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Ex-employee accuses Michael Douglas of sexual harassment

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) - A former employee has accused Michael Douglas of sexual harassment and misconduct in her presence, charges…

What actually closes in a US government shutdown?

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - Hundreds of thousands of US government defense workers, park rangers and business regulators could be temporarily out…

‘Progress’ but no deal yet to avoid US govt shutdown

by Jim MANNION Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - President Donald Trump and the Senate's top Democrat on Friday both touted…

US Supreme Court to take up case on Trump’s latest travel ban

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -  The US Supreme Court said Friday it will review President Donald Trump's latest travel ban affecting citizens from six…

Battle to avert US government shutdown moves to the Senate

by Jim MANNION Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States - A last-ditch battle to avert a looming US government shutdown moved to the Senate…

Former CIA chief Stansfield Turner dead at 94

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Stansfield Turner, who headed the CIA in the 1970s and was credited as a ground-breaking…

Bill to avert shutdown passes House but US senators ready to block

by Jim Mannion Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - The US House of Representatives passed a stop-gap funding measure late Thursday…

In California, rebel Berkeley fights Trump over migrants

BERKELEY, United States (AFP) - Enter California student city Berkeley, and you'll more than likely meet people marching and carrying signs. Protests…

Tillerson, not Trump, to visit London next week

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said he hopes to visit the new US embassy in London next…

Immigration tensions roil US Congress as shutdown looms

by Michael Mathes Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- With barely two days before the US government runs…

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