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Former Top Aide To Canada’s Trudeau Pushes Back Amid Brewing Political Scandal

By Brian Mann

The prime minister is facing accusations that he and his advisers tried to intervene inappropriately in a criminal prosecution of a powerful firm hailing from Trudeau’s home city of Montréal.

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U.S. Journalist Released After Detainment By Venezuelan Authorities

By Vanessa Romo

Cody Weddle, who has been covering the political unrest of President Nicolás Maduro’s administration, will soon be deported to the U.S. after spending more than 12 hours in custody.

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Bill Raising Federal Minimum Wage To $15 Heads To U.S. House Floor

By Alina Selyukh

It’s the Democrats’ latest attempt to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 from $7.25 by 2024. Amazon and several presidential candidates support the bill, though it faces high hurdles in the Senate.

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Uber Not Criminally Liable In Death Of Woman Hit By Self-Driving Car, Prosecutor Says

By Laurel Wamsley

The woman was walking a bicycle across the road when she was fatally struck by the SUV. The car had a human operator behind the wheel but was in computer control mode at the time of the crash.

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DNC Bars Fox News From Hosting 2020 Primary Debates

By Jessica Taylor

Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez cites a report in the New Yorker about close ties between the Trump administration and the conservative cable news network.

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Second Judge Blocks Trump Administration’s Census Citizenship Question Plans

By Hansi Lo Wang

A second federal judge has issued a court ruling against the administration’s plans to ask whether every person living in the country is a U.S. citizen in the 2020 census.

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Paul Manafort Sentencing: What You Need To Know

By Ryan Lucas

On Thursday, a federal judge will tell the president’s former campaign chairman how much time in prison he must serve and how much money he must pay for bank and tax fraud.

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Oil Spill In Solomon Islands Threatens World Heritage Site

By Merrit Kennedy

A ship ran aground more than a month ago, and a gash on its side is leaking oil. There’s growing outrage that the companies responsible are not taking action to stop the environmental destruction.

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R. Kelly Taken Into Custody Over Unpaid Child Support

By Vanessa Romo

The 52-year-old singer was detained in Cook County, Ill., after a court hearing over unpaid child support. Earlier court documents showed he owes more than $160,000 in back child support payments.

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Crypto Mystery: Quadriga’s Wallets Are Empty, Putting Fate Of $137 Million In Doubt

By Bill Chappell

Six digital wallets used by the Quadriga cryptocurrency exchange were expected to hold millions. But they were emptied out last April, “bringing the balances down to nil.”

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Former Nissan Chief Carlos Ghosn Released From Japanese Jail

By Dalia Mortada

A Tokyo court granted the ex-Chairman and CEO of Nissan bail after nearly four months in jail following his November arrest on charges of corruption.

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U.N. Rights Chief Warns Of Threats From Inequality

By Dalia Mortada

U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet cautioned that the growing global disparity in wealth, and access to resources and justice, poses risks.

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Despite Trump’s Promises, The Trade Deficit Is Only Getting Wider

By Jim Zarroli

President Trump has pushed tariffs to cut the trade gap. But the United States bought more from other countries than it sold to them last year, pushing the deficit to a level not seen since 2008.

Ash Wednesday Brings A ‘Welcome Honesty’ To Discussions About Mortality

By Deena Prichep

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the Christian season of Lent. It’s historically a time of repentance. But more and more, churches are also using it to reflect on mortality itself.

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‘We’re Leaving Out Of Necessity’: Venezuelans Top List Of Asylum-Seekers In Spain

By Lucia Benavides

Spain has recorded more than 255,000 Venezuelans living in the country, with estimates even higher, as families flee the South American country in deep crisis.

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White Supremacist Propaganda At ‘Record-Setting’ Levels, ADL Report Finds

By Matthew S. Schwartz

Hate groups are increasingly relying on flyers to spread their message without publicly revealing the identity of their members.

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One Reason Rural Students Don’t Go To College: Colleges Don’t Go To Them

By Aaron Gettinger

“People tend to overlook the rural areas,” says David Hochstetler, a high school senior in rural Michigan. “I think it’s kind of disappointing because some able students could get looked over.”

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China’s Close Government-Business Ties Are A Key Challenge In U.S. Trade Talks

By Jim Zarroli

China’s government plays a large, powerful role in how its businesses operate — giving them preferential treatment over their rivals. That’s a big sticking point in U.S.-China trade talks.

