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BRUSSELS | EU top court orders Poland to suspend application of Polish Supreme Court measure to lower retirement age for judges.
BRUSSELS — EU top court orders Poland to suspend application of Polish Supreme Court measure to lower retirement age for judges. By Associated Press Continue reading BRUSSELS | EU top court orders Poland to suspend application of Polish Supreme … Continue reading
NEW YORK | American Express profits jump 22 percent, beating forecasts
NEW YORK— American Express said its third quarter profits jumped by 22 percent from a year earlier, as the credit card giant benefited from a lower tax rate and increased spending on the company’s credit cards. The New York-based company … Continue reading
SALINAS, Calif. | People priced out of Salinas, California, look to the ballot
SALINAS, Calif. — Middle-school English teacher Maryam Powers doesn’t take vacations. To earn additional money, she picks up an extra period of teaching when she can and mentors new hires. But to afford the mortgage on a $330,000 three-bedroom home … Continue reading
LONDON | EU medicines agency says dengue vaccine should be approved
LONDON — Europe’s medicines regulator has recommended the approval of the first vaccine for dengue despite concerns about the vaccine’s wide use and a lawsuit in the Philippines alleging it was linked to three deaths. The European Medicines Agency said … Continue reading
MOSCOW | Crimean city turns to mourning 20 victims of school attack
MOSCOW — While Crimean authorities searched for clues that might help explain why a teenager gunned down 20 people at his vocational school before killing himself, the stunned city of Kerch prepared to say farewell to the victims. Thousands of … Continue reading
SEATTLE | Motorists stunned as metal balls roll down Seattle street
SEATTLE— Authorities in Seattle temporarily closed a street after motorists were stunned by dozens of large metal balls that spilled out of a truck and cascaded down the street, damaging several cars. A video taken by a person at the … Continue reading
WASHINGTON | AP-NORC Poll: Just 1 in 4 thinks Kavanaugh told entire truth
WASHINGTON — A new poll finds that just 1 in 4 people thinks Brett Kavanaugh was completely honest when as a Supreme Court nominee he gave sworn testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee last month. The survey was performed by … Continue reading
MOSCOW | Russia to build two-reactor nuclear plant in Uzbekistan
MOSCOW— Russian President Vladimir Putin and the president of Uzbekistan have agreed that Russia will build the ex-Soviet republic’s first nuclear power plant. During Putin’s visit to the Uzbek capital of Tashkent on Friday, he and President Shavkat Mirziyoyev ordered … Continue reading
Saudi state-run news agency quotes prosecutors as saying 18 Saudis held as suspects in Jamal Khasoggi’s death
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi state-run news agency quotes prosecutors as saying 18 Saudis held as suspects in Jamal Khasoggi’s death. By Associated Press Continue reading Saudi state-run news agency quotes prosecutors as saying 18 Saudis held as suspects in … Continue reading
FRANKFURT, Germany | European Leagues urge UEFA to make Champions League fairer
FRANKFURT, Germany — The European Leagues group has urged UEFA to allocate club competition entries and billions in Champions League prize money more fairly. The proposal on Friday includes reversing changes made this season giving four guaranteed Champions League entries … Continue reading
