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UN vote calls US move on Jerusalem 'null, void'

Thursday, 21 December 2017, 18:48 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

The U.N. General Assembly has voted 128-9 with 35 abstentions to declare President Donald Trump's declaration of Jerusalem as Israel's capital "null and void." Thursday's vote, while a victory...

Cardinal Law, central figure in church abuse scandal, dies

Wednesday, 20 December 2017, 08:30 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Cardinal Bernard Law, the disgraced former archbishop of Boston whose failures to stop child molesters in the priesthood sparked what would become the worst crisis in American Catholicism, died early...

Why justice is more important than the rule of law

Tuesday, 19 December 2017, 14:06 Last update: about 10 years ago The Conversation

The 2017 Stress in America survey has confirmed it: Americans are officially freaking out. The survey, conducted by the Harris Poll, reports that what keeps many Americans up at night is genuine...

2017 Breakthrough: Millicent Simmonds of 'Wonderstruck'

Tuesday, 19 December 2017, 14:04 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Adjusting to life in the spotlight has been quite a transition for Hollywood newcomer Millicent Simmonds. The 14-year-old deaf actress, who earned rave reviews for her breakout role in Todd Haynes'...

Updated (2): Amtrak train on new route hurtles onto highway, kills 3

Monday, 18 December 2017, 18:49 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

An Amtrak train making the first-ever run along a faster new route hurtled off an overpass south of Seattle on Monday and spilled some of its cars onto the highway below, killing at least three people, injuring dozens and crushing two vehicles, authorities said....

Updated: Man detained after incident at UK air base

Monday, 18 December 2017, 15:59 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

A British military air base in England used by the U.S. Air Force was locked down Monday after a disturbance of some kind, but the emergency measure ended when a man was taken into custody, police and...

EU opens probe into Ikea over Dutch tax rulings

Monday, 18 December 2017, 12:15 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

The European Union is opening an in-depth probe into Ikea's taxation model in the Netherlands, its latest effort to go after sweetheart deals for big multinationals. The European Commission, the...

Putin thanks Trump for CIA tip he says stopped bomb plot

Monday, 18 December 2017, 07:55 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin telephoned U.S. President Donald Trump Sunday to thank him for a CIA tip that helped thwart a series of bombings in St. Petersburg, the Kremlin and the White House...

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