Blinken threatened with contempt of US Congress over Afghanistan cable
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Republican chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee threatened Secretary of
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Union sues to strike down US debt limit as default looms
By Daniel Wiessner A union for U.S. federal government employees filed a lawsuit on Monday claiming a law
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AP and Alabama's AL.com win 2 Pulitzer Prizes each
The Associated Press has won two Pulitzer Prizes in journalism for its coverage of the Russian invasion in Ukraine, in the categories of public service and breaking news photography
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Webb telescope spots three debris belts around luminous star Fomalhaut
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON There has been plenty of excitement in recent decades about planets detected orbiting various
1970-01-01 08:00
Joe Biden wants US airlines to pay stranded passengers
A proposal to compensate US airline passengers for delays and cancellations is announced by Joe Biden.
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Accused 'ghost candidate' faces campaign finance charges
A former city commissioner in central Florida accused of being a “ghost” candidate in a 2022 county commission race has been arrested on several campaign finance charges
1970-01-01 08:00
Trump civil rape trial hears closing arguments
A US court heard closing arguments Monday in a closely watched civil trial that accuses ex-president Donald Trump of raping and defaming...
1970-01-01 08:00
EU draft Data Act puts trade secrets at risk, Siemens, SAP say
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS German business software maker SAP and German engineering company Siemens have joined U.S.
1970-01-01 08:00
Wall Street Journal, New York Times among Pulitzer winners
By Joseph Ax NEW YORK (Reuters) -The Associated Press won two Pulitzer Prizes on Monday, including the distinguished public service
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Oakland 2nd California diocese to seek bankruptcy over abuse
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland has filed for bankruptcy due to hundreds of new child sex abuse claims, becoming the second diocese in California to do so
1970-01-01 08:00
Grace Bumbry, 1st Black singer at Bayreuth, dies at 86
Grace Bumbry, a pioneering mezzo-soprano who became the first Black singer to perform at Germany's Bayreuth Festival during a career of more than three decades on the world’s top stages, has died
1970-01-01 08:00
Simulation suggests 2020 census missed many noncitizens
A number of noncitizens appear to have been missed in the 2020 census
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