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Out of many, several firsts elected across country

WASHINGTON (AP) — What is already the most diverse Congress ever will become even more so after Tuesday’s elections, which broke barriers of race and gender. For the first time, a pair of Native Ame...

Nov 7, 2018
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Facebook blocks 115 accounts ahead of US midterm elections

Facebook said it blocked 115 accounts for suspected "coordinated inauthentic behavior" linked to foreign groups attempting to interfere in Tuesday's US midterm elections. The social media company sh...

Nov 7, 2018
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White House points to Trump's campaign for GOP

The Latest on Election Day (all times local): (Evan Vucci/Associated Press) 7:15 p.m. As polls begin to close, the White House is stressing the effort President Donald Trump put into a political g...

Nov 7, 2018
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Migrants unwittingly take center stage in US vote

The Central American migrants trekking toward the United States in a caravan have unwittingly become key players in Tuesday's US midterms, though many are not even aware the elections are happening. ...

Nov 7, 2018
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Eat your heart out at the Pizza Museum

NEW YORK (AP) — There is now a museum for pizza lovers everywhere that’s popped-up in arguably America’s pizza capital, New York City. The Museum of Pizza is dedicated to all things cheese and sauce...

Nov 7, 2018
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US exempts Indian-backed port in Iran from sanctions

The United States said Tuesday it would exempt Iran's Indian-backed port of Chabahar from new sanctions on Tehran, recognizing the value of the project to Afghanistan. Iran late last year inaugurate...

Nov 7, 2018
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Poop in hand, Bill Gates backs China's toilet revolution

As one of the world's richest men and most active philanthropists, Bill Gates usually has his hands full. Just not with poop. So it came as a surprise when the founder of Microsoft brandished a jar ...

Nov 7, 2018
World Business
Metoo, Brexit, environment inspire new dictionary entries

"Single-use" was named the Collins Dictionary word of the year on Wednesday, following a four-fold increase in usage since 2013 in a reflection of increased concerns about sustainability. It edged o...

Nov 7, 2018
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Amazon considers New York, Virginia amid reports of HQ split

NEW YORK (AP) — After a yearlong search for a second home, Amazon is now reportedly looking to build offices in two cities instead of one, a surprise move that could still have a major impact on the ...

Nov 7, 2018
World Business
Two Korean-Americans in tight race for US Congress

Two Korean-Americans are in a tight race to win a seat in the US Congress in this week's midterm elections, polling data showed Monday. With one day to go until Tuesday's vote, Young Kim, the Republ...

Nov 6, 2018
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China's Xi promises market opening as import fair begins

SHANGHAI (AP) -- President Xi Jinping promised Monday to open China wider to imports as he opened a high-profile trade fair meant to rebrand the country as a global customer. But he offered no respon...

Nov 5, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Storms, floods in Sicily kill at least 12 people; 2 missing

ROME (AP) — Storm-related floods killed at least 12 people in Sicily, Italian authorities said Sunday, including nine members of two families who were spending a long weekend together when water and ...

Nov 5, 2018
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Migrants camped at border worry caravans will shut them out

MATAMOROS, Mexico (AP) — Waiting on the southern end of a bridge that leads to the United States, Humberto Alvarez Gonzalez warily follows the progress of the caravan winding through Mexico with the ...

Nov 5, 2018
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Why it’s still in Russia’s interest to mess with US politics

PARIS (AP) — Sweeping accusations that the Kremlin tried to sway the 2016 US election haven’t chastened Russian trolls, hackers and spies — and might even have emboldened them. US officials and tech...

Nov 5, 2018
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World leaders to mark WWI in France amid warnings about nationalism

French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday kicks off a week of commemorations for the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, which is set to mix remembrance of the past and warnings about the p...

Nov 5, 2018
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