Global News Network: April 2019

5 companies probed after deadly Seattle crane collapse

Five companies are under investigation following the collapse of a Seattle crane that crushed cars on the street below and left four people dead -- including a college freshman and a retired city employee.

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Iowa woman fatally shot while driving home from work

A 25-year-old Iowa woman was driving home from work when a bullet tore through the vehicle's driver's side window and killed her, the Waterloo Police Department said.

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Who Killed Atlanta’s Children?

Forty years ago, a serial killer terrorized the city. Families have been searching for answers ever since.

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As Buttigieg Builds His Campaign, Gay Donors Provide the Foundation

In amassing a small fortune, the South Bend mayor has had the backing of an exuberant L.G.B.T. donor base. But relying on wealthy contributors carries political risk.

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Solving Trump’s Federal Reserve Problem

It starts, but doesn’t end, with ditching Stephen Moore.

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Why It’s So Hard to Learn French in Middle Age

I knew I’d never sound like a native. But shouldn’t I be much better than this?

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As Europe Veers Right, Spain Stays the Socialist Course

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s Socialists bucked the right-wing tide in Europe, gaining seats, while holding the nationalist Vox party at bay.

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From Apples to Popcorn, Climate Change Is Altering the Foods America Grows

In every region, farmers and scientists are trying to adapt an array of crops to warmer temperatures, invasive pests, erratic weather and earlier growing seasons.

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James Holzhauer Is Dominating ‘Jeopardy!’ But What’s Life Like After the Show?

Ken Jennings and other stars explained how appearing on the show affected their lives.

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Books News: She Pulled Her Debut Book When Critics Found It Racist. Now She Plans to Publish.

Amélie Wen Zhao canceled the June publication of her young adult novel, “Blood Heir,” after claims that it had insensitive depictions of slavery. Then she decided the critics were wrong.

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Biden: If I'm going to defeat Trump, it's going to be here

Former Vice President Joe Biden kicked off his 2020 presidential campaign in Pittsburgh, telling constituents he is running to "restore the soul" of the nation.

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Ivanka Trump: Empowered women pave the way to economic progress

I recently traveled to Africa to advance the White House's Women's Global Development and Prosperity Initiative, or W-GDP, which seeks to reach 50 million women in the developing world by 2025. We will work to achieve this goal by supporting women in the workplace, helping them succeed as entrepreneurs, and by advancing legal reforms that will create greater gender equality.

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Pelosi and Schumer to meet with Trump on infrastructure

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer will meet with President Donald Trump on Tuesday in an effort to find common ground on infrastructure policy even as tensions run high over ongoing Democratic-led investigations into the administration in the wake of the Mueller report.

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Biden's announcement for the Democratic presidential nomination earned him an 11-point polling bounce, leaving him far ahead of the party's other candidates

Former Vice President Joe Biden's announcement of a bid for the Democratic presidential nomination earned him an 11-point polling bounce, leaving him head and shoulders above the rest of the Democratic candidates.