Israel turbocharges West Bank settlement expansion with largest land grab in decades
Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has approved the largest seizure of land in the occupied West Bank in over three decades, a settlement…
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Former Northern Ireland unionist leader ordered to stand trial for alleged sex offenses
LONDON (AP) — A judge has ordered the former leader of Northern Ireland’s biggest unionist party to stand trial on charges of rape and sexual…
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5 things to know for July 3: Presidential race, Hurricane Beryl, India crowd crush, Alzheimer’s treatment, Ukraine aid
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Grills won’t be the only thing sizzling this Fourth of July. Temperatures are set to climb to triple…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for July 3: Presidential race, Hurricane Beryl, India crowd crush, Alzheimer’s treatment, Ukraine aid
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Grills won’t be the only thing sizzling this Fourth of July. Temperatures are set to climb to triple…
Continue Reading Which is the Better SUV? Edmunds compares the new Toyota Land Cruiser and Lexus GX
Edmunds Toyota has come out with an all-new 2024 Land Cruiser. It has distinctive styling and will be a no-brainer for anyone shopping for an…
Continue Reading Egypt swears in a new Cabinet as mounting economic challenges fuel public discontent
Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s new Cabinet has been sworn in and features major changes in the defense, foreign ministry and economy…
Continue Reading 1 man hurt when home in rural Wisconsin explodes, authorities say
LAFAYETTE, Wis. (AP) — One man has been injured after a home in rural southeastern Wisconsin exploded. The Walworth County Sheriff’s Office…
Continue Reading Mosaics by an artist accused of abusing women will stay on the Lourdes shrine, for now
Associated Press ROME (AP) — A French bishop has put off any decision on whether to remove mosaics by an ex-Jesuit artist accused of abusing women,…
Continue Reading Taliban and US envoys have discussed the release of 2 American prisoners at third Doha meeting
Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban’s delegation to the third United Nations-led Doha meeting on increasing engagement with Afghanistan…
Continue Reading At least 7 arrested in Germany and Sweden on suspicion of committing war crimes in Syria
Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — At least seven people have been arrested in Germany and Sweden on suspicion of committing crimes…
Continue Reading Hurricane Beryl roars by Jamaica after killing at least 7 people in the southeast Caribbean
Associated Press KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Hurricane Beryl was roaring by Jamaica Wednesday, bringing fierce winds and heavy rain after the powerful…
Continue Reading Biden bestows Medal of Honor on Union soldiers who helped hijack train in Confederate territory
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A descendent of a Union soldier getting the Medal of Honor from President Joe Biden for conspicuous gallantry…
Continue Reading A French citizen pleads guilty to charges of collecting military data in Russia, state media say
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s state news agency says a French citizen arrested in Moscow has pleaded guilty to criminal charges involving illegally…
Continue Reading From ‘latte makeup’ to ‘girl dinners,’ TikTok has launched tons of trends. Will its influence last?
AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — TikTok and its bite-sized videos arrived in the United States as a global version of the Chinese app Douyin.…
Continue Reading From ‘latte makeup’ to ‘girl dinners,’ TikTok has launched tons of trends. Will its influence last?
AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — TikTok and its bite-sized videos arrived in the United States as a global version of the Chinese app Douyin.…
Continue Reading How did a religious gathering in India turn into a deadly stampede?
Associated Press LUCKNOW, India (AP) — More than 120 people died Tuesday in a stampede after a large religious gathering in northern India, one of…
Continue Reading UK’s landmark postwar elections: When Boris Johnson sought and got a mandate to ‘Get Brexit Done’
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — In the fall of 2019, the recently-appointed Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced an election that was about one…
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A jury of Trump's peers weighs in
The Marshall Project asked 12 people with criminal convictions what they think of the verdict in Donald Trump’s hush money…
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Cicadas à la carte? Here's why it's so hard to get Americans to eat bugs
Grist reports that roughly 30 percent of the world’s population considers insects a delicacy or dietary…
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How Arizona hopes to avoid a 'nightmare' if November ballot stretches to a second page
Votebeat reports that Arizona election officials are planning ahead for paper problems and higher costs with two-page ballots, but they hope to stick…
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All-inclusive golf resorts: 9 top courses to play in 2024
Honeymoons.com rates its top nine all-inclusive tropical golf…
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Uncontested divorce: What it is and how to get one
LegalZoom explains how an uncontested divorce typically works, its benefits and drawbacks, and the steps to take if it’s the right…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares are mostly higher after Wall Street hits more records
AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Thursday after Wall Street’s record-breaking rally powered on. Shares fell…
Continue Reading Severe overcrowding and a lack of exits contributed to the deadly stampede at an Indian festival
Associated Press HATHRAS, India (AP) — Authorities in India say severe overcrowding and a lack of exits contributed to a stampede at a religious…
Continue Reading Malaysian court tosses jailed ex-Prime Minister Najib’s bid to serve graft sentence in house arrest
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A Malaysian court has dismissed a bid by imprisoned former Prime Minister Najib Razak to serve his remaining…
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Dodger slugger Shohei Ohtani says he will not participate in this year’s All-Star Home Run Derby
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dodger slugger Shohei Ohtani says he will not participate in this year’s All-Star Home Run…
Continue Reading Freya the rescued lion cub is safe in South Africa, but many other lions there are bred to be shot
Associated Press PAARL, South Africa (AP) — Freya, a 6-month-old lion cub rescued from the wildlife trade in Lebanon, poked a curious nose out of…
Continue Reading Saeed Jalili, a hard-line former negotiator known as a ‘true believer,’ seeks Iran’s presidency
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Hard-line Iranian presidential candidate Saeed Jalili may have been Tehran’s top nuclear…
Continue Reading Japan issues new yen banknotes packed with 3D hologram technology to fight counterfeiting
AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan has issued its first new banknotes in two decades, yen packed with 3D hologram technology to fight…
Continue Reading From red wall to King’s Speech, UK elections have a vocabulary all their own. Here’s what to know
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Elections in the United Kingdom have a distinct vocabulary that draws on traditions of parliamentary democracy as…
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