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Back-to-back earthquakes shatter roads and windows in Alaska
Alaska, Dec 1 (AP/UNB) — Back-to-back earthquakes measuring 7.0 and 5.7 shattered highways and rocked buildings Friday in Anchorage and the surrounding area, sending people running into the streets and briefly triggering a tsunami warning for islands and coastal areas south of the city.
Behind Cohen plea: Trump's longtime dream of a Moscow tower
Washington, Nov 30 (AP/UNB) — Donald Trump for decades dreamed of building a Trump Tower in the heart of Moscow, a plan that flared and fizzled several times over the years, most recently when his presidential campaign was gaining momentum.
Trump asks RNC chair McDaniel to stay in job through 2020
Washington, Nov 30 (AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump says he has asked Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel to stay in the job through the 2020 election.
Ex-FBI director Comey challenges House subpoena in court
Washington, Nov 30 (AP/UNB) — Former FBI Director James Comey moved Thursday to block a subpoena from the Republican-led House of Representatives, saying the closed-door interview demanded by lawmakers would be selectively leaked for political purposes.
Trump cancels meeting with Putin as he heads to G-20 summit
Argentina, Nov 30 (AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump abruptly canceled a planned meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin as he headed to the Group of 20 Nations summit Thursday, citing Russia's seizure of Ukrainian vessels as a source of tension in a relationship he has fostered in the face of criticism.
Michael Cohen pleads guilty to lying to Congress
New York, Nov 29 (AP/UNB) — Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former lawyer, made a surprise appearance before a federal judge in New York on Thursday to plead guilty to lying to Congress about work he did on an aborted project to build a Trump Tower in Russia.
Bangladeshi man facing deportation gets reprieve until 2022
Kansas City, Nov 29 (AP/UNB) — A Kansas man who is fighting deportation to his native Bangladesh for overstaying his visa was given a reprieve until at least 2022 after an immigration judge agreed to consider whether he could legally stay in the U.S.
US airstrike reportedly kills dozens of Afghan civilians
Kabul, Nov 29 (AP/UNB) — Taliban insurgents staged a coordinated attack targeting a security firm in the Afghan capital on Wednesday, killing at least 10 people and wounding 19 others, as the U.S. said an airstrike hours earlier in Helmand province that reportedly killed civilians was conducted by American aircraft.
US sued for $60 million after infant in detention later died
Houston, Nov 28 (AP/UNB) — The mother of a toddler who died weeks after being released from the nation's largest family detention center filed a legal claim seeking $60 million from the U.S. government for the child's death.
US makes case for withdrawal from missile treaty with Russia
Washington, Nov 28 (AP/UNB) —Russia has for years been developing, testing and deploying a missile that violates a landmark nuclear weapons treaty, a senior White House official said Tuesday, making a case for the administration's planned withdrawal from the accord ahead of a scheduled meeting between the leaders of the two nations.