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Trump went even further than other uber-rich to shrink taxes

Trump went even further than other uber-rich to shrink taxes

WASHINGTON — The tax-avoidance strategies that President Donald Trump capitalized on to shrink his tax bill to essentially zero are surprisingly common among major real estate developers and other uber-wealthy Americans.
EU-UK spat over Brexit deal clouds key trade talks this week

EU-UK spat over Brexit deal clouds key trade talks this week

BRUSSELS — Britain entered a crucial week of post-Brexit talks with the European Union on Monday by rejecting the EU’s demand that it drop plans to breach the legally binding agreement it signed on its departure from the bloc.
Jury finds white nationalist guilty of rape threat

Jury finds white nationalist guilty of rape threat

A self-proclaimed white nationalist who rose to prominence during a deadly 2017 rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, was found guilty Monday by a federal jury of threatening to rape the wife of a man who was part of a racist group he felt was harassin
Malta seeks shark tooth fossil presented to Prince George

Malta seeks shark tooth fossil presented to Prince George

VALLETTA, Malta — Malta says it will seek to retrieve a shark tooth that was presented to Britain’s Prince George by veteran broadcaster and naturalist David Attenborough, who found the fossil during a holiday on the Mediterranean island in the 1960s
Milan fashion gives small opening to Black Lives Matter

Milan fashion gives small opening to Black Lives Matter

MILAN — When asked why there aren’t more people of colour in the Italian fashion industry, officials have cited a lack of candidates in homogeneous Italy.
US Latino civil rights group moves 2021 convention online

US Latino civil rights group moves 2021 convention online

RIO RANCHO, N.M. — The League of United Latin American Citizens, the oldest Latino civil rights group in the U.S., has decided to move its 2021 national convention online amid concerns and health orders caused by COVID-19.
Iraqi military: 5 dead, 2 wounded in Baghdad rocket attack

Iraqi military: 5 dead, 2 wounded in Baghdad rocket attack

BAGHDAD — Five Iraqi civilians were killed and two severely wounded Monday after a Katyusha rocket hit near Baghdad airport, Iraq's military said. It was the first time in months an attack caused civilian casualties.
Uber gets 18-month London license after winning court appeal

Uber gets 18-month London license after winning court appeal

LONDON — Uber can keep operating in London for another year and a half after winning its appeal of a decision by the British capital's transit regulator not to renew its license.
Healthy US economy failed to narrow racial gaps in 2019

Healthy US economy failed to narrow racial gaps in 2019

WASHINGTON — The solid growth that the United States enjoyed before the viral pandemic paralyzed the economy this spring failed to reduce racial disparities in Americans' income and wealth from 2016 through 2019, according to a Federal Reserve report
3 countries to assess new info about 1994 ferry sinking

3 countries to assess new info about 1994 ferry sinking

STOCKHOLM — The governments of Sweden, Finland and Estonia said Monday they will jointly assess what that they called “new significant information” in connection with one of Europe’s deadliest peacetime maritime disasters, the sinking of a ferry in t