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Mon, 15 Nov 2021 16:48:42 EST
Joe Biden signs $1 trillion US infrastructure bill
U.S. President Joe Biden signed his $1 trillion US "Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act" into law Monday on the White House lawn, hailing it as an example of what bipartisanship can achieve. ...

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 15:09:43 EST
Russian weapons test resulted in debris now threatening space station, U.S. says
Orbiting space junk identified as debris from a Russian arms test threatened the seven astronauts aboard the International Space Station on Monday, forcing them to seek shelter in their docked capsule...

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 21:09:19 EST
Biden, Xi meet virtually amid strained U.S.-China relations
U.S. President Joe Biden opened his virtual meeting with China's Xi Jinping on Monday by saying their goal is to ensure competition "does not veer into conflict."

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 14:54:28 EST
Provocation or self-defence? Jury in Kyle Rittenhouse trial to weigh 2 different portrayals
The prosecution kicked off closing arguments Monday in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, aiming to convince the jury that the teenager opened fire during protests in Kenosha, Wis., without justificati...

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 01:28:48 EST
Judge rules Kobe Bryant's widow must turn over therapy records
A judge has ruled that Kobe Bryant's widow must turn over her therapy records to Los Angeles County in her lawsuit claiming she suffered emotional distress after first responders took and shared graph...

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 19:02:22 EST
U.S. judge rules Alex Jones of Infowars liable for defamation over Sandy Hook 'hoax' claims
A Connecticut judge found Infowars host Alex Jones liable by default Monday in a defamation lawsuit brought by parents of children killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting over the conspira...

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 08:39:51 EST
Belarus must be held accountable for human trafficking, Baltic states say
Belarus is forcing migrants to breach the European Union border, and the government of President Alexander Lukashenko must be held accountable for human trafficking, EU members Lithuania, Latvia and E...

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 10:44:03 EST
Trump ally Steve Bannon appears in court after surrendering to FBI over contempt charges
Steve Bannon, the former campaign chair and longtime ally of former president Donald Trump, surrendered to federal authorities on Monday to face contempt charges after defying a subpoena from a House ...

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 10:51:04 EST
First murder trial begins for Dallas man accused of killing 18 senior citizens
Billy Chemirmir faces life in prison without parole if convicted of capital murder in the death of 81-year-old Lu Thi Harris in a trial that begins Monday in Dallas. Chemirmir is accused of killing 18...

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 08:53:21 EST
Austria imposes nationwide lockdown for unvaccinated people
Austria took what its leader called the "dramatic" step Monday of implementing a nationwide lockdown for unvaccinated people who haven't recently had COVID-19.

Sun, 14 Nov 2021 15:42:40 EST
U.K. counterterrorism police arrest 3 after deadly Liverpool car blast
Counterterrorism officers arrested three people after a vehicle explosion outside the Women's Hospital in Liverpool left one person dead and another injured on Sunday, police said.

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 16:01:09 EST
The latest on the coronavirus outbreak for Nov. 15
The latest on the coronavirus outbreak for November 15th.

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 06:12:20 EST
U.S. journalist freed from Myanmar jail
American journalist Danny Fenster, sentenced only days ago to 11 years of hard labour in Myanmar, has been freed and is on his way home, former U.S. ambassador to the UN Bill Richardson said Monday. ...

Sun, 14 Nov 2021 12:52:34 EST
New Delhi closes schools, construction sites as thick haze of smog blankets city
Schools will close, along with construction sites, on Monday as people in the Indian capital New Delhi cope with smog amid an air quality reading classified as "very poor."

Sun, 14 Nov 2021 03:54:36 EST
Poland mulls asking NATO to hold emergency talks amid migrant border crisis with Belarus
Poland, Lithuania and Latvia are considering asking NATO to hold emergency talks as they struggle to manage a tense migration standoff on their borders with Belarus, the Polish prime minister said Sun...

Sun, 14 Nov 2021 04:38:03 EST
Queen Elizabeth misses Remembrance Sunday service in London due to sprained back
Queen Elizabeth missed out on the Remembrance Sunday service in London to pay tribute to Britain's war dead because she sprained her back, Buckingham Palace said Sunday.

Sun, 14 Nov 2021 11:05:44 EST
With Canada set to announce 5G networks policy, what will it do about Huawei?
Security experts say Canada must act to restrict Huawei's involvement in its 5G infrastructure, if only to stay in the good graces of allies.

Sun, 14 Nov 2021 12:08:42 EST
Japan's former princess leaves to start life in New York with new husband
A Japanese princess who gave up her royal status to marry her non-royal college sweetheart left for New York on Sunday, as the couple pursued happiness as newlyweds and left behind a nation that has c...

Sun, 14 Nov 2021 05:53:43 EST
Son of former Libyan ruler Gadhafi running for president
The son of Libya's late dictator Moammar Gadhafi registered on Sunday as presidential candidate in December's planned election as disputes rage over the rules of a vote proposed as a way to end a dec...

Sat, 13 Nov 2021 03:16:37 EST
Last-minute coal compromise in climate deal disappoints many at COP26
Several countries at the UN climate change conference in Scotland said they were deeply disappointed by the move to change the language in the final pact to "phase down," rather than "phase out" coal ...



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