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ALEXANDRIA, Va. ― Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump's former campaign

'I have never had any sexual relationship with Bennett'

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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on the toppling of a Confederate statue at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (all times local):

The Star Wars star is "just getting started."

Christopher Watts is accused of killing his pregnant wife and two daughters

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Salvadoran authorities on Tuesday denied having asked Taiwan for money in exchange for maintaining diplomatic relations with the self-governing island, saying its decision to switch recognition to China was due to the enormous advantages of trading with the economic giant.

Future moon colonists, take note.

Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former lawyer and personal fixer,

Argento, a leading figure in the #MeToo movement, denied allegations she sexually assaulted a 17-year-old boy.

The root of the issue is simple: the Trump administration has no interest in fighting climate change.

BERLIN (AP) — The Latest on the deportation of former Nazi death camp guard Jakiv Palij from the U.S. to Germany (all times local):

The largest plane ever constructed, the Stratolaunch, is set to make its first test flight later this year.

Chris Watts is accused of killing his pregnant wife, Shanann Watts, and their two daughters, Celeste, 3, and Bella, 4, last week.

The jury is weighing 18 counts against Manafort

Russian government hackers tried to hijack the websites of conservative US think tanks, Microsoft said Tuesday, raising fresh alarms over widening efforts by Moscow to sow discord in US politics. The tech giant announced that it had shut down last week six fake internet domains that were set up by the notorious "Fancy Bear" hacking shop, controlled by the Russian armed forces' GRU intelligence agency, that mimicked the pages of two think tanks as well as the US Senate. The fake, lookalike websites... Читать дальше...

US prisoners on Tuesday declared a nationwide strike demanding changes to correctional institutions including living conditions, pathways to parole and voting rights restoration. The US incarceration rate is the world's highest: about 2.2 million people were behind bars at the end of 2016, a figure the American Civil Liberties Union says represents approximately one-fifth of the global population of prisoners. The strike -- set to continue through September 9, according to organizers -- was... Читать дальше...

US President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday announced its plan to weaken regulation of US coal plants, marking the most significant rollback yet in the environmental legacy of former president Barack Obama. The Environmental Protection Agency's new Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) rule allows states the flexibility to set their own standards for performance at existing coal-fired power plants, rather than follow a single federal standard. The EPA says it is designed to replace Obama's... Читать дальше...

The body of the missing University of Iowa college student Mollie Tibbetts was found bringing an end to the five week search. Here is a timeline of the events since her disappearance.

Italian actress and sexual abuse campaigner Asia Argento denied Tuesday having had a sexual relationship five years ago with an underage teen, calling the allegations part of "a long-standing persecution". The New York Times reported on Sunday that Argento, 42, a Harvey Weinstein accuser and leading figure in the #MeToo movement, had paid actor and rock musician Jimmy Bennett $380,000 over the alleged 2013 incident at a Los Angeles hotel. Bennett was two months past his 17th birthday at the time of the alleged encounter... Читать дальше...

Taiwan now has formal relations with only 17 countries worldwide, many of them small, less developed nations in Central America and the Pacific, including Belize and Nauru. Speaking in Taipei, President Tsai Ing-wen said Taiwan would not bow to pressure, describing El Salvador's decision as further evidence of China's efforts to squeeze the island, which have included regular Chinese bomber patrols around Taiwan. "We will turn to countries with similar values to fight together against China's... Читать дальше...

She disappeared from her small hometown a month ago

Bahrain's interior ministry said on Tuesday that it would stop issuing new visas to Qatari nationals, escalating measures against Qatar more than a year into a diplomatic row. Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt cut diplomatic, transport and trade ties with Qatar in June 2017, accusing it of financing terrorism. In October, Bahrain said it would impose entry visas on Qatari nationals as a security measure.