Chinese woman arrested at Mar-a-Lago 'up to something,' denied bail: judge

A Chinese woman charged with bluffing her way into U.S. President Donald Trump's Florida resort last month was denied bail on Monday by a federal judge who said he believed she was "up to something nefarious."

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Actress Lori Loughlin pleads not guilty in college admissions case

Actress Lori Loughlin on Monday entered a not guilty plea to charges that she participated in a wide-ranging college admissions scam by paying bribes to get her two daughters admitted to the University of Southern California.

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U.S. justices watch their language as they consider profane trademarks

(Editor's note: contains language that some readers may find offensive, paragraphs 2, 10, 14)

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U.S. presidential candidate Warren wants drilling, mining banned on federal lands

U.S. presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren said on Monday she would ban all fossil fuel extraction on federal land and in coastal waters, setting herself apart from a crowded field of Democratic hopefuls who have made climate change a central campaign issue but have yet to outline specific policies.

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Federal court dismisses Trump administration's repeal of coal, oil valuation rule

A federal court has struck down the Trump administration's repeal of an Obama-era policy aimed at boosting revenue for taxpayers by changing how energy companies value sales of coal, oil and gas extracted from federal and tribal land.

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Thunderstorms strike U.S. East Coast, leave thousands without power

Severe thunderstorms blasted the U.S. East Coast with gusts of wind up to 50 miles per hour on Monday morning, knocking out power in thousands of homes and putting several states on flood watch, the National Weather Service said.

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Notre-Dame cathedral: Macron pledges reconstruction after fire

The French president pledges a global effort for Paris' iconic cathedral after it was ravaged by fire.

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Pulitzers: Capital Gazette wins for coverage of newsroom massacre

Staff at a Maryland newspaper quietly hug in memory of five colleagues slain by a gunman last year.

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Dog rescued 220km from Thai coast by rig workers

Rig workers find the exhausted pooch paddling near their drilling platform.

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Measles cases triple globally in 2019, says UN

The World Health Organization says the latest figures paint "an alarming picture".

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Bill Weld: Trump to face 2020 Republican challenge

Former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld is the first Republican to challenge Mr Trump in 2020.

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Eight dead after tornadoes rip across US South

Two children were killed in powerful storms that brought tornadoes and torrential rains to the US South.

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Italian police arrest 34 people in 'bone-breaking' scam

A gang allegedly made millions of euros by breaking their victims' limbs and staging accidents.

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Notre-Dame fire: The moment the spire collapses

The spire of Paris's Notre-Dame Cathedral has collapsed due to fire.

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Notre-Dame fire: Hymns sung in the street as cathedral burns

People gathered in disbelief as they watched the 850-year-old Gothic building burn.

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Ilhan Omar: Rival rallies for Trump and congresswoman

Congresswoman Ilhan Omar's supporters come out after Trump's tweet about her discussing the 9/11 attacks.

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Notre-Dame structure 'saved' after huge fire

The main structure of the cathedral has been saved, according to a Paris fire official.

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The tribe who can't read so can't vote

For illiterate communities in remote areas of Indonesia, casting their ballot in this week's election will be a daunting task.

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Visually impaired man rescued from oncoming train by passengers

The visually impaired man is pulled to safety after falling on to the subway track in Maryland.

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Notre-Dame fire: French president says cathedral will be rebuilt

President Macron says Notre-Dame will be rebuilt after a huge fire destroyed a large section of the cathedral.

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The mental rigours of being US president

Some of Trump's predecessors were manic depressives, bipolar and even psychopathic, say experts.

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Graffiti punished by reading - 'It worked!' says prosecutor

Two-and-a-half years after five teenagers were sentenced by a court to read a list of books, all are still in education and none has reoffended.

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Notre-Dame fire: What the cathedral means to the French

Henri Astier explains why watching the cathedral go up in flames is so upsetting for the locals.

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Spanish election: Socialists battle to stop right-wing surge

Spain's left hopes to forge a coalition after 28 April polls - to fend off the far-right Vox.

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How can you stop your kids viewing harmful web content?

Is content filtering tech the answer or is education and discussion the key to keeping kids safe?

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French-made tanks and howitzer canons used in Yemeni war: Disclose

French arms including tanks and laser-guided missile systems sold to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are being used in the Yemeni war against civilians, leaked intelligence published by investigative website Disclose showed.

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EU approves new trade talks with US

Disagreements overshadow the approval by European Union countries of fresh trade talks with the US.

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Cyclone Idai's death toll over 1,000, hundreds of thousands displaced

Hundreds of thousands of people are still in need of aid after Cyclone Idai battered Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi in March.

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Explainer - Looking for America: Is Julian Assange heading to the United States?

British police dragged Julian Assange from the Ecuadorean embassy last Thursday after his asylum was revoked, ending his seven-year stay there and opening the way for his extradition to the United States.

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U.S. officially designates Iran's Revolutionary Guards a terrorist group

The United States officially designated Iran's elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a foreign terrorist organization, according to a notice published in the U.S. Federal Register on Monday.

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China seizes record ivory tusks, busts smuggling gang

Chinese authorities seized 7.48 tonnes of smuggled ivory tusks last month, the biggest haul in recent years, as Beijing steps up a campaign against illegal wildlife trafficking.

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Thousands of activists block London roads to demand action on climate change

Thousands of environmental activists paralyzed parts of central London on Monday by blocking Marble Arch, Oxford Circus and Waterloo Bridge in a bid to force the government to do more to tackle climate change.

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After Cyclone Idai, thousands still cut off, many more in need: aid agencies

One month after Cyclone Idai tore through southern Africa bringing devastating floods, aid agencies say the situation remains critical with some communities in worst-hit Mozambique only just being reached with aid.

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