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The day my 'second home,' the Capitol, was overtaken by mob
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Capitol is my second home. I have been covering the occupants of the building for an absurdly long period of time, the last 15 years spent mostly at a workspace just steps from t...
Jan 07, 2021
Law firm seeks support in call for President Trump's ouster
NEW YORK - A large Washington, D.C.-based law firm is asking other lawyers to join in a call for President Donald Trump's cabinet to oust him after rioting supporters of the president attacked and occ...
Jan 07, 2021
Australia sweltered through its 4th-hottest year in 2020
CANBERRA, Australia - Australia sweltered through its fourth-hottest year on record last year despite the recent return of the usually cooling La Nina climate pattern, the nation's weather bureau said...
Jan 07, 2021
Boeing will pay $2.5 billion to settle charge over 737 Max
Boeing will pay $2.5 billion to settle a Justice Department investigation and admit that employees misled regulators about the safety of its 737 Max aircraft, which suffered two deadly crashes shortly...
Jan 07, 2021
Brazil enjoys fun in the sun as COVID-19 deaths top 200,000
SAO PAULO - The night before New Year's Eve in Rio de Janeiro, thousands of revelers clad in their bathing suits crowded onto the iconic Ipanema beach to have some seaside drinks. It was one of many o...
Jan 07, 2021
Iowa governor, aides appear in PR video for no-bid vendor
IOWA CITY, Iowa - Iowa's governor and four aides helped make a marketing video for a Utah company that was awarded no-bid contracts for work on the coronavirus pandemic, a move that has raised allegat...
Jan 07, 2021
Social platforms flex their power, lock down Trump accounts
After years of treating President Donald Trump's inflammatory rhetoric with a light touch, Facebook and Instagram are silencing his social media accounts for the rest of his presidency. The move, whic...
Jan 07, 2021
Kim vows to improve ties with outside world at party meeting
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un underscored the need to drastically improve his nation's ties with the outside world as he addressed a major political conference for the th...
Jan 07, 2021
Mexico leader condemns Twitter, Facebook for blocking Trump
MEXICO CITY - Mexico's president on Thursday condemned the decision by social media platforms to block the accounts of U.S. President Donald Trump. President Andrs Manuel Lpez Obrador at the same time...
Jan 07, 2021
Publisher drops book by Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley
NEW YORK - A planned book by Sen. Josh Hawley, who objected to President-elect Joe Biden's win and backed baseless claims that the election was stolen, has been cancelled by its publisher in the wake ...
Jan 07, 2021
