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New Zealand politicians head into final day of talks to form government

WELLINGTON —New Zealand's major political parties headed into their fifth and final day of talks about forming a new coalition government on Thursday, almost three weeks after an inconclusive general election. The...

Major US Businesses Ask Supreme Court to Ban Discrimination of Gays

A group of 76 U.S. businesses and two professional sports teams have petitioned the Supreme Court to rule whether federal law bans workplace discrimination based on sexual preference. Some of the country's...

Pentagon blames Islamic State in deadly attack on US Forces in Niger

PENTAGON — The Pentagon said Wednesday that Islamic State fighters were responsible for an attack in southwestern Niger that killed four American soldiers, as new details suggested local villagers might have played...

Trump: North Korea a ‘problem that has to be solved’

WHITE HOUSE — U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday characterized North Korea as “a problem that has to be solved.” Trump, asked about his differences with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on how...

Trump casts shadow on Japan election

The leader of Japan’s new conservative opposition party this week questioned the stability of U.S. President Donald Trump, which could make the often polarizing American president a divisive issue in the...

California wildfires kill 17, homes and businesses burned

Calmer winds and lower temperatures have helped thousands of firefighters in the western U.S. state of California make progress in battling a collection of wildfires that broke out across the state...

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