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Hurricane Dorian appears to spare Puerto Rico, heads for Florida

by Ivelisse Rivera FAJARDO, Puerto Rico (AFP) -- A strengthening Hurricane Dorian appeared to have largely spared Puerto Rico Wednesday,…

Toll rises to 28 in Mexico bar fire attack

by Ignacio Carvajal COATZACOALCOS, Mexico (AFP) -- Gunmen burst into a Mexican strip club in a hail of bullets and…

At least 23 killed in fire at Mexico bar: NBC

  At least 23 people were killed after a fire broke out in a bar in southern Mexico Tuesday night,…

“Guerrero” wins Best Foreign Feature in Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards

By Allen Basallaje EBC Los Angeles Bureau HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. (Eagle News) -- Stars were shining brightly in Hollywood both in…

J&J faces possible $17 billion payout for pushing opioids

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US drugmaker Johnson & Johnson faces a potential record $17 billion damages payout Monday when…

Google: YouTube campaign targeted Hong Kong protests

by Glenn CHAPMAN SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Google on Thursday said it disabled a series of YouTube channels…

US raps China for ‘escalation’ in South China Sea

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States on Thursday sharpened its criticism of China's activities in disputed areas of…

Texas death row inmate executed

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A Texas man convicted of raping and strangling a 19-year-old college student was executed by…

Pentagon axes troubled $1 bn contract for missile defense

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - The Pentagon announced Wednesday that it is terminating a troubled billion-dollar program to develop a…

US ports brace for surge of imports ahead of new tariffs on China

  by John Biers    NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- The latest lurches in President Donald Trump's trade war…

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