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Microsoft workers say reviewing graphic content caused PTSD
SEATTLE – Two former Microsoft workers are claiming their work reviewing abuse, child pornography and…
Trump’s HHS pick will sell off stock to avoid conflicts
WASHINGTON – President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be the nation’s top health official will sell…
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Bestselling Books Week Ending 1 HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “The Mistress” by Danielle Steel (Delacorte) 2.…
GOP leaders look to early health care bill, details vague
WASHINGTON – Under mounting pressure from Donald Trump and rank-and-file Republicans, congressional leaders are talking…
Le Pen’s world: French nationalism at heart of her campaign
PARIS – France — as envisioned by far-right leader Marine Le Pen — should be…
Amid cries of elitism and conflict of interest, Trudeau hits the road in Ontario
BELLEVILLE, Ont. – Justin Trudeau got back to doing what he does best Thursday, polishing…
Fed Chair Yellen cites income gap among long-term risks
WASHINGTON – The U.S. economy is on solid ground now but it faces long-term risks…
Australian health minister resigns over expense scandal
SYDNEY, Australia – Australia’s heath minister resigned on Friday over a scandal surrounding her travel…
An American fault line: High school-only grads left behind
WASHINGTON – Americans with no more than a high school diploma have fallen so far…
Sick kitty: NYC quarantines 500 felines fearing the flu
NEW YORK – Hundreds of homeless New York City cats have been quarantined after health…
Greek prosecutor against extraditing last 4 fugitive Turks
ATHENS, Greece – A prosecutor at Greece’s Supreme Court argued in a hearing Friday against…
US agrees to pay billions to Marines affected by toxic water
WASHINGTON – After years of waiting, veterans who were exposed to contaminated drinking water while…
Medical examiner overturns suicide ruling of hospital leader
TRENTON, N.J. – The medical examiner on Friday overturned a ruling that a hospital president…
Environmental group finds mercury in soil upstream from Grassy Narrows community
TORONTO – An environmental group believes it may have found a source of ongoing mercury…
US citizen born in refugee camp seeks court order to marry
BATON ROUGE, La. – A Louisiana man who was born in an Indonesian refugee camp…
Federal prosecutors won’t charge deputy who tossed student
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Federal prosecutors won’t charge a deputy who was recorded tossing a student…
Mexico drug lord told to pay $1M in DEA agent’s 1985 murder
MEXICO CITY – A federal judge has ordered a drug lord convicted in the 1985…
‘Momma’ charged with stealing teenage daughter at birth
WALTERBORO, S.C. – Neighbours knew them for years as a church-going mother and her polite…
Many motivations drive women to DC for inauguration protest
WASHINGTON – Call them rebels with a cause. Or two. Or three. Or 10. When…
Pence goes from outsider to Trump’s inside man in Congress
WASHINGTON – When Mike Pence landed in Congress after the 2000 election, he was a…
Coal train derailment near Ashcroft, B.C., causes water contamination
ASHCROFT, B.C. – A health authority in British Columbia says a recent train derailment that…
NY mayor, celebs due at pre-inauguration Trump demonstration
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, the Rev. Al Sharpton and celebrities including Mark Ruffalo,…
Gadget mountain rising in Asia threatens health, environment
JAKARTA, Indonesia – The waste from discarded electronic gadgets and electrical appliances has reached severe…
Warren embraces her role as a top Democratic foil to Trump
BOSTON – Donald Trump’s election has propelled Sen. Elizabeth Warren into an even sharper partisan…