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Yellen Again Or Gary Cohn
As President Donald Trump looks to put his stamp on the Federal Reserve, an unexpected frontrunner has emerged to lead...
Sjostrom Wants More In Women’s 100m Freestyle Final
Sarah Sjostrom says there is more in the tank, with the women's 100m freestyle world-record again under threat after...
Women Accused of Kim Jong-Nam Murder To Enter Pleas
Two women accused of the Cold War-style assassination of the half-brother of North Korea's leader in Malaysia are...
Sessions Says Hurt By Trump Outbursts, But Not Quitting
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Thursday called a barrage of criticism from President Donald Trump "hurtful" --...
US Senate Passes Russia Sanctions, Sends Bill To Trump
The US Senate on Thursday passed bipartisan sanctions on Russia, Iran and North Korea, sending the package to President...
Scaramucci Rips Into White House Colleagues
White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci has launched a searing foul-mouthed attack on his most senior...
Three US Senators Balk At Health Bill, Putting Reform In Jeopardy
US Republican efforts to reform health care hit the skids Thursday when three senators threatened to oppose a partial...
NY Jury Hears Closings In ‘Pharma Bro’ Shkreli Fraud Trial
A troubled genius working to save lives or a compulsive liar who defrauded investors? A US jury heard closing arguments...
US Hails Indictment of Russian In Bitcoin Laundering
US officials Thursday hailed the arrest and indictment of a Russian accused of laundering billions of dollars through a...
Amazon Sales Surge, But Spending Bites Into Profit
Internet colossus Amazon on Thursday reported profit shrank in the recently ended quarter despite surging sales as it...
UN Security Council Backs Plan Agreed By Libya Rivals
The UN Security Council on Thursday endorsed a plan agreed by Libya's rival leaders for a ceasefire, political talks...
US Republicans Abandon Border Adjustment Tax Proposal
The White House on Thursday abandoned a proposal to create a border adjustment tax which it had touted as a way of...
I.Coast Seizes Record Three Tonnes of Pangolin Scales
Authorities in Ivory Coast have seized a record haul of three tonnes of pangolin scales worth an estimated $82,000, in...
UN Urges Maldives To End Parliament Blockade
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday urged the government in the Maldives to lift a blockade of parliament...
Tunisia Law On Violence Against Women ‘landmark Step’
Human Rights Watch on Thursday hailed a new law to fight domestic violence in Tunisia as a "landmark step" towards...
‘Dozens’ Killed In Mali Clashes Before Helicopter Crash
A group of former separatist rebels in Mali killed "dozens" of members of a pro-government armed group before a UN...
Haftar’s Libya Expels 12 Sudan Diplomats
Authorities in eastern Libya backed by military strongman Khalifa Haftar on Thursday ordered the closure of a Sudanese...
Lethal Police Force Against Blacks Linked To Community Racial Bias
US police are more likely to disproportionately shoot and kill black people in neighborhoods where white people harbor...
Fraud Trial of ‘Pharma Bro’ Shkreli Wraps Up In New York
Closing arguments got underway Thursday in the securities fraud trial of Martin Shkreli, a former hedge fund manager...