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Police release note from Virginia Walmart shooter, who says he felt 'mocked' by co-workers
CHESAPEAKE, Va. — A note police found on the phone of the gunman who shot and killed six people before killing himself at a Chesapeake Walmart Tuesday was filled with complaints about co-workers and ramblings about his ...Read more
A new foreign policy headache for Biden as Israel forms its most right-wing government ever
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is grappling with how to deal with a new Israeli government that will be the most right-wing in that country's history and may stand in the way of core U.S. goals for the Middle East...Read more
Looking for a boost, Taiwan's oldest political party turns to the great-grandson of Chiang Kai-shek
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Between internal strife, muddled campaign messages and a stance on China that has become a political liability, Taiwan’s oldest political party is deep in existential crisis.
The Chinese Nationalist ...Read more
China jails Chinese Canadian pop star Kris Wu for 13 years on rape charges
Chinese Canadian celebrity Kris Wu was sentenced to 13 years in prison on charges including rape, capping a scandal that helped galvanize a backlash against sexual harassment.
A Beijing court announced the verdict in a ...Read more
Yosemite planned to destroy homes in El Portal long before telling owners, records show
FRESNO, Calif. — Sheets of paper that read, “This property is not abandoned,” were taped in windows and on the sides of the mobile home that Lynn Harbin owned for the past 34 years near Yosemite National Park.
It ...Read more
Anwar faces many pitfalls after finally becoming Malaysia's PM
Anwar Ibrahim, the almost man of Malaysian politics, finally clinched the country’s premiership after decades of waiting. Now, the reformist leader must make sure that he keeps the job.
That won’t be easy in a nation ...Read more
Marine vet 'hero' in critical condition after helping victims of Baltimore house explosion
Terry Bagley Sr. was prepping food for Thanksgiving when he realized he needed pasta for the macaroni and cheese.
On his way to the store Tuesday afternoon, everything changed in an instant — when a cry for help and a ...Read more
China, Arab nations to hold Summit in Saudi Arabia next month
China and Arab nations will hold a summit in Saudi Arabia early next month, setting up the possibility that Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit the key energy partner for the first time in nearly seven years.
Li ...Read more
Man's body found in Florida Keys where Haitian migrants came ashore this week, FWC says
The body of a man was found Thursday near where a group of Haitian migrants landed in the Florida Keys Monday, a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spokesman said.
The body, found 150 yards offshore at mile...Read more
Jeffrey Epstein victims sue JP Morgan Chase, Deutsche Bank under NY Adult Survivor Act
Jeffrey Epstein victims sued JP Morgan Chase and Deutsche Bank on Thursday under a new New York law that lifts the statute of limitations for sex abuse and assault lawsuits.
The behemoth financial companies were accused ...Read more
China hustles on Summit sidelines to challenge US trade deals
When Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Indonesian counterpart Joko Widodo sat together last week to watch a trial run of a new China-backed high-speed railway, it was a clear sign of their expanding economic involvement...Read more
E. Jean Carroll sues Donald Trump for alleged 1990s rape under New York Adult Survivors Act
NEW YORK — The writer E. Jean Carroll sued Donald Trump for allegedly raping her in the 1990s just after midnight Thursday as a New York law took effect opening a window for sex assault victims to sue their alleged ...Read more
UK searches for Brexit benefits as promised 'freedoms' fall away
Rishi Sunak faces another delicate Brexit decision after he was asked by senior civil servants to delay a planned “bonfire” of legislation dating from the U.K.’s membership of the European Union.
The request by ...Read more
Al Roker released from hospital after blood clots, misses first Thanksgiving parade in 27 years
“Today” show star Al Roker was discharged from a hospital Thursday as he recovers from blood clots, shortly after he missed his first Thanksgiving parade in nearly three decades.
The Queens-born meteorologist returned...Read more
Russian lawmakers approve bill banning 'LGBTQ propaganda' among adults
Russian lawmakers passed a bill Thursday banning the promotion of what they call “non-traditional sexual relations” among adults.
The bill — which was approved by the lower house of parliament, or State Duma, after ...Read more
Pakistan names new army chief as strife with Imran Khan deepens
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif named General Asim Munir as Pakistan’s next army chief, a choice that could harden former premier Imran Khan’s opposition to the government and stoke his high-stakes clash with the ...Read more
Lockdowns expanded in China as COVID-19 cases hit daily record
COVID-19 cases in China have hit a daily record, prompting government officials to expand pandemic lockdowns days after authorities reported the country’s first coronavirus death in six months.
The number of new COVID-...Read more
Study: Climate change is increasing the frequency and temperature of extreme heat waves
LOS ANGELES — As California awakens to the worsening risk of extreme climate events, researchers are shedding new light on last year's anomalous and extreme Pacific Northwest heat wave. One study published this week said...Read more
Biden calls Club Q owners and vows again to push for an assault weapons ban
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden spoke Thursday with the owners of an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where five people were killed in a mass shooting, offering a sign of support as he pushes to ban ...Read more
Germany rejects Poland's call to send Patriot missiles to Ukraine
Germany’s defense minister dismissed a surprise request from Poland to station surface-to-air Patriot missiles in western Ukraine, saying such a deployment would have to be agreed to by NATO.
The request, disclosed late...Read more
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