

Hugh Hefner, leader of the sexual revolution, dies at 91

Hugh Hefner turned silk pajamas into a work uniform, women into centerfolds and sexual desire into a worldwide multimedia empire…
Twitter to talk to House, Senate in Russia probe

Twitter to talk to House, Senate in Russia probe

Social media giant Twitter will visit Capitol Hill Thursday as part of the House and Senate investigations into Russian interference…
Europol: Ransomware top threat in 2017 cybercrime ‘epidemic’

Europol: Ransomware top threat in 2017 cybercrime ‘epidemic’

Ransomware eclipsed most other forms of cybercrime as on-line crime surged in 2017, European policing agency Europol said on Wednesday,…
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