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NEW YORK -- Donald Trump was full of bluster and vitriol when he talked about the financial industry eight months ago. He accused hedge funds of using the tax code to "[get] away with murder."

ST. LOUIS -- A federal judge on Tuesday approved a deal between the city of Ferguson and the Justice Department that aims to end the patterns of unconstitutional policing and municipal court practices that helped spark unrest in the St. Louis suburb following the police killing of 18-year-old Michael Brown in August 2014.

Several new releases by up-and-coming authors are vying for top billing on summer reading lists (including two that earned their first-time authors a hefty advance). With such quality offerings, fiction fans can bank on a season of exceptional reading.

Saudi Arabia’s decision to reject an international plan to limit oil output could push other big producers to the brink almost two years into a historic crude-price slump.

One of Donald Trump's jets has been flying for months with an expired registration, Federal Aviation Administration records showed Tuesday. … Click to Continue »

Donkeys will be dispatched around the city this summer ahead of the Democratic National Convention, the host committee announced Tuesday. … Click to Continue »

MADISON, Wisconsin - The U.S. Navy said Tuesday it has scrapped a national recruiting mailer that promised women they can enlist without compromising their feminine side and pursue careers that "most girls aren't even aware of."

The Aiken County Sheriff's Office says they have a bank robbery suspect in custody.

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Rescuers in Ecuador are losing hope of finding more survivors from an earthquake that killed nearly 450 people and dealt a shattering blow to the economy.

De Nijmeegse politie heeft dinsdag via sociale media een zoektocht uitgevoerd naar Kemal Abis. Niet omdat de man vermist of verdacht werd, maar zodat ze hem konden bedanken voor het uitvoeren van een heldendaad. Abis haalde een dag eerder namelijk een suïcidaal meisje van de rails.

Printemps, a mall in Shanghai, found an interesting way to attract visitors: it built a terrifying five-story slide known as the "Happy Slide."

“I’m bad for you!”

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Donkeys will be dispatched around the city this summer ahead of the Democratic National Convention, the host committee announced Tuesday.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Donkeys will be dispatched around the city this summer ahead of the Democratic National Convention, the host committee announced Tuesday.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Donkeys will be dispatched around the city this summer ahead of the Democratic National Convention, the host committee announced Tuesday. The symbol of the Democratic Party will represent each U.S. state, each territory, Washington, D.C., and Democrats abroad. The donkeys also will sport "Do Not Sit" signs, even though they each can hold up to 250 pounds, said Angela Val, of the DNC's host committee. [...] their large metal bases make it tough to topple them.

‘Their sessions were an hour, an hour and a half long, every six to eight weeks, sometimes involved a plane trip, and the agenda’s were mailed in advance’

NEW YORK - The Latest on campaign 2016 as voters in New York cast their ballots in the state's primary (all times Eastern Daylight Time):

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is taking another crack at how he sees this summer's Republican presidential nominating convention playing out. The Kentucky Republican — known for his astute political instincts — says he doesn't know how many ballots it will take for the delegates who gather in Cleveland, Ohio, to elect a GOP candidate. U.S. Rep. Peter King says he will "take cyanide" if Ted Cruz wins the Republican presidential nomination. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is flying in a jet with expired registration. Читать дальше...