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Trump Travel Restrictions Could Wreck US World Cup Bid, Says UEFA

UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin warned the United States that President Donald Trump's controversial travel...

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Pentagon Readies New Anti-IS Plan For Trump

The Pentagon was due to present the White House on Monday with possible new battle plans to defeat the Islamic State...

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Trump Lays Out Hike In Military Spending

"We're going to start spending on infrastructure big," he said. US President Donald Trump is seeking to boost defence...

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Trump Lays Out Hike In Military Spending

US President Donald Trump is seeking to boost defence spending by $54bn (£43bn) in his proposed budget plan for 2018,...

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Trump Proposes $54bn Increase In Defense Spending

President Donald Trump's first budget proposal includes a substantial $54 billion dollar increase in defense spending,...

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Inspiring Story of Mother Carrying Pregnancy To Donate Baby’s Healthy Organs

Eva, the baby with no brain was diagnosed of Anencephaly, an un-treatable condition where the brain of an embryo does...

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U.S. Pending Home Sales Fall To Lowest Level In A Year

"Most notably in the West, it's not uncommon to see a home come off the market within a month," Yun Contracts to buy...

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Wall Street Opens Lower After Record Run

Wall Street drifted lower on Monday, starting the week in negative territory after the Dow's record streak of all-time...

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Big Mistakes At Awards Ceremonies

The Oscar mix-up that saw "La La Land" mistakenly named as Best Picture before "Moonlight" took the award might be the...

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Aircraft Orders Push US Durable Goods Higher To Start 2017

New orders for US manufactured goods rose in January after two straight months of declines, bolstered by a large...

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Avoid Insults, UN Urges Syrian Rivals At Tense Talks

A ban on mobile phones, recording devices and "offensive language": the ground rules handed out at Syrian talks reflect...

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Amazon, Netflix Grab A Share of Oscar Glory

Silicon Valley crashed Hollywood's biggest awards show on Sunday as Amazon.com Inc (AMZN. O) and Netflix Inc (NFLX.O)...

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Rare Japanese Woodblock Prints On Display In Poland

Polish-French art enthusiast Jerzy Leskowicz is obsessed with first-edition Japanese woodblock prints, and Katsushika...

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French Yields Fall As Political Jitters Ease, World Stocks Mixed

French 10-year bond yields hit a one-month low on Monday, pushing other euro zone sovereign yields lower, while a more...

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EU Expands North Korea Sanctions

The European Union imposed additional sanctions on North Korea on Monday over nuclear and ballistic missile tests...

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Air Strike Kills Key Afghan Taliban Commander

An air strike has killed an Afghan Taliban commander who twice oversaw the capture of a strategic northern city,...

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Father of US Commando Killed In Yemen Refused To Meet Trump

The father of a US Navy Seal killed in a raid on a suspected al-Qaeda compound in Yemen last month has said that he...

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Oil Gains As Bullish Bets On Rising Prices Hit Record High

Oil prices rose on Monday as investors showed record confidence in prices rising further, though gains were capped by...

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Anthem and Blue Crosses Loom Large In Obamacare Talks

Anthem Inc. (ANTM. N) and other U.S. health insurers complained to the White House for more than a year that they were...