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Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell arrested

Ghislaine Maxwell, a British socialite who was accused by many women of helping procure underage sex partners for Jeffrey Epstein, was arrested in New Hampshire, the FBI said Thursday. Maxwell, who li...

Jul 02, 2020

US trade deficit rises 9.7% in May to $54.6 billion

WASHINGTON - The U.S. trade deficit rose for the third straight month in May. Both exports and imports fell as the coronavirus outbreak continued to take a toll on world commerce. The Commerce Departm...

Jul 02, 2020

UK judge rejects tabloid's bid to throw out Depp libel suit

LONDON - A British judge on Thursday rejected an attempt by tabloid newspaper The Sun to quash a libel suit from actor Johnny Depp over an article claiming he abused ex-wife Amber Heard. Judge Andrew ...

Jul 02, 2020

Hirokazu Kore-eda and Catherine Deneuve look for ‘The Truth’

VENICE, Italy - Catherine Deneuve plays an icon of French cinema in "The Truth." She even chose her own middle name, Fabienne, for her character who says things like, "I'd rather have been a bad frien...

Jul 02, 2020

Charlize Theron hopes daughters are represented in Hollywood

NEW YORK - Charlize Theron says she's making choices as a producer and actor to ensure her "two small, beautiful African American daughters" will feel represented on-screen. The Oscar winner said it c...

Jul 02, 2020

British judge denies Venezuela access to gold in bank vault

LONDON - A British judge on Thursday refused to give Venezuela control of over $1 billion in gold sitting in a Bank of England vault, ruling that it is unlawful to give it to the President Nicols Madu...

Jul 02, 2020

'Incident' damages construction near Iran nuclear site

TEHRAN, Iran - An "incident" damaged an under-construction building Thursday near Iran's underground Natanz nuclear enrichment facility, though it did not affect its centrifuge operations or cause any...

Jul 02, 2020

European jobless rise contained by government help

FRANKFURT - The unemployment rate in the 19 countries that use the euro currency inched higher to 7.4 % in May from 7.3% in April as governments used active labour market support programs to cushion t...

Jul 02, 2020

Photo of toddler sitting on slain grandpa angers Kashmiris

SRINAGAR, India - A photo of a toddler sitting on the chest of of his dead grandfather has outraged residents of Indian-controlled Kashmir after the victim's family accused government forces of shooti...

Jul 02, 2020

Landslide at Myanmar jade mine kills at least 113 people

YANGON, Myanmar - Rescue workers say at least 113 people have been killed in a landslide at a jade mining site in northern Myanmar. At least another five people have been injured in Thursday's acciden...

Jul 02, 2020