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Pall Of Church Shooting Shrouds Town’s Veteran’s Day Ceremony

By CLAUDIA LAUER and EMILY SCHMALL, Associated Press SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas (AP) — First responders and law enforcement personnel stood with heads bowed Saturday in Sutherland Springs for a Veterans Day ceremony that also was meant to honor the more than two dozen people killed a block away at a church. About 100 people attended the…
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Asia-Pacific Forum Sticks To Free-Trade Despite Trump

By TRAN VAN MINH and ELAINE KURTENBACH, Associated Press DANANG, Vietnam (AP) — An annual Pacific Rim summit is sticking with its tradition of promoting free trade and closer regional ties, shrugging off President Donald Trump's "America First" approach. The leaders of the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum said Saturday that they had recommitted to fighting…
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President Trump Heads Into Day Two Of Asia Economic Meetings

DANANG, Vietnam (AP) —  President Donald Trump is in Danang, Vietnam, for a second day of meetings with Asian economic leaders. Trump told attendees at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit Friday that he won't let the United States be "taken advantage of anymore" on trade, adding he'll always "put America first." Trump says the United…
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Moore Denies Sexual Misconduct, But GOP Fears Election Risk

By STEVE PEOPLES and KIMBERLY CHANDLER, Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — His party suddenly and bitingly divided, Alabama Republican Roy Moore emphatically rejected increasing pressure to abandon his Senate bid on Friday as fears grew among GOP leaders that a once-safe Senate seat was in jeopardy just a month before a special election. Moore, an…
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President Trump Attends Gala Dinner In Vietnam

DANANG, Vietnam (AP) —  President Donald Trump is attending a welcome event and gala dinner as part of a trade summit in Vietnam. Trump arrived at a Danang hotel Friday evening for the events for world leaders and their spouses. The first lady had stayed in China and planned to return to Washington after touring…
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