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After Health Vote, McCain Heads Home For Cancer Treatment

US Senator John McCain will head to Arizona to resume his cancer treatment and will return to Washington after the...

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US Imposes New Sanctions Targeting Iran’s Ballistic Missile Program

The United States on Friday imposed new sanctions targeting Iran's ballistic missile program, one day after Tehran...

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Parliament To Determine Fate of GITMO 2

The fate of two former Guantanamo Bay detainees (GITMO-2), whether or not to send them away, has squarely been placed...

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NAFTA Talks Must ‘do No Harm’ To Agriculture Sector

Talks to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement must "do no harm" to the agricultural sector in the United...

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Fiat Wins EPA Approval For 2017 Diesel Jeeps, Ram Pickups

US environmental regulators have approved the sale of 2017 diesel models of the Jeep Cherokee SUV and light-duty Ram...

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A ‘no’ On Health Care

In a long career as a maverick Republican, it may have been John McCain's defining moment. Donald Trump and his...

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Steve Jobs’ Widow Buys A Majority Stake In The Atlantic

An organization led by the widow of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs announced Friday it was taking a majority stake in The...

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Manuel Adds 100m Freestyle World Title To Olympic Crown

Simone Manuel of the United States won the women's 100m freestyle final at the world championships on Friday to add to...

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Deal For Gitmo Two Remains Unchanged

The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Shirley Ayorkor Botchway, has indicated, the Akufo-Addo administration has not...

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N. Korea Launches Another Ballistic Missile

North Korea launched a ballistic missile Friday, the Pentagon said, just weeks after Pyongyang tested an...

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Deal For Gitmo Two Remain Unchanged

The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Shirley Ayorkor Botchway, has indicated, the Akufo-Addo administration has not...

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Higher Oil Prices Boost ExxonMobil, Chevron Earnings

US petroleum giants ExxonMobil and Chevron reported big jumps in second-quarter profits Friday, the latest boost from a...

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Man Killed Wife On Cruise Ship For ‘laughing’ At Him

A man suspected of killing his wife while on a cruise ship in the US state of Alaska did so because “she would not...

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New York’s 9/11 Museum Draws 10 Million Visitors

New York's museum dedicated to the Al-Qaeda attacks of September 11, 2001 has drawn more than 10 million visitors in...

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Embattled Trump Faces Republican Revolt, Staff Infighting

Donald Trump suffered yet another humiliating blow Friday as a small group of Republican rebels dealt him a stinging...

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Gitmo 2 Will Remain In Ghana

The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Shirley Ayorkor Botchway, has indicated, the Akufo-Addo administration will not...

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Steve Jobs’ Widow Takes Stake In Atlantic Magazine

An organization led by the widow of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs announced Friday it was taking a majority stake in The...

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Is Free Basics Really Bringing More Africans Online? [Article]

Across the world, efforts to increase internet access are wide-ranging — there is everything from public-private...

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US Economy Grows 2.6% In Second Quarter

The US economy gathered speed in the second quarter, more than doubling the growth pace of the first three months of...