Giuliani, Overheard Talking About Need for Cash, Mistakenly Calls NBC Reporter

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Has M.L.B.’s Ball Lost Its Juice? Some Players Think So

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Morales Averts Runoff in Bolivia, Officials Say, but Anger and Doubt Remain

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Solomons government says China's island lease 'unlawful'

The Solomon Islands government says a contract signed by one of its provinces to lease the entire island of Tulagi to a Chinese company is unlawful and should be terminated.

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'Who gives a s*** about Afghanistan?': Trump stunned officials during a military briefing, former aide says

President Trump bemoaned a U.S.-led coalition mission to provide aid to Afghanistan and derailed a meeting with top military officials last year, according to an upcoming book written by former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis’s aide.

Correction: Election 2020-Gabbard-Clinton story

In a story Oct. 18 about Tulsi Gabbard and Hillary Clinton, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Hillary Clinton said she believes the Russians have "got their eye on somebody who's currently in the Democratic primary and grooming her to be the third-party candidate." She was referring to Republicans, not Russians, according to an aide.

ICE agent repeatedly raped and impregnated immigrant for seven years while threatening deportation, lawsuit claims

A Honduran woman has alleged that she was raped repeatedly over seven years by a US immigration agent, who threatened her with deportation should she speak out.The woman, identified in a lawsuit as Jane Doe, is now seeking $10 million in damages from the US government for the assaults and psychological trauma, which resulted in three pregnancies that were terminated by abortions.