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Thu, September 19, 2019 | 19:33

'A dumb thing to do': Trudeau apologizes for brownface

Canadian leader Justin Trudeau's campaign was hit Wednesday by the publication of a yearbook photo showing him in brownface makeup at a 2001 costume party. The prime minister apologized and said ``it was a dumb thing to do.'' Time magazine posted the photo, which it says was published in the yearbook from the West Point Grey Academy, a private school in British Columbia where...

2019-09-19 13:15

Trump calls off secret meeting with Taliban, Afghan leaders

U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday he canceled a secret weekend meeting at Camp David with Taliban and Afghanistan leaders after a bombing in the past week in Kabul that killed 12 people, including an American soldier, and has called off peace negotiations with the insurgent group.

2019-09-08 11:58

US woman left to give birth alone in jail cell sues city of Denver

A Colorado woman is suing the city of Denver for causing her "unnecessary terror, pain and humiliation" after she was left alone in her jail cell while giving birth. Video footage of the harrowing ordeal shows Diana Sanchez, now 27, going into labor the morning of July 31, 2018. Despite repeated calls for help, no guards or medical personnel entered her cell until she gave bi...

2019-08-31 09:51

There is no 'gay gene,' according to largest ever DNA analysis

Like size or intelligence, sexual attraction isn't defined by one gene alone, but is instead the result of the complex interplay between multiple regions of the genome and hard to pin environmental factors. That's the conclusion of an analysis conducted on half a million DNA profiles as part of a giant study by researchers in Europe and the United States published in the infl...

2019-08-30 09:36

G7 offers emergency aid to fight Amazon forest fires

Leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy nations on Monday offered $20 million of emergency aid to help battle wildfires in the Amazon rainforest, a gesture Brazil slammed as colonialist. Despite record wildfires in the Amazon and President Jair Bolsonaro previously saying his government lacked the money to fight the blazes, it was not clear if Brazil would accept the G7 offer a...

2019-08-27 09:38

Brazil faces uphill battle with Amazon fires

Brazil on Sunday deployed two C-130 Hercules aircraft to douse fires devouring parts of the Amazon rainforest, as hundreds of new blazes flared up and thousands protested over the destruction. Heavy smoke covered the city of Porto Velho in the northwestern state of Rondonia where the defense ministry said the planes have started dumping thousands of liters of water, amid a gl...

2019-08-26 10:53

Six spectators hurt after lightning strike at Tour Championship

Six spectators were injured when lightning struck a tree during the third round at the Tour Championship in Atlanta on Saturday, the PGA Tour said in a statement. "At 4.45 p.m., there were two lightning strikes at East Lake Golf Club; a tree near the range/15 green/16 tee was hit, and debris from that strike injured four people," the Tour said.

2019-08-25 10:41

Trump has talked about buying Greenland for US

Aiming to put his mark on the world map, President Donald Trump has talked to aides and allies about buying Greenland for the U.S. A Trump ally told The Associated Press on Thursday that the president had discussed the purchase but was not serious about it. The ally spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss private conversations.

2019-08-16 15:48

Argentina turns back to Peronism in rebuke to Macri

Juan Domingo Peron died 45 years ago but his legacy lives on in Argentina where his disciples continue to dominate politics while representing a wide spectrum from left to right. Following populist candidate Alberto Fernandez's sweeping victory in a party primary election on Sunday - leaving pro-business President Mauricio Macri crushed and trailing by 15 points - a Peronist ...

2019-08-13 12:03

Epstein suicide prompts conspiracy theories, skepticism

Jeffrey Epstein's apparent suicide in federal custody is provoking skepticism among online conspiracy theorists and even some officials who question how he could have killed himself in a highly secured part of the jail set aside for high-profile inmates. Epstein had been placed on suicide watch following an incident just over two weeks ago in which he was discovered with brui...

2019-08-11 09:37

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