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UK central bank warns over rise in consumer credit
LONDON - The Bank of England warned Monday of “a pocket of risk” in the rapid growth of consumer credit in the British economy, and is compelling lenders to hold an extra 10 billion pounds...
Sep 25, 2017
'Obamacare' survives; GOP concedes on last-gasp repeal try
WASHINGTON - “Obamacare” lives on. Senate Republicans, short of votes, abandoned their latest and possibly final attempt to kill the health care law Tuesday, just ahead of a critical end-o...
Sep 25, 2017
Stone says no co-ordination between Trump campaign and Russia
WASHINGTON - Longtime Donald Trump associate Roger Stone said Tuesday he’s “aware of no evidence whatsoever” that Trump’s campaign co-ordinated with Russians during the 2016 el...
Sep 25, 2017
UN human rights office: Russia violating int'l law in Crimea
GENEVA - The U.N. human rights office said in a report Monday that Russia is violating international law in Crimea, including by imposing Russian citizenship on its people and deliberately transferrin...
Sep 25, 2017
Army looks for new ways to address misbehaving generals
WASHINGTON - Struggling with an embarrassing series of misconduct and behaviour problems among senior officers, the Army is putting together new mental health, counselling and career management progra...
Sep 25, 2017
Emboldened UK Labour Party divided over the B-word: Brexit
BRIGHTON, England - Ben Asson drove 200 miles (320 kilometres) and slept in his car to deliver a message to Britain’s Labour Party and its left-wing leader, Jeremy Corbyn. The brewer from Wales ...
Sep 25, 2017
Republican states also among losers in health bill
WASHINGTON - Memo to Republican senators: Many of the states President Donald Trump won last year would lose significant federal financing under the last-ditch Republican health care bill headed for a...
Sep 25, 2017
New Zealanders to wait weeks for next leader after election
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - New Zealanders will likely need to wait two or three weeks to find out who will next lead their country after a general election on Saturday ended with an inconclusive result...
Sep 25, 2017
Rickles' series featuring celeb interviews to debut online
NEW YORK - A digital series starring late comedy legend Don Rickles will debut online Monday. The 13-episode show “Dinner with Don ,” produced by AARP Studios, features Rickles interviewin...
Sep 25, 2017
Trump's new travel ban: Third time the charm?
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration spent months hashing out new travel restrictions on more than a half-dozen countries, determined to avoid the chaos that accompanied President Donald Trump’...
Sep 25, 2017