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Democrats, women candidates score big in Texas primaries
[unable to retrieve full-text content]AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Women running for Congress surged to big wins and Democrats smashed recent turnout levels in Texas’ first-in-the-nation 2018 primary elections, giving Republicans
US greets talk of NK nuke concessions with hope, skepticism
[unable to retrieve full-text content]WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump greeted North Korea’s reported willingness to negotiate away its atomic weapons with both hope and skepticism Tuesday, insisting a potential
Democrats' big Texas turnout may not translate to many wins
[unable to retrieve full-text content]AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Democrats turned out in force ahead of the first-in-the-nation primary Tuesday in what could be an early hint of a midterm
Trump embracing potential for trade war
[unable to retrieve full-text content]WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is embracing the potential for a trade war after announcing his intent to place tariffs on imported steel and aluminum,
As Italy votes, Europe fears populist, euroskeptic gains
[unable to retrieve full-text content]ROME (AP) — Italians braved long lines and confusing ballots to vote Sunday in one of the most uncertain elections in years — one that could
Senate votes; West Virginia teachers say strike won't end
[unable to retrieve full-text content]Unions representing West Virginia teachers and service personnel said Saturday that they will stay out on strike after the state Senate voted to cut the 5
Nor'easter hits East Coast, grounds flights and halts trains
[unable to retrieve full-text content]BOSTON (AP) — A nor’easter pounded the Atlantic coast with hurricane-force winds and sideways rain and snow Friday, flooding streets, grounding flights, stopping trains and leaving
US makes Cuba staffing cuts permanent after 'health attacks'
[unable to retrieve full-text content]WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States said Friday it was making permanent its decision last year to withdraw 60 percent of its diplomats from Cuba, citing
Congress stalls on guns as Trump's stance scrambles debate
[unable to retrieve full-text content]WASHINGTON (AP) — Action on gun legislation skidded to a halt Thursday in Congress — not for a lack of bipartisan proposals, but because President Donald
Russia says rebels shell exit corridor in Syria's Ghouta
[unable to retrieve full-text content]MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian military is accusing Syria’s rebels of shelling a humanitarian corridor that Moscow set up with the Syrian government, offering residents of
