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October 19, 2018

European, Asian leaders want free trade, push back at Trump

Europe and Asia presented a united front Friday in support of free trade based on international rules and cooperation, ...

October 19, 2018

GOP panel's foreign agent inquiry triggers harsh response

An environmental group has denounced a House oversight committee for suggesting the organization's efforts to block ...

October 19, 2018

Financial watchdog: Regulate cryptocurrencies now, or else

A global financial body says governments worldwide must establish rules for virtual currencies like bitcoin to stop criminals ...

October 19, 2018

Daimler lowers profit outlook for year on diesel issues

German automaker Daimler lowered its profit outlook for the year and reported reduced third-quarter profits due to regulatory ...

October 19, 2018

China says ex-Internet czar on trial over corruption charges

China's former internet censor, who once held high-profile meetings with industry leaders such as Apple CEO Tim Cook and ...

October 19, 2018

States and feds unite on election security after '16 clashes

Weeks before the 2016 election, federal officials started making mysterious calls to the head of elections in Inyo County, ...

October 19, 2018

Post-Michael Florida: Fear, frustration and life on the edge

Missing relatives and worries that looters are just outside the door. Dirty clothes. Hours-long lines for gasoline, insurance ...

October 19, 2018

Australia lawyers' group: Draft cyber laws would curb rights

The president of Australia's top lawyers' group told a parliamentary inquiry that proposed cybersecurity laws to force global ...

October 19, 2018

Breaching dams to save Northwest orcas is contentious issue

Calls to breach four hydroelectric dams in Washington state have grown louder in recent months as the plight of critically ...

October 18, 2018

Wet and mild: Warm winter predicted for much of the US

Winter looks wet and especially mild for much of the country, thanks to a weak El Nino brewing, U.S. meteorologists said.

October 18, 2018

Child of the storm: Homeless baby, family shelter at Walmart

Their home full of soggy furniture and mosquitoes, Wilmer Capps was desperate to find shelter for his wife and their son ...

October 18, 2018

Startup plans to launch small satellites from Virginia coast

A California-based startup has announced big plans to go small as it reaches into space, rocketing satellites the size of ...

October 18, 2018

Environmentalists file 3rd lawsuit over Trump wall plans

Environmental groups filed another lawsuit Thursday challenging the Trump administration's use of waivers to speed up ...

October 18, 2018

London's black cabs soon to be seen on the streets of Paris

London's black cabs will be seen on the streets of Paris next year as the company that makes them begins selling its wares ...

October 18, 2018

Volkswagen offers more incentives to unload old diesels

German automaker Volkswagen says it is offering more incentives to trade in older diesel models in an effort to improve air ...

October 18, 2018

Banksy posts video saying incomplete shredding a malfunction

Banksy posted a new video to his website Tuesday implying the partial shredding of his "Girl With Balloon" at a London ...

October 18, 2018

West Coast quake warning system now operational, with limits

Automated alerts from the fledgling West Coast earthquake early warning system are ready to be used broadly by businesses, ...

October 18, 2018

Experts urge gulf refuge for endangered vaquita porpoise

Experts called on Mexico's government Wednesday to use floating barriers to enclose a small area of the Gulf of California ...

October 17, 2018

Conservationists ask court to step in as red wolf plan looms

Conservationists told a federal judge Wednesday that an imminent government plan to shrink the territory of the only red ...