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Experts seek answers behind constant quakes in Puerto Rico

PONCE, Puerto Rico — Seismologists in southern Puerto Rico gingerly walked around a patch of dirt that marks the location of recently buried sensors t...
22:24 14 January 2022
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Can a woman win the presidency? Clash exposes deeper issue

WASHINGTON — The smoldering political flareup between Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders has reignited a debate among Democratic primary voters over ...
21:49 14 January 2022
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Spain: Chemical plant explosion kills 1, injures at least 9

MADRID — A massive explosion at a petrochemical plant in northeastern Spain on Tuesday killed one person and injured at least nine others, three serio...
21:47 14 January 2022
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Debate to highlight vanishing diversity in Democratic field

A half dozen White House hopefuls will gather on a debate stage in Des Moines, Iowa, on Tuesday night at a critical moment in the Democratic primary. ...
21:36 14 January 2022
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Dem senator says he has 51 votes to restrain Trump on Iran

WASHINGTON — A Democratic senator says he has at least 51 votes to support a bipartisan resolution asserting that President Donald Trump must seek app...
21:28 14 January 2022
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Black prosecutors back Gardner, say they’ve faced resistance

ST. LOUIS — One day after St. Louis’ top prosecutor filed a federal lawsuit alleging a concerted and racist conspiracy to push her out of office, othe...
21:26 14 January 2022
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Gucci’s Michele marks 5 years of challenging masculine codes

MILAN — If any one designer can take credit for revolutionizing menswear, it is Gucci’s Alessandro Michele, who made his runway debut as creative dire...
21:11 14 January 2022
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Jury selection at Weinstein’s rape trial trudges forward

NEW YORK — A sixth day of jury selection at Harvey Weinstein's New York City rape trial ended Tuesday after another batch of prospective jurors told a...
20:18 14 January 2022
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Awkwafina gets 2nd season of new cable network comedy series

PASADENA, Calif. — Awkwafina may not have an Oscar nomination, but the breakout star has already secured a second-season renewal of her new Comedy Cen...
19:47 14 January 2022
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Max crisis: Boeing airplane orders plunge to a 16-year low

CHICAGO — Boeing orders and deliveries of new jetliners plunged last year as the company struggled with the worldwide grounding of the 737 Max, which ...
19:24 14 January 2022
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Questions of racism linger as Harry, Meghan step back

LONDON — When accomplished, glamorous American actress Meghan Markle married Prince Harry in 2018, she was hailed as a breath of fresh air for Britain...
17:46 14 January 2022
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French priest recounts how he abused boy scouts over decades

LYON, France — A former priest detailed Tuesday how he systematically abused boys over two decades as a French scout chaplain, and said his superiors ...
17:45 14 January 2022
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High court skeptical of New Jersey ‘Bridgegate’ convictions

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court seemed broadly skeptical Tuesday of the convictions of two people involved in New Jersey's “Bridgegate” scandal where o...
17:26 14 January 2022
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Mexico can’t sell presidential jet, tries odd sales pitches

MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Andres Manuel López Obrador has made selling off the luxurious presidential jet a centerpiece of his austerity program...
17:04 14 January 2022
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Wisconsin appeals court puts voter rolls purge on hold

MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin appeals court on Tuesday put on hold an order to immediately remove up to 209,000 names from the state's voter registratio...
16:40 14 January 2022
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Nigel Farage gets his way, and last laugh: Brexit is coming

STRASBOURG, France — Nigel Farage, the self-declared “pantomime villain” of Brexit, is leaving his favorite theater — the European Union's parliament ...
16:34 14 January 2022
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Elizabeth Banks to be honored by Harvard’s Hasty Pudding

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Harvard University's famed Hasty Pudding theater troupe has named actor and director Elizabeth Banks as the group's 2020 Woman of t...
16:00 14 January 2022
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German prosecutors charge 6 more in VW emissions scandal

FRANKFURT, Germany — Prosecutors in Germany have filed charges against six more individuals in connection with Volkswagen's diesel emissions scandal, ...
15:43 14 January 2022
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Cannes does ‘right thing’ in appointing Spike Lee to lead

PARIS — American director Spike Lee will lead the jury of this year's Cannes Film Festival, the first black person to hold the post in the event's 73-...
15:05 14 January 2022
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Davos forum: Trump to attend, but Iranian official cancels

GENEVA — Iran’s foreign minister has cancelled an expected appearance at next week's World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, organizers said Tuesd...
14:58 14 January 2022
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Key moments in the unraveling of Iran’s nuclear deal

The decision by European nations to trigger a dispute resolution mechanism in the Iran nuclear deal marks the latest step in the unraveling of the acc...
14:31 14 January 2022
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Booker not offering 2020 endorsement, taking a ‘breather’

WASHINGTON — Sen. Cory Booker says he's not making any immediate endorsement for president now that he's dropped out of the race for the Democratic no...
14:07 14 January 2022
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Tom Hanks’ family offered Greek passport too for fire help

ATHENS, Greece — Greece's government is extending its offer of citizenship to Tom Hanks to his wife and their two children, in recognition of the fami...
13:52 14 January 2022
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Amid doc’s murder case, lawsuits reflect battle over blame

COLUMBUS, Ohio — In the year since an Ohio hospital system announced an intensive care doctor had ordered excessive painkillers for dozens of patients...
13:01 14 January 2022
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South Africa to strip refugees’ status for any political act

JOHANNESBURG — South Africa can now strip refugees of their asylum status if they engage in any political activity related to their home countries, ac...
11:50 14 January 2022
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EU launches 1 trillion-euro plan to support Green Deal

BRUSSELS — The European Union plans to dedicate a quarter of its budget to tackling climate change and has set up a scheme to shift 1 trillion euros (...
11:45 14 January 2022
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UK’s Johnson says Huawei critics should suggest alternatives

LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Tuesday that opponents of Huawei should suggest alternatives to the Chinese technology company as c...
11:35 14 January 2022
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China welcomes currency decision ahead of trade deal with US

BEIJING — China on Tuesday welcomed a U.S. decision ahead of the signing of a trade deal with Beijing to drop it from a list of governments accused of...
11:22 14 January 2022
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UK leader: Royal rift over Harry-Meghan plans can be settled

LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Tuesday he believes the royal family can resolve a serious rift over the plans of Prince Harry and ...
11:18 14 January 2022
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Harsh weather kills 70 more people in Pakistan, Afghanistan

MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan — Severe winter weather has claimed more lives as avalanches triggered by heavy snowfall killed 55 people in Pakistan-administe...
10:53 14 January 2022