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Frustrated US diplomats fight back in impeachment probe
Washington, OCT 21 (AP/UNB) — Three years of simmering frustration inside the State Department is boiling over on Capitol Hill as a parade of current and former diplomats testify to their concerns about the Trump administration's unorthodox policy toward Ukraine.
1st federal opioid crisis trial to focus on distribution
Cleveland, OCT 21 (AP/UNB) — The case is about the conduct of a group of companies in two Ohio counties, but far more than that is riding on the first federal trial on the opioid crisis, expected to open Monday in Cleveland.
Donald Trump Jr.: A potent voice for father's campaign
San Antonio, OCT 21 (AP/UNB) — The shout of "2024!" from the crowd was unmistakable. It stopped Donald Trump Jr. cold.
Canada elects Parliament in vote seen as threat to Trudeau
Toronto, OCT 21 (AP/UNB) — Canadians are electing a new Parliament on Monday after a tight election campaign that has raised the threat of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau being knocked from power after one term.
More migrant workers return to unlock hidden value in mountains
Zhengzhou, Oct 21 (Xinhua/UNB) – Chen Shifa, 68, left his hometown at 14 and went hunting for jobs in different cities across China. Three decades on, he returned at long last to the deep mountains of central China's Henan Province.
Researchers find second warship from WWII Battle of Midway
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Oct 21 (AP) — A crew of deep-sea explorers and historians looking for lost World War II warships have found a second Japanese aircraft carrier that went down in the historic Battle of Midway.
Italian dictionary publisher casts spotlight on over 3,000 at-risk words
Rome, Oct 21 (Xinhua) -- An Italian dictionary-maker is trying to make sure Italian speakers are never without the right words, no matter how obscure the words may be.
Mulvaney getting second-guessed on defense of Trump
Washington, Oct 21 (AP/UNB) — For Mick Mulvaney, the hits just keep on coming. First, President Donald Trump's acting chief of staff stirred up a tempest by acknowledging that the administration had held up aid to Ukraine in part to prod that country to investigate Democrats and the 2016 elections. Then Mulvaney went on television Sunday to defend his boss in effusive terms — and ended up making a new problematic comment.
Illegal vapes traced to California woman who was CBD pioneer
Carlsbad, Oct 21 (AP/UNB) — Some of the people rushing to emergency rooms thought the CBD vape they inhaled would help like a gentle medicine. Others puffed it for fun.
DOJ takes step to require asylum-seekers' DNA
Washington, Oct 21 (AP/UNB) — The Trump administration is planning to collect DNA samples from asylum-seekers detained by immigration officials and will add the information to a massive FBI database used by law enforcement hunting for criminals, a Justice Department official said.