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By Valerie Volcovici and Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON -Senator Joe Manchin’s decision to halt support for President Joe Biden’s climate legislation after more than a year of negotiations has left Democrats …

By Max Hunder and Tom Balmforth KYIV – Ukrainian rocket strikes have destroyed more than 30 Russian military logistics centres in recent weeks and significantly reduced Russia’s attacking potential, Ukraine’s …

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON -The U.S. Justice Department on Friday said it has launched a civil rights investigation into whether the Maryland State Police engages in racially discriminatory hiring …

By Steve Holland and Ali Sawafta BETHLEHEM, West Bank – U.S. President Joe Biden promised on Friday not to give up efforts to end the decades-long Israeli Palestinian conflict, though …

By Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) – An autopsy found that eight Akron, Ohio, police officers shot Jayland Walker 46 times, including five times in the back, when they opened fire and …

KHIMKI, Russia – Lawyers defending U.S. basketball player Brittney Griner told a Russian court on Friday she was prescribed medical cannabis in the United States for a chronic injury, a …

By Karen Sloan (Reuters) – Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer has joined the Harvard Law School faculty, the school said Friday. Breyer retired from the Supreme Court on …

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON -Peter Navarro, a former adviser to then-President Donald Trump, declined an offer by the government to plead guilty to a contempt of Congress charge, the …

By Joey Roulette (Reuters) -NASA and Russia’s space agency Roscosmos have signed a long-sought agreement to integrate flights to the International Space Station, allowing Russian cosmonauts to fly on U.S.-made …

By Karen Freifeld (Reuters) – Former President Donald Trump’s testimony in the New York attorney general’s civil investigation into his business practices will not take place as scheduled in light …

Sri Lankan President Officially Resigns, Ousted PM Takes His Place Micaela Burrow on July 15, 2022 Former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe stepped in as acting president Friday after the former …

MSNBC Host Questions Garland’s Suitability After Trump Not Prosecuted For Jan. 6 Harold Hutchison on July 15, 2022 A MSNBC host said Thursday that Attorney General Merrick Garland might be …

Authorities Seize $20 Million In Fentanyl Disguised As Prescription Drugs From Notorious Cartel Jennie Taer on July 15, 2022 The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) seized around $20 million worth of …

By Uditha Jayasinghe, Alasdair Pal and Devjyot Ghoshal COLOMBO -Sri Lanka’s parliament accepted the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Friday after he fled the country, paving the way for …

AIR FORCE ONE – U.S. President Joe Biden will discuss energy security with leaders of Gulf Arab oil producers during meetings in Saudi Arabia and he hopes to see more …

LONDON – Oscar winning actress Julianne Moore will head the main competition jury at this year’s Venice Film Festival, organisers said on Friday. Moore will be joined in deciding this …

By Crispian Balmer and Giuseppe Fonte ROME – Italy might need early elections to overcome a political impasse, government officials said on Friday, after Prime Minister Mario Draghi tendered his …

WASHINGTON – Democratic Senator Joe Manchin told Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday he won’t support a Democratic proposal for new climate change spending and higher taxes for corporations …

WASHINGTON -The U.S. House Judiciary Committee will take up proposed legislation next week that would ban certain assault weapons, the panel said on Friday, citing a string of recent mass …

‘The Only Candidate Joe Biden Could Beat Is Donald Trump’: CNN Data Reporter Weighs In On 2024 Harold Hutchison on July 14, 2022 A CNN data reporter claimed that President …

Trump Makes His Return To DC For The First Time Since Leaving Office Max Keating on July 14, 2022 Former President Donald Trump will be returning to Washington, D.C., on …

FALLON: Out Of Touch Democrats Are Scrambling To Codify Roe Into Law. They Must Be Stopped Rep. Pat Fallon on July 14, 2022 Unborn children are no less alive than …

Major US Bank Sees Profits Nosedive As Recession Fears Grow Jack McEvoy on July 14, 2022 JPMorgan Chase, the largest U.S. bank, announced a 28% decline in its second-quarter profits …