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If the Ukrainian jetliner that crashed this week was shot down by an Iranian missile, it wouldn’t be the first time military forces downed an airliner January 9, 2020, 8:42 PM 3 min read If an Iranian missile brought down a Ukrainian airliner, it would be at least the fifth such shootdown since the early […]

SAN FRANCISCO — Despite escalating pressure ahead of the 2020 presidential election, Facebook reaffirmed its freewheeling policy on political ads Thursday, saying it won’t ban them, won’t fact-check them and won’t limit how they can be targeted to specific groups of people. Instead, Facebook said it will offer users slightly more control over how many

Rail workers, teachers, doctors, lawyers and others have joined a nationwide day of protests and strikes to denounce French President Emmanuel Macron’s plans to overhaul the pension system January 9, 2020, 4:49 PM 2 min read PARIS — French rail workers, teachers, doctors, lawyers and others joined the fourth nationwide day of protests and strikes

Stocks are opening broadly higher on Wall Street as traders welcome news that China’s top trade official will head to Washington next week to sign a preliminary trade deal with the U.S. Technology companies and banks led the way higher January 9, 2020, 2:44 PM 3 min read NEW YORK — Stocks are opening broadly

The outgoing head of the Bank of England has hinted that U.K. interest rates could be cut as soon as this month to shore up the economy even as some of the Brexit uncertainty has dissipated By PAN PYLAS Associated Press January 9, 2020, 12:09 PM 3 min read LONDON — U.K. interest rates could

BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Just a few blocks from the rusted 16-story blast furnaces that once fired hulking steel beams for the Hoover Dam and the Golden Gate Bridge, OraSure Technologies each day produces thousands of thumbnail-size pads made to spit on. These oral swabs, part of a home H.I.V. test kit, are products of a

The European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator said that if Britain wants unfettered access to the EU market after it leaves the bloc, it will not have full freedom to subsidize its industry January 9, 2020, 10:20 AM 3 min read BRUSSELS — The European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator said Thursday that if Britain wants as much

GUANICA, Puerto Rico, Jan 8 (Reuters) – More than half of Puerto Rico’s 3 million people remained without power on Wednesday and thousands slept outdoors after earthquakes toppled homes on the Caribbean island and raised fears more could collapse. Tuesday’s quakes, including the most powerful one to strike the U.S. territory in 102 years, killed

TOKYO — Though former Nissan Chairman Ghosn is unlikely to stand trial in a real court, he has made himself a key witness in putting Japan’s justice system on trial. In his first public appearance after fleeing to Lebanon, Ghosn lambasted unfair detention and bail conditions, said he was presumed guilty and had “zero chance”

Soaring pork prices that nearly doubled in December kept China’s inflation at a seven-year high despite government efforts to ease meat shortages caused by a disease outbreak By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer January 9, 2020, 5:37 AM 2 min read BEIJING — Soaring pork prices that nearly doubled in December over a year ago