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Maine legislators OK assisted suicide; bill goes to governor

AUGUSTA, Maine - The Maine Legislature voted Tuesday to legalize assisted suicide, with supporters declaring it in line with the state's tradition of individualism and opponents insisting the practice...

Jun 04, 2019

New Ukraine president commits to NATO, EU membership

BRUSSELS - Ukraine's new president says his country still hopes to become a member of the NATO military alliance and the European Union but he is open to peace talks with neighbouring Russia. Standing...

Jun 04, 2019

In Asian-led 'Always Be My Maybe,' ethnicity is secondary

The newly released Netflix movie "Always Be My Maybe," is an Asian American rom-com with a twist: Ethnicity isn't central to the plot. It's just stand-up comedian and actress Ali Wong and "Fresh Off t...

Jun 04, 2019

World's biggest Nutella factory blocked by French workers

PARIS - No more Nutella?! French workers are threatening as much, bringing the world's biggest Nutella factory to a near-standstill in a showdown over salary negotiations. Tensions have been mounting ...

Jun 04, 2019

Barenboim's tenure at Berlin's Staatsoper extended to 2027

BERLIN - Conductor Daniel Barenboim is getting a five-year contract extension as general music director of Berlin's Staatsoper, which would keep him at the opera house until 2027. Klaus Lederer, Berli...

Jun 04, 2019

Powell says Fed stands ready to respond to trade conflicts

WASHINGTON - Chairman Jerome Powell said Tuesday that the Federal Reserve is prepared to respond to the Trump administration's trade conflicts to protect the U.S. economic expansion if it decides that...

Jun 04, 2019

Purcell opera performed in cemetery catacombs

NEW YORK - "When I am laid in earth," the heroine sings just before she dies at the end of Henry Purcell's "Dido and Aeneas." Rarely will the aria be heard in a more fittingly sepulchral setting than ...

Jun 04, 2019

Italy's Salvini warns of government crisis

ROME - Italy's deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini is warning that a government crisis will be unavoidable if his League party cannot start working constructively with the 5-Star Movement, its coalit...

Jun 04, 2019

Missouri subpoenas abortion clinic doctors amid legal battle

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A St. Louis judge on Tuesday is set to weigh whether physicians from the state's only abortion clinic can be forced to testify amid a legal fight over the facility's license. The...

Jun 04, 2019

Trump administration puts new restrictions on Cuba travel

WASHINGTON - The Trump administration on Tuesday imposed major new travel restrictions on visits to Cuba by U.S. citizens, including a ban on many forms of educational and recreational travel. The Tre...

Jun 04, 2019