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EU envoys agree that Brexit extension is needed, no date set
LONDON - Less than a week before Britain is scheduled to leave the European Union, ambassadors from the bloc's 27 other nations agreed Friday to grant the U.K.'s request for another extension to the B...
Oct 27, 2019
Doctor who kept fetuses is vilified in life and death
CHICAGO - Dr. Ulrich Klopfer competed so avidly in the 1970s to perform the most abortions each day at a Chicago clinic that it was said he would set his coffee aside, jump to his feet in the break ro...
Oct 27, 2019
Business leaders warn of glaring campaign omission: lack of economic game plans
OTTAWA - Business leaders want Canada's newly elected lawmakers to shift their attention to the economy following an election campaign that sorely lacked a critical conversation: how to secure th...
Oct 27, 2019
UK police free 3 suspects on bail in truck deaths case
LONDON - British police say three suspects who were arrested in the deaths of 39 people hidden in a shipping container have been released on bail. Police in southeastern England said Sunday that a 38-...
Oct 27, 2019
Rabbit-eared tortoise pleases at Key West Fantasy Fest
KEY WEST, Fla. - The often-decadent Fantasy Fest is in full flair this weekend in Key West. At Wednesday evening's family friendly Pet Masquerade, entrants included costumed dogs, cats and a tortoise ...
Oct 27, 2019
EU, Germany welcome 'continuity' on climate change with Liberal minority win
OTTAWA - The European Union and Germany say they appreciate the "continuity" in Canadian climate change policy that will result from the federal election result. The Liberals won a minority mandate af...
Oct 27, 2019
The Late Show: World Series games taking almost 4 hours
WASHINGTON - Snacking on chicken at a picnic table near section 402, decked out in his curly W cap and pullover, Bob Batwinis hoped to see a lot at Game 4 of the World Series. Exciting plays. A Washin...
Oct 27, 2019
Hong Kong protesters criticize police conduct, draw tear gas
Hong Kong police fired tear gas Sunday to disperse a rally called over concerns about police conduct in monthslong pro-democracy demonstrations, with protesters cursing the officers and calling them "...
Oct 27, 2019
California blaze forces evacuations as wind spurs blackouts
SAN FRANCISCO - A Northern California blaze forced evacuation orders and warnings for nearly all of Sonoma County stretching to the coast, with forecasts of strong winds prompting officials to begin c...
Oct 27, 2019
US official: IS leader believed dead in US military assault
WASHINGTON - Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the shadowy leader of the Islamic State group who presided over its global jihad and became arguably the world's most wanted man, is believed dead after being target...
Oct 27, 2019