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Chanel hosts pared-down show as virus keeps many VIPs away

PARIS - Louis Vuitton staged a dazzling cinematic fashion production to cap Paris Fashion Week on Tuesday, with a wall of around 200 human figures dressed in elite fashions spanning human history. Cha...

Mar 05, 2020

Warren ends 2020 presidential bid after Super Tuesday rout

WASHINGTON - Elizabeth Warren, who electrified progressives with her "plan for everything" and strong message of economic populism, dropped out of the Democratic presidential race on Thursday, accordi...

Mar 05, 2020

R. Kelly pleads not guilty to reworked federal abuse charges

CHICAGO - R&B singer R. Kelly on Thursday pleaded not guilty to an updated federal indictment that includes sex abuse allegations involving a new accuser. Attorney Steve Greenberg entered the plea...

Mar 05, 2020

Fed's Powell faces a puzzling crisis with no simple solution

WASHINGTON - Jerome Powell is confronting his stiffest test yet as head of the Federal Reserve in an atmosphere vastly altered from what his predecessors faced. It makes an uncertain situation even mo...

Mar 05, 2020

Asian stocks mixed after Wall Street sinks despite rate cut

BEIJING - Asian stock markets were mixed Wednesday after Wall Street sank despite an emergency U.S. interest cut aimed at defusing fears a virus outbreak might depress global economic activity. Benchm...

Mar 05, 2020

A record low on average 30-year fixed mortgage: 3.29%

WASHINGTON - The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage has hit a record low of 3.29%, driven down by investors shifting money into the safety of U.S. Treasurys as the viral outbreak deepens. Mortga...

Mar 05, 2020

Former UAW President Gary Jones charged with corruption

DETROIT - Federal prosecutors on Thursday charged the former president of the United Auto Workers with corruption, alleging he conspired with others at the union to embezzle more than $1 million. Gary...

Mar 05, 2020

Global markets slide again on enduring concern over virus

NEW YORK - And back down goes the U.S. stock market. The S&P 500 sank more than 2% in early trading Thursday as the market swung back to fear about the effects of a fast-spreading virus in its lat...

Mar 05, 2020

Airstrike in northwest Syria kills 15 ahead of Moscow summit

BEIRUT - An airstrike on a rebel-held village in northwestern Syria hit a poultry farm where several displaced families were taking shelter early Thursday, killing at least 15 people including childre...

Mar 05, 2020

Virus outbreak delays Xi's state visit to neighbouring Japan

TOKYO - Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to Japan has been postponed so both countries can fight the coronavirus outbreak, Japan's chief government spokesman said Thursday. The visit had bee...

Mar 05, 2020