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US Senate Republicans failed to overturn the healthcare law known as Obamacare early on Friday, in a blow to President Donald Trump that effectively ended the Republican Party’s seven-year quest to repeal the 2010 Affordable Care Act.
Three Republicans crossed party lines to join Democrats in a 49-…
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A surge in Amazon.com shares Thursday morning in advance of the online retailer’s earnings report has propelled founder Jeff Bezos past Bill Gates as the world’s richest person.
Shares of the online retailer rose 1.3 percent to $1,065.92 at 10:10 a.m. in New York, giving Bezos a net worth…
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The United Kingdom has announced a plan to have all petrol and diesel-powered cars eliminated from the roads starting 2040, Environment Minister Michael Gove said on Wednesday.
Earlier this month France announced a similar move while German cities including Stuttgart and Munich have also been…
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(Reuters) Eight people were found dead on Sunday inside a sweltering tractor trailer parked at a Walmart store in San Antonio, Texas, and authorities said they were the victims of "ruthless" human traffickers.
Another 30 people, many in critical condition and suffering from heat stoke and…
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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has reacted sharply to some U.S. lawmakers opposed to his invitation to the White House, saying that at no time will he ever visit a "lousy" United States.
Duterte was responding to a U.S. Human Rights Commission that said it will oppose a visit to the US by…
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Sean Spicer, the White House's embattled press secretary, announced his resignation on Friday morning, after telling President Donald Trump that he strongly disagreed with the selection of Anthony Scaramucci as White House communications director, The New York Times reported.
Trump…
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O.J. Simpson was granted parole Thursday after more than eight years in prison for a Las Vegas hotel heist, successfully making his case in a nationally televised hearing that reflected America's enduring fascination with the former football star.
Simpson, 70, could be a free man as early as…
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The United States military on Wednesday conducted massive airstrikes targeting Al Shabaab militants in Somalia, the third attack in a span of one month. US army Africa Command said that they launched the attack at around 1:30 am local time, 480 kilometers southwest of Somalia Capital, Mogadishu…
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Three Kenyans and 21 Tanzanians are said to have been kidnapped by rebels while heading to Namoya gold mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
The three Kenyans, all truck drivers, together with 21 Tanzanian citizens were abducted by the Mai-Mai - a militia group based in DRC while driving…
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The United States is boosting security measures for all foreign airlines flying into American airports, but is not, for now, expanding a ban on carry-on laptop computers.
"Make no mistake — our enemies are constantly working to find new methods for disguising explosives, recruiting insiders and…
