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China's virus centre vows no patient unchecked as cases fall

BEIJING - Inspectors in protective suits went door-to-door Wednesday in the epicenter of China's viral outbreak to try to find every infected person in an epidemic that is showing signs of waning as n...

Feb 20, 2020

Tennessee man to be electrocuted for killing fellow inmate

NASHVILLE - A Tennessee inmate is scheduled to die in the state's electric chair Thursday, becoming the fifth convict in the past 16 months to choose electrocution over lethal injection, the state's p...

Feb 20, 2020

TV analyst? Spokesman? Freed ex-governor goes job hunting

CHICAGO - Job wanted: Ex-governor and ex-con with strong speaking skills and good hair seeking employment. Fresh out of prison thanks to a commutation this week from President Donald Trump, former Ill...

Feb 20, 2020

1 trillion euros: EU leaders get into big fight over budget

BRUSSELS - European leaders argued into the early hours of Friday about how to spend and share some 1 trillion euros ($1.1 trillion) over the next seven years. Their first summit since Britain quit th...

Feb 20, 2020

Israeli Opera to host Placido Domingo despite protest

JERUSALEM - Despite objections from sexual abuse activists, the Israeli Opera will host a weeklong singing competition organized by Spanish opera star Placido Domingo in Tel Aviv later this year. Domi...

Feb 20, 2020

Ex-Gov. Blagojevich returns to Chicago, maintains innocence

CHICAGO - Rod Blagojevich returned home to Chicago early Wednesday, shaking hands and signing autographs after President Donald Trump cut short the 14-year prison sentence handed to the former Illinoi...

Feb 20, 2020

A diminished Victoria's Secret sold as women look elsewhere

NEW YORK - Victoria's Secret, which once defined sexy with its leggy supermodels prancing around in their bras and oversized angel wings, is being sold as women increasingly look for styles that more ...

Feb 20, 2020

Irony prevails at Benetton, transparent femininity at Prada

MILAN - The frills are on at Milan Fashion Week, where "pretty" is womenswear watchword of the next cold weather season. Embellishments appeared even on brands known for their spare lines, mostly in t...

Feb 20, 2020

Trump pardons ex-San Francisco 49ers owner DeBartolo Jr.

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Tuesday pardoned Edward DeBartolo Jr., the former San Francisco 49ers owner convicted in a gambling fraud scandal who built one of the most successful NFL teams ...

Feb 20, 2020

Pentagon chief visits nuke base to highlight weapon spending

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. - Defence Secretary Mark Esper used his first-ever visit to a nuclear missile field in frigid North Dakota to tout the Trump administration's multibillion-dollar plan for a ...

Feb 20, 2020