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Trump, Biden spar over economy, workers in Labor Day blitz

Trump, Biden spar over economy, workers in Labor Day blitz

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US couple found dead in well in northern Mexico

US couple found dead in well in northern Mexico

MEXICO CITY — Authorities have identified bodies found in a well in northern Mexico as two missing tourists from the United States, officials said Monday.
Philippine leader pardons US Marine in transgender killing

Philippine leader pardons US Marine in transgender killing

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine president pardoned a U.S. Marine on Monday in a surprise move that will free him from imprisonment in the 2014 killing of a transgender Filipino woman that sparked anger in the former American colony.
Trump: Pentagon leaders want war to keep contractors 'happy'

Trump: Pentagon leaders want war to keep contractors 'happy'

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Monday that top Defence Department leaders want to keep waging wars in order to keep defence contractors “happy.” Trump continues to fight allegations that he made offensive comments about fallen U.S.
Search for missing livestock ship crew off Japan resumes

Search for missing livestock ship crew off Japan resumes

TOKYO — Japanese coast guard ships resumed searching on Tuesday for a livestock ship and its 40 missing crew members off Japan's southern islands after the efforts were suspended due to a typhoon.
Saudi court issues final verdicts in Khashoggi killing

Saudi court issues final verdicts in Khashoggi killing

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A Saudi court issued final verdicts on Monday in the case of slain Washington Post columnist and Saudi critic Jamal Khashoggi after his son, who still resides in the kingdom, announced pardons that spared five of the con
WikiLeaks' Assange in UK court to fight US extradition bid

WikiLeaks' Assange in UK court to fight US extradition bid

LONDON — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange appeared in a London court on Monday to fight a U.S. extradition request, at a high-stakes hearing that was delayed by the coronavirus pandemic.
India now 2nd worst-hit country by virus amid economic pain

India now 2nd worst-hit country by virus amid economic pain

NEW DELHI — India's increasing coronavirus caseload made the Asian giant the pandemic's second-worst-hit country behind the United States on Monday as its efforts to head off economic disaster gain urgency.
Djokovic out of US Open after hitting line judge with ball

Djokovic out of US Open after hitting line judge with ball

NEW YORK — Novak Djokovic was kicked out of the U.S.
Census Bureau must temporarily halt winding down operations

Census Bureau must temporarily halt winding down operations

ORLANDO, Fla. — The U.S. Census Bureau for now must stop following a plan that would have it winding down operations in order to finish the 2020 census at the end of September, according to a federal judge's order. U.S.
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