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BRUSSELS (AP) — EU President: Talks we made some progress on UK deal, a lot remains to be done.

CBP said it is taking the necessary steps to fix the problems.

Ministry of Defence figures show by the end of last month just four attacks had resulted in the jihadist group suffering casualties

Ministry of Defence figures show by the end of last month just four attacks had resulted in the jihadist group suffering casualties

The IPO market is foundering. Of the almost 175 companies that made their U.S. stock-market debuts in 2015, more than 70% are now trading below their IPO prices.

FULLERTON, California - The Latest on the trial of a man charged with raping and abducting a teenager he later married and impregnated (all times local):

FULLERTON, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on the trial of a man charged with raping and abducting a teenager he later married and impregnated (all times local):

A woman says a man who repeatedly had sex with her and abducted her when she was a teen beat her when she tried to leave him. The woman testified Thursday in the trial of her mother's ex-boyfriend Isidro Garcia on charges of rape and kidnapping dating back to 2004. A woman testifying in the rape and kidnapping trial of her husband says he began having sex with her when she was a teenager and gave her a new name when they fled her mother's Orange County home.

PORTLAND, Oregon - The Portland Trail Blazers were active at the NBA trade deadline Thursday, acquiring guard Brian Roberts and a future second-round pick from Miami, as well as a future first-round pick and forward Anderson Varejao in a deal with Cleveland.

Tamil Nadu's sluggish economy is poised for a booster dose in the run-up to the assembly poll as the Election Commission has hiked spending limit per candidate by 75%.

ELLICOTT CITY, Md. (AP) — A former Howard County schoolteacher has been sentenced to a year in jail after being convicted of a sex offense involving a 14-year-old boy prosecutors say he met online.

One describes it as like a bar of soap. Another says it feels solid. It's interesting how differently today's top golfers adapt to using old-time clubs to strike a ball.

The many films of the silent and early talkie eras that have been lost to the ages are enough to make a movie lover weep. Or at least wonder. Into the breach steps dream-meister Guy Maddin, resurrecting a few ghosts in "The Forbidden Room," a jokey, hallucinatory melodrama that takes its title...

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The first thing you need to know about ex-Muslims is that the best term in Arabic to describe us is basically a swear word: murtadd, meaning someone who "turns their back" on Islam. The word has a dirty, spit-on-the-ground feeling to it, with a rolling "R" and a sharp drop at the end.

This is where you need to start if you want to even begin unpacking the ubiquitous, systematic discrimination we face that can pervade all aspects of our lives.

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Five different US weapons companies have won $49 million in contracts to supply spare weapons parts to 13 developing countries across the Middle East, South American, Africa and Asia, the US Department of Defense announced.

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US Vice President Joe Biden is warning voters to take Donald Trump's presidential candidacy "very seriously."

In a MSNBC interview with Rachel Maddow on Thursday, Biden said that the reality television star has a decent shot at securing the Republican nomination, but would have a tough time winning the general election.

"I think it's very possible he could be nominated, and depending on how this all plays out, I'd take him very seriously in terms of being able to win," Biden said. Читать дальше...

MSNBC

Vice President Joe Biden is warning voters to take Donald Trump's presidential candidacy "very seriously."

In a MSNBC interview with Rachel Maddow on Thursday, Biden said the reality television star has a decent shot at securing the Republican nomination, but would have a tough time winning the general election. 

"I think it's very possible he could be nominated, and depending on how this all plays out, I'd take him very seriously in terms of being able to win," Biden said. Читать дальше...

Taft High School announced Thursday that Deron Braswell has resigned as football coach.

Canberra has second-smallest percentage of vacant rentals among Australia's capital cities.

A high-octane cocktail of low interest rates and cheap petrol prices will help supercharge car sales this year, the managing director of Australia's largest vehicle dealership group says.

SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Yonhap) -- The government will make it easier for people to shift their accounts from one bank to another starting next week, which is expected to improve overall competitiveness of the financial sector, the financial regulator said Fri

By Kang Yoon-seung SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. are likely to start domestic sales of their new flagship smartphones in March to meet soaring seasonal demand, heralding a fierce battle to win the hearts an

By Kang Yoon-seung SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Yonhap) -- LG Electronics Inc. said Friday it has joined forces with a Danish-based audio firm to provide better sound-related features on its smartphones, including the upcoming flagship G5. The South Korean tec

SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Co.'s premium brand Genesis is expected to make its debut in North America in the third quarter, possibly intensifying competition in its high-end vehicle market there, industry sources said Friday. Genesis

SEJONG, Feb. 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korean food companies are setting their sights on the growing Muslim food and beverage markets that promise to generate future growth for the industry, the government said Friday. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food