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Brazil FM Calls Maduro’s Constitution Move A ‘coup’

Fresh violence has erupted in Venezuela, a day after President Nicolas called for the constitution to be rewritten....

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US Senate Confirms Jay Clayton As New SEC Chief

The US Senate confirmed attorney Jay Clayton as the new head of the Securities and Exchange Commission tasked with...

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US Congress Tells Airlines To Do Better

Senior lawmakers urged US airlines Tuesday to fix their customer service issues after recent high-profile problems, or...

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TGL Not Directed To Sole Source Any Drilling Contract

Tullow Ghana Limited (TGL) says Petroleum Commission has not raised any red flag over its decision to pre-qualify 39...

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Republicans Struggle To Rally Around New Health Bill

Republican leaders in the US Congress were on the brink of another humiliating health care defeat Tuesday, as they...

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Apple Delivers Higher Profits, But IPhone Sales Slip

Apple on Tuesday reported a rise in quarterly profits but its shares took a hit from slow-growing revenues and weaker...

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S. Carolina Cop Who Killed Unarmed Black Man Guilty of Rights Charge

A South Carolina policeman who was filmed shooting an unarmed black man in the back after a traffic stop pleaded guilty...

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Opposition Condemns Maduro Move

Opponents of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro have set up roadblocks and staged demonstrations demanding elections...

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Life Expectancy For Black Americans Is Four Years Below Whites

African-Americans have made gains in life expectancy but major disparities remain in the United States, where blacks...

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Top Saudi Royal Rules Out Rapprochement With Iran

A powerful Saudi royal said Tuesday that there could be no rapprochement between his country and Iran, which he said...

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Kofi Kapito To Lead Demo Against Foreign Missions

The Chief Executive Officer of Consumer Protection Agency, Kofi Kapito will be leading a massive demonstration against...

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FBI Translator Married Islamic State Fighter She Spied On

An FBI translator who was hired to spy on a German member of the Islamic State group instead apparently grew attracted...

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FBI Chief and Russia Cost Her Election

Hillary Clinton on Tuesday laid the blame for her defeat in last year's White House race squarely at the feet of FBI...

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The ‘Blue Whale’ Suicide Challenge That’s Killing Kids

A so-called suicide game that’s allegedly targeting teens in Russia may now be finding its way around the globe,...

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US Comedian Kimmel Makes Tearful Plea For Children’s Health Care

Choking back tears, the star comedian Jimmy Kimmel has recounted his newborn son's brush with death -- and waded into...

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US Army Probes New Soldier’s Ukraine Separatist Past

The US Army is investigating whether any recruitment procedures were violated when an American-French dual citizen...

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US Exploring Options At UN To Pressure N. Korea

The United States is exploring options at the UN Security Council to ramp up pressure on North Korea after it...

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Williams Retains Top Spot In Rankings

Serena Williams of the United States stays top while Stuttgart semi-finalist Simona Halep of Romania gains a place to...

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Inmate Dehydration Death Erupts Into US Scandal

Shortly after Terrill Thomas was put in solitary confinement, US prison guards deemed him too noisy and cut off his...