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Gunman kills one, injures five, in Corsica
A man in his sixties, armed with a rifle, killed one person and wounded five others in the Corsican capital Bastia on Wednesday, before holing himself up in the building…
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Apple busts Facebook for distributing data-sucking app
Apple says Facebook can no longer distribute an app that paid users, including teenagers, to extensively track their phone and web use. In doing so, Apple closed off Facebook's efforts…
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Radiation leaks at Japan plutonium lab; no workers exposed
A Japanese state-run nuclear fuel laboratory near Tokyo said Wednesday it detected a radiation leak in its plutonium handling facility, but no workers were exposed. The Japan Atomic Energy Agency…
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EU won’t budge on Brexit deal as May seeks cross-party unity
European Union leaders offered a united chorus of "No" on Wednesday to Britain's belated bid to negotiate changes to the Brexit divorce deal, with one official calling on British lawmakers…
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Patients in Northwest measles outbreak traveled to Hawaii
A measles outbreak in the Pacific Northwest became more worrisome Wednesday with word that people infected with the extremely contagious viral illness traveled to Hawaii and central Oregon after being…
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Waste unleashed from Brazil dam making way to larger river
A torrent of muddy mining waste unleashed by a dam breach that killed at least 84 people in southeastern Brazil is now heading down a small river with high concentrations…
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Trump accepts Pelosi invitation to give State of the Union address on Feb. 5
U.S. President Donald Trump has accepted an invitation from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to deliver the State of the Union address on Feb. 5. "When I wrote to you on…
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U.S. slaps sanctions on Venezuela’s state-owned oil firm
The United States on Monday slapped sanctions on a state-owned oil firm in Venezuela, the latest move of the Trump administration to pile up pressure on President Nicolas Maduro to…
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Ex-Starbucks CEO aims to oust Trump in 2020
Billionaire former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz said in a TV interview that he is looking into running against Donald Trump in 2020 as an independent presidential candidate. "I am seriously…
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“World’s loneliest duck” Trevor dies on tiny Pacific island
A lone duck named Trevor that lived on the tiny Pacific island nation of Niue has died, officials say, sparking an outpouring of grief from as far away as New…