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STRASBOURG, France (CN) — After weeks of political negotiations, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday announced her new team to steer the European Union through the next five...
View ArticlePortugal battles ferocious wildfires as toll rises to 7
LISBON, Portugal (AFP) — Thousands of firefighters on Tuesday battled wildfires in Portugal that have killed seven people and burned more land in a matter of days than the rest of the summer combined....
View ArticleHezbollah in Lebanon hit by wave of deadly pager blasts
BEIRUT (AFP) — Hundreds of pagers used by Hezbollah members exploded across Lebanon Tuesday, killing at least eight people and wounding Tehran’s ambassador in Beirut in blasts the Iran-backed militant...
View ArticleElectric cars overtake gas models in Norway
OSLO, Norway (AFP) — Hot on the heels of still-dominant diesel cars, electric vehicles now outnumber gasoline models for the first time in oil-rich Norway, a world first that puts the country on track...
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View ArticleEpstein nonprosecution deal no help for Ghislaine Maxwell
MANHATTAN (CN) — A Second Circuit panel on Tuesday unanimously upheld Ghislaine Maxwell’s criminal sex trafficking convictions, finding no errors in the lower court’s handling of pedophile financier...
View ArticleJehovah’s Witness deserved the right to refuse blood transfusion, Europe’s...
(CN) — In a significant win for the religious rights of medical patients, Europe’s rights court found Spanish doctors guilty Tuesday of violating a woman’s beliefs when they gave her a blood...
View ArticleAccusing Democrats of backburnering antisemitism, Republicans attempt to...
WASHINGTON (CN) — Testimony from a panel of experts warning about the rising tide of hate crimes against Jewish and Arab Americans nearly faded into the background Tuesday, as Republicans on the...
View ArticleGeorgia adopts bill criticized for curbing LGBTQ rights
TBILISI, Georgia (AFP) — Georgia’s ruling party on Tuesday adopted a controversial “family values” bill denounced by rights groups and the European Union as curbing the rights of LGBTQ people. The...
View ArticleGlobal police sting targets users of organized crime app
SYDNEY (AFP) — A 32-year-old Australian “computer geek” has been arrested on suspicion of building an encrypted messaging app used by hundreds of criminals worldwide to arrange drug deals and order...
View ArticleDutch government seeks opt-out from EU asylum rules
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) — The Netherlands announced Wednesday that it had requested from Brussels an opt-out from the European Union’s rules on asylum, days after the coalition government...
View ArticleTaiwan, Hungary deny making Hezbollah pagers
BUDAPEST (AFP) — Taiwan and Hungary on Wednesday denied making pagers that exploded while being used by Hezbollah members in Lebanon, killing 12 people. Further deaths happened Wednesday, apparently...
View ArticleKentucky governor bans use of ‘conversion therapy’ with executive order
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear banned the use of “conversion therapy” on minors in Kentucky on Wednesday, calling his executive order an overdue step to protect children from a...
View ArticleFalse reports of explosives found in a car near a Trump rally spread online
NEW YORK (AP) — Law enforcement officials on Long Island worked quickly on Wednesday to publicly knock down social media posts falsely reporting that explosives had been found in a car near former...
View ArticleBoeing CEO says the company will furlough employees soon to preserve cash...
(AP) — Boeing’s CEO said Wednesday that the company will begin furloughing “a large number” of employees to conserve cash during the strike by union machinists that began last week. Chief Executive...
View ArticleAT&T agrees to settle case over abandoned lead cables beneath Lake Tahoe
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) — AT&T on Wednesday signaled it will resolve a yearslong legal struggle over abandoned telecommunication cables contaminating Lake Tahoe, and remove the disused lines. The...
View ArticleFBI disrupts Chinese cyber operation targeting critical infrastructure in the US
WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI has disrupted a group of Chinese hackers who were working at the direction of the Chinese government to infiltrate critical infrastructure in the U.S. and other countries and...
View ArticleFederal Reserve cuts key rate by sizable half-point, signaling end to its...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut its benchmark interest rate by an unusually large half-point, a dramatic shift after more than two years of high rates helped tame inflation but...
View ArticleJustice Department seeks $100 million from operators of ship that destroyed...
BALTIMORE (CN) — The Justice Department on Wednesday sued the owner and operator of a container ship that crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in March, killing six, seeking more than $100...
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