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NewsAssociated PressA rare tumble for tech stocks pulls US indexes lower
NEW YORK (AP) — Technology stocks slammed into reverse on Monday, and the losses overshadowed gains in other areas of the market to send broad U.S. indexes lower.
NewsAssociated PressCourt: Texas can enforce more of 'sanctuary cities' law
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas can require law enforcement to comply with requests from federal immigration requests to detain people in local jails for possible deportation under a new "sanctuary cities" law supported by the Trump administration, a federal appeals court ruled on Monday.
NewsReutersNorth Korea says U.S. 'declared war,' warns it could shoot down U.S. bombers
By Michelle Nichols and Christine Kim NEW YORK/SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's foreign minister said on Monday President Donald Trump had declared war on North Korea and that Pyongyang reserved the right to take countermeasures, including shooting down U.S. bombers even if they are not in its air
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Pakistan claims it's fake picture 'backfired' on India
United Nations, Sep 26 (IANS) Pakistan on Monday stated that its own use of a fake picture at the General Assembly has "backfired" on India. "Raking up debate on pictures has backfired," Tipu Usman, a counsellor in Pakistan's Mission, told the Assembly on Monday responding to
NewsReuters'We have the tap': Turkey's Erdogan threatens oil flow from Iraq's Kurdish area
By Umit Bektas and Ece Toksabay HABUR, Turkey (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan threatened on Monday to cut off the pipeline that carries oil from northern Iraq to the outside world, intensifying pressure on the Kurdish autonomous region over its independence referendum. Erdogan spoke shortly
NewsReutersU.S. Republicans tweak Obamacare repeal bill, support tepid
By Susan Cornwell and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican senators struggled to gather more support for a last-ditch attempt to repeal Obamacare on Monday despite revising funding provisions of their bill to make it more attractive to a handful of undecided lawmakers. The outcome remained
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US SC cancels arguments over previous Trump travel ban
Washington [USA], September 26 (ANI): The Supreme Court of the United States said that it will not hear oral arguments, scheduled on October 10, over President Donald Trump's travel ban, after he rolled out a new policy on Sunday. The one-page unsigned announcement simply removes the case from
FinanceAssociated PressThe Latest: UK minister in Romania for Brexit diplomacy
BRUSSELS (AP) — The Latest on Brexit (all times local):
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U.S. citizen detained in Yemeni capital Sanaa: colleagues
Yemen's Houthi forces have detained a U.S. citizen in the capital Sanaa for reasons that were not immediately clear, two colleagues of the man said on Monday. The Iran-aligned Houthis control much of northern Yemen, including Sanaa, and are battling a Saudi-led coalition that is trying to restore
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Brazil women's team brings old coach back
SAO PAULO (AP) — The Brazilian Football Confederation has rehired the women's national coach it fired 10 months ago.
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Chelsea Manning says she has been barred from entering Canada
Chelsea Manning, the former US soldier who served seven years in military prison after instigating one of the biggest breaches of classified data in US history, has said she has been barred from entering Canada. On Monday, Manning posted on Twitter a report from the Canadian government that identified
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Republicans offer 'frenzy of special deals' in effort to repeal Obamacare
Police arrest protesters from disabled advocacy organizations as they shout and interrupt a Senate finance committee hearing about the proposed Graham-Cassidy healthcare bill on Capitol Hill on Monday. Senate Republicans are offering new deals to key lawmakers in the hope of forcing through a repeal
EntertainmentReutersBritain's Prince Harry makes first public appearance with girlfriend
Britain's Prince Harry and his girlfriend Meghan Markle made their first formal public appearance together on Monday, with the couple holding hands while watching a wheelchair tennis match at the Invictus Games in Toronto. Markle, an American actress who stars in the TV legal drama "Suits"
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China's U.N. envoy says North Korea, U.S. rhetoric 'too dangerous'
Reacting to remarks by North Korea's foreign minister on Monday, China's U.N. Ambassador Liu Jieyi told Reuters the escalating rhetoric between North Korea and the United States was getting too dangerous and the only solution was negotiations. North Korea's Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho told
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Notion U.S. has declared war on North Korea is 'absurd,' White House says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The North Korean foreign minister's statement that the United States has declared war on Pyongyang is "absurd," the White House said on Monday. "We've not declared war on North Korea. Frankly, the suggestion of that is absurd," White House spokeswoman
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Defense Department: Hurricane relief around-the-clock
The U.S. Defense Department was working around the clock to deliver humanitarian assistance to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, even as the death toll climbed further across the Caribbean after Hurricane Maria.
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Top Asian News 8:01 p.m. GMT
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — North Korea's top diplomat said Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump's weekend tweet was a "declaration of war" and North Korea has the right to retaliate by shooting down U.S. bombers, even in international airspace. It was the latest escalation in a week of
NewsReutersCurfew declared in Kirkuk as Kurds celebrate independence vote
By Raya Jalabi KIRKUK, Iraq (Reuters) - Authorities in Kirkuk declared a curfew an hour and a half before polls closed in a Kurdish independence referendum on Monday as jubilant Kurds celebrated a vote that has raised fears of a new outburst of ethnic conflict. Kirkuk's Kurds had earlier flocked
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North Korean diplomat says Trump has 'declared war'
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — North Korea's top diplomat said Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump's weekend tweet was a "declaration of war" and North Korea has the right to retaliate by shooting down U.S. bombers, even in international airspace.
NewsAssociated PressKnicks know they face tough task in moving on after Anthony
GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — Carmelo Anthony was the Knicks' leading scorer, the one who made things easier for his teammates.
NewsAssociated PressFrom start to finish, Thomas was best in golf this season
ATLANTA (AP) — Justin Thomas had an inkling back in January that this season might be something special.
NewsAssociated PressPalestinian leader tries to put Trump on notice with warning
JERUSALEM (AP) — Overshadowed by last week's showdown between the U.S. and North Korea, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas issued an ominous warning in his address to the United Nations: With hopes running out for an independent Palestinian state, the Palestinian leader said he may have no choice
NewsReutersTurnout high as Iraqi Kurds defy threats to hold independence vote
By Maher Chmaytelli and Michael Georgy ERBIL/SULAIMANIYA, Iraq (Reuters) - Kurds voted in large numbers in an independence referendum in northern Iraq on Monday, ignoring pressure from Baghdad, threats from Turkey and Iran, and international warnings that the vote may ignite yet more regional conflict
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Pakistani cricket star Khan talks US, regional policy
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Cricket legend and potential Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan on Monday criticized the United States' new strategy for Afghanistan and said that the US should negotiate with the Taliban instead of aiming to destroy it.
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NC offered Foxconn $570M, but firm took a much higher deal
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina promised tax breaks and other incentives worth more than $570 million to attract a Foxconn electronics plant that could employ 8,800 people, but the state lost out to Wisconsin's five-times-larger offer, documents released Monday show.
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