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Wild shootout in downtown Seattle leaves 1 dead, 7 injured
SEATTLE - Three people including a 9-year-old boy remained hospitalized Thursday morning, after police say several people opened fire in the busiest part of downtown Seattle during the Wednesday eveni...
Jan 23, 2020
UK Brexit bill becomes law after receiving royal assent
LONDON - Britain's delayed and disputed Brexit bill has become law, removing the last U.K. obstacle to the country leaving the European Union in just over a week. House of Commons Deputy Speaker Nigel...
Jan 23, 2020
Facing minority Parliament, Trudeau tells MPs to play nice with opposition
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is telling his caucus to play nice as Liberal MPs meet today before the House of Commons resumes sitting again next week. Trudeau says Canadians sent t...
Jan 23, 2020
Trump lauds US economy in Davos, says little on climate woes
DAVOS, Switzerland - President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he's led a "spectacular" turnaround of the U.S. economy and urged the world to invest in America, but had less to say about climate change...
Jan 23, 2020
As virus spreads, anxiety rises in China and overseas
WUHAN, China - Face masks sold out and officials at airports and train stations checked passengers for fevers as China on Tuesday sought to control the outbreak of a new virus that has reached four ot...
Jan 23, 2020
Trump says he's open to witnesses as trial rules are set
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate plunged into President Donald Trump's impeachment trial with Republicans abruptly abandoning plans to cram opening arguments into two days but solidly rejecting for now De...
Jan 23, 2020
Is climate action a $26-trillion opportunity? 'A little baloney' in this claim
OTTAWA - "This is not simply an environmental issue. It is an economic issue. The estimates going forward in terms of the size of the prize for countries that are in this game early, developing techno...
Jan 23, 2020
As European Central Bank meets, eyes turn to policy review
FRANKFURT - Thursday's European Central Bank meeting offers investors the chance to hear more about President Christine Lagarde's plans for a full review of the bank's policies that could include twea...
Jan 23, 2020
Migrant boat sinks in Indonesia; 10 rescued, 9 missing
JAKARTA, Indonesia - A boat carrying 20 Indonesian migrant workers sank on its way to Malaysia, and rescuers have found 10 survivors and were searching Thursday for nine missing. One body was recovere...
Jan 23, 2020
Switzerland mints world's smallest gold coin
BERLIN - No joke: Switzerland has minted a gold coin so small you'd need to look very closely to see Albert Einstein sticking out his tongue at you. State-owned Swissmint said Thursday that the 2.96-m...
Jan 23, 2020