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Fake news still here, despite efforts by Google, Facebook

Nearly a year after Facebook and Google launched offensives against fake news, they’re still inadvertently promoting it — often at the worst possible times. Online services designed to engross users aren’t so...

Trump discusses ‘range of options’ to respond to North Korean aggression

WHITE HOUSE — As U.S. President Donald Trump pondered possible military strikes against North Korea, his military, along with South Korea and Japan, staged a combined show of force against Pyongyang with...

Dominguez eyes higher sin tax collection from JTI

MANILA -- Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said government revenues from sin taxes will get further boost in 2018 as Japan Tobacco Inc. (JTI) pays the remaining tax deficiencies of Mighty Corp.,...

California Wildfires Kill 15; Trump Declares Major Disaster

President Donald Trump has declared a major disaster in Northern California, where wildfires have killed at least 15 and burned thousands of homes and stores to the ground. The declaration freed up...

Hurricane Recovery Slower in Puerto Rican Mountains

TRUJILLO ALTO, PUERTO RICO — In the lowlands of Trujillo Alto, a sprawling suburb of San Juan, clean water again flows in the homes of most residents. But in the mountainous part...

US Military Leaders to Troops: ‘Be Ready’ in Event of North Korea Confrontation

The chief of staff of the U.S. Army says his troops must have a "laser-focused sense of urgency" on military preparedness, a day after the defense secretary told troops "to be...

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