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Sundance: Documentary dives deep into the fraud of Theranos
PARK CITY, Utah - Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney has always been interested in the psychology of fraud and self-deception. So when HBO CEO Richard Plepler and Graydon Carter proposed that he look...
Jan 26, 2019
Judge sets hearing behind closed doors in Manafort case
WASHINGTON - A federal judge said Friday she will hold a hearing behind closed doors to determine whether former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort intentionally lied to investigators, including ab...
Jan 26, 2019
Trump donates $100,000 from salary to alcoholism research
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has donated his salary from the third-quarter of 2018 to the federal agency that researches alcoholism and alcohol-related problems. The White House says Trump dona...
Jan 26, 2019
Civil rights museum reoffers honour to Angela Davis
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - An Alabama civil rights museum reversed course after a public outcry and reinstated a human rights award to activist Angela Davis that it had previously rescinded, the organization ...
Jan 26, 2019
Rapper Nelly seeks dismissal of lawsuit alleging sex assault
ST. LOUIS - The rapper Nelly is asking a U.S. court to dismiss a British woman's lawsuit that alleges he sexually assaulted her after a concert in England. The federal lawsuit was filed in November in...
Jan 26, 2019
Icy blast reminds of 2014 'polar vortex,' with worst to come
FARGO, N.D. - An arctic blast spread painful cold across the Midwest on Friday, closing schools, opening warming centres and even intimidating ice fishermen in a taste of the even more dangerous weath...
Jan 26, 2019
Greek lawmakers ratify Macedonia name-change deal
ATHENS, Greece - Greek lawmakers ratified an agreement Friday to end a nearly three decade-long dispute over neighbouring Macedonia's name, in a landmark vote that will see the small country renamed N...
Jan 26, 2019
Travel groups praise deal on shutdown after flight delays
Politicians couldn't overcome their differences and end the government shutdown over five weeks. Six air traffic controllers might have done it in a day. Six of the 13 controllers who normally staff a...
Jan 26, 2019
Dam with mine waste collapses in Brazil; 7 dead, 200 missing
SAO PAULO - A dam that held back mining waste collapsed Friday in Brazil, inundating a nearby community in reddish-brown sludge, killing at least seven people and leaving scores of others missing. Par...
Jan 26, 2019
Fiat Chrysler recalls pickups; power steering can fail
DETROIT - Fiat Chrysler is recalling more than 182,000 pickup trucks worldwide to fix an electrical problem that can knock out the power steering. The recall covers Ram 1500 pickups from the 2019 mode...
Jan 26, 2019