ZURICH – At least 351 civilians are confirmed to have been killed in Ukraine since Russian troops invaded on Feb. 24, and another 707 wounded, although the true numbers are …
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By Ross Kerber -Top mutual fund manager Vanguard Group said on Friday it will adhere to international sanctions being imposed on Russia in the wake of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, …
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LONDON – Russia’s escalating war in Ukraine has sent commodity and energy prices soaring, boosted safe havens and hammered Europe’s common currency and its stock markets. Below are six charts …
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MADRID -Spanish fashion retailer Inditex has halted trading in Russia, closing its 502 shops and stopping online sales, the company said in a statement on Saturday. The Zara owner is …
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(This March 4 story corrects to replace year-on-year pct change in headline and first paragraph to 20.7% from 24.1% after FAO issued an official correction) ROME – World food prices …
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By Paresh Dave – Payments company PayPal Holdings Inc shut down its services early on Saturday in Russia, citing “the current circumstances,” joining many financial and tech companies in suspending …
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By Pavel Polityuk and Aleksandar Vasovic LVIV, Ukraine/KYIV – Russia blocked Facebook and some other websites on Friday and passed a law that gave Moscow much stronger powers to crack …
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WASHINGTON, DC – A Washington, D.C. father, Sedrick Miller, 42 was shot and killed in front of his two children while walking along 18th Street. He was carrying one of …
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By Ted Hesson and Kristina Cooke WASHINGTON -President Joe Biden’s administration can continue to rapidly expel migrant families caught crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, but should not send them anywhere they …
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By Devik Jain and Noel Randewich – Wall Street ended lower on Friday as the war in Ukraine overshadowed an acceleration in U.S. jobs growth last month that pointed to …
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By Carolyn Cohn and Lawrence White LONDON -Russia’s global financial isolation intensified on Friday as the London Stock Exchange (LSE) suspended trading in its last Russian securities and some insurers …
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By Jennifer Rigby – Almost a third of people report at least one ongoing symptom between 6 and 12 months after their coronavirus infection, a survey of 152,000 people in …
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The U.S. economy added 678,000 jobs in February, according to a Friday report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS), beating economists’ expectations.a Total nonfarm payroll employment increased …
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By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON – The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration has delivered White House visitor logs from former President Donald Trump’s administration to the congressional committee investigating the …
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TRENTON, NJ – If you’re tired of sucking your drink from a withering paper straw from a super-sized plastic container or bottle, buckle up New Jersey, things are about to …
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Nicholas Ortiz, a freshman at Miami’s Mater Academy has filed a lawsuit claiming he “was discriminated and retaliated against by his high school … because he is a Christian,” according …
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Conflict and distrust between athletes has shaken the University of Pennsylvania women’s swim team as transgender swimmer Lia Thomas dominates the sport at the national level, according to Sports Illustrated. …
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A group of bicameral Republican and Democratic lawmakers introduced legislation Thursday that would prohibit the U.S. from importing Russian oil and petroleum products. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chairman Joe …
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A company that ran a store that rented safety deposit boxes in Beverly Hills, California, agreed to plead guilty to conspiring with its customers to launder drug money, the Los …
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she would support a ban on Russian oil imports, aligning herself with bipartisan lawmakers pushing for energy independence. “I’m all for that,” Pelosi told reporters …
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Kelly Neidert, the organizer of an event at the University of North Texas, was forced to hide in a janitorial closet after the event was disrupted by protesters. Jeff Younger, …
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By Tassilo Hummel, Alasdair Pal and Steve Holland PARIS – French authorities seized four cargo vessels and one luxury yacht linked to oligarchs as the United States and other governments …
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By Peter Eisler WASHINGTON – More than a half dozen U.S. Secret Service officers on Thursday took two men into custody from a car in Washington’s Georgetown neighborhood and removed …
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By Kanishka Singh – Incidents of anti-Semitic propaganda in the United States rose by 27% in 2021, the Anti-Defamation League, a New York-based advocacy group, said in a report on …
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A 20-year-old man lured a thief into police custody after his phone was stolen on a train Tuesday, the New York Post reported. The phone’s owner chased after the thief, …