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The Big Unanswered Questions After Michael Cohen’s Capitol Hill Marathon

By Philip Ewing

President Trump’s former personal attorney has spent many hours meeting with members of Congress, but big gaps remain in the public understanding of what took place in 2016 and since.

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U.S. Cities Skeptical Of FDA Warnings Against Medicine Imports From Canadian Firm

By Phil Galewitz

Critics question claims by federal officials that CanaRX jeopardizes patient safety. Many U.S. companies, cities, counties and school districts rely on the firm to help employees get cheaper medicine.

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Woman Who Left U.S. To Join ISIS Denied Request To Expedite Her Case To Return

By Vanessa Romo

A judge ruled there isn’t sufficient evidence proving Hoda Muthana and her toddler face imminent harm in Syria. It’s a setback for the ISIS bride who hoped to fight her citizenship claim from the U.S.

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FDA Approves Esketamine Nasal Spray For Hard-To-Treat Depression

By Jon Hamilton

Three decades after Prozac arrived, consumers are getting a new kind of antidepressant. The medicine is based on the anesthetic ketamine, which has been used illicitly as a party drug.

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North Korea Seen Reassembling Rocket Test Site

By Geoff Brumfiel

Just days after the U.S.-North Korea summit ended in stalemate, satellite images show workers have been active at the Sohae Satellite Launching Station, a partially disassembled missile test facility.

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Air India Crews Directed To ‘Hail The Motherland’ After Every Announcement

By Vanessa Romo

The order instructs cabin staff to exclaim the slogan “after a slight pause and with much fervour.” It has drawn ridicule on social media where users are attacking the company’s flaws.

Bernie Sanders Signs Democratic Party Loyalty Pledge For 2020 Run

By Jessica Taylor

The Vermont senator, who serves as an independent and is running for president as a Democrat, is obliging with a new requirement from the Democratic National Committee.

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Alzheimer’s Screenings Often Left Out Of Seniors’ Wellness Exams

By Jon Hamilton

A brief cognitive test can detect signs of Alzheimer’s in older patients. Only half of primary care doctors routinely give one, despite coverage by Medicare as part of annual wellness visits.

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Coming To A City Near You, 5G. Fastest Wireless Yet Will Bring New Services

By Laura Sydell

Sacramento, Calif., is one of the first U.S. cities to have 5G wireless service, and its mayor sees 5G giving the city an edge in attracting businesses and autonomous-vehicle technology.

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Former New York Mayor Bloomberg Decides Against 2020 Presidential Bid

By Domenico Montanaro

The billionaire businessman — who has been a Republican, a Democrat and an independent — is not running for president in a field growing more crowded by the day.

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FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb Announces He Will Resign

By Carmel Wroth

Gottlieb, who will resign in a month, stood out in the Trump administration for his efforts to regulate the tobacco and pharmaceutical industries. The reasons for his resignation are not yet clear.

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California AG Says Officers Who Shot Stephon Clark Will Not Face Criminal Charges

By Laurel Wamsley

Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced the findings of the state’s independent criminal investigation into the police shooting death of Clark nearly a year ago.

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India Becomes Trump’s Latest Trade Target

By Amy Held

The president announced he is removing preferential trade status for India because he says that country does not provide the U.S. with reasonable access to its own markets.

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‘Unfounded’ Bullying Accusations Sidelined Head Of Grand Canyon For 5 Months

By Nate Hegyi

Park Superintendent Christine Lehnertz has been cleared of allegations of creating a hostile work environment in a report by the Inspector General of the Interior Department.

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Nobel Foundation Confirms It Will Award 2 Literature Prizes In 2019, With Changes

By Bill Chappell

A year after the Swedish Academy faced a crisis, the body “no longer includes any members who are subject to conflict of interest or criminal investigations,” the Nobel Foundation says.

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Michael Jackson: A Quarter-Century Of Sexual Abuse Allegations

By Anastasia Tsioulcas

The documentary Leaving Neverland has revived allegations of sexual abuse against Michael Jackson. As early as 1993, young boys and their families were accusing the megastar.

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‘This Is Not The Way’: Afghan Women Push Back On U.S.-Taliban Peace Talks

By Malaka Gharib

Afghan women and young people say the peace negotiations exclude their wants and needs. “The U.S. is negotiating with a group that’s notorious for denying women basic human rights,” says one activist.

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After Alabama Tornado, Search For Missing Continues As Recovery Begins

By Laurel Wamsley

The death toll from the storm stands at 23, with victims ranging in age from 6 to 93. One family, connected by marriage and living in two homes along the same road, lost seven members.

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