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USC cancels graduation keynote by filmmaker amid controversy over decision to drop student’s speech

Proud Boys group leader sentenced to over 5 years in prison for attacking police during Capitol riot

North Korea says it tested ‘super-large’ cruise missile warhead and new anti-aircraft missile

Mexico’s president is getting a little sloppy in the rush to finish projects before his term ends

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Key ally of Pakistan’s prime minister demands end to ban on social media platform X

ISLAMABAD (news agencies) — An important ally of Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif demanded the government lift a two-month-old ban...

Next UN climate talks are critical to plot aid for poorer nations, says incoming president

WASHINGTON (news agencies) — The man who will run United Nations climate talks this November views the negotiations as a...

BP defeated thousands of suits by sick Gulf spill cleanup workers. But not one by a boat captain

John Maas spent years buying and outfitting a 17-foot aluminum boat called the Superskiff 1 so he could take customers...

Thai plastics firm will pay $20 million to settle with U.S. over Iran sanctions violations

WASHINGTON (news agencies) — A Bangkok -based plastics firm has agreed to pay $20 million to settle with the U.S....

Indians vote in the first phase of the world’s largest election as Modi seeks a third term

NEW DELHI (news agencies) — Millions of Indians began voting Friday in a six-week election that’s a referendum on Narendra...

Biden’s new Title IX rules protect LGBTQ+ students, but transgender sports rule still on hold

The rights of LGBTQ+ students will be protected by federal law and victims of campus sexual assault will gain new...

Iran fires at suspected Israeli attack drones near Isfahan air base and nuclear site

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (news agencies) — Iran fired air defenses at a major air base and a nuclear site...

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Biden administration restricts oil and gas leasing in 13 million acres of Alaska’s petroleum reserve

JUNEAU, Alaska (news agencies) — The Biden administration said Friday it will restrict new oil and gas leasing on 13...

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Stock market today: Tumbling tech stocks drag Wall Street to the finish line of another losing week

NEW YORK (news agencies) — The worst week for big technology stocks since the COVID crash in 2020 dragged Wall...

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Bitcoin’s next ‘halving’ is right around the corner. Here’s what you need to know