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The archaic way California reports election night results fuels suspicions of fraud, critics charge
The morning after the Nov. 6 congressional midterm election in California, state, county and media websites reported that 100 percent of precincts had turned in their results.
It was highly misleading: The final tally, ...Read more
Impeachable offenses don't mean House will act against Trump, soon-to-be Judiciary chairman says
WASHINGTON ––It would be an impeachable offense if President Donald Trump were proven to have told his lawyer to pay hush money during the campaign to women who claimed to have affairs with him, but that doesn't mean ...Read more
Pilots of fatal Lion Air flight may have been befuddled by safety system designed to prevent fatal errors
Moments after taking off from Jakarta, the pilots flying Lion Air 610 realized they were losing control of their 737 Max jetliner, the newest, most fuel-efficient and most automated model of Boeing's mainstay aircraft.
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Saudi invitation to Qatar can't solve Persian Gulf rift
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia –– The invitation from Saudi Arabia's King Salman to his Qatari counterpart to attend Sunday's gathering of Persian Gulf monarchies, after 18 months as a regional pariah, wasn't enough to build a ...Read more
The stock market's severe drop could be an ominous sign
Last week, it felt like the bottom dropped out of the stock market.
The blue-chip Dow Jones industrial average fell 4.5 percent for the week, ending with a 559-point rout Friday that left the index in negative territory ...Read more
China summons US ambassador over arrest of Huawei CFO
WASHINGTON –– China's vice foreign minister has summoned the U.S. ambassador to China, Terry Branstad, in a protest over the arrest of Huawei Technologies Co. Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou, and said it will take...Read more
France's finance minister calls 'Yellow Vest' protests a 'catastrophe'
PARIS –– French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said the country's "Yellow Vest" protests were a serious blow to the nation's companies and economy.
"It's a catastrophe for business," Le Maire said Sunday while ...Read more
After years of election fraud complaints in rural North Carolina, a congressional vote dissolves into scandal
ELIZABETHTOWN, N.C. -- In the run-up to the Nov. 6 general election, North Carolina officials were so concerned about ballot fraud in Bladen County that they sent letters to every voter who requested a mail-in absentee ...Read more
In his own words: James Comey's testimony on Clinton, FBI probe
WASHINGTON-- After former FBI Director James Comey testified behind closed doors on Capitol Hill Friday, he tweeted that the interview by members of two House committees "wasn't a search for truth." Republicans see it ...Read more
Aid groups struggle to house asylum-seeking migrants in San Diego
SAN DIEGO -- The federal government is dropping off migrant families at Greyhound bus stations throughout San Diego, and local humanitarian organizations don't have enough space or resources to care for them.
The San ...Read more
Chilean prosecutors look at rural Catholic diocese for evidence in abuse case
SANTIAGO, Chile -- The offices of the Roman Catholic diocese in Chillan, a small agricultural city in southern Chile, recently had some unusual and unexpected visitors: Chilean prosecutor Emiliano Arias and 10 armed police...Read more
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- The archaic way California reports election night results fuels suspicions of fraud, critics charge
- The stock market's severe drop could be an ominous sign
- In his own words: James Comey's testimony on Clinton, FBI probe
- After years of election fraud complaints in rural North Carolina, a congressional vote dissolves into scandal
- Aid groups struggle to house asylum-seeking migrants in San Diego
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