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Nielsen says World Series is a snooze for most TV viewers

NEW YORK - Fans in Washington and Houston may be excited, but the rest of the country is reacting to the World Series with a collective yawn. Through the first five games, the World Series has been av...

Oct 30, 2019

Denmark allows Russia-Germany gas pipeline

COPENHAGEN - Denmark said Wednesday that it is giving permission for a joint German-Russian underwater gas pipeline to be laid to through its territory, in a blow to the United States, which had fierc...

Oct 30, 2019

Lebanese protesters get creative as they block roads

BEIRUT - On a main thoroughfare in Beirut on Monday, Lebanese protesters set up a living room with an area rug, a couch and a refrigerator. On another, they held a morning yoga class. And on a third r...

Oct 30, 2019

IS leader's death ushers in new phase for the group

BEIRUT - One of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's last audio messages was an appeal for his followers to do everything in their power to free Islamic State detainees and the women being held in jails and camps i...

Oct 30, 2019

Colonel testifies he raised concerns about Ukraine, Trump

WASHINGTON - Defying White House orders, an Army officer serving with President Donald Trump's National Security Council testified to impeachment investigators Tuesday that he twice raised concerns ov...

Oct 30, 2019

EU delays Brexit to Jan. 31; Johnson election bid fails

LONDON - Britain got Brexit breathing space but no clarity on Monday when the European Union granted a three-month delay to the U.K.'s departure from the bloc, postponing it until Jan. 31. British pol...

Oct 30, 2019

Stars advocate for progress at honorary Oscars event

LOS ANGELES - Inequality in the film industry got a high-profile spotlight at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 11th annual Governors Awards, where Cherokee actor Wes Studi, Italian dir...

Oct 30, 2019

Utilities say equipment probably sparked California fires

LOS ANGELES - Electrical equipment caused two Southern California wildfires - one that killed three people and destroyed more than 1,600 homes last year - and another still smouldering in the well-hee...

Oct 29, 2019

HBO orders 10 episodes of 'Game of Thrones' prequel

LOS ANGELES - HBO is green-lighting a new "Game of Thrones" prequel after reportedly cancelling another that starred Naomi Watts. The cable channel said Tuesday that it's given a 10-episode order to "...

Oct 29, 2019

Frustration rises amid another round of California blackouts

SAN RAFAEL, Calif. - With no electricity for the fourth straight day Tuesday, chef and caterer Jane Sykes realized she would have to throw out $1,000 worth of food, including trays of brownies, cupcak...

Oct 29, 2019