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Valerie Harper, TV's sassy, lovable Rhoda, dies at 80

Saturday, 31 August 2019, 07:43 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Valerie Harper, who scored guffaws, stole hearts and busted TV taboos as the brash, self-deprecating Rhoda Morgenstern on back-to-back hit sitcoms in the 1970s, has died. Longtime family friend...

Italy's 5-Star chief inflexible in dealing for new coalition

Friday, 30 August 2019, 19:13 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Just how dicey prospects are for two rival parties to team up in a new Italian government to shut Matteo Salvini and his hard-nationalist forces out of power became painfully clear Friday when the...

Italian lawmaker insists new government end migrant racism

Friday, 30 August 2019, 15:20 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

An Italian lawmaker whose party is forming the next government is demanding an end to the migrant crackdown of the outgoing coalition. Giuditta Pini said Friday that if the Democratic Party wants...

Florida prepares for an 'absolute monster': Hurricane Dorian

Friday, 30 August 2019, 08:38 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Unsure where Hurricane Dorian is going to land over Labor Day weekend, many Florida residents faced a sense of helplessness as they prepared for what President Donald Trump said could be an "absolute...

Opposition developing to Boris Johnson's Parliament manoeuvre

Thursday, 29 August 2019, 12:54 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Political opposition to Prime Minister Boris Johnson's move to suspend Parliament crystalized Thursday amid protests, legal action and a petition to block the move which has gathered more than 1...

Jet-car speed racer Jessi Combs dies trying to break record

Thursday, 29 August 2019, 09:23 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Jet-car speed racer Jessi Combs, known by fans as the "fastest woman on four wheels," has died in a crash in Oregon's Alvord Desert while trying to break a speed record, local authorities said...

Italy's Conte might be back at helm with Salvini shut out

Thursday, 29 August 2019, 08:21 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Two Italian political parties agreed Wednesday to try to form a new coalition government, putting aside past rivalry to forestall an election that could put right-wing nationalist Matteo Salvini in...

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