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Sullivan says US-Saudi defense pact not possible without Israel deal, Financial Times reports
U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan insisted the Biden administration will enter into a defense pact with Saudi Arabia only if the kingdom normalizes relations with Israel, the Financial Times reported.
Sullivan said in an interview with the newspaper the two issues were part of an “integrated vision” for peace in the Middle East ...Read more
Labour mayor wins cap triumphant election run for Starmer
Labour wins in the U.K.’s two biggest cities completed a string of local election successes by opposition leader Keir Starmer that showed his party firmly on course for victory at a general election later this year.
Not only did Sadiq Khan comfortably win a historic third term as London mayor, but Labour candidate Richard Parker eked out an ...Read more
Yellen counsels caution on currency intervention after yen surge
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen acknowledged sharp moves in the value of the yen this week, even as she declined to say whether Japan had intervened to support the currency.
“I’m not going to comment on whether they did or didn’t intervene,” Yellen told reporters Saturday following a speech in Mesa, Arizona. “I think that that’...Read more
Boaters dumping trash in South Florida's waters? Teens face felony charges
MIAMI — Two teen boaters are facing felony charges for pollution after they were caught on video dumping trash into the Atlantic Ocean during a South Florida boating party.
The 16-year-old and 15-year-old boys from Palm Beach County were arrested Friday about a week after a drone video of the illegal dumping went viral online, according to ...Read more
A seized superyacht shows up in Pacific Northwest -- minus one Russian oligarch owner
EVERETT, Wash. — It's not clear whether Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov had plans to visit Puget Sound this spring — the French Riviera is more the style of the U.S.-sanctioned mining and energy multibillionaire.
But on April 29, the Amadea, a 348-foot, $300 million-plus superyacht said to be owned by Kerimov, arrived in the Port of ...Read more
Buffett says US corporate taxes likely to rise to tame deficit
WASHINGTON — U.S. taxes are likely to rise as lawmakers look to narrow the federal deficit, Warren Buffett said, as Washington prepares for major tax negotiations next year.
The Berkshire Hathaway chairman and chief executive officer, speaking Saturday at the company’s closely watched annual meeting in Omaha, sidestepped directly commenting...Read more
UK, Ireland leaders on collision course over migration surge
A dispute between the U.K. and Ireland over a surge in asylum-seekers is threatening to upend their already fragile relationship. With elections on the horizon for the leaders of both countries, neither side appears likely to back down.
Disagreements between Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his newly installed Irish counterpart, Taoiseach Simon ...Read more
Labour on course for power: 5 takeaways from UK elections
The governing Conservatives suffered heavy defeats in a set of local elections on Thursday, adding to the sense that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will struggle to turn things around before a general election that he must hold within nine months.
Keir Starmer’s opposition Labour Party made some eye-catching gains, taking control of councils in ...Read more
Togo's initial vote count shows family dynasty on track to extend 57-year rule
Togo’s ruling party opened up a commanding lead as the vote count from this week’s parliamentary vote passed the half-way mark, setting the stage for the family dynasty of President Faure Gnassingbé to extend its 57-year rule of the West African nation.
Gnassingbé’s Union for the Republic party won 60 out of the 65 seats for which ...Read more
Labour mayor wins cap triumphant election run for Keir Starmer
Labour wins in the U.K.’s two biggest cities completed a string of local election successes by opposition leader Keir Starmer that showed his party firmly on course for victory at a general election later this year.
Not only did Sadiq Khan comfortably win a historic third term as London mayor, but Labour candidate Richard Parker eked out an ...Read more
Eight arrested in multimillion-dollar retail theft operation, LA County sheriff's officials say
LOS ANGELES — Eight people have been arrested on suspicion of organized retail theft after authorities discovered several million dollars' worth of stolen medicines, cosmetics and other merchandise at multiple Los Angeles locations, L.A. County sheriff's officials announced this week.
The retail goods were stolen by crews of organized ...Read more
Bodies found in Baja California during search for missing tourists, Mexican officials say
MEXICO CITY — Mexican officials said three bodies have been found in the same remote stretch of Baja California where two Australian brothers and their American friend went missing last week while on a surf trip.
The bodies were recovered south of the city of Ensenada, according to a statement from the state prosecutor's office. The statement...Read more
Tufts encampment protesting Israel comes down, but demonstrators vow to continue fight
BOSTON — The protest encampment at Tufts University has come down, but the students who put up the tents say they will continue to fight until the school fully divests from Israel.
Tufts Students for Justice in Palestine, which set up the tents in early April, removed the encampment on the academic quad Friday night after failing to reach a ...Read more
Is the NYPD too political? Cops drive Gaza protest narrative with slick video of Columbia raid
NEW YORK — The video begins over ominous music in a New York City Police Department command center with top brass mulling over surveillance video of a man waving a Palestinian flag and ends with police officials talking tough about their crackdown on protesters at Columbia University Tuesday night.
“The conditions in this courtyard are ...Read more
Group of students call for University of Michigan to divest from Israel at commencement, but speeches continue
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — A group of about 50 graduating students stood and called for the University of Michigan to divest from companies with ties to Israel at the spring commencement ceremony Saturday, but the speeches continued.“Disclose! Divest! We will not stop, we will not rest!” students chanted early in the ceremony at the Big House in ...Read more
Police use chemical spray, handcuff protesters, arrest nonstudent outside University of Michigan museum
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Police used a chemical spray to disperse a large crowd and handcuff pro-Palestinian protesters during a chaotic scene outside the University of Michigan Museum of Art on Friday night, according to videos posted on social media.
The incident occurred around 9 p.m. outside the museum on South State Street in downtown Ann ...Read more
Faculty senate committee urged Penn to 'de-escalate tensions' and 'find a negotiated resolution'
PHILADELPHIA — At a special meeting of the University of Pennsylvania faculty senate executive committee early this week, members expressed differing views about the pro-Palestinian encampment but concurred that the university should work to "de-escalate tensions" and "find a negotiated resolution."
That’s according to a summary of Monday�...Read more
Boeing faces critical launch Monday ferrying astronauts to the International Space Station
LOS ANGELES — Ferrying astronauts to the International Space Station has almost become routine — but not for Boeing and not on Monday, when after years of delay it's finally set to launch two crew members to the orbiting platform on a critical test flight.
The Arlington, Virginia-based aerospace giant was awarded a $4.2 billion contract in ...Read more
Boeing aims for Starliner astronaut launch Monday after delays, $1.5 billion spent
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Boeing has spent more than $1.5 billion to develop its CST-100 Starliner amid years of delays, but the payoff on its deal with NASA is on the horizon with the first human test flight set for launch Monday night.
Veteran NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will climb aboard the capsule for the Crew Flight ...Read more
Gas stove pollution harms poor and minority Americans most, study finds
Cooking with gas poses a health risk, but new research shows that risk isn’t evenly distributed.
Poorer Americans and racial and ethnic minority groups are disproportionately exposed to harmful gas stove pollutants, scientists at Stanford University, Harvard University and the Central California Asthma Collaborative found.
Previous studies ...Read more
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