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Trump science adviser Scott Atlas leaving White House job

WASHINGTON - Dr. Scott Atlas, a science adviser to President Donald Trump who was skeptical of measures to control the coronavirus outbreak, is leaving his White House post. A White House official con...

Nov 30, 2020

Powell says pace of economic improvement has moderated

WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says that the pace of improvement in the economy has moderated in recent months with future prospects remaining "extraordinarily uncertain." In rema...

Nov 30, 2020

Navy will decommission warship damaged in suspected arson

SAN DIEGO - The Navy said Monday that it will decommission a warship docked off San Diego after suspected arson this summer caused extensive damage, making it too expensive to restore. Fully repairing...

Nov 30, 2020

Fewer Americans sign contracts to buy homes in October

SILVER SPRING, Md. - The number of Americans signing contracts to buy homes fell for the second consecutive month as lack of available homes continues to stifle house hunters. The National Association...

Nov 30, 2020

Rita Ora says sorry for lockdown-breaching birthday party

LONDON - British singer Rita Ora apologized Monday for breaking lockdown rules by holding a birthday party, saying it was "a serious and inexcusable error of judgment." The Sun newspaper ran photos of...

Nov 30, 2020

Dave Prowse, actor who played Darth Vader, dies at 85

LONDON - Dave Prowse, the British weightlifter-turned-actor who was the body, though not the voice, of arch-villain Darth Vader in the original "Star Wars" trilogy, has died. He was 85. Prowse died Sa...

Nov 30, 2020

Fact or fiction? UK govt says 'The Crown' should be clear

LONDON - Britain's culture minister thinks the Netflix TV series "The Crown" should come with a disclaimer: It's a work of fiction. Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden weighed in amid criticism of the his...

Nov 30, 2020

Music festivals offer to help Belgium's vaccination campaign

BRUSSELS - With nothing on their agendas for months to come, music festival organizers in Belgium want to use their know-how to help the country's coronavirus vaccination campaign. The Belgian governm...

Nov 30, 2020

'Game Change' co-author John Heilemann has book on 2020 race

NEW YORK - The co-author of the million-selling "Game Change" has a book of his own coming about the 2020 election. Simon & Schuster announced Monday that John Heilemann is working on a "dramatic,...

Nov 30, 2020

S&P Global buys IHS Markit in $44B deal joining data cos.

S&P Global is buying IHS Markit in a $44 billion all-stock deal that joins two of the largest data providers to Wall Street. Data collection has become pivotal on Wall Street as algorhythms and hi...

Nov 30, 2020