NewsReutersMexico aims to slow Central American migrant flows from 2020
Mexico aims to slow a surge in U.S.-bound Central American migrants from entering its territory from next year once a regional development plan begins taking hold, a senior Mexican official said. Mass migration from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador has strained relations between Mexico and U.S. President
NewsAssociated PressAlabama officer hurt in shooting that killed 1 improving
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama police officer who was seriously wounded in a shooting that killed another officer is improving.
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Lawyer: Police shot Texas woman in stomach, chest and face.
HOUSTON (AP) — A lawyer for the victim's family says a private autopsy shows a police officer shot a Houston-area woman in the stomach, chest and face.
NewsAssociated PressNY puts Democrats a step closer to getting Trump tax returns
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York lawmakers gave final passage to legislation Wednesday that would allow President Donald Trump's state tax returns to be released to congressional committees that have, so far, been barred from getting the president's federal filings.
NewsReutersUkraine parliament takes aim at president's election reform plan
Parliament dealt an early blow to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday by rejecting proposed changes to Ukraine's voting system before a snap national election, which the speaker said lawmakers would seek to annul. A comedian with no prior political experience, Zelenskiy won last month'
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JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian President Joko Widodo said authorities have the volatile situation in the country's capital under control after six people died Wednesday in riots by supporters of his losing rival in last month's presidential election. The clashes began Tuesday night when
NewsAssociated PressDuterte moves to forcibly send garbage back to Canada
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has moved to have truckloads of garbage that Filipino officials say were illegally shipped to the Philippines years ago be forcibly shipped back to Canada, Duterte's spokesman said Wednesday.
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Treating dogs with cannabis extract shows ‘promising’ results
Could cannabis revolutionise the lives of dogs?
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Michael Avenatti To Face Charges Over Misusing Stormy Daniels’ Money: Report
Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesEmbattled lawyer Michael Avenatti is expected to face more federal charges—this time, over accusations that he misused money owed to Stormy Daniels. On Wednesday, ABC News reported Manhattan federal prosecutors are expected to charge Avenatti with additional financial crimes,
NewsAssociated PressSuspect shot by police was free despite probation violations
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — An armed robbery suspect who was shot this month by Iowa City police had been released from jail days earlier, despite probation violations that could have kept him behind bars, a review by The Associated Press shows.
NewsAssociated PressFighting rages after Syria rebels retake northwest village
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian opposition fighters said Wednesday they recaptured a village on the edge of their stronghold in northwestern Syria that had been seized two weeks earlier by government forces in an offensive that wrecked a months-old cease-fire in the densely populated area.
NewsReutersSouth Africa's newly-elected Ramaphosa promises to work for all
South African lawmakers elected Cyril Ramaphosa president on Wednesday, and he promised to create jobs and work for the interests of all citizens, not just members of the majority African National Congress (ANC). The ANC won South Africa's May 8 general election, enabling the party to pick the country
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Alabama prison inmate indicted in 1974 Texas officer slaying
ALICE, Texas (AP) — An Alabama inmate serving a life sentence for robbery has been indicted in the 1974 fatal shooting of a Texas police officer.
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Pelosi says Trump obstruction, cover-up could be impeachable offence
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday President Donald Trump was engaged in obstruction of justice and a cover-up which could be an impeachable offence. "The fact is, in plain sight in the public domain, this president is obstructing justice and he's engaged in a cover-up - and
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Game of Thrones prequel: expected release date and cast list for Bloodmoon
Thankfully, we've learned that the eighth and final season of Game of Thrones will not be the last we see of Westeros. American television network HBO is developing a pilot for a new series, which will be set long before the War of the Five Kings and the bloodthirsty antics that we know and love.
FinanceAssociated PressSmall business cultures need to evolve along with work force
Meloney Perry once worked at a traditional big law firm with a formal, corporate atmosphere, and knew she wanted a different culture at her own firm. "I learned the 'old school' way, but it's changed," says Perry, founder of Perry Law in Dallas. Small businesses' cultures
EntertainmentAssociated Press1990s drama 'Party of Five' reboot involves deported parents
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — "Party of Five," a 1990s teen drama that focused on a family grappling with life after the death of their parents, is getting a reboot with a Mexican American family whose parents are deported.
NewsAssociated PressRussian city cancels cathedral construction after protests
MOSCOW (AP) — The governor of Russia's Urals region said Wednesday that a plan to build a Russian Orthodox cathedral in a popular park will be cancelled after protests that drew nationwide attention. A new site will be chosen.
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Super League agrees its most lucrative sponsorship deal ever
Super League has extended its tie-up with betting company Betfred for a further two seasons after agreeing its most lucrative ever sponsorship deal.
FinanceReutersU.S. might blacklist China's Hikvision over Uighur crackdown - source
WASHINGTON/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - The U.S. administration is considering Huawei-like sanctions on Chinese video surveillance firm Hikvision over the country's treatment of its Uighur Muslim minority, a person briefed on the matter said, the latest effort by the Trump administration to crack down on
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UN backs demand for Britain to relinquish Chagos islands
Britain suffered an embarrassing diplomatic defeat on Wednesday when the United Nations voted overwhelmingly to hand the disputed Chagos islands back to Mauritius.
NewsYahoo News UKTeenager vandalises ambulance as paramedics treat patient inside
A teenager has been arrested after smashing up an ambulance which was saving the life of a patient inside.
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‘Revenge porn’ pictures of thousands of British women found on website
This is disgusting
FinanceAssociated PressJudge rules Qualcomm violated antitrust law in chip market
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that Qualcomm unlawfully squeezed out cellphone chip rivals and charged excessive royalties to manufacturers such as Apple in a decision that undercuts a key part of its business.
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Feds: Man aided Hamas, threatened to kill Israel supporters
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Federal authorities say a man sought to aid a terrorist organization and threatened to "shoot everybody" at a pro-Israel march and bomb Trump Tower in New York.
