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The Unfortunate Health Risks of French Fries
Our favorite terrible-yet-delicious food—French fries—now has another sad strike against it. A new study finds...
Democrat Eyes Anti-Trump Upset In Photo-Finish Georgia Race
Voters in Georgia cast ballots Tuesday in the priciest US congressional race ever, a $60 million political nailbiter...
NBA Sixers Like Fultz First, Lakers Eye Ball As Draft Looms
Markelle Fultz is expected to become the number one pick in Thursday's NBA Draft after the Philadelphia 76ers swung a...
Oil Giants Endorse Carbon Tax After Trump’s Paris Exit
Major oil producers, including for the first time ExxonMobil, expressed support on Tuesday for a new US carbon tax,...
The Syria Hotline For US and Russian Militaries
Russia has said it is suspending a special hotline to communicate with the US-led coalition about operations in Syria,...
LA Aims For 2024 Games, But Keeps 2028 In Mind
US Olympic Committee officials are working on the possibility of Los Angeles being offered the 2028 Olympics while...
Qatar Accuses ‘neighbours’ of Hacking That Led To Row
Qatar on Tuesday accused "neighbouring countries" that have cut ties with Doha of being responsible for the alleged...
Einstein Letters On God, Israel and Physics Fetch $210,000
Letters written by Albert Einstein about God, Israel and physics fetched nearly $210,000 at a Jerusalem auction...
US ‘mystified’ By Saudi Failure To Justify Qatar Embargo
The United States is "mystified" that Saudi Arabia and its Gulf allies have failed to present details justifying their...
Trump Says China Efforts On N.Korea ‘have Not Worked Out’
US President Donald Trump took to Twitter Tuesday to thank China for attempting to resolve tensions with North Korea,...
France, US Agree UN Draft On Anti-Jihadist Sahel Force
France and the United States have reached agreement on a draft UN resolution that would pave the way for the deployment...
Grounded Flights, Fires and Power Outages As Temps Soar In US
A scorching heatwave in the western United States has grounded flights, caused fires and prompted power outages, with...
UN Chief Concerned About Possible Escalation In Syria
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Tuesday that the recent downings of a Syrian jet and of an Iranian-made...
Iran’s Khamenei Hails Iraq’s ‘success’ Against Jihadists
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday praised the "success" of Iraqi forces in the battle against the...
Vice Media To Push Global Expansion With New Funds
Vice Media's latest capital infusion of $450 million will help accelerate its global expansion to some 80 markets by...
Ukraine’s Poroshenko Scores Trump White House Meeting
US President Donald Trump greeted his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko in the White House on Tuesday as...
US-Led Coalition Downs Iran-Made Drone In Syria
A US warplane shot down an Iranian-made drone operated by pro-regime forces in southern Syria early Tuesday, officials...
Ford To Import Focus Cars Built In China
Ford will import its next-generation Focus sedans into the US market from China, after a highly-publicized move to...
Trump Calls Warmbier Death A ‘total Disgrace’
President Donald Trump called the death of one-time North Korean prisoner Otto Warmbier a "total disgrace" Tuesday and...