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Another Catholic diocese seeks bankruptcy after abuse deals 19 Feb 2020 - 10:32 pm
Storm clouds pass over a Roman Catholic church in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US, August 14, 2018. Reuters / Jason Cohn
Who is Roger Stone and why does he face prison? 19 Feb 2020 - 10:32 pm
Roger Stone speaks before signing copies of his book ‘The Making of the President 2016’ in Boca Raton on March 21, 2017. AFP / Getty Images North America / Joe Raedle
Trump ousts top defense official who certified Ukraine aid 19 Feb 2020 - 08:42 pm
Under Secretary of Defense for Policy John Rood will step down from the Pentagon's No. 3 job at the end of Feb 2020. Reuters/Laszlo Balogh
Barr’s whispers about quitting raise stakes in his ties to Trump 19 Feb 2020 - 06:42 pm
US President Donald Trump and Attorney General William Barr participate in a presentation ceremony of the Medal of Valor and heroic commendations to civilians and police officers who responded to mass shootingsin Dayton, Ohio and El Paso, Texas during a c
Las Vegas debate a major test of Bloomberg campaign's gamble 19 Feb 2020 - 06:42 pm
Michael Bloomberg addressing the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People’s 110th National Convention at Cobo Center in Detroit, Michigan, July 24, 2019. AFP / Jeff Kowalsky
Air Canada jet lands safely in Toronto after losing a wheel 19 Feb 2020 - 01:29 pm
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Trump pardons ex-'junk bond king' Milken, commutes Blagojevich sentence 18 Feb 2020 - 11:24 pm
US President Donald Trump speaks to the press outside the grand ballroom as he arrives for a New Year celebration at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach on December 31, 2019. AFP / Jim Watson
US woman accuses Mexican church of trafficking, abuse in lawsuit 18 Feb 2020 - 09:18 pm
Devotees are seen after a prayer vigil at the La Luz del Mundo (The Light of the World) church after its leader Naason Joaquin Garcia was arrested in California, in Guadalajara, Mexico June 5, 2019. Reuters/Fernando Carranza
Judge warns Weinstein defense lawyer not to talk to media after op-ed on trial 18 Feb 2020 - 06:39 pm
Harvey Weinstein's lawyer Donna Rotunno talks to the media outside New York Criminal Court during the ongoing sexual assault trial in the Manhattan borough of New York City, February 14, 2020. Reuters/Carlo Allegri
Canada passenger trains to run again, pipeline protests block freight 18 Feb 2020 - 06:39 pm
Supporters of the indigenous Wet'suwet'en Nation occupy railway tracks as part of a protest against British Columbia's Coastal GasLink pipeline, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada February 15, 2020. Reuters/Chris Helgren
Bloomberg qualifies for next debate after poll boost 18 Feb 2020 - 03:16 pm
FILE PHOTO: Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg attends a campaign event at Buffalo Soldiers national museum in Houston, Texas, U.S. February 13, 2020. REUTERS/Go Nakamura/File Photo
Suspect in Norway mosque attack charged with terror 17 Feb 2020 - 05:50 pm
Philip Manshaus who is suspected of an armed attack at Al-Noor Islamic Centre Mosque and killing his stepsister with his lawyer Unni Fries  in court in Oslo, Norway, August 12, 2019. NTB Scanpix / Cornelius Poppe via Reuters
US peach farmer wins $265 mln damages over Bayer, BASF herbicide 17 Feb 2020 - 11:44 am
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Trump expected to raise $10 million during Florida stop 16 Feb 2020 - 12:37 pm
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 14: U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump walk to the south lawn heading to Palm Beach for the weekend on February 14, 2020 in Washington, DC. Tasos Katopodis/AFP
Who needs an Oscar? I'm popular in US now, jokes Ukrainian leader 16 Feb 2020 - 11:59 am
File picture of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy
Sanders says presidential rival Bloomberg will not excite voters 16 Feb 2020 - 11:25 am
In this file photo taken on December 13, 2019 former New York Mayor and Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg speaks about his plan for clean energy during a campaign event at the Blackwall Hitch restaurant in Alexandria, Virginia. / AFP / O
Canada to evacuate passengers from virus-hit Diamond Princess cruise ship 16 Feb 2020 - 10:01 am
Packed suitcases and bags are seen on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship which has been quarantined since arriving in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, in early February after a man who disembarked in Hong Kong before it traveled to Japan was diagnosed with t
US to evacuate Americans from quarantined ship in Japan 15 Feb 2020 - 11:17 am
Passengers display a banner reading 'Trump 2020' on the deck of the cruise ship Diamond Princess, where dozens of passengers were tested positive for coronavirus, at Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, Japan, in this photo taken by K