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Juul bans sale of fuity pods amid worsening EVALI outbreak.

Apple CEO wants the Republican Senate to approve an immigration reform bill the GOP staunchly opposes.

China has urged the United States to scrap all tariffs slapped in the context of the US-China trade war so that the two countries can proceed to a final agreement on trade.

French comic book illustrator Phil Briones worked for a decade at Disney

Egypt is one of a few African countries that can be reached directly from Moscow

Turkey has agreed to suspend its Syria offensive for five days and will end the assault if Kurdish-led forces withdraw from a safe zone along the border, US Vice President Mike Pence and Turkish officials announced Thursday after high-stakes talks.The agreement for the 120-hour pause eased what had escalated into an unprecedented crisis between the United States and Turkey, but critics quickly accused President Donald Trump of again abandoning Kurdish allies.

France's finance minister Bruno Le Maire presides over a meeting of G7 finance ministers and central bankers

Chief Executive of LVMH Bernard Arnault (R), CEO of Louis Vuitton Michael Burke (C) and US President Donald Trump visit the new Louis Vuitton factory in Alvarado Texas, October 17, 2019

A store in Los Angeles sells e-cigarettes, which are under scrutiny amid a mysterious epidemic of lung conditions linked to vaping

US President Donald Trump has awarded hosting of the next G7 summit to one of his own Florida golf clubs, the White House said on Thursday, sparking accusations of corruption from opposition lawmakers and ethics campaigners.The Trump National Doral Golf Club in Miami was "the best place" among a dozen US venues considered for the June 10-12 gathering next year, acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney told reporters at the White House.

Armed gunmen are seen in a street of Culiacan, capital of jailed Mexican druglord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman's home state of Sinaloa, on October 17, 2019

US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi says the timeline for the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump depends 'on the truth line'

A February 2017 protest by environmentalists in support of a New York state Exxon Mobil probe on climate change that will be the subject of a trial next week

GM employees picket outside of the General Motors Renaissance Center in Detroit. An agreement to end the strike includes wage increases, but allows the automaker to close several plants

US Senator Lindsey Graham has strongly criticized President Donald Trump's withdrawal of US troops from Syria

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez insisted on his commitment to bettering conditions for Mexican workers, calling it "a core issue for my government"

A dead body in a Tijuana pump station caused a sewage backup that led to 14.5 million gallons of untreated sewage spilling into San Diego. The Mexican authorities released a statement saying they are not entirely sure how the body ended up there.

The jack-of-all-trades boxer is set to join the cast of a planned war movie called "Freedom Fighters."

Police officers are photographed following the raid on the cargo terminal of the Viracopos International Airport, in Campinas, Sao Paulo state, Brazil, on October 17, 2019

Protesters in Hong Kong hold photos of NBA star LeBron James as the fallout continues from a tweet last month by an NBA team executive supportive of pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong, an executive James said needed to be better informed on the issue

Delegates attend the opening of the 42nd session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva in September 2019