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Neil M. Gorsuch testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on his nomination to be an associate justice of the US Supreme Court during a hearing in the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington, DC on March 21, 2017.
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Trump Bans Small Electronics on Some Flights

The Trump Administration is banning personal electronic devices larger than a cell phone on flights to the U.S. from 10 overseas airports, the Transportation Security Administration and Department of Homeland Security announced early Tuesday

French presidential election candidates (LtoR) Francois Fillon, Emmanuel Macron, Jean-Luc Melenchon, Marine Le Pen and Benoit Hamon, pose before a debate organised by French private TV channel TF1 in Aubervilliers

Macron and Le Pen Clash in French Presidential Debate

In a three-and-a-half-hour debate that stretched well past midnight, France's five major presidential candidates sparred testily on live television, several times lashing out at each other on sharply divisive issues like immigration, terrorism and the burkini

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Uber: We Must Change After Scandals

Uber representatives vowed that the company was in the midst of an overhaul, following a pile-up of scandals and shake-ups that have plagued the company for the past several weeks — including allegations of sexism and mismanagement

Shoppers At Ralphs Supermarket in Southern California

Supermarkets Keep Slashing Prices. It’s Not Working

Supermarkets are slashing prices to the point where for the first time in nearly 50 years, prices on items decreased on average. The price difference is good news for grocery shoppers, but bad news for the industry

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson looks on during a joint press conference with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (not pictured) at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse on March 18, 2017 in Beijing, China. Tillerson is on his first visit to Asia as Secretary of State.

Russia Won't Confirm Tillerson's Upcoming Trip

Russia's Foreign Ministry declined on Tuesday to confirm or deny reported plans by U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to visit Moscow, expressing its surprise at the "regular leak" of information from Washington

Crisis Talks Continue At Stormont

Northern Ireland's Martin McGuinness Dies Age 66

Martin McGuinness, the Irish Republican Army warlord who led his underground, paramilitary movement toward reconciliation with Britain, and was Northern Ireland's deputy first minister in a power-sharing government, died after a short illness

Congress Holds Hearing on Russian Election Interference and Connections to Trump Campaign

Comey's Hearing Dealt President Trump Another Setback

For President Trump, the blows kept coming. FBI Director James Comey's statements at a congressional hearing are sure to fan the swirling controversy about his ties to Russia and continues to distract from the Republicans' agenda

The 2017 Conservative Spring Forum Takes Place In Cardiff

Britain Braces for the Unknown in Countdown to Brexit

Britain's government says it will trigger Article 50, signalling Britain's departure from the European Union, on March 29. The notification of triggering Article 50 will come in the form of a letter, officials said