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After Trump Invite, Iran Commander Says: No Talks With US
TEHRAN, Iran - A top commander in Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard said Friday that Tehran will not talk with the United States, an Iranian news agency reported - a day after President Donald Trump...
May 10, 2019
US Hikes Tariffs On Chinese Goods, Beijing Vows Retaliation
BEIJING - President Donald Trump's latest tariff hike on Chinese goods took effect Friday and Beijing said it would retaliate, escalating a battle over China's technology ambitions and other trade ten...
May 10, 2019
Suspects In Colorado School Shooting Due Back In Court
DENVER - Both suspects in a suburban Denver school shooting are due back in court Friday as prosecutors file charges in the attack that killed a student and wounded eight others. The district attorney...
May 10, 2019
Pope Requires Sex Abuse to be Reported to Church, Not Police
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis issued a groundbreaking new church law Thursday requiring all Catholic priests and nuns around the world to report clergy sexual abuse and cover-up by their superiors to ch...
May 09, 2019
Facebook Co-Founder Chris Hughes: It’s Time to Break Up Facebook
In a lengthy opinion piece published Thursday by the New York Times, Hughes says that Zuckerberg has “unchecked power” and influence “far beyond that of anyone else in the private se...
May 09, 2019
McConnell Capitalizes on Attack With ‘Cocaine Mitch’ Shirts
FRANKFORT, Ky. - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's reelection campaign is capitalizing on a fellow Republican's attack, selling "Cocaine Mitch" shirts on his campaign's website. The shirts appe...
May 09, 2019
Trade Dispute With US a Political Challenge for China’s Xi
BEIJING - The tariff war between Washington and Beijing poses one of the biggest challenges yet for Chinese President Xi Jinping, potentially exposing his political vulnerabilities at a time when the ...
May 09, 2019
House panel votes to hold AG Barr in contempt
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House Judiciary Committee has voted to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress, escalating the legal battle with the Trump administration over access to specia...
May 08, 2019
Iran Threatens More Uranium Enrichment If No New Nuke Deal Is Reached
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran threatened Wednesday to enrich its uranium stockpile closer to weapons-grade levels in 60 days if world powers fail to negotiate new terms for its 2015 nuclear deal, raising region...
May 08, 2019
Walmart Raises Minimum Age To Buy Tobacco To 21
NEW YORK - Walmart said Wednesday that it will raise the minimum age to buy tobacco products and e-cigarettes at its U.S. stores to 21 amid growing pressure from regulators to cut tobacco sales and us...
May 08, 2019
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