The crackdown hangs over Cubans as a major test of dissent looms: a Nov. 15 protest called by actors, artists and dissidents, backed by Cuban exiles but banned by the Cuban state.
The far-right AfD fared worse than its shock surge in 2017. But that doesn't mean it's a waning force.
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While 2020 was an extremely painful year, it also catalyzed a new era of digital content production and exchange.
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New Residential is building its residential lending arm.
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IRS has distributed almost 170 million payments. But hardship remains widespread as the Delta variant spreads.
Colin Powell was known for writing aphorisms that stressed the importance of humility, perseverance and minding "the little matters."
The U.S. airline giant is betting on a huge rebound in transatlantic leisure travel next summer.
The fact that the solar system could be traveling through a highly magnetized filament in space may also explain mysterious rope-like structures in the sky.
By not having a set policy, by not forcing people to apply for a visa from the country they live in, President Biden and his administration are making a mockery of our immigration laws.
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Powell, who was fully vaccinated, died of COVID-19 complications on Monday. But he was being treated for a cancer that makes people immunocompromised.
Mega-cap stocks struggle when borrowing costs rise.
What a long-awaited report on trading in GameStop and other internet favorites says, and doesn’t say, about online-fueled stock-trading booms.
Violence at the end of a COVID pass protest in Rome reminded some of Italy's fascist era. Others have rejected such comparisons, calling them an exaggerated conflation.
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Bank of America's monthly fund manager survey finds global investors in a sour mood, shedding bonds and piling up cash. They are also buying these assets.
MTV has decided to go ahead with the annual EMAs in Hungary in solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community, despite the country passing laws in June that ban them being seen on primetime television. If...
Animal rights charity Lady Freethinker told The New York Times it had alerted YouTube to 2,000 animal cruelty videos, but 70% of them stayed live.
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A 96-year-old former secretary for the Stutthof concentration camp’s SS commander appeared before a court in northern Germany on Tuesday to formally hear the charges against her
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An inquiry finds police seemed "reluctant to investigate" claims against former MP Lord Janner.
Founded in 2017, Geniebook is a Singapore-based learning platform that uses a combination of machine learning and human teachers to personalize each student’s education. The company announced...
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Pakistan’s military says its navy detected and blocked an Indian submarine from entering the country’s territorial waters in the Arabian Sea over the weekend
The company says the cost of materials and freight jumped more than expected, cutting into profit, though it maintained its outlooks for the year.
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DETROIT (AP) — As an American leader, Colin Powell’s credentials were impeccable: He was chairman of the Joint Chiefs and secretary of state. But his legacy as the first Black person in those...
The last of the company’s Intel-powered laptops gets an upgrade to Apple’s M1 chip family following a projected record year for Mac sales.
"We have 400 girls that have to go abroad" if they want to play pro volleyball, the CEO of a fledgling women's league says. She's trying to fix that problem, starting with youth clubs.
The Leuthold Group's Jim Paulsen explains why inflation around 3% should juice up the markets and economy.
The families of those killed, wounded and scarred in the 2018 Florida high school massacre have reached a $25 million settlement with the district.
An overexplained “recipe“ for my favorite endurance fuel The post How to Make Chip Drink appeared first on Outside Online.
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The team behind Restoration Games wants to update lost classics for 21st-century players.
The new M1 Pro and M1 Max better integrate the computers’ hardware with their software—much like the iPhone.
The attorney for Sheneen McClain confirmed they reached an unspecified settlement, "resolving all claims raised in her federal civil rights lawsuit."
A man dangling from the basket of a hot air balloon fell to his death onto a road in Israel on Tuesday, police said.
UK officials are keeping a close watch on a new descendent of the Delta variant of Covid.
The arrival of a second flow to the sea is imminent, according to the Volcanological Institute of the Canary Islands.
Iowa's loss to Purdue threw yet another twist into the College Football Playoff discussion, but the Heisman Trophy race hasn't changed heading into Week 8. Seriously. Like, not a thing is different...
