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Magnitude 7.6 quake strikes off Central America

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United Nations calls on Israel to stop forced deportation policy

According to media reports, those who are to leave by the end of March will receive 3,500 dollars as well as a flight ticket. By mid-2017, an estimated 26,000 i...

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Husband Arrested For Murder Of Radio Host Wife

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Talks scheduled between North and South Korea

SEOUL-As North and South Korea prepare to hold their first official, face-to-face talks in two years, the stakes have rarely been higher. The U.S. ambassador ...

Author of Trump dossier said feds had a mole in Trump campaign

The 53-year-old was hired to collect information about Mr Trump by GPS Fusion, a Washington research company founded by two former journalists, Glenn Simpson an...

Donald Trump boasts about his 'enormously consensual presidency'

President Trump tweeted and then deleted a typo that spread like wildfire when he was quoting conservative columnist Michael Goodwin, according to a CNN repor...

Donald Trump's New York City Apartment Building Caught on Fire

Local media initially reported there were no injuries but one person sustained a serious, possibly life-threatening injury, and another had a minor injury, FD...

South Africa's Zuma Opens Anti-corruption Probe

South African President Jacob Zuma said on Tuesday he will set up a commission of inquiry into allegations of influence-peddling, after a 2016 anti-graft report...

Was the Third Hottest Year on Record for the US

Last year, the US was 2.6 degrees above its 20th-century average. North Carolina actually just had its warmest year on record, according to new data from the ...

Willie Nelson Cancels Upcoming Tour Dates Due to Breathing Issues

According to Spin , Nelson has now canceled his three upcoming shows in Palm Springs, Calif., Las Vegas and Laughlin, Nev., this week, as well. Nelson's pu...

UP Shia Waqf Board chief — Madrasas breeding terror

A massive row erupted on Tuesday after Shia Central Waqf Board urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to shut down madrassas in India and turn them into "secular"...

Officials Warn Of Fraudulent Tickets Ahead Of Vikings Playoff Game

But she has never attended a playoff game. The Vikings achieved 13 regular-season wins for the second-highest total in franchise history, behind 15 in 1998. "...

If Winfrey runs, CBS News faces potential conflict

After all, if Trump could do it, certainly a "smarter" Winfrey would make a great president. It was very nice. Sean Spicer, the former press secretary for T...

Fire at 2 French kosher shops on anniversary of kosher supermarket attack

No one was hurt in the fire, which caused severe damage to the stores. Three years ago, in the wake of the fatal attack on the magazine Charlie Hebdo , four ...

Najib on five-day working visit to Saudi Arabia

Some observers estimate that around 15,000 princes and princesses live in the oil-rich state. The attorney general, Sheikh Saud Al Mojeb, did not release the ...

Johanna Konta beaten by Agnieszka Radwanska in Sydney title defence

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California man accused in Kansas 'swatting' death also wanted in Canada

Calgary police believe the woman may have been targeted due to her online persona, adding that a "substantial amount" of resources were required to contain the ...

New Hampshire House Votes to Legalize Marijuana Possession and Cultivation

The vote came just days after the Vermont House voted, 83-61, to approve a similar bill, legalizing possession by adults of up to an ounce of marijuana and allo...

Trump team anxious about his fitness for office - Michael Wolff

Ratcheting up his attack, Trump said Bannon "cried and begged for his job" and "has been dumped like a dog by nearly everyone". Wolff, in his book, claims t...

North Carolina Congressional Map Ruled Unconstitutionally Gerrymandered

The court gave the North Carolina General Assembly until January 24 to draw a new map. In a almost 200-page opinion , the three-judge panel ruled that state ...

Citizens Say Thank You on National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day

Many , however, aren't in it for the applause. "I mean they're putting their life in harms way every day". Citizens are encouraged to take time to show their ...

OH school says fee "fraction" of likely Spencer visit cost

Cameron Padgett , Spencer's tour organizer, filed the federal lawsuit Monday, according to the Associated Press , alleging that the university required an $11...

U.S. says little progress in solving Cuba mystery

Flake, a Senate Foreign Relations Committee member, met with high-ranking Cuban officials in Havana on Friday. "Suffered brain injuries that are consistent with...

CBFC chief shoots down report of 300 cuts in Padmavat

Earlier, Sanjay Leela Bhansali movie was slated to release on December 1, but postponed due to the controversy over its plot. But there is something else. T...

Nirvana's First Demo with Dale Crover

According to Purkey , one of the original tapes (which there was a backup recording of) was stolen from a friends vehicle and a monsoon once nearly destroyed t...

Eurozone unemployment rate hits nine-year low in November

This was the lowest since January 2009. Eurostat estimates that 18.11 million men and women in the EU28, of whom 14.263 million in the euro area, were unemplo...

Gov. Malloy proposes statewide ban on "bump stocks"

Authorities said the shooter in Las Vegas had bump stocks on several guns . Bump stocks, which allow semi-automatic weapons to fire faster, hit the headlines ...

David Byrne Unveils Single 'Everybody's Coming To My House'

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Biologist says video shows whale shielding her from a shark

Hauser, president of the Center for Cetacean Research and Conservation , told the Portland Press Herald that whales are "altruistic" and often hide seals fro...