Sanders backs bill to let 9/11 families sue Saudi Arabia
NEW YORK (AP) - Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is backing legislation that would let Americans sue Saudi Arabia over the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The bill is opposed by the Obama administration. But's important to families of 9/11 victims, some of whom believe Saudi officials played some part in the attacks. Sanders spoke in favor…
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The few, the proud, the maxed-out Trump donors
WASHINGTON (AP) - Donald Trump - the billionaire businessman who's the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination - insists he wants to "self-fund" his campaign. Yet there's a prominent "donate" button on his campaign website. And he's raised more than $9.5 million, including from about 200 people who've given the maximum allowed by law for…
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UPDATE: Quake toll in Ecuador up
PORTOVIEJO, Ecuador (AP) - There are devastating losses along Ecuador's Pacific Ocean coast, after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck over the weekend. At least 272 people were killed, highways buckled and homes and buildings were flattened. President Rafael Correa says Saturday night's quake was the worst natural disaster to hit Ecuador since a 1949 earthquake…
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