
Red Hot Chili Peppers and Ms. Lauryn Hill will headline Global Citizen Festival to fight inequality
Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ms. Lauryn Hill and Megan Thee Stallion will headline this year’s Global Citizen Festival, as the anti-poverty nonprofit looks to focus attention on increasing inequality for girls and young women around the world
1970-01-01 08:00

Threats of a strike heating up even before UAW begins negotiations with automakers
Whenever the United Auto Workers union begins negotiating a new contract with Detroit’s three automakers, threats of a strike are typically heard among union members
1970-01-01 08:00

Tourists are told to stay away from an erupting volcano in Iceland because of poisonous gases
Authorities in Iceland have warned tourists and other spectators to stay away from a newly erupting volcano that is spewing lava and noxious gases from a fissure in the country’s southwest
1970-01-01 08:00

White House lays out effort against animal sedative xylazine but doesn't call for new restrictions
Federal officials are calling for more testing and research on xylazine, the powerful animal sedative that’s spreading through the nation’s illicit drug supply
1970-01-01 08:00

With player stylists and Gucci collabs, MLB eyes a fresh look with younger fans
Major League Baseball’s quest for the crown of cool will be on display Tuesday when its top players strut down a red carpet show at Seattle’s famous Pike Place Market ahead of the All-Star Game
1970-01-01 08:00

China's auto sales rise 8.8% in first half of 2023, but growth is fading as economy cools
An industry group says China’s auto sales rose 8.8% over a year earlier in the first half of 2023 as electric vehicle purchases surged
1970-01-01 08:00

UK wages are rising at a record pace. That makes higher interest rates more likely
Wages in the U.K. are rising at a record high rate amid stubbornly high inflation
1970-01-01 08:00

German businessman's dismembered body found in Thailand freezer with chainsaw and hedge clippers
Thai police say they have found the dismembered body of a missing German businessman inside a freezer inside a house in southern Thailand
1970-01-01 08:00

Britain’s Poor Health Crisis Eases as More People Return to Work
The number of workers kept out of Britain’s jobs market by long-term sickness dropped for the first time
1970-01-01 08:00

Saudi Arabia deposits $2 billion in Pakistan's central bank as a boost ahead of a key IMF meeting
Saudi Arabia has deposited $2 billion into Pakistan’s central bank, a much-needed financial boost ahead of a critical meeting of the International Monetary Fund on the new bailout package for the cash-strapped South Asian country
1970-01-01 08:00

Louisiana judge quashes some counts against officers charged in connection with death of Black motorist Ronald Greene
A Louisiana judge has quashed counts against two of the law enforcement officers charged in connection with the May 2019 arrest and death of Black motorist Ronald Greene.
1970-01-01 08:00

Indonesia warns nuclear weapons put Southeast Asia a 'miscalculation away' from a catastrophe
Indonesia’s top diplomat is warning of the threat posed by nuclear weapons, saying that Southeast Asia is “one miscalculation away from apocalypse” and pressing for world powers to sign a treaty to keep the region free from such arms
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