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Outbreak of diarrhea-causing parasite linked to 4 more states

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials on Friday expanded the scope of their investigation into an outbreak of a diarrhea-causing parasite to four additional states, broadening the size of the largest U.S. outbreak of cyclospora. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said ...

Saudi Arabia strikes a city in Yemen

IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Saudi Arabia struck the port city of Hodeida in Yemen, the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said in a statement in response to Iranian-backed Houthi rebel attacks on Saudi shipping. The Houthis said the group would escalate after tensions have been brewing for weeks, ...

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EU under scrutiny WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says the United States will open a formal investigation into the European Union's trade practices. He claims the bloc has unfairly levied billions of dollars of fines against Google, Apple and other U.S. tech giants. Trump made the announcement Friday. A day earlier, the EU hit Google with a fine of $1 billion after it said the technology behemoth broke digital antitrust regulations by setting up Google Play and its ubiquitous search engine to corral consumers toward its own services and apps to the detriment of ...

More than 200,000 flee raging wildfires in Europe

ARCACHON, France (AP) — Massive forest fires forced the evacuation of some 200,000 people in southwestern France and central Spain on Friday, with residents fleeing towns near Madrid and Bordeaux as the flames raged out of control. Firefighters and authorities in both European countries ...

Trump imposes double-digit tariffs on dozens of countries

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is going ahead with new double-digit tariffs on dozens of U.S. trading partners just as the clock runs out today on stopgap levies he imposed after a stinging defeat at the Supreme Court. The United States will slap taxes of 10% to 12.5% on ...