Former Mozambique finance minister loses last appeal, set for extradition to US over $2B scandal
Mozambique's former finance minister has lost a last-ditch legal appeal in South Africa and faces extradition to the United States over a $2 billion corruption scandal related to loans to Mozambican state-owned companies
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Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes' actions after 2020 election amounted to domestic terrorism, judge finds
The federal judge presiding over sentencing for Oath Keepers members convicted of seditious conspiracy has ruled that militia leader Stewart Rhodes' actions amounted to domestic terrorism.
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US Supreme Court curbs states' property tax 'windfall'
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday curbed state and local governments from seizing and selling the
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Sweden considers letting Ukrainian pilots try out Gripen fighter jets
Sweden’s defense minister says the Nordic country is considering whether to let Ukrainian pilots test its JAS 39 Gripen fighter jets
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In Washington, honoring America's Vietnam veterans is not a partisan issue
A bipartisan group of lawmakers, including military veterans Reps. Mike Waltz and Seth Moulton, participated in a volunteer cleaning of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial ahead of Memorial Day. Waltz, a combat-decorated Green Beret, has led the effort in hand-washing the memorial in Washington in recent years.
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Exclusive-Slimmed-down U.S. debt ceiling deal takes shape -sources
By Nandita Bose and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON U.S. President Joe Biden and top Republican lawmaker Kevin McCarthy are
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Best Buy posts mixed 1Q results but gadget slump will bottom out as shoppers replace their devices.
Best Buy turned in a first-quarter profit that beat Wall Street expectations, while the nation’s largest consumer electronics chain continued to wrestle with weak consumer demand for gadgets
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Twitter's launch of DeSantis' presidential bid underscores platform's rightward shift under Musk
While shaky and skewered by critics, Twitter’s forum for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to announce his presidential run nevertheless underscored the platform’s unmistakable shift to the right under new owner Elon Musk
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Companies are finding it's not so simple to leave Russia. Some are quietly staying put
When Russia invaded Ukraine, companies were quick to respond, some announcing they would get out of Russia immediately
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South Carolina governor signs 6-week abortion bill into law
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster on Thursday signed a bill into law that will limit most abortions as early as six weeks into a pregnancy.
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How busy will Atlantic hurricane season be? Depends on who wins unusual battle of climatic titans
Two clashing climatic behemoths, one natural and one with human fingerprints, will square off this summer to determine how quiet or chaotic the Atlantic hurricane season will be
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Ukraine blames Russian-occupied dam as village grapples with flooding
By Max Hunder LYSOHIRKA, Ukraine As the water lapped against ruined appliances in Ihor Medunov's kitchen, he recalled
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