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Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - Starting next year, diners in the western US state of California can smoke cannabis at certain restaurants, thanks to a new law allowing for...

New York (AFP) - Nike reported a drop in profits Tuesday on sagging revenues as the sports giant cautioned that a turnaround from a rocky period would take time under...

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Elizabeth (United States) (AFP) - Just a short drive from the New York skyline, giant cranes, containers, and machinery stand motionless behind closed gates.  The International Longshoremen's Association (ILA), 85,000...

Houston (AFP) - More than 100 people, including dozens of children, who say they were victims of rape, sexual assault and sexual exploitation at the hands of Sean "Diddy" Combs...

New York (AFP) - Pras Michel on Tuesday sued bandmate Lauryn Hill, with claims including fraud and breach of contract over their canceled Fugees reunion tour. In his complaint filed...

New York (AFP) - General Motors reported a dip in third-quarter US auto sales Tuesday, but pointed to growth in sales of electric vehicles and said retail pricing remained steady....

Mexico City (AFP) - Claudia Sheinbaum was sworn in Tuesday as Mexico's first woman president, inheriting a country beset by gang violence and economic uncertainty over controversial reforms passed by...

Washington (AFP) - Breast cancer rates are rising sharply in the United States, driven by increases among younger women and Asian Americans, a study said Tuesday. The biennial report by...

Houston (AFP) - A Texas man was put to death by lethal injection on Tuesday evening for the murders of teenage twin sisters, prison officials said, the sixth death row...