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As joblessness falls, skilled workers might be hard to find

By Josh Boak, Associated Press

Are America's employers at risk of running out of skilled people to hire?…

Friend: Saudi journalist ‘killed’ at consulate in Istanbul

By Mehmet Guzel, Suzan Fraser, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press

A Turkish official also told The Associated Press that authorities believe prominent journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed at the Saudi Consulate.

Haiti earthquake kills 11, injures 135

By Associated Press

Emergency teams worked to provide relief in Haiti on Sunday after a magnitude 5.9 earthquake killed 11 people and left 135 injured.

‘Tremendous victory’: Trump celebrates Kavanaugh win

By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press

President Donald Trump at a Kansas rally celebrated the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.

Could an artificial intelligence be considered a person under the law?

By Roman V. Yampolskiy, The Conversation

A new argument has laid a path for artificial intelligence systems to be recognized as people without any legislation, court rulings or other revisions to existing law.

Kavanaugh sworn to high court after rancorous confirmation

By Alan Fram, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

Brett Kavanaugh was sworn in Saturday night as the 114th justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.

Flu season is coming. If you live in a large city, it may stretch longer than elsewhere, study says

By Helen Branswell, STAT

The length of the flu season may vary depending on where you live, with large cities enduring longer periods of transmission and smaller cities experiencing shorter, but more explosive, spread, a new study suggests…

Protesters gather at Capitol ahead of Senate vote on Kavanaugh

By Associated Press

A large crowd has gathered on the steps of the U.S. Capitol to protest Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court.

Charges rare for Hollywood figures in year since Weinstein

By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press

The #MeToo movement has sent dozens of once-powerful Hollywood players into exile, but few of them have been placed in handcuffs or jail cells.

Pope authorizes study of Vatican archives into McCarrick scandal

By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press

Pope Francis has authorized a "thorough study" of Vatican archives into how a prominent American cardinal advanced through church ranks despite allegations that he slept with seminarians and young priests.