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‘Hannity’ fans smash Keurig brewers over pulled ads

The Associated Press NEW YORK – A decision by Keurig to stop advertising on Sean Hannity’s Fox News program has supporters of the conservative host destroying the company’s coffee...

DATE: Nov 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Polish president sharply condemns weekend nationalist march

WARSAW, Poland – The Polish president has sharply condemned expressions of xenophobia and racism at a weekend march by nationalists, saying there is no place in the country for anti-Semitism...

DATE: Nov 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Video recovered, 10 more charged in Penn State frat death

Newly recovered security camera footage from inside a Penn State fraternity house showed a pledge had been given at least 18 drinks in less than 90 minutes, investigators said Monday in anno...

DATE: Nov 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Stalled in Congress, LGBT rights advance at the local level

At the U.S. Capitol and in most statehouses nationwide, supporters of LGBT rights are unable to make major gains these days. Instead, they’re notching victories in seemingly unlikely venues,...

DATE: Nov 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Trump buddies up to Duterte, doesn’t highlight human rights

MANILA, Philippines – Winding down his visit to Asia, President Donald Trump repeatedly praised Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, called him by his first name, shared a joke with him abo...

DATE: Nov 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Bipartisan analysis: Senate bill would hike taxes for 13.8M

WASHINGTON – Promoted as needed relief for the middle class, the Senate Republican tax overhaul actually would increase taxes for some 13.8 million moderate-income American households, a bip...

DATE: Nov 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Relatives meet to honor Jewish girl who died in Holocaust

FRANKFURT, Germany – More than two dozen relatives from around the world met for the first time on Monday at a memorial ceremony for Karolina Cohn, a Jewish girl from Frankfurt who perished ...

DATE: Nov 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Menendez jury says it’s deadlocked; judge says to keep going

NEWARK, N.J. – The jury in the bribery trial of Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez and a wealthy donor and friend told the judge it couldn’t reach a verdict on Monday on any of the 18 counts ...

DATE: Nov 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Groups appeal dismissal of lawsuit over power plant, mine

FARMINGTON – Environmental groups are appealing the dismissal of their lawsuit that aimed to shut down a coal-fired power plant and adjacent mine near the Arizona-New Mexico border. ...

DATE: Nov 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Trump turns to drug industry for his new health secretary

WASHINGTON – Turning to an industry he’s rebuked, President Donald Trump on Monday picked a former top pharmaceutical and government executive to be his health secretary. If conf...

DATE: Nov 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Over 400 dead from earthquake in Iran-Iraq border area

TEHRAN, Iran – Rescuers dug with their bare hands Monday through the debris of buildings brought down by a powerful earthquake that killed more than 400 people in the once-contested mountain...

DATE: Nov 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Protesters disrupt US fossil-nuclear event at climate talks

BONN, Germany – Protesters drowned out speeches by White House advisers and business representatives Monday at an event the U.S. government sponsored at the U.N. climate talks in Germany pro...

DATE: Nov 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World