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Lord Mayor of London: Brexit a 'short-term' issue
HONG KONG - Brexit is a "short-term frustrating issue" that will be overcome in time, the Lord Mayor of London said Tuesday during a visit to Hong Kong to tout the British capital's attractiveness for...
Feb 19, 2019
Official: Deputy AG Rosenstein expected to depart in March
WASHINGTON - A Justice Department official says Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is expected to leave his position in the middle of next month. The official was not authorized to discuss the mov...
Feb 19, 2019
New Zealand leader says no final decision on using Huawei
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Tuesday that no final decision has been made on whether Huawei equipment can be used in a planned network upgrade. New Zealand'...
Feb 19, 2019
Haitians seek water, food as businesses reopen after protest
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Businesses and government offices slowly reopened across Haiti on Monday after more than a week of violent demonstrations by hundreds of thousands of protesters demanding the r...
Feb 19, 2019
16 states sue Trump over emergency wall declaration
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California and 15 other states filed a lawsuit Monday against President Donald Trump's emergency declaration to fund a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. California Attorney General ...
Feb 19, 2019
Iowa governor opts not to appeal fetal heartbeat law ruling
DES MOINES, Iowa - Iowa's governor said Monday she decided against appealing a judge's ruling last month that struck down Iowa's "fetal heartbeat" abortion law, which would have been the most restrict...
Feb 19, 2019
3 children among 4 found dead after west Michigan shooting
SOLON TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Authorities say three children and a woman were found dead of apparent gunshot wounds at a home in western Michigan. Kent County Sheriff Michelle LaJoye-Young says authorities ...
Feb 19, 2019
China, Iran meet amid efforts to preserve nuclear deal
BEIJING - The Iranian foreign minister's passionate defence of Iran's interests at the Munich Security Conference has made him "a famous person" in China, his Chinese counterpart told him Tuesday, as ...
Feb 19, 2019
Exposed Chinese database shows depth of surveillance state
BEIJING - The Chinese database Victor Gevers found online was not just a collection of old personal details. It was a compilation of real-time data on more than 2.5 million people in western China, up...
Feb 19, 2019
Southern Baptist president says database of abusers possible
NASHVILLE - More than a decade after the Southern Baptist Convention rejected the idea of creating a database of ministers credibly accused of sexual abuse, leaders said on Monday night the possibilit...
Feb 19, 2019