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Sat, 12 Feb 2022 11:04:48 EST
Relatives angrily seek answers about fate of sailors after Russian warship sinking

Fri, 22 Apr 2022 14:21:30 EDT
Mosque bombing kills 33 Afghans amid weeks of renewed violence
A Taliban official says a bombing at a mosque and religious school in northern Afghanistan on Friday killed at least 33 people, including students of a religious school. 

Fri, 22 Apr 2022 11:37:37 EDT
U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene denies calling for violence ahead of Jan. 6 riot
Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene told a Georgia judge hearing an effort to block her from the ballot in her re-election bid that she had urged people to join a "peaceful march" on Jan. ...

Fri, 22 Apr 2022 14:21:51 EDT
Former brother-in-law charged in killing of Toronto-born law prof in Florida
A Florida dentist was arrested Thursday on charges that he hired hit men eight years ago to kill his sister's ex-husband, a prominent law professor originally from Toronto, so she could move back to t...

Fri, 22 Apr 2022 04:00:00 EDT
What's at stake for Muslims in the French election
Marine Le Pen, the far-right candidate, has proposed a ban on Muslim women wearing headscarves in public — and she's in striking distance of upsetting Emmanuel Macron, France's current centrist pres...

Thu, 21 Apr 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Ukrainian environmentalists tracking possible Russian eco crimes
A small group of environmentalists who were forced to leave Ukraine are working together to document possible environmental crimes committed by Russia. While solid evidence could help, analysts say it...

Thu, 21 Apr 2022 11:58:24 EDT
Boris Johnson to face parliamentary inquiry into alleged lies about lockdown parties
British lawmakers on Thursday ordered a parliamentary investigation into Prime Minister Boris Johnson for allegedly lying about whether he broke coronavirus restrictions by attending illegal gathering...

Thu, 21 Apr 2022 09:12:16 EDT
Florida passes bill to end Disney self-government in the state
The Florida House of Representatives on Thursday gave final passage to a bill that would dissolve Walt Disney World's private government, handing Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis a victory in his feud wit...

Thu, 21 Apr 2022 19:29:02 EDT
Authorities to investigate as video shows Mike Tyson hitting plane passenger
Authorities were investigating Thursday after former heavyweight champ Mike Tyson was recorded on video punching a fellow passenger on board a plane at San Francisco International Airport. ...

Thu, 21 Apr 2022 17:38:31 EDT
Former Honduran president extradited to U.S. to face drug, weapons charges
Honduras extradited former President Juan Orlando Hernandez to the United States on Thursday to face drug trafficking and weapons charges in a dramatic reversal for a leader once touted by U.S. author...

Thu, 21 Apr 2022 14:50:26 EDT
Actor Robert Morse, of Mad Men and Broadway stages, dead at 90
Actor Robert Morse, who won a Tony Award as a hilariously brash corporate climber in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, and a second one a generation later as the brilliant, troubled Tr...

Thu, 21 Apr 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Ontario woman fighting U.S. military for 'wrongful death' of ex-husband, an American soldier
A Kingsville, Ont., woman who once served as a nurse specialist in the U.S. army is arguing the military was negligent in the death of her ex-husband, Michael Froede, an American soldier who died by ...

Thu, 21 Apr 2022 11:14:57 EDT
Real Housewives star NeNe Leakes sues, saying racism accepted on show
NeNe Leakes, a former star of The Real Housewives of Atlanta, sued the companies behind the show on Wednesday, alleging they fostered and tolerated a hostile and racist work environment. ...

Thu, 21 Apr 2022 08:11:38 EDT
Queen Elizabeth's 96th birthday marked with gun salutes
Queen Elizabeth celebrated her 96th birthday at her Sandringham estate on Thursday as gun salutes rang out across London and Windsor and military bands played Happy Birthday.

Thu, 21 Apr 2022 08:54:08 EDT
'Micronova' star explosion spotted for 1st time
Astronomers have detected a previously unknown type of stellar explosion called a micronova involving thermonuclear blasts at the polar regions of a type of burned-out star called a white dwarf after ...

Thu, 21 Apr 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Why Elon Musk's free speech crusade for Twitter may stumble
Free speech advocates and social media analysts are questioning whether Elon Musk, if he acquires control of Twitter, will make it the free speech forum he has advocated — and whether he understands...

Wed, 20 Apr 2022 19:39:31 EDT
U.S. Capitol briefly evacuated after parachute demonstration plane deemed 'probable threat'
The U.S. Capitol was briefly evacuated Wednesday evening after police said they were tracking an aircraft that posed "a probable threat," but the plane turned out to be a military aircraft with people...

Wed, 20 Apr 2022 18:14:23 EDT
Macron slams Le Pen over Moscow ties, pledged headscarf ban in France's presidential debate
French President Emmanuel Macron tore into his far-right challenger Marine Le Pen in a television debate Wednesday for her ties to Russia and for wanting to strip Muslim women of their right to cover ...

Wed, 20 Apr 2022 16:31:56 EDT
Arizona wildfire triples in size, sending hundreds of families fleeing
An Arizona wildfire more than tripled in size as relentless winds pushed the flames through neighbourhoods on the outskirts of a college and tourist town, keeping hundreds of residents away from their...

Wed, 20 Apr 2022 14:30:56 EDT
Freeland joins finance leaders in G20 walkout over Russian invasion of Ukraine
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland joined officials from other national governments in a walkout at a G20 meeting Wednesday when the Russian delegation spoke at the event...



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