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Trump blasts 4 congresswomen; crowd roars, 'Send her back!'

GREENVILLE, N.C. - Going after four Democratic congresswomen one by one, a combative President Donald Trump turned his campaign rally into an extended dissection of the liberal views of the women of c...

Jul 20, 2019

EU fines chipmaker Qualcomm for 'predatory pricing'

BRUSSELS - In yet another European Union move against a U.S. tech company, the bloc's antitrust chief on Thursday fined chipmaker Qualcomm $271 million, accusing it of "predatory pricing" to drive a c...

Jul 20, 2019

Iran state TV: Iranian forces seize foreign oil tanker, crew

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Iran said Thursday its Revolutionary Guard seized a foreign oil tanker and its crew of 12 for smuggling fuel out of the country, and hours later released video showing th...

Jul 20, 2019

Man shouting 'You die!' kills 33 in Japan anime studio fire

TOKYO - A man screaming "You die!" burst into an animation studio in Kyoto, doused it with a flammable liquid and set it on fire Thursday, killing 33 people in an attack that shocked the country and b...

Jul 19, 2019

South Korea's central bank lowers rate amid Japan trade row

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korea's central bank on Thursday cut its policy rate for the first time in three years to shore up growth threatened by a trade dispute with Japan. The Bank of Korea ...

Jul 19, 2019

'Game of Thrones' cast talks divisive finale, water bottles

SAN DIEGO - "Game of Thrones" may be over but the cast can't seem to get away from stray coffee cups. Maisie Williams, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Liam Cunningham, Isaac Hempstead Wright and others took th...

Jul 19, 2019

Service resuming after 7 New York City subway lines stopped

NEW YORK - About a third of New York City's subway lines were suspended for more than an hour during a busy, hot Friday evening commute, stranding some passengers underground and sending others search...

Jul 19, 2019

Court deals major blow to hydropower transmission line

The New Hampshire Supreme Court dealt a possibly fatal blow Friday to plans for a hydropower transmission line that has raised concerns among communities and environmentalists that it would harm touri...

Jul 19, 2019

Russo brothers field questions from Avengers at Comic-Con

SAN DIEGO - "Avengers: Endgame" directors Joe and Anthony Russo are doing a victory lap at San Diego Comic-Con Friday. The brothers reflected on their blockbuster being so close to matching "Avatar's"...

Jul 19, 2019

Prosecutors drop groping case against Kevin Spacey

BOSTON - Prosecutors dropped a case Wednesday accusing Kevin Spacey of groping a young man at a resort island bar in 2016 after the accuser refused to testify about a missing cellphone the defence say...

Jul 19, 2019