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Lawsuit adds to Facebook woes on data protection

by Rob Lever Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Facebook's woes mounted Wednesday as it faced a lawsuit…

George H.W. Bush secretly sponsored Filipino boy, letters reveal

CHICAGO, United States (AFP) -- To the boy in the Philippines, his American benefactor and source of kind letters and…

Trump orders full withdrawal of US troops from Syria

by Thomas WATKINS Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States will withdraw all of its troops…

US Federal Reserve raises lending rate; signals slower pace ahead

by Heather SCOTT Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US Federal Reserve raised the benchmark interest rate…

Catholic Church’s Pope Francis accepts US bishop’s resignation over misconduct with minor

  VATICAN CITY (AFP) -- Catholic Church's Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Los Angeles auxiliary bishop Alexander Salazar…

Trump panel recommends guns in schools to keep US students safe

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A safety panel set up by US President Donald Trump in the wake of…

Trump signals retreat on wall funding, but shutdown threat remains

by Michael Mathes Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Donald Trump backed off his demand for $5…

Washington careens toward government shutdown with no deal in sight

by Michael Mathes Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- An intensifying spending standoff sent US lawmakers scrambling Monday…

Saudi Arabia slams US Senate vote as ‘interference’

  RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) -- Saudi Arabia on Sunday rejected as "interference" a US Senate resolution to end American…

N. Korea hits latest US sanctions, says these may ‘block path to denuclearization’

  SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea has condemned the United States over its latest sanctions measures, warning the…

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