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State Department rattled by impeachment inquiry revelations
WASHINGTON - The State Department has been deeply shaken by the rapidly escalating impeachment inquiry, as revelations that President Donald Trump enlisted diplomats to dig up dirt on a political riva...
Oct 07, 2019
Pompeo: State Dept. will follow law in impeachment inquiry
WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Saturday the State Department intends to follow the law in the House impeachment investigation and vigorously defended President Donald Trump, dismissi...
Oct 07, 2019
Security forces kill more than 80 in 5 days of Iraq protests
BAGHDAD - Iraqi protesters pressed on with angry anti-government rallies in the capital and across several provinces for a fifth day Saturday, setting government offices on fire and ignoring appeals f...
Oct 07, 2019
Hong Kong lawmakers challenge mask ban as protests persist
HONG KONG - A group of pro-democracy Hong Kong legislators filed a legal challenge against the government's use of a colonial-era emergency law to criminalize the wearing of masks at rallies to quell ...
Oct 07, 2019
3 get Nobel Medicine prize for learning how cells use oxygen
STOCKHOLM - The 2019 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to scientists William G. Kaelin, Jr, Peter J. Ratcliffe and Gregg L. Semenza for their discoveries of "how cells sense and ...
Oct 07, 2019
Liberal platform adopts combative tone on dealing with provinces
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau's combative attitude to some provincial premiers may not be just campaign rhetoric - his platform is promising to turn it into government policy if the Liberals ...
Oct 07, 2019
US troops start pullout from along Turkey's border in Syria
BEIRUT - U.S.-backed Kurdish-led forces in Syria say American troops have begun withdrawing from areas along Turkey's border. This comes hours after the White House said U.S. forces in northeastern Sy...
Oct 07, 2019
Strasburg, Scherzer pitch Nats past Dodgers to even NLDS
LOS ANGELES - The bullpen gate swung open and out trotted ... Max Scherzer? Yep, Washington's ace surprised the Los Angeles Dodgers and even a few teammates in the eighth inning Friday night. "All the...
Oct 06, 2019
New York library exhibit to pay tribute to JD Salinger
NEW YORK - An upcoming exhibit at the New York Public Library will offer a look into the very private life of J.D. Salinger. From Oct. 18 to Jan 20, 2020, the library will show materials ranging from ...
Oct 06, 2019
White House: Turkey to invade Northern Syria
WASHINGTON - The White House said Sunday that Turkey will soon invade Northern Syria, renewing fears of a slaughter of Kurdish fighters allied with the U.S. in a yearslong campaign against the Islamic...
Oct 06, 2019