TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwanese authorities said Saturday the suspect who killed three people and injured 11 others in knife and smoke-grenade attacks in the island’s capital had planned the assaults and set fires at other locations earlier in the day. The suspect, identified as a 27-year-old man named Chang Wen, fell to his death
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TEGUCIGALPA (AP) — The Trump administration restricted visas for two leftist Honduran election officials, citing interference in the Central American country’s special vote count. The U.S. State Department said in a statement Friday it revoked the visa of Mario Morazán, a magistrate of the Electoral Justice Tribunal, and denied a visa application from Marlon Ochoa,
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press NFL Saturday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Philadelphia 4½ 6½ (44½) at WASHINGTON Green Bay 3 1½ (46½) at CHICAGO Sunday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Tampa Bay 2½ 3 (45½) at CAROLINA at DALLAS 2½ 1½ (49½) LA Chargers Kansas City 11½ 3½ (37½) at TENNESSEE Buffalo 8½ 10½ (42½)
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By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The only official document human rights advocate Uladzimir Labkovich had with him when he was suddenly released from a Belarus prison, blindfolded and driven to neighboring Ukraine was a piece of paper with his name and mugshot on it. “After four and half years of abuse
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EDITORS/NEWS DIRECTORS: The Rose Parade in sunny Southern California is back again to ring in the new year, bringing a floral spectacle to crowds of excited spectators, many of whom will camp out overnight for a prime-time viewing spot of the beloved parade. The iconic New Year’s Day tradition is now in its 137th year.
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Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Carolina 34 22 9 3 47 115 95 11-5-1 11-4-2 8-2-0 Washington 34 19 11 4 42 110 88 11-5-2 8-6-2 7-2-2 Detroit 35 19 13 3 41 108 115 10-7-1 9-6-2 5-3-2 New Jersey 35 20 14 1 41
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Detroit 35 19 13 3 41 108 115 Florida 34 19 13 2 40 110 106 Montreal 34 18 12 4 40 110 118 Boston 35 20 15 0 40 114 109 Tampa Bay 34 18 13 3 39 107 90
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By STEVEN SLOAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Bill Clinton featured prominently in the first batch of files released Friday by the Justice Department stemming from its investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, as the White House seized the chance to shift the focus of the highly anticipated documents from President Donald
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By ALI SWENSON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday published thousands of files related to Jeffrey Epstein, a release long anticipated for its potential to reveal new details about the late sex offender and his connections to powerful people. But it was clear soon after the release that
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By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — To tax tips or not? That is a question that will confront lawmakers in states across the U.S. as they convene for work next year. President Donald Trump’s administration is urging states to follow its lead by enacting a slew of new tax breaks
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration launched military strikes Friday in Syria to “eliminate” Islamic State group fighters and weapons sites in retaliation for an ambush attack that killed two U.S. troops and an American civilian interpreter almost a week ago.
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By JOSH FUNK AP Transportation Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A number of Mexican train crews who had just hauled trains over the border to American rail yards in Texas had trouble understanding important safety information in English during recent focused inspections the Trump administration ordered. Railroads Union Pacific and CPKC routinely rely on foreign
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By JOSH FUNK AP Transportation Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A number of Mexican train crews who had just hauled trains over the border to American rail yards in Texas had trouble understanding important safety information in English during recent focused inspections the Trump administration ordered. Railroads Union Pacific and CPKC routinely rely on foreign
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By JOSH FUNK AP Transportation Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A number of Mexican train crews who had just hauled trains over the border to American rail yards in Texas had trouble understanding important safety information in English during recent focused inspections the Trump administration ordered. Railroads Union Pacific and CPKC routinely rely on foreign
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Friday’s drawing of the “Kansas Pick 3 Midday” game were: 0, 5, 5 (zero, five, five) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A life ring and a piece of a lifeboat from the Edmund Fitzgerald were sold at auction Friday for $150,000, a month after the 50th anniversary of the famous ship’s sinking in Lake Superior with 29 men aboard. The relics were discovered by a carpenter in 1975
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By JOHN O’CONNOR Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Transit Authority bolstered security on the public transport system Friday, a day after President Donald Trump’s administration repeated its threat to withhold $50 million in federal funding if it didn’t deliver a more aggressive crime-cutting plan. The Chicago Police Department increased its daily presence
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By SOPHIE BATES Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A judge on Friday ordered special elections for the Mississippi Supreme Court after earlier finding that the electoral map used to select justices violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. U.S. District Judge Sharion Aycock in August ordered Mississippi to redraw the map, which was
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By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A judge Friday voided the conviction of one of the two men found guilty of the 2002 killing of Run-D.M.C. star Jam Master Jay, ruling that there wasn’t enough evidence that the man had a motive to kill the hip-hop luminary. The reversal, which came as
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By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Rep. Elise Stefanik suspended her campaign for New York governor on Friday and said she will not seek reelection to Congress, bowing out of what was expected to be a bruising Republican primary and ending a once-promising tenure in the House. Stefanik, an ally of President
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