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History points to protracted and tough Brexit negotiations
LONDON – It took Britain more than a decade of trying to join the European…
Man hangs himself after 3 months in immigration custody
VICTORVILLE, Calif. – Authorities say a Nicaraguan man hanged himself in his cell after spending…
A robot job invasion: U.S. feds shrug it off, Canada feds fret, so who’s right?
WASHINGTON – Should we be preparing for the coming invasion of job-stealing, career-crushing robots? It’s…
Lebanon revels its first budget in 12 yeas
BEIRUT – Lebanon’s finance minister says the country’s first budget in 12 years will have…
Japan ruling party urges strike ability amid N. Korea threat
TOKYO – Japan’s ruling party urged the government Thursday to consider arming the country with…
Back to burgers: Carl’s Jr. ditches bikini-clad ads
Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s are ditching the bikinis and getting back to the burgers. The…
Head of greyhound rescue group denies animal cruelty charge
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. – The director of a Massachusetts organization that finds homes for retired racing…
Lack of gender diversity at Junos a sign of bigger issues in Canadian music
TORONTO – Alysha Brilla wasn’t surprised by the lack of female representation when this year’s…
First Afghan women’s orchestra tries to change attitudes
KABUL – Afghanistan’s first — and only — all-female symphony is trying to change attitudes…
Sharknado? Australian cyclone leaves behind shark in puddle
AYR, Australia – An Australian journalist covering flooding from Cyclone Debbie was shocked to come…
TSA worker fired after missing loaded gun in bag at airport
ATLANTA – A Transportation Security Administration screener has been fired after authorities say she missed…
Building the foundation of a house-buying budget requires resisting temptation
OTTAWA – Whether it’s the sizzling real estate market or the desire for something just…
Original 1918 Lithuanian independence act found in Germany
VILNIUS, Lithuania – A Lithuanian university says a scholar has discovered a missing copy of…
Doctor says woman who fell down laundry chute drugged but not incapacitated
REGINA – An inquest into the death of a woman who fell 10 storeys down…
Germany charges Afghan over alleged Taliban membership
BERLIN – German prosecutors have charged an Afghan man with membership in the Taliban and…
Senate panel approves agriculture secretary nomination
WASHINGTON – The Senate Agriculture Committee has approved President Donald Trump’s pick for agriculture secretary,…
Severe storm threat shifts to Ohio Valley, southern US
DALLAS – An unsettled weather pattern that so far this week has contributed to the…
UNHCR: Number of Syrian refugees tops 5 million mark
GENEVA – The number of Syrians who have fled their country after six years of…
Average US 30-year mortgage rate slips to 4.14 per cent
WASHINGTON – Long-term U.S. mortgage rates fell this week for a second straight week, slipping…
UN sends 3.5M emergency yellow fever vaccines to Brazil
LONDON – The World Health Organization said it and partners have shipped 3.5 million doses…
Pakistan: Suspected militant kills lawyer over blasphemy
ISLAMABAD – A suspected militant on Thursday shot and killed a lawyer from Pakistan’s minority…
Cambodia marks 20 years since deadly grenade attack
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – Hundreds of members of Cambodia’s opposition party held a ceremony Thursday…
The Latest: Senator criticizes House speaker on health care
WASHINGTON – The Latest on efforts to repeal and replace President Barack Obama’s health care…
Germany: radicalized teen charged over attempted mall attack
BERLIN – German prosecutors have charged a radicalized man with attempted murder for throwing two…