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Incumbent Indonesian President Joko Widodo, center, delivers a speech as his running mate Ma'ruf Amin, right, Chairwoman of Indonesian Democratic Party-Struggle Megawati Sukarnoputri, left, and Chairman of Golkar Party Airlangga Hartarto, rear right, listen during a press conference after a coalition parties meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, April 18, 2019. Widodo said Thursday he was won re-election after securing an estimated 54% of the vote, backtracking on an earlier vow to wait for official results after his challenger made improbable claims of victory. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

Indonesia's Widodo declares victory in presidential electionIndonesian President Joko Widodo says he has won re-election after receiving an estimated 54% of the vote, backtracking on an earlier vow to wait for official results after his challenger claimed an unlikely victory

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FILE - In this Oct. 28, 2013, file photo, former FBI Director Robert Mueller is seated at FBI Headquarters in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

After 2 years of waiting, Americans will see Mueller reportLawmakers are criticizing Attorney General William Barr's decision to hold a press conference about special counsel Robert Mueller's report before releasing it

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FILE - In this April 10, 2019, file photo visitors to Story walk through the shop now located at Macy's in New York. On Thursday, April 18, the Commerce Department releases U.S. retail sales data for March. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

US retail sales soared 1.6% in MarchU.S. retail sales surged in March at the fastest pace since late 2017, as spending on autos, gasoline, furniture and clothing jumped

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French President Emmanuel Macron addresses Paris Firefighters' brigade and security forces who took part at the fire extinguishing operations of the Notre Dame of Paris Cathedral fire, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Thursday, April 18, 2019. France paid a daylong tribute Thursday to the Paris firefighters who saved the internationally revered Notre Dame Cathedral from collapse and rescued many of its treasures.(Christophe Petit Tesson, Pool via AP)

France honors Notre Dame firefighters; protects rose windowIt's a day of tribute to the Paris firefighters who saved Notre Dame Cathedral from collapse and rescued its treasures from the flames

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Authorities: Man sleeping in dumpster ends up in trash truckAuthorities say a man sleeping in a dumpster was tossed into the back of a garbage truck as the trash was being emptied, causing him to lose his prosthetic leg

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FILE - In this April 12, 2019, file photo morning clouds cover Capitol Hill in Washington. On Thursday, April 18, the Labor Department reports on the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits last week. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

US claims for unemployment aid hit lowest level since '69US claims for unemployment benefits drop to lowest level since 1969

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FILE - In this Feb. 14, 2019, file photo, Russian President Vladimir Putin listens during a meeting in the Bocharov Ruchei residence in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia. (Sergei Chirikov/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Kremlin says Kim Jong Un will visit Russia this monthThe Kremlin says North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will visit Russia later this month

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This photo posted on the New York Police Department's Twitter page shows gas cans and lighter fluid that a New Jersey man was seen carrying as he entered St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Wednesday, April 17, 2019, in New York. The suspect has been arrested. (New York Police Department via AP)

Man with gas cans arrested at St. Patrick's church in NYCA New Jersey man has been arrested after entering St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City with two cans of gasoline

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President Donald Trump listens to South Korean President Moon Jae-in speak during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, April 11, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The Latest: Trump blasts Russia probe as 'political hoax'President Donald Trump is blasting the investigation into Russian election meddling as "The Greatest Political Hoax of all time!" hours before the long-awaited released of special counsel Robert Mueller's report Thursday

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In this image from video, emergency services attend to injured at the scene after a tour bus crashed at Canico, on Portugal's Madeira Island, Wednesday April 17, 2019. Some 28 people are reported to have died in the crash, most of them German tourists, local mayor Filipe Sousa told TV news. (TVI via AP)

The Latest: Portugal confirms 29 Germans killed on MadeiraPortugal's foreign ministry has confirmed that all 29 people killed in a tour bus crash on Madeira Island were German

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Ukraine reverses nationalization of tycoon's bankA Ukrainian court has ruled that the 2016 nationalization of a major bank owned by a powerful tycoon was illegal

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A currency trader stretches at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, April 18, 2019. Asian stocks fell Thursday after Wall Street declined despite encouraging Chinese economic data. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Global stocks subdued as investors eye earnings, dataStock markets are subdued as investors look to corporate earnings reports and mixed economic data

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