The newest section of a project from Third Way, the Bipartisan Policy Project and Clean Air Task Force examines how energy breakthroughs could accelerate America's transition to reach net zero...
The five victims of last week's attack in Norway were all stabbed to death, rather than killed by bow-and-arrow as previously thought, police said Monday.
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Major League Baseball is firmly entrenched in the championship round, as the Boston Red Sox, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves all remain alive for a spot in the World Series...
A bumpy shift to a world with higher interest rates would leave many companies struggling
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Zoox has been testing its Level-3 (L3) autonomous vehicles in Las Vegas and the Bay Area for four years, way before Amazon acquired the self-driving company in 2020. But to be able to train its...
Newfoundland-based CoLab Software, which provides a web-based collaboration tool and issue-tracking platform for engineering teams, announced today that it has raised $17 million in Series A...
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A 31-year-old climber took a fatal fall last Wednesday in Colorado’s Eldorado Canyon State Park The post Eldorado Canyon Climber Killed in Apparent Free Soloing Accident appeared first on Outside Online.
Colin Powell’s death highlights the continuing Covid risks to older people with medical conditions.
In California hundreds of public employees, including police and firefighters, are claiming ‘sincerely held’ objections to the vaccineThis month, California became the first state to require...
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Covid-19 live updates: Americans can 'mix-and-match' booster shots, FDA to announce The Washington PostF.D.A. to Allow ‘Mix and Match’ Approach for Covid Booster Shots The New York TimesHere's...
Chicago Sky rally, parade planned Tuesday; Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Gov. JB Pritzker to be in attendance WLS-TVDiana Taurasi says 'magic slipped away' from Phoenix Mercury in WNBA Finals...
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More than 20 states and many major cities have mandated vaccines for public employees, but police unions are pushing back, warning of staffing shortages amid a nationwide uptick in violent crime.
Across three presidencies, he served as America’s top soldier, diplomat and national security adviser.
America’s corn belt—a broad swath of land stretching from Nebraska to Ohio—ranks as the globe’s most agriculturally productive region during the summer months. Its farms churn out the bulk of...
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. With furious environmental activists at the gates of the White House, and...
Coke, GM, AT&T pay "lip service" to voting rights while funding GOP vote-suppression forces, says watchdog group
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In his first public appearance after the attack on the U.S. Capitol, then-President Donald Trump sought respite in South Texas. His visit was billed as a way to promote the construction of a wall...
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More companies miss debt payments as country’s real estate sector contracts in third quarter
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Virginia gubernatorial candidate's Trumper two-step may have come unglued after "Jan. 6 flag" fiasco in Richmond
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A little less than a year ago, China made history by bringing samples of the moon back to Earth—the first new moon rocks brought back to Earth since the last Apollo mission in 1972. The point of...
A more traditional view is competing against a newer approach that has become mainstream among economists.
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Our entire solar system may exist inside a giant magnetic tunnel, says astrophysicistUniversity of Toronto study suggests distant space structures are connected by magnetized filamentsYou and...
Don Winslow rips West Virginia senator for conflicts of interest amid Senate stalemate.
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NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Africa’s rare glaciers will disappear in the next two decades because of climate change, a new report warned Tuesday amid sweeping forecasts of pain for the continent that...
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A. Smith Bowman's 2021 Virginia Straight Bourbon Whiskey is what's called a "hazmat bourbon." Here's our review.
Paying attention to unexpected datasets—and those that are missing—can reveal a lot about the world we’ve designed, writes Mimi Ọnụọha. My interest in missing things began with what I could see....
Full Cycle Bioplastics makes PHA, a building block for plastics that can fully break down in your backyard compost bin or even in the ocean, no industrial compost facility required. At a...
Aseel used to find global buyers for Afghan art. Now it uses its platform to get food to the country's most desperate
Aaron Carter can finally close the book on his DUI case from 4 years ago in Georgia -- and he's gotta be pretty happy, because he's walking away without doing a day in jail. A court clerk from...
