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White House reportedly considering payroll tax cut to boost economy

The survey showed a steep decline in the percentage of economists who found the $1.5 trillion in tax cuts over the next decade "too stimulative" and likely to...

Thousands flee from 'monster' wildfire on Canary Islands

Lourdes Hernandez, an professional on wildfires at WWF, instructed AFP the blaze had entered the Tamadaba pure park, an untouched pine forest that represents ...

Trump backs U.S. tech giants in protest against French tax

The US government also warned of retaliatory measures and is now considering imposing new tariffs on French goods, with US President Donald Trump even conside...

Macron tells Putin truce in Syria's Idlib must be respected

Pressed by reporters over the Russian authorities crackdown on opposition protests in Moscow, Putin said he did not want a situation like the French "yellow ves...

Pocahontas Apologizes Again for Passing Herself Off as Native American

When asked by conservative commentator Stephen Miller how the use of the word "Fauxcahontas" was racist and whether Warren was indeed a Native American woman, B...

Most economists believe recession coming by 2021

White House spokesman Judd Deere said the calls, which "have been long-planned", will focus on Trump's economic agenda, including issues such as deregulation an...

Italian PM Conte resigning amid tensions in coalition

Italy's political crisis edged forward on Monday (12 August) after party leaders chose to recall the Senate to vote on a timetable that could include a no-co...

Planned Parenthood Drops Federal Funding Over Abortion-Referral Restriction

The program, the group said, benefits mostly minority communities. 'Our patients deserve to make their own health care decisions, not to be forced to have Don...

The NYPD Officer Involved In Eric Garner’s Death Has Been Fired

Members of Garner's family, frustrated by the lack of criminal charges, said they were pleased the city had fired Pantaleo as they had demanded but called for ...

Bashir's corruption trial underway

The TMC, which took over from Omar Bashir's regime after he was forced from power in April, issued a statement on Monday saying that its own dissolution and the...

UK's Prince Andrew 'appalled' by Jeffrey Epstein claims

Buckingham Palace has issued strong denials over claims from a woman who said she was forced to have under-age sex with the duke. Prince Andrew faced criticis...

General accused of war crimes to head Lanka Army

In his capacity as the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, the President appointed "Major General Shavendra Silva .as the 23rd Commander of the Army effect...

Putin, Macron agree on chances of Ukraine talks but differ on Syria

The rallies, which come amid declining living standards and a stagnating economy, are Russia's largest since mass protests broke out when President Vladimir Pu...

Trump 'not happy' with Fox News because its polls show him losing

But what is the "something" that's "going on" at Fox News? There's more to dismantle from Trump's Fox News riff, in which he claimed, "Fox has changed". "...

U.S. tests medium-range cruise missile after exiting INF treaty

The US formally withdrew from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty with Russian Federation earlier this month after accusing Moscow of violating t...

Facebook, Twitter say China running disinformation campaign against Hong Kong protesters

YouTube did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Monday on whether it had detected inauthentic content related to protests in Hong Kong. "Then th...

AG Barr Replaces Prisons Director in Wake of Jeffrey Epstein’s Death

During his first time serving as Attorney General under President George H.W. Bush, Barr appointed Dr. Sawyer to the position, where she served until her reti...

Britain's Prince Andrew 'appalled' by Epstein abuse claims

Epstein was a registered sex offender and died by apparent suicide last week while he was awaiting trial for sex trafficking and conspiracy charges. "His Roya...

PM gives three-year extension to Army Chief General Bajwa

According to a notification issued by the Pakistani Prime Minister's Office Monday, Gen. Bajwa was appointed Chief of Army Staff for another term of three years...

Senior Resident Shows Support for Hong Kong Protests

The ministry on Tuesday accused the United States of inciting chaos after some U.S. lawmakers, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader ...

NYPD fires officer for 2014 death of Eric Garner

The decision was announced by NY police department (NYPD) commissioner James O'Neill on Monday after an administrative police judge advised that officer Danie...

Dismissing recession worries, Trump says economy strong

Trump and his aides have made the up-to-now strong economy a key theme in his re-election effort, and they are doing all they can to blame others for any econom...

Woman who thought she had kidney stones gives birth to triplets

Speaking with local media station Kota TV , Dannette says she knows how weird her story sounds. The names that Austin hastily came up with were Blaze, Gypsy,...

Syrian Forces Enter Key Idlib Town after 5 Years

A Turkish military convoy was targeted by an airstrike in Syria on Monday, killing three civilians, Turkey's Defense Ministry said in a statement. On reques...

At least 63 killed, 182 wounded in Kabul wedding blast

More than anything in its almost year-long negotiations with the USA, the Taliban want some 20,000 US and allied forces to withdraw from the country. The Islam...

Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren in statistical tie in national poll

Senator Bernie Sanders is up three points to 16%, Senator Kamala Harris is unchanged at 8%. On the other hand, 39 percent of respondents indicated that they...

New York City subway scare suspect taken into police custody

Chief of Detectives Dermot Shea tweeted Saturday that a man seen in surveillance video had been taken into custody. Person of interest wanted for questionin...

Massive Bangladesh slum fire leaves 10,000 people homeless

Fortunately, most of the residents were away from their houses when the fire broke out because of Muslim Eid al-Adha festival celebrated here on August 12. Of...

Yemeni separatists quit some Aden posts; Houthis attack Saudi oil plant

Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry voiced strong condemnation of the attack on Shaybah oil field . Early Saturday the Houthis issued a statement claiming a "massiv...

A few muggy, unsettled days before a nice stretch

Visit PennLive.com/weather for your latest weather updates. For related traffic news, check out Gridlock . Some degree of heat and humidity linger through ...

Paris waiter shot dead over slow service

All attempts to revive the 28-year-old failed, and he eventually died at the scene. A customer shot a waiter dead in Paris for taking too long to deliver his ...

Israeli military kills 3 Palestinians at Gaza border

A military spokesperson said in a statement that the rockets were intercepted by Israel's Iron Dome anti-rocket system, without elaborating on the third pro...

No Joke: Trump Really Does Want To Buy Greenland

He said that consumers are seeing higher wages and are able to spend and save more. Despite talking up the economy, the president and his advisers have repeat...

United Kingdom faces food, fuel and drug shortages, says contested leaked document

The British government believe efforts to avoid a hard border in Ireland would be "unsustainable" in the event of a "No Deal" Brexit. "This document is from ...

OH man arrested for social media threat against Youngstown Jewish Community Center

James Reardon, 20, was being held on a $250,000 bond on charges of aggravated menacing and telecommunications harassment, Sgt. Scott Wilson with the Mahoning C...