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Cuba and the United States have maintained “channels of communication” but are not engaged in any formal negotiations, Havana’s top diplomat in Washington told Reuters, as the Trump administration pursues a pressure campaign against the Communist-ruled island. In an interview on Monday, Lianys Torres Rivera, ‌charge d’affaires at the embassy in Washington, said Cuba remains open to a “respectful” dialogue but is “not naive” about President Donald Trump’s threats and has increased preparations to

STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded Monday to three scientists whose work led to a tool that uses light to help unravel how the brain works. Dr. Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel carried out research that opened a new field with the wonky name optogenetics, combining light with genes to switch on and off neurons in living brains. Separate research from the trio — one of whom lives in the US and two in Germany — resulted in a technique that helps to identify neu

PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Hundreds of demonstrators rallied in Kosovo’s capital Monday night after the country’s parliament failed to advance legislation that would weaken the powers of a Hague-based court, weeks after the war crimes convictions of four former rebel leaders sparked weeks of unrest. The demonstration in Pristina was the latest in weeks of protests gripping the small Balkan nation. The anger briefly spilled into clashes, with protesters launching flares and firecrackers and police u

US President Donald Trump on Monday took his Republican midterm rescue mission to Nebraska, where he signed an executive order to ease limits on the tax-free use of red dye diesel, a decision he said would save “millions” for farmers and drive down the cost of all goods with just four weeks to go until the elections. “Pete and Jim, this should absolutely ensure your election, I guarantee you that,” Trump said, addressing Republican Gov. Pete Ricketts, who is running against an independent candid

Cornell students thronged a campus plaza to protest the university's response to allegations of sexual assault at a fraternity house, and the school's main administration building was splashed with graffiti and damaged overnight. At a demonstration that overflowed the large space in front of the school's student center, students, faculty members and others wore purple ribbons and held signs with such messages as “support survivors, expel rapists” and “Justice 4 every Jane Doe" — the name by whic