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Google Pay Study Finds It Underpaid Men For Some Jobs

Tuesday, March 05, 2019

The tech company disbursed almost $10 million to more than 10,000 employees to try to standardize pay. Google says it will continue studying structural issues to ensure compensation is fair.

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Russia Wants Access To Ex-Spy In U.K.

Tuesday, March 05, 2019

Former double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia survived an assassination attempt last year, which U.K. authorities blamed on Russia. Russian officials want to know where the two are now.

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Huawei Exec Sues Canada, Argues December Arrest Violated Constitution

Monday, March 04, 2019

Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou was detained by the Canadian government in December at the request of the U.S., which alleged the Chinese telecom giant had violated its sanctions on Iran.

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Juan Guaidó Returns To Venezuela, Risking Arrest

Monday, March 04, 2019

The opposition leader has said he wants to rally supporters and continue his push for the ouster of President Nicolás Maduro. His return could spark a showdown with Maduro.

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U.S. Offers $1 Million For Info Leading To Son Of Bin Laden

Friday, March 01, 2019

The State Department says Hamza bin Laden is a leader of al-Qaida, and is eager to get revenge for the death of his father, Osama.

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Community Theaters Kill 'Mockingbird' Productions After Lawsuit Threat

Friday, March 01, 2019

The show must not go on, Broadway producer Scott Rudin says. Lawyers claim his production of To Kill a Mockingbird, written by Aaron Sorkin, is the only one that can be performed near a major city.

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Executing Someone With Dementia Might Violate Constitution, Justices Say

Thursday, February 28, 2019

A convicted murderer developed dementia while on Death Row. The Supreme Court blocked his execution for now, asking a lower court to determine whether the man understands why he is being put to death.

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Trump And Kim's Second Nuclear Summit Ends With No Deal

Thursday, February 28, 2019

Talks between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ended early Thursday. Trump cited continued sanctions against North Korea as a sticking point.

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Trump, Kim Hopeful At Second Nuclear Summit

Wednesday, February 27, 2019

President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam, continuing the denuclearization talks they began eight months earlier in Singapore.

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Chicago To Get Its First Black Female Mayor As Candidates Head To Runoff

Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Lori Lightfoot and Toni Preckwinkle, both African-American women, got the most votes out of 14 candidates in Chicago's mayoral election Tuesday night. They'll head to a runoff election on April 2.

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San Francisco To Expunge Thousands Of Marijuana Convictions

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

The city announced that more than 9,000 marijuana-related convictions will be cleared. California voters legalized recreational marijuana in 2016.

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Manafort Seeks Leniency In Sentencing

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort pleaded guilty last year to conspiracy against the United States. His lawyers argue that at his age, a long imprisonment would amount to a "life sentence."

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Judge Rules Male-Only Draft Violates Constitution

Monday, February 25, 2019

Now that women serve in combat roles, it's no longer justified to exclude them from draft requirements, a federal judge ruled. The case was brought by a men's advocacy group.

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Would-Be Hijacker Killed In Bangladesh

Monday, February 25, 2019

The man allegedly pulled out a gun and tried to hijack the plane shortly after takeoff. After the aircraft made an emergency landing, military commandos shot and killed him.

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Advertisers Abandon YouTube Over Concerns That Pedophiles Lurk In Comments Section

Friday, February 22, 2019

Hasbro, Disney, Nestle and others have suspended their ads on the online video site. YouTube has responded by disabling comments on millions of videos.

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Venezuela's Maduro Orders Closure Of Brazilian Border

Friday, February 22, 2019

President Nicolás Maduro issued the order in an apparent effort to make it harder for international aid to enter the country and buoy his political opponent, Juan Guaidó.

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U.S. Will Leave 400 Troops In Syria

Friday, February 22, 2019

Two months after President Trump announced a complete withdrawal of U.S. forces from the country, the White House says the contingent will remain for an unspecified period of time.

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Father Of Alabama Woman Who Joined ISIS Sues Trump Administration For Her Return

Thursday, February 21, 2019

Hoda Muthana was 20 when she moved to Syria and started posting ISIS propaganda online. Now she wants to come back, but the government claims she is not a U.S. citizen. Her father argues she is.

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Bangladesh Fire Kills At Least 70 People

Thursday, February 21, 2019

The blaze swept through several buildings in Dhaka's centuries-old neighborhood of Chawkbazar while many people were asleep.

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New York City Admits Defrauding FEMA Out Of Millions After Superstorm Sandy

Thursday, February 21, 2019

The city sought reimbursement for vehicles it said were damaged by Sandy. But many of them were already "junk" years before the storm, according to a settlement.

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