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Apple employees attend an event about Apple's new

Apple upstages Amazon in selecting tech hub locations

AUSTIN, Texas — One tech giant strung dozens of North American cities through a circus-like

Nation As sentencing looms, Flynn is upbeat
Days away from being sentenced in the Russia probe, former national security adviser Michael Flynn
8:39 AM
World Paris police bracing for more violent protests
PARIS — Anticipating a fifth straight weekend of violent protests, Paris' police chief said Friday
7:26 AM
Politics 1600: Trump was hands-on with hush plan
The president said there was nothing dirty, legally speaking, about the hush-money payoffs to two
8:09 AM
Nation 10 things to know for today
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked
8:03 AM
World Syrian Kurdish-led fighters take last town held by IS
BEIRUT — U.S.-backed, Kurdish-led fighters captured the last town held by the Islamic State group
6:57 AM
Nation Trump: I never told Cohen 'to break the law'
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday said he “never directed Michael Cohen to break
12/13/18
Dan Janison Janison: Rare Senate rebuke of a same-party POTUS
Resolutions taking sides against the Saudi-led coalition are symbolic, but lawmakers' willingness to ignore the
12/13/18
Nation Senate passes measures condemning Saudi Arabia
WASHINGTON — The Senate unanimously approved a resolution Thursday blaming Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed
12/13/18
World UN chief announces Yemen agreement
UNITED NATIONS — UN chief Antonio Guterres announced Thursday that the warring parties in Yemen’s
12/13/18
World Officials: Strasbourg market shooter killed in shootout
STRASBOURG, France — The man authorities say killed three people near a Christmas market in
12/13/18