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Hunter Biden tax probe examining Chinese business dealings

Hunter Biden tax probe examining Chinese business dealings

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is investigating the finances of President-elect Joe Biden’s son, including scrutinizing some of his Chinese business dealings and other transactions, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on
Jury convicts Illinois man in Minnesota mosque bombing

Jury convicts Illinois man in Minnesota mosque bombing

MINNEAPOLIS — A jury on Wednesday convicted the leader of an Illinois anti-government militia group of several civil rights and hate crime charges in the 2017 bombing of a Minnesota mosque.
US govt, states sue Facebook for 'predatory' conduct

US govt, states sue Facebook for 'predatory' conduct

WASHINGTON — The U.S.
Women's Hall of Fame honours Aretha Franklin, Morrison, Lacks

Women's Hall of Fame honours Aretha Franklin, Morrison, Lacks

SENECA FALLS, N.Y.
Pennsylvania governor says he's tested positive for COVID-19

Pennsylvania governor says he's tested positive for COVID-19

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf said Wednesday he has contracted COVID-19 and is isolating at home, revealing the diagnosis after several members of his security detail recently tested positive for the coronavirus.
UK probes whether COVID-19 vaccine caused allergic reactions

UK probes whether COVID-19 vaccine caused allergic reactions

LONDON — Britain's medical regulator warned Wednesday that people with a history of serious allergic reactions shouldn’t get the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech, and investigators looked into whether two reactions on the first day of the U.
Boeing 737 Max back in air 2 years after grounded by crashes

Boeing 737 Max back in air 2 years after grounded by crashes

RIO DE JANEIRO — Commercial flights with Boeing 737 Max jetliners resumed Wednesday for the first time since they were grounded worldwide nearly two years ago following two deadly accidents.
Ang Lee on 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' 20 years later

Ang Lee on 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' 20 years later

NEW YORK — It’s physically impossible to get to the forest fight scene that hovers atop slender bamboo trees in “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” and not say out loud “Whoa.
Woman abused by school band teacher gets $2M settlement

Woman abused by school band teacher gets $2M settlement

SEATTLE — A school district in Washington state has agreed to a $2 million settlement after a woman sued over sexual abuse by a band teacher 30 years ago — a trauma so profound she said it caused her to stop teaching music to children herself decades
Iran says US sanctions hinder access to COVID-19 vaccines

Iran says US sanctions hinder access to COVID-19 vaccines

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said Wednesday that U.S.
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