WASHINGTON (AP) — In the heat of an election campaign, Congress cleared the way for the U.S. military to train and equip Syrian rebels for a war against Islamic state militants on Thursday, reluctant ratification of a new strategy that President Barack Obama outlined scarcely a week ago.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress’ must-pass budget bill ignores the Obama administration’s request to accelerate spending on immigration courts to handle the flood of unaccompanied minors at the border — even as it boosts spending flexibility for Border Patrol agents and detention centers.
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s congress has approved a law that lets the government intervene in setting prices and profits.
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Contrary to some earlier projections, the world’s population will soar through the end of the 21st century thanks largely to sub-Saharan Africa’s higher-than-expected birth rates, United Nations and other population experts said on Thursday. There is an 80 percent likelihood that the number of people on the planet, currently 7.2 billion, will increase to between 9.6 billion and 12.3 billion by 2100, the researchers said. They also saw an 80 percent probability that Africa’s population will rise to between 3.5 billion and 5. …
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko appealed for more U.S. assistance, including arms, in a warmly received appearance before the U.S. Congress on Thursday, but the latest offer of American help did not include the weaponry he is seeking. “Please understand me correctly. Blankets, night-vision goggles are also important. But one cannot win the war with blankets.” He added: “Even more, we cannot keep the peace with a blanket. …
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown has headed to the cradle of the Hollywood film industry to sign legislation that more than triples the state’s annual tax credit to $330 million a year for films and TV shows produced in California.
Women and minorities are largely shut out of the ranks of TV series directors in a stubbornly unchanged pattern of hiring, according to a Hollywood guild study released Wednesday. The Directors Guild of …
Pune, Sept. 18 (ANI): Highlighting the achievements of Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah on Thursday made an appeal to the people to impose faith in his party.
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Melissa Rivers, the only daughter of legendary comedian Joan Rivers, who died two weeks ago following complications from an outpatient throat procedure, said her mother would have been overwhelmed by the depth of love people have shown for her. In her first statement since Rivers’ death on Sept. 4, Melissa and her teenage son, Cooper, thanked fans for the many cards, flowers, messages and condolences they have received from around the world and through social media. …
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