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Retracted CNN story a boon for president at war with media
NEW YORK - For a president seemingly at perpetual war with “fake news,” the resignation of three CNN journalists over a retracted story about a Donald Trump Russian connection is a gift fr...
Jun 27, 2017
Correction: Google-Europe story
BRUSSELS - In a story June 27 about European regulators’ $2.7 billion fine against Google, The Associated Press, relying on incorrect information from a press representative, misspelled the name...
Jun 27, 2017
Dutch government partially liable in 300 Srebrenica deaths
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - A Dutch appeals court ruled Tuesday that the government was partially liable in the deaths of more than 300 Muslim men killed by Bosnian Serb forces in the 1995 Srebrenica mas...
Jun 27, 2017
Modi meets Trump with his usual greeting - bear hugs
NEW DELHI - President Donald Trump should have been ready as he met with India’s prime minister, an unabashed hugger. Smiling widely at a news conference Monday during a visit to Washington, Pri...
Jun 27, 2017
Jordan's 'pay as you like' bookstore saved by crowd-funding
AMMAN, Jordan - For years, Hamzeh AlMaaytah nurtured a community of book lovers in Jordan, keeping his bookstore in Amman’s old centre open around the clock, encouraging customers to linger over...
Jun 27, 2017
Dutch sleuth hopes for breakthrough in biggest US art heist
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - A Dutch art sleuth who says he’s following two possible leads in the largest art heist in U.S. history is hoping a $10 million reward will help track down the collection...
Jun 27, 2017
Fourth of July fireworks discouraged for sake of bald eagles
COLUMBIA, Conn. - Independence Day traditions in one small Connecticut town are clashing with an effort to protect an iconic symbol of the United States. Authorities in Columbia are asking residents t...
Jun 26, 2017
Shkreli jury selection expected to take a third day
NEW YORK - Jury selection at the securities fraud trial of a former pharmaceutical CEO notorious for price-gouging hit a rough patch on Tuesday as the court struggled to pick a pool of prospective jur...
Jun 26, 2017
Barbecues, music, racing, crafts for July 4 at ski resorts
CONWAY, N.H. - Many New Hampshire ski resorts are planning to celebrate the Fourth of July with special events, fireworks and concerts. Cranmore Mountain Resort in North Conway is putting on its first...
Jun 26, 2017
Cosby rejects 'sexual assault tour' idea floated by reps
SANTA MONICA, Calif. - Bill Cosby’s “town hall” tour is unlikely to happen before his retrial on sex assault charges in Pennsylvania, one of his lawyers said Tuesday. Attorney Angela...
Jun 26, 2017
