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Last US cruise ship departs Cuba amid restrictions
The last cruise US cruise ship departed Havana Wednesday afternoon, ending a short boom in cruise ship visits to Cuba that brought tens of thousands of Americans to the island, bringing in much needed hard currency to private business...
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Transportation dept. to relax rules on truckers
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Washington state to sue over new abortion policy
Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson said Monday he will sue to challenge President Donald Trump's policy setting up new obstacles for women seeking abortions, calling it "a transparent attack on Planned Parenthood" that would...
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Nonprofit to help Chicago clear pot convictions
A nonprofit with the technology to analyze criminal records nearly automatically will help the county that includes Chicago clear tens of thousands of convictions for marijuana possession as Illinois gets set to allow the recreational...
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Nonprofit to help Chicago clear pot convictions
A nonprofit with the technology to analyze criminal records nearly automatically will help the county that includes Chicago clear tens of thousands of convictions for marijuana possession as Illinois gets set to allow the recreational...
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ONLY ON AP 480 die in Iran alcohol poisonings
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Trump plan to curb teen vaping spares some flavors
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Trump reaffirms protections for prayer in schools
In a bid to solidify his evangelical base, President Donald Trump took steps Thursday to give religious organizations easier access to federal programs and he reaffirmed students' rights to pray in public schools.
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Greenpeace: Trump did not put truth on table
The head of Greenpeace on Tuesday said President Donald Trump is "clearly is living on a different planet", after the US leader barely mentioned climate change issues in his speech to the World Economic Forum (WEF).
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Trump reaffirms protections for prayer in schools
In a bid to solidify his evangelical base, President Donald Trump took steps Thursday to give religious organizations easier access to federal programs and he reaffirmed students' rights to pray in public schools.
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Travel ban for all non-citizens from Ebola-affected countries
South Africa on Thursday imposed an immediate travel ban for non-South Africans travelling from countries affected by the Ebola outbreak.
South Africans are allowed to return to their native country from Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea...
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Amnesty says Egypt's military has failed to protect human rights
1. Mid of Nicolas Berger, Director of Amnesty International European Union (EU) office
2. Close of report on Egypt titled "Broken Promises, Egypt's Military Rulers Erode Human Rights"
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Nicolas Berger, Director of...
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CHINA: MASSIVE ANTI SMOKING CAMPAIGN
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China, the world's largest producer and consumer of tobacco, has banned smoking in public places.
The ban is accompanied by a massive anti-smoking campaign.
At first there seems little connection between mice and...
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UK: NEWSPAPER EDITORS DISCUSS CODE OF PRACTICE TO CURB PAPARAZZI
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Britain's newspaper industry looks set to tighten its controls in the wake of the death of Princess Diana.
Members of the newspapers' self-regulating body met in London on Wednesday to discuss curbs on the paparazzi-style...
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US Treas Sec says US, Eur broadly agree on need of fin system reform
1. Wide of news conference with US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Timothy Geithner, US Treasury Secretary:
"And I think it's important to recognise that the...
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Greenpeace protesters dress as stormtroopers for anti-car demo
1. Wide of Greenpeace protesters dressed as "Stormtroopers" (characters from the film Star Wars) gathering outside the headquarters of the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) for demonstration, some holding placards...
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Children work in dangerous tobacco industry
Sitting outside her home in this poor town in eastern India, Sagira drops in flakes of tobacco, packs them with her thumbs, rolls the leaf tightly between her fingers and ties it off with two twists of a red thread.
Sagira is 11 years...
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Nuclear safety conference closes, Amano comment
1. Antonio Guerreiro, president of the International Atomic Energy Agency's ministerial conference on nuclear safety, congratulating IAEA director-general Yukiya Amano
2. Amano leaving stage, greeted by IAEA diplomats
3. Conference...