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How loss of Arctic sea ice further fuels global warming

For much of the year, the Arctic appears as a crumpled white sheet of ice and snow before great chunks break off around the edges in spring, forming a sea of floes that gently dance across the frigid waters.

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Linkin Park releases statement about band member’s death

Linkin Park said their hearts are broken following the death of lead singer Chester Bennington, who died by hanging last week.

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Trump says upcoming health vote is GOP’s chance to keep vow

A peeved President Donald Trump browbeat Republican opponents of his party’s reeling health care bill Monday, asserting that his predecessor’s signature overhaul has meant “death” and saying the Senate’s planned faceoff vote is their chance to keep their pledge to repeal it.

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Kushner denies any wrongdoing in Senate grilling

Senior White House adviser Jared Kushner denied Monday that he colluded with Russians in the course of President Donald Trump’s White House bid, declaring in a statement ahead of interviews with congressional committees that he has “nothing to hide.”

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Trump administration stops hundreds of planned regulations

The Trump administration has withdrawn or delayed 860 proposed regulations in its first five months, the beginnings of a regulatory overhaul meant to bolster economic growth.

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Discovery Channel asks Shark Week viewers to be donors, too

Discovery Channel wants Shark Week viewers to be donors as well.

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In Suu Kyi’s Myanmar, concern rises over press freedom

In the old, military-ruled Myanmar, it would not have been a surprising scene: three journalists, bound together in chains, raising shackled hands in unison and speaking out against their repressive government.

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Can big-screen comedy survive the superhero era?

Days before the opening of the Will Ferrell-Amy Poehler comedy “The House,” producer Adam McKay could see the writing on the wall. The box-office forecast for the film wasn’t looking good.

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Trump says he’ll be ‘angry’ if Senate health care bill flops

​President Donald Trump said Wednesday he will be “very angry” if the Senate fails to pass a revamped Republican health care bill and said Majority Leader Mitch McConnell must “pull it off,” intensifying pressure on party leaders laboring to win over unhappy GOP senators and preserve the teetering measure.

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Police investigate Indonesian President Joko Widodo’s son for blasphemy

Indonesian police are investigating allegations of blasphemy and hate speech against the youngest son of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. Police plan to summon Kaesang Pangarep for questioning after receiving a complaint about a video uploaded to YouTube in May, Jakarta police spokesman Argo Yuwono said Thursday.

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Eurozone unemployment rate remains at 8-year low

Official figures show that unemployment across the 19-country eurozone remained at an eight-year low in May.

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Cheese, cars at issue as Japan, EU inch toward trade pact

Japan’s foreign minister is expected to head to Brussels this week to seek a breakthrough in talks on a free trade agreement with the European Union.

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Niagara Falls looks to develop outdoor recreation activities

New York state wants to give tourists more to do when they visit Niagara Falls State Park and is asking developers to come forward with plans.

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What Donald Trump has pledged on health care?

President Donald Trump is not known for plunging into the details of complex policy issues, and health care is no exception. Since his campaign days, Trump has addressed health care in broad, aspirational strokes. Nonetheless he made some clear promises along the way.

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Officials: Building materials in London fire under scrutiny

The British government Sunday scrambled to contain political fallout from the London high-rise inferno that has claimed at least 58 lives as officials focused on building materials that may have spread the fire quickly.

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Poll: Most in US think Trump meddled in Russia probe

A clear majority of Americans believe President Donald Trump has tried to interfere with the investigation into whether Russia meddled in the 2016 election and possible Trump campaign collusion, a new poll shows. Just one in five support his decision to oust James Comey from the FBI.

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Philippine lawmakers ask top court to nullify martial law

Philippine opposition lawmakers petitioned the Supreme Court on Monday to review and nullify President Rodrigo Duterte’s imposition of martial law in the southern third of the country.