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2nd whistleblower adds to impeachment peril at White House
Washington , OCT 7 (AP/UNB) — A second whistleblower has come forward with information about President Donald Trump's dealings with Ukraine, adding to the impeachment peril engulfing the White House and potentially providing new leads to Democrats in their unfurling investigation of Trump's conduct.
GM-UAW talks take turn for worse; settlement not near
Detroit, OCT 7 (AP/UNB) — Contract talks aimed at ending a 21-day strike by the United Auto Workers against General Motors have taken a turn for the worse, hitting a big snag over product commitments for U.S. factories, a union official wrote in an email to members.
Iraq blames 'malicious' hands as toll from unrest tops 100
Baghdad , OCT 7 (AP/UNB) — Twelve anti-government demonstrators were killed Sunday in ongoing protests in the capital Baghdad, the latest fatalities in six days of clashes that have left more than 100 dead and thousands wounded.
US researchers on front line of battle against Chinese theft
Washington , OCT 7 (AP/UNB) — As the U.S. warned allies around the world that Chinese tech giant Huawei was a security threat, the FBI was making the same point quietly to a Midwestern university.
Caravan memorializes females murdered in grim Mexican suburb
Ecatepec, , OCT 7 (AP/UNB) — A memorial caravan wound its way through Ecatepec's streets Sunday carrying white roses in remembrance of a 2-year-old girl who was beaten to death and left on a sidewalk in the Mexico City suburb, one of many killed in a very dangerous country to be female.
Portugal's Socialists prepare 4 more years in government
Lisbon, , OCT 7 (AP/UNB) — The center-left Socialist Party got the most votes in Portugal's general election Sunday, leaving it poised to continue leading the government for another four years.
Police look for 2 men in Kansas bar shooting that killed 4
Kansas City , OCT 7 (AP/UNB) — Two men opened fire inside a bar in Kansas City, Kansas, early Sunday, killing four people and wounding five others in a shooting believed to have stemmed from an earlier dispute, police said.
Turkey summons US diplomat over a Twitter 'like'
Ankara, , OCT 7 (AP/UNB) — Turkey summoned a top American diplomat Sunday after the U.S. Embassy's official Twitter account "liked" a tweet that said the people of Turkey should prepare for a political era without the leader of Turkey's national party, who is reportedly ill.
Dallas police investigate death of witness in ex-cop's trial
Dallas , OCT 7 (AP/UNB) — A man who was fatally shot has been identified as a key witness in the murder trial of a white Dallas police officer who killed her black neighbor, Dallas police said Sunday.
Controversy stalks Nobel Peace, Literature prizes
Stavanger, Oct 6 (AP/UNB) — Controversy stalks the Nobel prizes for peace and literature in a way it rarely does for science.