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In Gang-Plagued New York Town, Some Are Wary of Trump Visit

President Donald Trump on Friday will visit a New York suburb traumatized by the violent street gang MS-13, which he...

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Three US Senators Balk At Health Bill, Putting Reforms In Peril

US Republican efforts to reform health care neared collapse Thursday as three senators threatened to oppose a partial...

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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...

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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...

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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" --...

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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...

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Scaramucci Rips Into White House Colleagues

White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci has launched a searing foul-mouthed attack on his most senior...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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US Woos Ghanaian Exporters Via AGOA

The US Ambassador to Ghana, Robert Jackson has bemoaned the low levels of exports from Ghana to the US. He argues that...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Scouts Leader Apologizes For Political Speech By Trump

A top leader of the Boy Scouts of America apologized on Thursday for the political nature of a controversial speech...

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Ledecky Wins Fourth Gold In 4x200m Freestyle

Katie Ledecky led the USA to the women's 4x200m freestyle title at the world championships on Thursday with a powerful...

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Hillary To Explain ‘What Happened’ In New Book

Defeated Democratic White House hopeful Hillary Clinton promises to let her guard down and explain what happened in her...

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Zakir Musa, 23, Named Leader of the New Al-Qaeda Terror Group, Kashmir

Terror in Kashmir has a new name after a prominent young militant was named as the head of a new Al-Qaeda-linked group...