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Europe must fight illiberal forces, Draghi warns (Sat, 15 Dec 2018)
The spread of illiberal ideology is threatening the euro but it is an illusion that leaving it would offer an easier path, European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said on Saturday.
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U.N. climate talks run into overtime, but deal "in reach" (Sat, 15 Dec 2018)
United Nations' climate talks to agree on the rules of the 2015 Paris Agreement dragged on into an extra day on Saturday as ministers tried to overcome the last political hurdles after working through the night.
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British minister warns Brexit is stuck as no-deal or referendum loom (Sat, 15 Dec 2018)
Britain's exit from the European Union was heading for an impasse, one senior minister said on Saturday, after a week in which Prime Minister Theresa May failed to win EU assurances on her deal and pulled a vote because UK lawmakers would defeat it.
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Politics cloud felon voting rights restoration in Florida (Sat, 15 Dec 2018)
Elections officials across Florida say they expect former felons to flock to their offices to register to vote next month when a newly passed ballot initiative launches one of the largest enfranchisement efforts in modern U.S. history.
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Australia recognizes West Jerusalem as Israel's capital but embassy not moving yet (Sat, 15 Dec 2018)
Australia formally recognizes West Jerusalem as Israel's capital, reversing decades of Middle East policy, but will not move its embassy there immediately, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Saturday.
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Qatar says Gulf Arab bloc needs reform to give it teeth (Sat, 15 Dec 2018)
Qatar said on Saturday it remained committed to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) but the bloc needed to enforce its own rules better, signaling a reformed alliance could help end a row between Doha and some of its neighbors.
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Federal judge rules Obamacare unconstitutional (Fri, 14 Dec 2018)
A federal judge in Texas on Friday ruled the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare, was unconstitutional based on its mandate requiring that people buy health insurance, a decision in a case that could reach the U.S. Supreme Court.
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China should free Canadians held after Huawei arrest, U.S.'s Pompeo says (Fri, 14 Dec 2018)
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday China should free two Canadian citizens who were detained this week after authorities in Canada arrested a senior Chinese technology executive on a U.S. extradition warrant.
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Trump picks Mulvaney as chief of staff - for now (Fri, 14 Dec 2018)
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday moved to end speculation that he was having a hard time finding a new chief of staff, naming his budget chief Mick Mulvaney to the top post on a temporary basis.
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North Carolina Republican says he hired consultant at heart of fraud probe (Fri, 14 Dec 2018)
The North Carolina Republican embroiled in a vote fraud controversy said on Friday he hired the political operative at the center of a probe into possible absentee ballot irregularities in a disputed U.S. congressional election.
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Exclusive: T-Mobile, Sprint see Huawei shun clinching U.S. deal - sources (Fri, 14 Dec 2018)
T-Mobile US Inc and Sprint Corp believe their foreign owners' offer to stop using Huawei Technologies equipment will help with the United States clearing their $26 billion merger deal, sources said, underscoring the lengths to which Washington has gone to shut out the Chinese company.
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Mueller rebukes Flynn, saying he knew better than to lie to FBI (Fri, 14 Dec 2018)
President Donald Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn knew better than to lie to the FBI and does not deserve sentencing leniency because he was not warned that lying to federal agents was a crime, U.S. prosecutors said on Friday.
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Global growth worry hits stocks, but U.S. data lifts dollar (Fri, 14 Dec 2018)
A gauge of global stocks tumbled on Friday after weak economic data from China and Europe intensified global growth worries as investors weighed the broader impact of the trade dispute between the United States and China.
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CVS defends settlement that allowed Aetna merger as judge assesses (Fri, 14 Dec 2018)
CVS Health Corp defended on Friday an agreement with the U.S. Justice Department which allowed it to purchase health insurer Aetna for $69 billion, a settlement that a federal judge is still assessing.
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U.S. government watchdog to probe child's death after border arrest (Fri, 14 Dec 2018)
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's internal watchdog will investigate the death of a 7-year-old Guatemalan migrant which occurred after she was detained by U.S. border agents, officials said on Friday.
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