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UK police say no Novichok link to Salisbury mystery illness
LONDON - British police said Monday that they don’t know what made a man and woman sick at a restaurant near where former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter were poisoned - but it wasn’t ...
Sep 17, 2018
Belgian court rules out extradition for Spanish rapper
GHENT, Belgium - A Belgian court on Monday ruled that Spanish rapper Valtonyc should not be sent back to Spain, where he was sentenced to prison accused of writing lyrics that praise terror groups and...
Sep 17, 2018
Report: Machines to handle over half workplace tasks by 2025
GENEVA - More than half of all workplace tasks will be carried out by machines by 2025, organizers of the Davos economic forum said in a report released Monday that highlights the speed with which the...
Sep 17, 2018
Carrie Underwood reveals she had 3 miscarriages in 2 years
NEW YORK - Carrie Underwood says she turned to God after experiencing three miscarriages in two years. The 35-year-old country singer and former “American Idol” champion told “CBS Su...
Sep 17, 2018
Duchess of Sussex supports Grenfell fire charity cookbook
LONDON - The Duchess of Sussex is giving her backing to a cookbook from a community kitchen set up in the aftermath of London’s deadly Grenfell Tower fire. The former Meghan Markle has written a...
Sep 17, 2018
Death tolls often rise weeks after storm hits
More than six months after Hurricane Irma’s catastrophic rampage across the Caribbean and the southeastern United States, the number of deaths attributed to the storm increased to 129 - more tha...
Sep 17, 2018
Mattis condemns Russian influence-peddling in Macedonia
SKOPJE, Macedonia - Defence Secretary Jim Mattis on Monday condemned Russia’s efforts to use its money and influence to build opposition to an upcoming vote that could pave the way for Macedonia...
Sep 17, 2018
Egypt says it fights fake news, critics see new crackdown
CAIRO - Echoing some of President Donald Trump’s rhetoric, authorities in Egypt are taking aim at an alleged barrage of “fake news” they say is meant to sow division and undermine th...
Sep 17, 2018
Barack Obama's return: good or bad for Democrats?
WASHINGTON - Nearly two years out of the White House, former President Barack Obama is facing another political test. To the delight of many Democrats, he’s stepped back into the fray that forme...
Sep 17, 2018
Police: Border agent targeted victims for vulnerability
LAREDO, Texas - A U.S. Border Patrol supervisor charged in the killings of four women knew the victims and targeted them for their vulnerability, authorities said Monday, as some feared more deaths at...
Sep 17, 2018