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Ohio State: 100 ex-students report sex misconduct by doctor

COLUMBUS, Ohio — More than 100 former students have provided firsthand accounts of sexual misconduct by the now-dead Ohio State University team physician at the centre of an ongoing investigation, the university said on Friday.

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David Spade: Family coming together after Kate Spade's death

LOS ANGELES — Just a month after funeral services for his sister-in-law, comic-actor David Spade was back to business, promoting his new movie. But he also offered a few words about his family tragedy.

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Crisis for Macron as security aide is detained for beating

PARIS — French investigators on Friday detained for questioning one of President Emmanuel Macron's top security aides who was caught on camera beating a protester in May, sparking a major political crisis for the French leader.

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Suspect confesses in killing of Olympic figure skater

MOSCOW — One of two men detained in Kazakhstan on suspicion of killing Olympic figure skating medallist Denis Ten has confessed, authorities said Friday.

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India's Parliament rejects no confidence against motion

NEW DELHI — Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi accused the government of failing to live up to its promises as the Indian Parliament on Friday debated and defeated a no-confidence motion moved by the opposition against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's

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Nerve agent victim released from UK hospital after poisoning

LONDON — Nerve agent victim Charlie Rowley has been released from the hospital after three weeks of treatment since being poisoned, U.K. officials said Friday.

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Bread businesswoman, Alabama singer in business hall of fame

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The founder of Sister Schubert's Homemade Rolls and the lead singer of the country music band Alabama are being honoured by the University of Alabama's business school.

Jul 20, 2018 1:16 PM Read more >

Democrats wrestle with election-year message on health care

WASHINGTON — Ringed by a handful of cheering activist supporters, liberal House Democrats gathered outside the Capitol this week to announce they were forming a caucus to seek "Medicare for All" — shorthand for government-financed health care.

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Vietnam convicts, deports US man who joined rare protest

HANOI, Vietnam — A Vietnamese court on Friday convicted an American man of disturbing public order after he took part in a rare protest and ordered him deported.

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Statue honouring Chris Cornell to be erected in Seattle

SEATTLE — The late grunge pioneer Chris Cornell will be remembered in the city where he was born. Cornell's wife on Friday announced a statue will be erected Aug. 29 at Seattle's Museum of Pop Culture.

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