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House votes to decriminalize marijuana at federal level

WASHINGTON - The Democratic-controlled House on Friday approved a bill to decriminalize and tax marijuana at the federal level, reversing what supporters called a failed policy of criminalization of p...

Dec 4, 2020

Bahrain now 2nd nation to grant Pfizer shot emergency use

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The island kingdom of Bahrain said Friday it has become the second nation in the world to grant an emergency-use authorization for the coronavirus vaccine made by Pfizer ...

Dec 4, 2020

Denmark to end oil, gas extraction in North Sea

COPENHAGEN - Denmark has decided to end all oil and gas activities in the North Sea by 2050 and has cancelled its latest licensing round, saying the country is "now putting an end to the fossil fuel e...

Dec 4, 2020

James McBride among those honoured by Center for Fiction

NEW YORK - Author James McBride and editor Chris Jackson were among those honoured Thursday night by the Center for Fiction. McBride and Showtime received an On Screen Award for the acclaimed adaptati...

Dec 4, 2020

US trade deficit rises 1.7% to $63.1 billion in October

WASHINGTON - The U.S. trade deficit widened 1.7% in October to $63.1 billion. The politically sensitive gap in the trade of goods with China and Mexico grew. The gap between the goods and services the...

Dec 4, 2020

Six vice-presidents talk about job once considered invisible

NEW YORK - After interviewing Dan Quayle in Arizona for his documentary on the vice presidency, filmmaker Jeffrey Roth was rushing to the airport to catch a flight to Wyoming, where he had an appointm...

Dec 4, 2020

Daddy Yankee achieves new balance, readies for his comeback

NEW YORK - A year after a series of concerts in Puerto Rico that ended up being his last because of the pandemic, Daddy Yankee is bringing those performances to YouTube as a Christmas gift to his fans...

Dec 4, 2020

UK defends vaccine decision amid criticism it moved too fast

LONDON - U.K. regulators went on the offensive Friday to beat back criticism that they rushed their authorization of a COVID-19 vaccine, saying they rigorously analyzed data on safety and effectivenes...

Dec 4, 2020

2 marshals wounded in shootout with trooper-shooting suspect

NEW YORK - A suspect in the shooting of a state trooper in Massachusetts was killed during a shootout with U.S. marshals in the Bronx early Friday that left two of the officers wounded. The two marsha...

Dec 4, 2020

India's winter of discontent: Farmers rise up against Modi

NEW DELHI - A chilly breeze whirls through New Delhi in the mornings and the sun is partly obscured by toxic haze, a marker of another winter in the Indian capital. But along the city's borders, this ...

Dec 4, 2020