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Report: Afghan forces still shrinking, security gaps growing
WASHINGTON - As the Trump administration pushes for peace in Afghanistan, a new U.S. watchdog report says Afghan security forces are shrinking, gaps in security are growing, and the Taliban are largel...
Feb 02, 2019
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ICE force-feeding detainees on hunger strike
Immigrants have gone on hunger strikes over the past month to protest conditions inside detention facilities, prompting officials to force-feed six of them through plastic nasal tubes at a Texas locat...
Feb 02, 2019
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Russia to pull plug on nuclear arms pact after US does same
MOSCOW - Following in the footsteps of the U.S., Russia will abandon a centerpiece nuclear arms treaty but will only deploy intermediate-range nuclear missiles if Washington does so, President Vladimi...
Feb 02, 2019
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China must treat detained Canadians fairly: NATO chief
BUCHAREST, Romania - The chief of NATO weighed into the ongoing diplomatic spat between China and Canada when he called on Chinese officials Thursday to treat two Canadians detained in the countr...
Feb 02, 2019
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Bankrupt energy companies can't abandon old wells, Supreme Court rules
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says the trustee for a bankrupt Alberta energy company cannot simply walk away from unprofitable wells on agricultural land without having to c...
Feb 02, 2019
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French yellow vest protesters back on the streets
PARIS - France's yellow vest protesters are taking to the streets to keep pressure on French President Emmanuel Macron's government, for the 12th straight weekend of demonstrations. Multiple protests ...
Feb 02, 2019
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Flood watches, evacuation orders as storm hits California
SAN FRANCISCO - A powerful storm descending on California Saturday threatened flooding in the entire San Francisco Bay Area and areas stripped bare by devastating wildfires. The storm that began movin...
Feb 02, 2019
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Deadly Brazil dam collapse was disaster waiting to happen
SAO PAULO - Lax regulations, chronic short staffing and a law that muffled the voices of environmentalists on mining licenses made the devastating collapse of a dam in southeastern Brazil all but dest...
Feb 02, 2019
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Trump is latest to give State of Union at time of turmoil
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is the latest chief executive to deliver a State of the Union address at a time of turmoil. But others may have had it even worse. Abraham Lincoln delivered a writt...
Feb 02, 2019
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In the news today, Jan. 31
Five stories in the news for Thursday, Jan. 31 --- MINORITY NDP GOVERNMENT WINS KEY B.C. BYELECTION The New Democrats won a crucial provincial byelection in British Columbia on&nbs...
Feb 02, 2019
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