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Former rapper charged in campaign finance conspiracy case

One of the founding members of the 1990s hip-hop group the Fugees has been charged in a campaign finance conspiracy that took place during the 2012 presidential election, the Justice Department said Friday. A four-count indictment accuses Prakazrel "Pras" Michel…

Swarthmore College will no longer allow fraternities and sororities

Swarthmore frats disband over leaked documents Swarthmore, Pa. – Fraternities and sororities will no longer be allowed at Swarthmore College following outrage over years-old documents allegedly written by one fraternity that contain derogatory comments about women and the LGBTQ community,…

US-China relations near new low amid trade battle

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and China have gone through rough patches before. The American public recoiled — and the U.S. government imposed sanctions — after the People’s Liberation Army slaughtered hundreds of civilians in the streets of Beijing in…

Defense chief’s border visit will highlight Trump priority

WASHINGTON (AP) — Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan is making his second trip to the U.S.-Mexican border to highlight what President Donald Trump calls a national emergency, after freeing up $1.5 billion more in Pentagon money to support wall construction.…

Teen apparently mauled to death by dogs he was watching

Dighton, Mass. — A teenager died after he was apparently mauled by dogs in a small Massachusetts town, CBS Boston reported. The 14-year-old, Ryan Hazel, had been watching the dogs for their owner, who was in Boston, according to the Bristol…

Deflated by helium shortage, Party City to close 45 stores

Global shortfall of helium means retailer Party City can't meet demand for inflatable balloons. Big factor behind shortage is about 75 percent of world's helium comes from three sources. Shrinking helium supplies are hurting sales at Party City, which said…

High school softball player pitches perfect game

There's a perfect game, and then there's what high school softball pitcher Shannon Becker did. She pitched a more than perfect game by striking out every single batter she faced. "A perfect game just means that nobody got on base," her dad Bob Becker…

U.S. increases tariffs on Chinese goods

At President Trump's direction, the U.S. increased tariffs from 10 percent to 25 percent on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods, escalating a prolonged trade feud between the world's largest economies. The tariff hike, which went into effect Friday, was…

Jeff Bezos says lunar lander can carry crews to the moon by 2024

Blue Origin plans to build and launch a commercially developed lunar lander, a spacecraft capable of carrying scientific payloads and astronauts to landings on the moon by 2024, the Trump administration's stated goal for near-term space exploration, Amazon-founder Jeff Bezos…

U.S. seizes North Korean cargo ship for violating sanctions

The Trump administration has seized a North Korean cargo ship used to supply coal to the isolated nation in violation of international sanctions, law enforcement officials said Thursday. The seizure of the vessel, detained last month in Indonesia, comes at…

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