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Myanmar military says it is taking control of the country

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar military television said Monday that the military was taking control of the country for one year, while reports said many of the country’s senior politicians including Aung San Suu Kyi had been detained. An presenter on military-owned Myawaddy TV made the announcement and cited a

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What happens when the US increases its minimum wage?

NEW YORK (AFP/RSS) – Progressive lawmakers this week formally launched an effort to hike the US minimum wage, introducing legislation

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Republican senators signal opposition to Trump impeachment

WASHINGTON (AFP/RSS) – US Democrats’ efforts to convict Donald Trump at his impeachment trial suffered a fresh blow Tuesday when

Indian protest rally
Angry farmers storm India’s Red Fort in huge tractor rally

NEW DELHI (AP) — Tens of thousands of protesting farmers drove long lines of tractors into India’s capital on Tuesday,

Larry King, broadcasting giant for half-century, dies at 87

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Larry King, the suspenders-sporting everyman whose broadcast interviews with world leaders, movie stars and ordinary Joes

Democrats start reining in expectations for immigration bill

WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s taken only days for Democrats gauging how far President Joe Biden’s bold immigration proposal can go

Schumer: Trump impeachment trial to begin week of Feb. 8

WASHINGTON (AP) — Opening arguments in the Senate impeachment trial for Donald Trump over the Capitol riot will begin the

Biden sworn in as nation’s 46th president

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden has officially become the 46th president of the United States. Biden took the oath of

Trump predicts ‘success’ for new administration

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he thinks the new administration will have “great success” and claims to have

Trump pardons 73 people, including Steve Bannon, on last day

WASHINGTON (AFP) – US President Donald Trump on Wednesday pardoned 73 people, including his former aide Steve Bannon and other