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By Tim McLaughlin and Nate Raymond BOSTON -The wife of Edward C. Johnson IV, whose family controls mutual fund powerhouse Fidelity Investments, has hired celebrity lawyer David Boies to represent …

JERUSALEM – Israeli security forces launched a massive manhunt on Friday for two Palestinians suspected of killing three people in an attack in a central Israeli city, police said. The …

By Soo-hyang Choi and Joori Roh SEOUL -China’s Vice President Wang Qishan plans to attend the inauguration of South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol next week, Yoon’s team announced on Friday, …

By Karen Lema MANILA – Philippine voters head to the polls on Monday in a presidential election shaping up as a rematch between the son and namesake of the country’s …

By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS – Europe is increasingly becoming a hub for production and trans-shipment of cocaine to other regions of the world, in addition to being a major consumption …

By Lisa Richwine (Reuters) -“Aquaman” actor Amber Heard broke down in tears on the witness stand on Thursday as she said ex-husband Johnny Depp sexually assaulted her with a liquor …

By Arshad Mohammed and Robin Emmott (Reuters) – At the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin obliquely raised the possibility of a nuclear strike against anyone …

By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE – In Australia’s election fight, politicians are tiptoeing around the climate wars that have marked the past decade and a half, even as an activist billionaire …

BUDAPEST -Hungary cannot support the European Union’s new sanctions package, which includes an embargo on oil imports, in its present form, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday. Orban said …

The port is currently scheduled to open onJune 1, 2022 and will close on September 1, 2022. Anchorage, Alaska – The Poker Creek Port of Entry will re-open for summer …

By Michel Rose PARIS -Winning next month’s legislative election may be a long shot for France’s new hard-left alliance, but the fact President Emmanuel Macron now faces two eurosceptic opposition …

By Neil Jerome Morales and Enrico Dela Cruz MANILA -Street vendor Nellie Baraquio will cast a ballot in a presidential election in the Philippines for the first time on Monday, …

By Nandita Bose and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON -President Joe Biden said on Thursday he has chosen Karine Jean-Pierre to be White House press secretary, succeeding Jen Psaki and becoming the …

By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY -Fiji authorities searching a yacht they seized on behalf of the United States as it presses Russia over the invasion of Ukraine have found documents implicating …

Dems’ School Closures Were An Absolute Disaster For Poor And Minority Students, Study Shows Kendall Tietz on May 5, 2022 A study from Harvard’s Center for Education Policy Research (CEPR) …

(Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden’s daughter Ashley will not travel to Europe with the first lady after having “close contact” with someone who tested positive for COVID-19, the White House …

By Dan Whitcomb (Reuters) -Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani has refused to appear before the U.S. House of Representatives committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack unless his …

By Maria Caspani and Vanessa Johnston PEARL RIVER, Miss. – One of the fondest memories Shemah Crosby has of her grandmother Lena is the time they spent together hand crafting …

By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES -A 23-year-old man accused of attacking comedian Dave Chappelle during a performance was charged on Thursday with four misdemeanor criminal counts after the city’s district …

By Andrew Hay TAOS, N.M. – Thousands of people told to flee the largest wildfire burning in the United States have chosen to stay and defend generational homes in the …

(Reuters) -The U.S. health regulator said on Thursday it was limiting the use of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine for adults due to the risk of a rare blood clotting …

By David Morgan WASHINGTON -A grainy 28-second video showing a naked young man gyrating against someone in bed amid squeals and laughter was the latest in a string of episodes …

By Brenda Goh SHANGHAI – Veronica thought she did everything right by sticking to all of the COVID-19 lockdown rules in the Chinese city of Shanghai. After the entire city …

BLAINE, Wash. — Pleasure boaters arriving in the U.S. from a foreign port or place are required by law to immediately report their arrival to CBP.  The CBP Reporting Offsite …