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3 win Nobel in Chemistry for work on lithium-ion batteries

STOCKHOLM - Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry on Wednesday for their work developing lithium-ion batteries, which have reshaped energy storage and transformed cars, mobile phones and m...

Oct 09, 2019

2 killed in shooting in eastern Germany, 1 person arrested

BERLIN - Two people were killed Wednesday in a shooting in the eastern German city of Halle and the suspected assailants fled, police said. Several shots were fired and the suspected assailants then f...

Oct 09, 2019

3 win Nobel Prize for showing how cells sense low oxygen

NEW YORK - Two Americans and a British scientist won a Nobel Prize on Monday for discovering details of how the body's cells sense and react to low oxygen levels, providing a foothold for developing n...

Oct 09, 2019

Syria's Kurds stand to lose all gains from US pullout

BEIRUT - Syria's Kurds accused the U.S. of turning its back on its allies and risking gains made in the fight against the Islamic State group as American troops began pulling back on Monday from posit...

Oct 08, 2019

IS militants hit US-backed Kurdish fighters in north Syria

BEIRUT - A U.S.-backed force and two Syrian activist groups say Islamic State militants have carried out an attack in the city of Raqqa in northern Syria. The early Wednesday attack targeted a post of...

Oct 08, 2019

US to step aside for Turkish assault on Kurds in Syria

WASHINGTON - The White House said Sunday that U.S. forces in northeast Syria will move aside and clear the way for an expected Turkish assault, essentially abandoning Kurdish fighters who fought along...

Oct 08, 2019

Rockets' general manager's Hong Kong comments anger China

BEIJING - Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey tried Sunday to defuse the rapidly growing fallout over his deleted tweet that showed support for Hong Kong anti-government protesters, saying he ...

Oct 08, 2019

Clint Eastwood's 'Richard Jewell' gets AFI Fest premiere

LOS ANGELES - Clint Eastwood's film "Richard Jewell" is having its world premiere at the AFI Fest in Los Angeles in November. The American Film Institute announced Tuesday that the film had been added...

Oct 08, 2019

Police: 3 suspected of killing witness at Dallas cop's trial

DALLAS - Three Louisiana men are suspected in the killing of a witness who testified at the murder trial of a former Dallas police officer, authorities said Tuesday, cautioning that the killing had no...

Oct 08, 2019

US companies walk fine line when doing business with China

NEW YORK - The furor over a tweet by the Houston Rockets general manager in support of Hong Kong protesters is highlighting the fine line that U.S. companies must walk when doing business with China. ...

Oct 08, 2019