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Trump seeks new health chief after Price resignation
September 30, 2017
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
September 30, 2017
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’
September 30, 2017
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
September 30, 2017
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
September 29, 2017
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
September 28, 2017
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
September 28, 2017
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
September 28, 2017
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
September 28, 2017
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’
September 27, 2017
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,…