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Apple spotlights services with TV, gaming and credit card offerings
Apple Inc attempted to reintroduce itself on Monday as an entertainment and financial services company that also makes iPhones as it launched a streaming television service, a credit card and an online gaming arcade.
Police disperse Comoros opposition leaders' election protest, observers say vote flawed
Police in Comoros used tear gas on Monday to disperse demonstrators led by opposition leaders protesting against what they said were fraudulent presidential elections, witnesses said, while observers said the whole vote was flawed.
May fights for control as lawmakers aim to seize Brexit process
British Prime Minister Theresa May admitted on Monday she did not have enough support to pass her EU withdrawal deal as some in her party called on her to quit and parliament plotted to wrest the Brexit process away from her government.
Duke University to pay $112.5 million in whistleblower case over grants
Duke University agreed to pay $112.5 million to settle claims it knowingly submitted fake data in applications for federal research grants, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Monday.
Pompeo urges Moscow to cease 'unconstructive behavior' in Venezuela
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told his Russian counterpart on Monday Washington would "not stand idly by" while Russia throws its weight behind Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, after two Russian air force planes with scores of troops report...
Apple enters video streaming, updates news, game and payment apps
Apple lifted the curtain on Monday on a television and movie streaming service that will allow users of its 1.4 billion gadgets worldwide to stream television shows and movies, both Apple originals and those from other creators, in a first step to ch...
U.S. Senate judiciary panel head wants special counsel to investigate Trump probe
The Republican chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee said on Monday he will ask Attorney General William Barr to appoint a special counsel to look into the origins of the investigation of whether President Donald Trump's campaign conspired...
Father of Sandy Hook victim found dead in apparent suicide: police
The father of one of the children killed in the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School was found dead of an apparent suicide on Monday morning at his office in Newtown, Connecticut, police said.
Apple updates news app, digital wallet; set to enter video streaming
Apple prepared to lift the curtain on Monday on a television and movie streaming service that will allow users of its 1.4 billion gadgets to stream television shows and movies, both Apple originals and those from other creators, in a first step to ch...
Piling pressure on May, EU executive says no-deal Brexit plans complete
EU officials said on Monday they had completed their plans for what they saw as an increasingly likely no-deal Brexit, piling pressure on British Prime Minister Theresa May as she battled to persuade her own lawmakers to back a divorce agreement.
British PM May battles to keep control of Brexit
British Prime Minister Theresa May admitted on Monday she did not have the backing to pass her European Union withdrawal deal as some in her party called on her to quit and parliament plotted to wrest the Brexit process away from her government.
Trump lashes out after Russia probe, cites 'treasonous' and 'evil' acts
President Donald Trump lashed out at his enemies on Monday, accusing unnamed people of evil actions and treason, a day after his attorney general released a summary of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's findings clearing the president's campa...
John Lennon and Yoko Ono's 'Bed-In' remembered at 50
In March 1969, newlyweds John Lennon and Yoko Ono skipped a honeymoon and instead staged a "bed-in" in Amsterdam to promote world peace during the Vietnam War.
U.S. Senate judiciary panel head wants special counsel to look at origins of Trump probe
The Republican chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee said on Monday he will ask Attorney General William Barr to appoint a special counsel to look into the origins of the probe of whether President Donald Trump's campaign conspired with Rus...
Heavy weapons fire rocks Yemen's Hodeidah as U.N. pushes to clinch troop pullout
Yemen's warring parties exchanged heavy weapons fire overnight in Hodeidah, residents and military sources said, as the United Nations scrambled to salvage a ceasefire deal in the Yemeni port city that is a lifeline for millions at risk of starv...
Apple invites Hollywood to Silicon Valley in television push
Apple Inc is expected to lift the curtain on Monday on a secretive, years-long effort to build a television and movie offering designed to compete with big media companies and boost digital services revenue as sales of its iPhone taper.
Mueller said three weeks ago he wouldn't reach decision on obstruction: Justice official
Special Counsel Robert Mueller informed top U.S. Justice Department officials three weeks ago that he would not be reaching a conclusion on whether President Donald Trump had obstructed justice during the probe into Russian interference in the 2016 e...
Petrochemical disaster still hampers bid to clear Houston ship bottleneck
The backlog of vessels waiting to move through the Houston Ship Channel grew on Monday while it remained closed to traffic for a third day as emergency workers attempted to clear a petrochemical spill from the Intercontinental Terminals Co (ITC) stor...
PM May battles to keep control of Brexit
Prime Minister Theresa May battled to keep control of Britain's exit from the European Union on Monday as some in her party called on her to quit and parliament plotted to wrest the Brexit process away from her government.
White House defers on Mueller's report release, Democrats seek details
The White House said on Monday it was up to the Justice Department to decide whether detailed findings from Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation will be released, a day after the top U.S. law enforcement official said President...