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The Latest: Trump says he doesn’t expect to be impeached

WASHINGTON — The Latest on President Donald Trump and the House impeachment inquiry (all times local):
13:57 22 November 2021
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Celebrities are deep into liquor, wine with their own brands

NEW YORK — From Kate Hudson’s new vodka to Dylan Sprouse’s Brooklyn-made mead, celebrities with their own brands of spirits and wines can make drink-l...
13:40 22 November 2021
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Hong Kong court reinstates mask ban ahead of elections

HONG KONG — A Hong Kong court on Friday suspended its decision to strike down a government ban on wearing face masks at protests, allowing police to e...
11:42 22 November 2021
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TV comedy greats take a bow, make ’em laugh at ceremony

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — “There’s nothing I believe more than this, that laughter adds time to one’s life,” Norman Lear told an audience gathered to ho...
10:52 22 November 2021
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World shares advance on upbeat comments on US-China trade

BEIJING — World shares were mostly higher on Friday as upbeat comments by Chinese President Xi Jinping helped to quell anxiety over the state of trade...
10:35 22 November 2021
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AG Barr: Epstein’s death was a ‘perfect storm of screw-ups’

ABOARD A US GOVERNMENT AIRCRAFT — Attorney General William Barr said he initially had his own suspicions about financier Jeffrey Epstein’s death while...
10:24 22 November 2021
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Isolated Iceland newly vulnerable to computer scams

REYKJAVIK, Iceland — "Hi, I hope you are not busy?"
9:13 22 November 2021
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Hong Kong election a referendum on anti-government protests

HONG KONG — Cathy Yau remembers the first time she was called a “dirty cop” by Hong Kong’s anti-government protesters, days after police deployed tear...
8:45 22 November 2021
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Israel braces for bitter fight after Netanyahu indictment

JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s indictment is expected to sharpen the battle lines in Israel’s already deadlocked political system and...
8:45 22 November 2021
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China’s Xi says Beijing wants trade deal, can ‘fight back’

BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping said Friday that Beijing wants to work for a trade deal with the United States but is not afraid to “fight back...
6:40 22 November 2021
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Somali Canadian peace activist was killed by stray bullet

JOHANNESBURG — The peacekeeping mission in Somalia says preliminary investigations show a young Somali Canadian peace activist was killed by a stray b...
6:34 22 November 2021
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Man found guilty of murdering British tourist in New Zealand

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A New Zealand jury on Friday found a man guilty of murder in the death of 22-year-old British backpacker Grace Millane.
6:13 22 November 2021
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Autonomous car tester offers guide for first responders

PHOENIX — Google spinoff Waymo is trying to educate emergency responders on how to deal with its autonomous vehicles.
6:06 22 November 2021
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China raises estimate of economy’s size following census

BEIJING — China has raised its estimate of the size of its economy by 2.1% following a census, raising its gross domestic product for 2018 to 91.93 tr...
4:56 22 November 2021
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Asian shares mostly higher despite US-China trade anxiety

BEIJING — Stocks logged modest gains Friday in Asia after a lackluster overnight session on Wall Street ended with the market’s third straight drop.
4:21 22 November 2021
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Antetokounmpo has triple-double, Bucks beat Trail Blazers

MILWAUKEE — Giannis Antetokounmpo had his second triple-double of the season and the Milwaukee Bucks beat Carmelo Anthony and the short-handed Portlan...
4:11 22 November 2021
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Islanders beat Penguins 4-3 in OT, point streak at 16

NEW YORK — Brock Nelson scored his second goal of the game at 4:16 of overtime, lifting the New York Islanders to a 4-3 win over the Pittsburgh Pengui...
3:28 22 November 2021
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Ewing wins big again at MSG, Hoyas knock off No. 22 Texas

NEW YORK — Patrick Ewing walked onto the Madison Square Garden court waving his arms and exhorting the crowd to cheer louder.
2:52 22 November 2021
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Federal prosecutors weighing new charges against Trump donor

NEW YORK — A new court filing says federal prosecutors in New York have told a major donor to President Donald Trump’s inaugural committee they intend...
2:15 22 November 2021
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California court invalidates law requiring Trump tax returns

LOS ANGELES — President Donald Trump does not have to disclose his tax returns to appear as a candidate on California’s primary ballot next spring, th...
1:36 22 November 2021
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Colombians fill streets hoping to channel wave of discontent

BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombians angry with conservative President Iván Duque and hoping to channel Latin America’s wave of discontent took the streets b...
0:45 22 November 2021
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Absent witnesses close to Trump hover over impeachment

WASHINGTON — They are the ghosts of the House impeachment hearings.
0:44 22 November 2021
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Military: 2 airmen killed in crash during Oklahoma training

OKLAHOMA CITY — Two airmen were killed Thursday in an accident involving two jets during the landing phase of a training exercise at a U.S. Air Force ...
0:14 22 November 2021
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Medicare drug plan finder can steer seniors to higher costs

WASHINGTON — Medicare’s revamped prescription plan finder can steer unwitting seniors to coverage that costs much more than they need to pay, accordin...
23:40 21 November 2021
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The Latest: Israeli PM Netanyahu rejects indictment

JERUSALEM — The Latest on Israeli political developments (all times local):
23:36 21 November 2021
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Trumps signs stopgap spending bill, averting shutdown

WASHINGTON — President Trump on Thursday signed a short-term funding bill, averting the threat of a government shutdown until next month.
23:35 21 November 2021
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Quid pro quo, domestic errands: Takeaways from impeachment

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump asked a foreign country to investigate a political rival as he enters his re-election campaign. That has been esta...
23:18 21 November 2021
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How GM ended up suing its crosstown rival

DETROIT — Automakers sue each other on occasion, but no one in Detroit can remember one accusing another of bribing union officials to get an unfair l...
22:46 21 November 2021
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Governor vetoes bill outlawing abortions over Down syndrome

HARRISBURG, Pa. — A bill that would have prohibited abortions because of a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome was vetoed Thursday by Pennsylvania’s D...
22:32 21 November 2021
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The cost of coming forward: 1 survivor’s life after #MeToo

GREENSBORO, N.C. (RNS) —Megan Lively glanced down furtively to the copious notes she had jotted in a thick spiral-bound notebook resting in her lap.
22:22 21 November 2021