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UK lawmakers slam Facebook, recommend stiffer regulation
Technology

UK lawmakers slam Facebook, recommend stiffer regulation

NEW YORK (AP) — British lawmakers issued a scathing report Monday that accused Facebook of intentionally violating privacy and anti-competition…
White House indicates Trump to veto disapproval of emergency
World

White House indicates Trump to veto disapproval of emergency

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump is prepared to issue the first veto of his term if…
Abe mum on reports he nominated Trump for Nobel Peace Prize
World

Abe mum on reports he nominated Trump for Nobel Peace Prize

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declined Monday to say if he had nominated President Donald Trump for…
Ex-FBI official: ‘Crime may have been committed’ by Trump
World

Ex-FBI official: ‘Crime may have been committed’ by Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe said in an interview that aired Sunday that a “crime may…
Iran pressures Europe for more effort to save nuclear deal
Middle East

Iran pressures Europe for more effort to save nuclear deal

Europeans need to do more than talk if they want to preserve a deal meant to keep Tehran from obtaining…
France’s yellow vests mark 3 months amid racist tensions
World

France’s yellow vests mark 3 months amid racist tensions

PARIS (AP) — Paris authorities opened an investigation Sunday into anti-Semitic remarks hurled at a noted philosopher during a yellow…
US-backed Syria force says IS holding 1,000 civilians
Middle East

US-backed Syria force says IS holding 1,000 civilians

AL-OMAR OIL FIELD BASE, Syria (AP) — Islamic State militants are preventing more than 1,000 civilians from leaving a tiny…
In Brexit limbo, UK veers between high anxiety, grim humor
World

In Brexit limbo, UK veers between high anxiety, grim humor

LONDON (AP) — It’s said that history often repeats itself — the first time as tragedy, the second as farce.…
Iran threatens retaliation over car bombing that killed 27
Middle East

Iran threatens retaliation over car bombing that killed 27

ISFAHAN, Iran (AP) — The head of Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard threatened to retaliate against neighboring Saudi Arabia and United…
Women recall the ‘hell’ of Soviet war in Afghanistan
Middle East

Women recall the ‘hell’ of Soviet war in Afghanistan

MOSCOW (AP) — Sitting in her living room, 65-year-old Tatyana Rybalchenko goes through a stack of black-and-white photos from more…
Syrians act in playback theater to heal war trauma
Culture

Syrians act in playback theater to heal war trauma

BEIRUT (AP) — The young Syrian woman walked on stage in a theater and began telling the story of her…
NASA rover finally bites the dust on Mars after 15 years
Science

NASA rover finally bites the dust on Mars after 15 years

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s Opportunity, the Mars rover that was built to operate for just three months but…
Bloomberg rips Trump for not taking action on climate change
World

Bloomberg rips Trump for not taking action on climate change

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential prospect Michael Bloomberg is promoting a new documentary film on climate change, but the billionaire…
More than 200 ISIS fighters surrender in east Syria
Middle East

More than 200 ISIS fighters surrender in east Syria

ISIS militants, many of them foreigners, surrendered to US-backed fighters in eastern Syria on Wednesday, bringing the Kurdish-led force closer…
US says ex-intel official defected to Iran, revealed secrets
Middle East

US says ex-intel official defected to Iran, revealed secrets

A former US Air Force counterintelligence specialist who defected to Iran despite warnings from the FBI has been charged with…
Khamenei says talks with US can only ‘harm’ Iran
Middle East

Khamenei says talks with US can only ‘harm’ Iran

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said Wednesday that negotiations with the US “will bring nothing but…
Netanyahu hopes summit brings Arab ties out in open
Middle East

Netanyahu hopes summit brings Arab ties out in open

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The Mideast conference in Poland starting Wednesday offers Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu an opportunity to…
Islamic militants’ deadly resurgence threatens Nigeria polls
World

Islamic militants’ deadly resurgence threatens Nigeria polls

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Baba Inuwa was pleased to move back to his vegetable farm in Nigeria’s northeast, encouraged by…
Former anti-communist Afghan President Mojaddedi dies
Middle East

Former anti-communist Afghan President Mojaddedi dies

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s first president following the withdrawal of Soviet troops from the country and the collapse in…
Iranian-Americans nurture new generations after revolution
Society

Iranian-Americans nurture new generations after revolution

IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Like many other Iranian-Americans, Minoo Sharifan came to the United States from Iran in the 1970s…
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