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Sam Shepard, Pulitzer-winning playwright, is dead at 73

Monday, 31 July 2017, 18:41 Last update: about 10 years ago

Sam Shepard, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, Oscar-nominated actor and celebrated author whose plays chronicled the explosive fault lines of family and masculinity in the American West, has...

Putin says US will have to shed 755 from diplomatic staff

Monday, 31 July 2017, 06:09 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Sunday the United States would have to cut its embassy and consulate staff in Russia by 755, heightening tensions between Washington and Moscow three days after...

Scotland to Britain: Protect Scotch whisky after Brexit

Sunday, 30 July 2017, 18:01 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Scotland has called for Scotch to be defined in U.K. law so its vital whisky industry can be protected after Brexit. Scottish Economy Secretary Keith Brown has written to officials asking for...

British TV to air Diana's recordings on her failed marriage

Sunday, 30 July 2017, 17:37 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

A British television channel is broadcasting a new documentary on Princess Diana using controversial videotapes in which she candidly discussed her marital problems and her strained relationship with...

German police: 2 dead, 4 wounded in nightclub shooting

Sunday, 30 July 2017, 13:10 Last update: about 10 years ago

Police say a shooting in Germany's southwestern state of Baden-Wurttemberg has claimed two lives, including that of the gunman, and wounded four people. They say the early-morning shooting Sunday...

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Sunday, 30 July 2017, 07:34 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

A roundup of some of the most popular, but completely untrue, headlines of the week. None of these stories are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked...

Police disrupt plot in Australia to 'bring down an airplane'

Sunday, 30 July 2017, 07:28 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Police disrupted the first alleged plot in Australia to bring down an airplane and arrested four men in raids on Sydney homes, officials said Sunday. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said that...

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