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Iran

'Trump hurt me and my family, then he stole my photo to blame Iran'

Iranian photographer is angry that the US president used her picture in a Tweet condemning her country's government.

USA

Rapper 21 Savage released on bond in immigration case

The rapper is a U.K. national who "like almost two million of his immigrant child peers, was left without immigration status" as a child with no way to fix it, his lawyers said.

Markets

Asian stocks edge up, U.S. futures rise on hope for no U.S. government shutdown

Asian stocks edge up, U.S. futures rise on hope for no U.S. government shutdown

USA

220 Baptist ministers, deacons, others found guilty of sex abuse, report says

A total of about 380 Southern Baptist leaders and volunteers have faced allegations of sexual misconduct, a newspaper investigation found.

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USA

Katy Perry shoes criticized for resembling blackface apparently pulled

The shoes featured blue eyes, a gold triangular nose, and bright red lips. The black versions drew criticism online.

USA

California lost 18 million trees in 2018, adding fuel to future wildfires

Tree deaths have slowed in California thanks to a rainy winter, but the state's forests "are still under significant stress," a wildfire expert said.

USA

Texas man enters abandoned home to smoke weed, finds tiger instead

The man initially believed he was hallucinating when he found a female tiger in a "rinky-dink" cage in the home's garage, police said.

USA

Here are the Oscar winners you won't see on the Academy Awards

Four Oscars will be presented during commercial breaks for the 91st Academy Awards.

Notes From The Usa

Detroit, Michigan: the city with a creative heart and a Motown soul

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Detroit, Michigan, was the next stop on Northern-Irish singer-songwriter Foy Vance's musical tour of the US. Best known as the home of the automobile and of Motown, he discovered there was far more to this vibrant city "of resourceful people."

USA

Senator Amy Klobucher launches bid for Democrat nomination

Amy Klobucher becomes the latest candidate to join the race for the 2020 US presidential nomination.

USA

Lawyer for National Enquirer's David Pecker denies Bezos' blackmail accusations

"It absolutely is not extortion and not blackmail," said Elkan Abramowitz, attorney for AMI CEO David Pecker, on ABC's "This Week" on Sunday.

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Hundreds take part in large public snowball fight in Tacoma, Washington

Several hundred people showed up at Wright Park in Tacoma on Saturday, after a local resident Stacy Stevens put up a post on Facebook the day before saying there would be a huge public snowball fight.

Mexico

Texans demonstrate in support of border wall ahead of Trump visit

Migrant caravan blocked on border

USA

Hawaii considers new bill banning cigarette sales to anyone under 100

A new bill introduced in Hawaii's State House proposes banning cigarette sales to anyone under 100 years old by 2024.

Markets

Take Five: When doves coo - World markets themes for the week ahead

Take Five: When doves coo - World markets themes for the week ahead

USA

Lorena Bobbitt's violent act became a joke without focusing on cause, she says

Bobbitt, who cut off her husband's penis in 1993, said she had suffered domestic abuse and then was "victimized again by the media" and society.

USA

Delta pulls napkins encouraging passengers to slip their number to their 'plane crush'

"Be a little old school, write down your number and give it to your plane crush. you never know," reads one side of the napkin.

USA

Inmate's escape attempt is foiled by ceiling collapse, video shows

It all came crashing down when the inmate fell through the ceiling into the jail's booking area.

Markets

World stocks poised for weekly loss; dollar firms again

World stocks poised for weekly loss; dollar firms again

USA

US airport security found record number of firearms in 2018

An average of nearly 12 weapons were found every day, for a total of 4,239 during all of 2018.

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