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Cut off by their banks and even iced out by Alexa, sanctioned ICC staffers remain resolute

By MOLLY QUELL Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Judges and prosecutors at the International Criminal Court are trying to live and work under the same U.S. financial and travel restrictions brought against Russian President Vladimir Putin and Osama bin Laden. Nine staff members, including six judges and the ICC’s chief prosecutor, have been

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Sports Betting Line

By The Associated Press NFL Sunday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG at NY GIANTS 2½ 2½ (46½) Washington at KANSAS CITY 5½ 5½ (41½) LA Chargers at JACKSONVILLE 8½ 13½ (41½) NY Jets Buffalo 1½ 1½ (49½) at NEW ENGLAND at HOUSTON 6½ 9½ (42½) Arizona Baltimore 3 2½ (51½) at CINCINNATI at CHICAGO 7½

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Lawmakers urge Education Department to add nursing to ‘professional’ programs list amid uproar

By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group in Congress is urging the Education Department to add nursing to a list of college programs that are considered “professional,” adding to public outcry after nurses were omitted from a new agency definition. The Trump administration’s list of professional programs includes medicine, law

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Ryan Crosswell quit Trump’s DOJ. Now his resignation letter is part of his stump speech for Congress

By MARC LEVY Associated Press ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Many political candidates like to talk up their résumé in their stump speech. Ryan Crosswell reads from his resignation letter. A former federal prosecutor now running for Congress, he quit in February when President Donald Trump’s administration dropped corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric

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Outfielder Lane Thomas agrees to $5.25 million, 1-year deal with Royals, AP source says

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer Outfielder Lane Thomas and the Kansas City Royals have agreed to a $5.25 million, one-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Thursday because the agreement, first reported by The Athletic, was subject to a successful physical. Thomas

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Canada’s Liberals are one shy of a majority government after another Conservative defects

By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s governing Liberals were one seat short of a simple majority in Parliament after a Conservative lawmaker defected and joined Prime Minister Mark Carney’s party Thursday. Michael Ma was the second Canadian Conservative opposition lawmaker to join the Liberals in just over a month. Ma, who represents

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Thailand’s Parliament is dissolved for new elections early next year

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Parliament was dissolved Friday for new elections early next year in a country engaged in deadly fighting with Cambodia. Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul dissolved the House of Representatives after getting approval from King Maha Vajiralongkorn, whose endorsement became effective Friday with its publication in the Royal Gazette. Anutin had signaled the

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House votes to nullify Trump order and restore bargaining rights for federal workers

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly two dozen House Republicans joined Democrats Thursday to pass a bill that would restore collective bargaining rights for hundreds of thousands of federal employees, an attempt to overturn an executive order that President Donald Trump issued earlier this year. The measure passed 231-195 after reaching the

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US sanctions Venezuelan President Maduro’s 3 nephews as pressure campaign ratchets up

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. imposed sanctions on three nephews of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, among others, on Thursday as President Donald Trump looks to inflict further pressure on the South American nation. The new sanctions on Franqui Flores, Carlos Flores and Efrain Campo come a day after Trump announced

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