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Corrupt Former FIFA Official Chuck Blazer Dead

Former top football official Chuck Blazer, whose evidence to US investigators helped trigger the FIFA corruption...

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Shadowy App Turkey Says Was Key To Coup Bid

It's the app Ankara says provided the messaging hub for many of the suspected plotters who took part in last year's...

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Tarantino To Make Film On Manson Family Murders

Oscar-winning filmmaker Quentin Tarantino is planning a movie based on the notorious Manson Family killings, according...

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Asian Markets Rally With Wall St As Yellen Sparks Buying Spree

Asian markets surged on Thursday, extending a global rally that saw another record on Wall Street after the head of the...

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Prisoner Aid Cut Could Trigger Palestinian Crisis

International pressure on the Palestinian Authority to halt payments to the families of Palestinians held in Israeli...

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In Reversal, Afghan Girls Get US Visas To Attend Robotics Competition

A team of Afghan girls who had been denied visas to attend a Washington robotics competition are now allowed to come,...

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Mexican Artist Aims For Record Mural On US Border Wall

On the imposing metal sheets of the border fence that divides Tijuana, Mexico from San Diego, California, a hand...

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Eastwood Casts Real Life Heroes In Train Terror Film

Clint Eastwood has cast three young Americans who stopped a terrorist attack on a high-speed train to play themselves...

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CNN Video Shows Trump With Figures Linked To Russia Email Controversy

CNN on Wednesday released a video showing Donald Trump attending a dinner with key figures at the center of a growing...

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NASA Releases New Images of Raging Storm On Jupiter

NASA on Wednesday released a series of stunning images of a raging storm on Jupiter, known as the Great Red Spot,...

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Trump Jets Off To Paris As Russia Crisis Plagues Washington

US President Donald Trump departed for France Wednesday, as yet another political firestorm swirled in Washington over...

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American Airlines Ends Codeshare Deals With Qatar, Etihad

American Airlines said Wednesday it is ending its codeshare relationships with Qatar Airways and Etihad Airways as part...

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NKorea Quake ‘not A Nuclear Test’

An undersea earthquake off the coast of North Korea was not caused by a nuclear test, the South's media reported...

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US Panel Urges Approval of Cutting-Edge Cancer Therapy

An advisory panel on Wednesday unanimously urged the US Food and Drug Administration to approve a cutting-edge cancer...

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Dow At Record, European Stocks Up As Yellen Pledges Gradual Rate Hikes

European and US stocks scored solid gains Wednesday, with the Dow ending at a fresh record, as investors welcomed...

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Trump’s FBI Nominee Wray Vows He Won’t ‘pull Punches’

High-flying criminal lawyer Christopher Wray took a big step Wednesday toward becoming the next director of the FBI as...

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‘Concerned’ US Urges Release of China’s Nobel Laureate

The US government expressed concern Wednesday about the status of China's Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo and urged Beijing...

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Trump Says He Gets Along ‘very, Very Well’ With Putin

US President Donald Trump said in an interview Wednesday that he has a good relationship with Russian President...

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Brazil’s Ex-President Lula Convicted of Corruption

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been convicted of corruption charges and sentenced to nine and...