WASHINGTON (AP) —
The Federal Reserve is leaving its benchmark interest rate alone and signaling that it expects to keep low rates unchanged through next year.
The Fed's decision follows …
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
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12/11/19
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Security Council on Wednesday was meeting for the second time in a week on North Korea’s increasing ballistic missile and nuclear-related activities, this time at the …
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By EDITH M. LEDERER
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12/11/19
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NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Suspected Islamic militants ambushed a military post in western Niger and killed at least 70 soldiers, a presidential adviser said late Wednesday, marking the deadliest attack …
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DALATOU MAMANE
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12/11/19
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — U.S. lawyers want a judge to dismiss claims by New Mexico that immigration officials shirked their duties earlier this year by quickly releasing thousands of mostly Central …
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By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN
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12/11/19
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court appeared divided Wednesday over whether an Arizona death row inmate should get a new sentencing trial nearly 30 years after being convicted of killing two people …
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is considering several options to reduce the number of troops in Afghanistan, including one that would shift to a narrower counterterrorism mission, the top U.S. …
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By LOLITA C. BALDOR and ROBERT BURNS
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12/11/19
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PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron's government on Wednesday unveiled details of a planned pension system overhaul that will make younger generations work longer and has sparked …
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By SYLVIE CORBET
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12/11/19
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NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Adviser to Niger's president says at least 70 soldiers have been killed by suspected jihadists in deadliest attack yet.
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BAGHDAD (AP) — Deliberate killings, abduction and arbitrary detention are among abuses that continue against Iraqi anti-government demonstrators by unknown groups, according to a U.N. report …
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SAMYA KULLAB
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12/11/19
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PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey and his wife have listed their Paradise Valley home for $8.75 million, a spokesman for the governor confirmed Wednesday.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A judge on Wednesday upheld the South Carolina Republican Party's decision not to hold a 2020 presidential primary, a move taken by several states in erecting hurdles for the …
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By MEG KINNARD
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12/11/19
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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — One of the companies responsible for polluting an 80-mile (129-kilometer) stretch of river and floodplains in southwestern Michigan with toxic chemicals will pay at …
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By JOHN FLESHER
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12/11/19
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RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A father and his adult son have pleaded guilty in South Dakota to federal charges in a widespread case that offered a glimpse into the illegal trafficking of eagles and …
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MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — A council at the University of Montana has recommended the removal of a swastika-like tile arrangement on the walls of a university hall.
The tiles show a mirror-image …
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A new technique to protect the privacy of participants in the 2020 Census could foster distrust between the Census Bureau and researchers if it results in too many inaccuracies, demographers warned …
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER
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12/11/19
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The new year will usher in a new way for Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division customers to get license plates, registration tabs and many documents such as vehicle titles.
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PARIS (AP) — Diplomats met behind closed doors in Paris on Wednesday to consider measures to help Lebanon as it grapples with ongoing political turmoil and its worst economic crisis in …
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By CLAIRE PARKER
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12/11/19
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PUNTA ARENAS, Chile (AP) — Chilean officials said Wednesday they have expanded the search for a military plane that vanished with 38 people aboard on a flight to Antarctica, and are now scanning an …
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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A civil rights group has filed a federal class-action lawsuit against court officials in central Oklahoma, alleging a county's bail system unconstitutionally discriminates …
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By SEAN MURPHY
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12/11/19
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COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AP) — Rohingya refugees accused former Myanmar pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi of lying to the International Court of Justice in testimony Wednesday in which she denied …
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