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Trump, Congress square off over virus aid as crisis worsens

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump acknowledged a "big flareup" of COVID-19 cases, but divisions between the White House and Senate Republicans and differences with Democrats posed fresh challenges f...

Jul 21, 2020

US accuses Chinese hackers in targeting of COVID-19 research

WASHINGTON - The Justice Department on Tuesday accused two Chinese hackers of stealing hundreds of millions of dollars of trade secrets from companies across the world and more recently targeting firm...

Jul 21, 2020

Going in the water again: 'Jaws' boat clone supports sharks

The Orca is headed back to the waters of New England, but this time, its mission isn't to hunt sharks. It's to help save them. A group of ocean advocates and movie buffs is turning an old lobster fish...

Jul 21, 2020

Spike Lee doc of David Byrne's Broadway show to open TIFF

NEW YORK - The 45th Toronto International Film Festival will be a much diminished event this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, but it has an opening-night film. Spike Lee's filmed version of David...

Jul 21, 2020

Amber Heard denies fabricating injuries in Depp libel trial

LONDON - Amber Heard denied Tuesday that she fabricated injuries to show that her then-husband Johnny Depp had been violent toward her as she took to the witness box for her second day giving evidence...

Jul 21, 2020

5 Things to Know for Today

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. EU FINALLY REACHES SUMMIT DEAL To confront the biggest recession in its history, European Uni...

Jul 21, 2020

Police: Armed man holding some 20 people hostage in Ukraine

LUTSK, Ukraine - An armed man seized a bus and took some 20 people hostage in northwestern Ukraine on Tuesday, Ukrainian police said. Police sealed off the centre of Lutsk, a city 400 kilometres (250 ...

Jul 21, 2020

EU agrees on $2.1 trillion deal after marathon summit

BRUSSELS - After four days and nights of wrangling, exhausted European Union leaders finally clinched a deal on an unprecedented 1.8 trillion-euro ($2.1 trillion) budget and coronavirus recovery fund ...

Jul 21, 2020

Report: Hard to prove Russian influence on UK referendum

LONDON - A long-awaited report into Russian influence in British politics says it would be "difficult - if not impossible - to prove" allegations that Russia sought to influence the 2016 Brexit refere...

Jul 21, 2020

St. Louis couple charged for pulling guns at protest

St. Louis' top prosecutor told The Associated Press on Monday that she is charging a white husband and wife with felony unlawful use of a weapon for displaying guns during a racial injustice protest o...

Jul 20, 2020