Sri Lanka’s Department of Prisons has since banned the COVID-19 protection measure. “We are giving soap instead.”
From brown ales to barrel-aged stouts to Oktoberfest-style beers to pumpkin ales and even dark lagers, fall is a beer drinker's dream.
Flavor Flav landed in jail after being arrested for a domestic violence incident earlier this month in Nevada ... TMZ has learned. According to law enforcement ... the Public Enemy co-founder was...
California Highway Patrol officers investigate a fatal crash that shut down a portion of the southbound 110 Freeway in downtown Los Angeles
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The move is setting up a conflict between Chair Gary Gensler and investor advocates who are his long-time allies.
POLITICO breaks down the U.S. booster rollout and the big remaining questions.
Washington State University is dropping head football coach Nick Rolovich and several other coaches who it says are not in compliance with Gov. Jay Inslee's order requiring state workers to have...
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A mother of three was charged with first-degree murder after prosecutors say she shot and killed a man for refusing to kiss her. The alarming story unfolded about 9:45 p.m. Thursday evening in...
The work from home revolution has rapidly become the work from anywhere revolution. But not everything has caught up to this new style of work, including the technology that powers digital nomads....
Beta Offshore received a $20-million "end of life" royalty discount. It also received a $11-million discount because it planned to drill new wells.
If you’ve spent any time looking at running shoes (or everyday ugly dad sneakers, for that matter), it’s likely that you’ve already come across HOKA. Known for its extremely cushioned soles, the...
An official said Khalilzad was not fired, explaining that the administration chose "continuity" at the beginning of the year, and that Khalilzad "always said his time would be finite."
The IAEA plays a key role in monitoring Iran's nuclear activities, and Monday, Iran's president said the United States should lift the sanctions on Tehran to prove it is serious about restarting...
Walmart is starting its Black Friday celebration early this year with some impressive doorbuster deals. We’re talking up to $100 off top-rated — like thousands of reviews top-rated! — kitchen...
A man built a sturdy tall fence in his yard to keep his dog Lexi from escaping. But Lexi uses it as perch instead, often stepping right on top of it (as her less nimble buddy keeps all fours on...
So I figured if I find the cure for cancer, I’ll make a lot of money. I don’t have time to “study oncology” or “learn how anything works,” but I like money, and I have a shortcut: The Library of...
The lawsuit comes as the committee is poised to vote on whether to hold former Trump advisor Steve Bannon in contempt.
The death of former US secretary of state Colin Powell from COVID-19 complications shows the importance of precautions for at-risk individuals.
As secretary of state in 2003, Powell lied at the United Nations about Iraq having weapons of mass destruction. The post Colin Powell Was a Nice Man Who Helped Destroy Iraq appeared first on The Intercept.
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In many ways, the Mütter Museum in Philadelphia is, proudly, stuck in amber. “It’s the 19th century in there,” exhibition manager Michael Keys says of the “museum of a museum” where human remains...
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Home Depot's viral Halloween decorations are sold out everywhere, presenting lucrative opportunities for internet scammers and scalpers.
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WASHINGTON—Nodding curtly to each other as they both descended into the crypt containing the treasured item, George W. Bush and Dick Cheney became the last two surviving members of a tontine...
In just a few years, a Michigan woman took in millions of dollars, faking adoptions and ruining families’ lives along the way.
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US President Joe Biden speaks during climate change virtual summit from the East Room of the White House campus April 22, 2021, in Washington, DC.
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According to 'Stranger Things' star Finn Wolfhard (Mike Wheeler), we can expect the fourth season of the Netflix hit to be even darker than the previous batch of episodes.
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In late 2018, Pittsburgh’s Jewish community was mourning the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history. Then a stranger and his family landed in their midst.
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The South Korean dynasty’s third generation is taking on TSMC and Intel. Can it succeed?
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