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Yellen to step down from Federal Reserve board

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen has submitted her resignation from the Federal Reserve board to President Donald Trump, announcing that…

November 20, 2017

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Volvo to supply Uber with thousands of self-driving cars

FILE – This June 21, 2017, file photo shows the building that houses the headquarters of Uber, in San Francisco.…

November 20, 2017

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US declares NKorea a terror sponsor; new sanctions expected

Ahn Young-joon/Associated Press file A man watches a TV screen showing U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong…

November 20, 2017

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Melania Trump takes custody of White House Christmas tree

First lady Melania Trump and her son Barron Trump, look at the Wisconsin-grown Christmas Tree at the North Portico of…

November 20, 2017

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Health nominee reaped big earnings from drug industry tenure

Alex Azar, then U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Deputy Secretary, speaks at a state of Michigan pandemic influenza…

November 20, 2017

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CBS suspends Rose, PBS halts his show following allegations

Andy Kropa/Invision/AP, file Charlie Rose attends The Hollywood Reporter’s 35 Most Powerful People in Media party in New York. The Washington…

November 20, 2017

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Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip celebrate 70th anniversary

The then-Princess Elizabeth married naval officer Lt. Philip Mountbatten at Westminster Abbey on Nov. 20, 1947, in a Britain physically…

November 20, 2017

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Santa’s in town? You need an appointment this year

At Macy’s flagship store on 34th Street in New York, a chance to sit on Saint Nick’s lap is by…

November 20, 2017

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Roy Moore accuser says she was not paid to tell her story

Former Alabama Chief Justice and U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore waits to speak at a news conference in Birmingham, Ala.Brynn…

November 20, 2017

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3-2-1, BAM! Georgia Dome imploded in downtown Atlanta

Nearly 5,000 pounds of explosives were used to blast the Georgia Dome in Atlanta to smithereens at 7:30 a.m. Onlookers…

November 20, 2017

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Trump promises Americans ‘huge tax cut’ for Christmas

Budget Director Mick Mulvaney gestures as he speaks during the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington. Mulvaney…

November 20, 2017

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Zimbabwe’s Mugabe ignores calls to quit, faces impeachment

While there is a widespread consensus that the 93-year-old president should step down after nearly four decades in power, Mugabe…

November 20, 2017

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Germany faces uncertainty after coalition talks break down

German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses the media during a news conference about the results of their exploratory talks on a…

November 20, 2017

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New allegation against Franken, this time met with silence

Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., listens at a committee hearing at the Capitol in Washington. A second woman has accused Minnesota…

November 20, 2017

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Opioid crisis cost $504B in 2015, higher than once thought

Evan Vucci/Associated Press file President Donald Trump speaks during an event to declare the opioid crisis a national public health emergency…

November 20, 2017

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Charles Manson, whose brutality made him face of evil, dead

Manson died of natural causes at a California hospital while serving a life sentence, his name synonymous to this day…

November 20, 2017

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Mixed signals sent on fate of tax bill’s health provision

White House adviser Ivanka Trump and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin speak in Bayville, N.J., Monday, Nov. 13, 2017, about tax…

November 20, 2017

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Trump voices doubt about trophy hunting policy

The trophy policy was among issues Trump cited in a series of tweets. He also insulted Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz.,…

November 19, 2017

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Trump era sparks new debate about nuclear war authority

No detail seems to have been overlooked. There’s even a designated “safe escape” door at the nuclear-warfighting headquarters near Omaha,…

November 19, 2017

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Figure known as ‘Crocodile’ could replace Zimbabwe president

Mnangagwa served for decades as Mugabe’s enforcer — a role that gave him a reputation for being astute, ruthless and…

November 19, 2017

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Capitol Hill roiled by sexual harassment claims – old and new

In an interview on ABC’s “This Week with George Stephanopoulos,” Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, went further than many of her…

November 19, 2017

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Trump says he should have left UCLA players in Chinese jail

Trump’s tweet Sunday comes after the father of player LiAngelo Ball minimized Trump’s involvement in winning the players’ release in…

November 19, 2017

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Winners and losers under the Senate tax proposal

President Donald Trump urged House Republicans Thursday to approve a near $1.5 trillion tax overhaul as the party prepared to…

November 19, 2017

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Official says Trump doesn’t know who to believe about Moore

Former Alabama Chief Justice and U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore waits to speak at a news conference in Birmingham, Ala.Brynn…

November 19, 2017