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Moderates are trying to force the GOP leadership to allow votes
The so-called head tax will charge businesses making at least $20 million in gross revenues about $275 per full-time worker each year
Roman Catholic Church has been mediating negotiations
Weak El Nino conditions could develop and increase the number of storms
When the plane Tom Kelly and his fellow crew members called Heaven Can Wait was found, a wave of exhilaration — albeit one mixed with grief — washed over his family
The California senator is facing her toughest challenger yet as she seeks a fifth term in the US Senate
Vote was widely expected but was still historic for both the city and state
Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar stops short of predicting whether Ebola outbreak in Congo will be contained, but praises WHO’s early response
Republicans won’t have their nominee until July 24 runoff between two white candidates who were top vote-getters in crowded five-candidate primary
Labels intended to thwart spoofed and fake accounts will start to appear next week for candidates for governor and Congress
Right-wing radio host and conspiracy theorist has claimed 2012 school massacre that killed 20 first-graders and six educators was hoax
As the Ebola virus continued to spread, hospital staff made every effort to convince the patients and their families not to leave
Wael Abbas was taken from his home in a Cairo suburb on accusations that include disseminating false news and joining an outlawed group, the officials said
President of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party accused the archbishop of New Delhi of trying to divide people on the basis of religion
A total of six civilians and a soldier were killed on the two sides, officials said, in escalating violence in the disputed region that both countries blame the other for initiating
Lira weakened to over 4.80 per dollar on Wednesday, down some 5 percent since previous day
Macron welcomed Zuckerberg and leaders of dozens of other tech companies, including Microsoft, Uber, and IBM, at conference meant to address things like workers' rights, data privacy and tech literacy
New Zealand plans to take samples of the murky waters and conduct DNA tests to determine what species live there
While that the use of involuntary commitment for drug addiction is rising in some states, research suggests it largely doesn't work and could raise the danger of overdose for those who relapse
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