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PARIS – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging world leaders to “accelerate” negotiations ahead of a December climate conference in Paris. At a press conference in Paris Wednesday, Ban said climate change is happening and “We don’t have time to waste. We don’t have time to lose.” He called …

LISBON, Portugal – Portugal’s Constitutional Court has disallowed legislation that would have given intelligence agencies access to private communications metadata. The judges declared the bill passed by Parliament last month illegal because it contravened article 34 of the Constitution, which forbids authorities’ access to private communications unless they are part …

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Police say the man being held in connection with the disappearance of a Jacksonville toddler has attempted to escape from jail. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office says 32-year-old William Ruben Ebron Jr. is facing four new charges related to his escape attempt. Ebron already faces two counts of …