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President Trump's ardent backers support him more than ever
SUN CITY, Ariz. - President Donald Trump’s most ardent champions are sticking by him, happy to absolve him of any wrong in the blame game over the deadly weekend violence at a rally of white sup...
Aug 17, 2017
Man with knife arrested in brief Netherlands hostage-taking
PARIS - Dutch police quickly arrested a man armed with a knife who briefly held a woman hostage Thursday at a radio station building in the Netherlands. The woman was shocked but otherwise unhurt in t...
Aug 17, 2017
German nationalist leader Frauke Petry could lose immunity
BERLIN - German nationalist leader Frauke Petry could face prosecution over allegations she lied under oath, after a parliamentary panel in the eastern state of Saxony recommended Thursday that her im...
Aug 17, 2017
Saudi Arabia reopens Qatar border for hajj pilgrims
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia announced on Thursday that it is reopening its border with Qatar to allow Qataris to attend the hajj, despite a monthslong rift between Doha and four Arab countries...
Aug 17, 2017
Flooding maroons people in Indian states, eases in Nepal
LUCKNOW, India - Monsoon flooding is easing in Nepal, but the water flowing downriver has worsened floods in northern India and marooned thousands of villagers across the border, officials said Thursd...
Aug 17, 2017
Jobs, supply chain, growth: Why autos are such an important part of NAFTA
TORONTO - The future of more than a million direct and spinoff jobs related to the auto industry are a critical part of what’s at stake at the NAFTA renegotiation table in Washington after the U...
Aug 17, 2017
1 million South Sudan refugees now in Uganda, UN says
KAMPALA, Uganda - The number of South Sudanese refugees sheltering in Uganda has reached 1 million, the United Nations said Thursday, a grim milestone for what has become the world’s fastest-gro...
Aug 17, 2017
US: War would be 'horrific' but NKorea nukes 'unimaginable'
BEIJING - A military solution to the North Korean missile threat would be “horrific” but allowing Pyongyang to develop the capability to launch a nuclear attack on the United States is ...
Aug 17, 2017
Raspberry mousse cakes sold in multiple provinces recalled for norovirus
OTTAWA - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says various raspberry mousse cakes have been recalled after it was discovered the desserts contained norovirus. The agency issued an expanded recall notic...
Aug 17, 2017
Suspect falls to death from atop crane at Los Angeles port
LOS ANGELES - The Port of Los Angeles said Thursday it was reviewing security measures after a suspected car thief drove onto the sprawling complex during a police chase and climbed to the top of a lo...
Aug 17, 2017