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Sat, 12 Feb 2022 11:04:48 EST
The surprising resiliency of Russia's economy (and why it won't last)

Tue, 3 May 2022 06:00:16 EDT
Why Canada's Roe v. Wade didn't enshrine abortion as a right

Tue, 3 May 2022 22:39:52 EDT
Trump pick J.D. Vance wins Ohio primary
J.D. Vance, the author and venture capitalist, won Ohio's contentious and hyper-competitive GOP Senate primary on Tuesday, buoyed by Donald Trump's endorsement in a race that was an early test of the ...

Tue, 3 May 2022 19:06:22 EDT
Prosecutors charge 3 with murder in Sacramento, Calif., mass shooting
Prosecutors have filed murder charges against three people in a mass shooting that rocked California's capital city a month ago.

Tue, 3 May 2022 16:10:44 EDT
Heat wave in India sparks blackouts and highlights dependence on coal
An unusually early and brutal heat wave is scorching parts of India, where acute power shortages are affecting millions as demand for electricity surges to record levels

Tue, 3 May 2022 08:40:00 EDT
Democrats in 19 U.S. states want legal refuge for trans youth
Democratic lawmakers in more than a dozen states are following California's lead in seeking to offer legal refuge to displaced transgender youth and their families.

Tue, 3 May 2022 09:42:46 EDT
Rocket Lab catches, drops rocket booster with helicopter in key reusability test
Small launch firm Rocket Lab USA Inc. captured a falling rocket stage out of the air with a helicopter before dropping it in the ocean, appearing to achieve a partially successful test of the company'...

Tue, 3 May 2022 16:23:20 EDT
Condors soar again over Northern California coastal redwoods
The endangered California condor has returned to the skies over the state's far northern coast redwood forests for the first time in more than a century.

Tue, 3 May 2022 13:31:40 EDT
Netflix drops Meghan Markle's animated series Pearl and 2 others amid subscriber loss
Streaming platform Netflix Inc. said on Sunday it had decided to stop work on several projects, including Meghan Markle's family series Pearl, as part of strategic decisions on production of animated ...

Mon, 2 May 2022 04:54:50 EDT
Evacuated civilians yet to reach safety as Russia resumes bombarding besieged Mariupol
More than 100 civilians evacuated from beneath a bombed-out steel plant in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol have been delayed in arriving at a safer area, as authorities express concern that some evacue...

Mon, 2 May 2022 04:00:00 EDT
As a special grand jury is chosen in Trump's election fraud case, here's what you need to know
Jurors will be chosen Monday to examine whether former U.S. president Donald Trump and some of his allies committed criminal offences in trying to deny Georgia's electoral votes to Joe Biden — votes...

Mon, 2 May 2022 18:23:22 EDT
Shanghai eases some COVID-19 lockdown rules as outbreak shows signs of waning
The COVID-19 outbreak that has shut down most of Shanghai appears to be waning, with the number of new cases falling below 10,000 a day over the weekend.

Tue, 3 May 2022 04:00:00 EDT
This month is a test of Donald Trump's political power
Today marks the start of a month-long political experiment: A test of Donald Trump’s power as he contemplates a political comeback. He's gotten involved in a series of primaries over three upcoming ...

Mon, 2 May 2022 12:38:03 EDT
Celebrating Eid al-Fitr here and abroad
Muslims here and abroad are celebrating Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan.

Mon, 2 May 2022 15:10:55 EDT
Workers at Amazon warehouse in New York vote against unionization
Amazon warehouse workers rejected a union bid on Monday, dealing a blow to organizers who last month pulled off the first successful U.S. organizing effort in the retail giant's history. ...

Mon, 2 May 2022 14:38:22 EDT
Burkina Faso investigates B.C. mine company after flood leaves 8 trapped underground
Vancouver-based Trevali Mining Corp. suspended operations at its West African Perkoa mine on April 16, when heavy rainfall caused flash floods and left eight workers missing underground. Search and...

Mon, 2 May 2022 17:14:48 EDT
Depp's agent calls Heard op-ed about abuse 'catastrophic' for actor's career
Johnny Depp's agent testified Monday that his ex-wife's 2018 op-ed piece in the Washington Post describing herself as a victim of domestic abuse was "catastrophic" to his career and coincided with the...

Mon, 2 May 2022 15:27:49 EDT
At least 5 dead after building collapses in Nigeria
A three-storey residential building has collapsed in Lagos, Nigeria's largest city, killing at least five people, with many feared trapped, emergency response services said on Monday.

Mon, 2 May 2022 14:02:20 EDT
Fired Philadelphia officer charged with 1st-degree murder in shooting of unarmed 12-year-old
A fired Philadelphia police officer has been charged with murder in the shooting of a fleeing 12-year-old boy, who prosecutors on Monday said was on the ground and unarmed when the officer fired the f...

Mon, 2 May 2022 07:11:23 EDT
Israel lashes out over Russian claim that Hitler was part Jewish
Israel has lashed out at Russia over "unforgivable" comments by its foreign minister about Nazism and antisemitism — including claims that Adolf Hitler was Jewish.



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