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Venice ‘on its knees’ after second-worst flood ever recorded
COLLEEN BARRY and LUCA BRUNO
Associated Press
VENICE, Italy (AP) — The worst flooding in Venice in more than 50 years prompted calls Wednesday to...
As rockets rain down, Israel intensifies its strikes in Gaza
FARES AKRAM and JOSEF FEDERMAN
Associated Press
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli aircraft struck Islamic Jihad targets throughout the Gaza Strip on Wednesday...
Officer: I quit Proud Boys over fears of ‘far-left’ attacks
MICHAEL KUNZELMAN
Associated Press
A Connecticut police officer who belonged to a far-right group accused a civil rights organization’s leader, who had complained to his...
California regulators order inquiry into power outages
JANIE HAR
Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California regulators opened a formal investigation Wednesday into pre-emptive power outages that blacked out large parts of...
Trump impeachment inquiry spurs shadow disinformation war
AAMER MADHANI and AMANDA SEITZ
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The online spin and dissembling began even before Wednesday’s impeachment hearing got underway.
Moments before House...
3 universities, medical center get $1B to teach and research
JEFF AMY and KANTELE FRANKO
Associated Press
Three universities and a health care institution are sharing a gift of more than $1 billion that’s one...
Privacy, consumer groups seek to block Google-Fitbit deal
NEW YORK (AP) — Nine privacy, social justice and consumer groups are calling for the U.S. government to block Google’s $2.1 billion acquisition of...
US proposes tougher rules on work permits for asylum-seekers
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has proposed to make it tougher for asylum-seekers to obtain permission to work in the United States while...
Vice President Mike Pence coming to California for 2 days
COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence was scheduled to come to California Wednesday for a two-day visit to support President Donald...
Sour grapes: Trade war puts cork in US wine sales to China
TERENCE CHEA and PAUL WISEMAN
The Associated Press
LIVERMORE (AP) — Caught in the crossfire of President Donald Trump’s trade war with China, U.S. vineyards...