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SEC charges NY lender to taxi drivers with fraud

Former US Senate majority leader Harry Reid dies at 82

Hong Kong’s Stand News outlet shuts down after police raid

Gunman kills four people and injures officer in Denver area

Azmat Khan on How U.S. Hid Thousands of Civilian Deaths in Middle East Air War

Boston mayor lines up vaccine mandates amid pushback from city workers

Zemmour: French Jews slam far-right Jewish presidential hopeful

Leftist wins Honduran presidential vote after rival concedes

Bipartisanship at Whose Expense? Sen. Raphael Warnock Calls to End Filibuster, Pass Voting Rights Acts

Florida power company pushing legislation to slow rooftop solar

Rapper fatally stabbed at LA music festival

McDonald’s to pay $33.5M to Black owner to end bias suit

‘Desperate’ need for water, food in typhoon-hit Philippines

Nets’ Kyrie Irving enters NBA’s Covid-19 protocols day after return announced

Netherlands to go into tough COVID lockdown from Sunday

Poison to be dropped on California’s Farallon Islands amid ‘plague’ of mice

Thousands protest against Tunisian president on 10th anniversary of uprising

Louisiana judge on unpaid leave after home video shows racist language

Judge rejects Purdue Pharma’s sweeping opioid settlement

Electric vehicle startup Rivian to build $5B plant in Georgia

Ohio police ask for help finding thieves who stole entire bridge

bell hooks, author and activist, dies aged 69

Chauvin pleads guilty to violating Floyd's civil rights

Hundreds trapped by fire at World Trade Center in Hong Kong

Florida high school teacher fired for repeatedly refusing to wear mask

The Ivy League’s Legitimacy Crisis

Andrew Cuomo ordered to forfeit $5.1M in pandemic book profits

Air Force discharges 27 for refusal to get Covid vaccine

Washington, DC sues Proud Boys, Oath Keepers over January 6 riot

“An Outrage”: House Passes Largest Military Budget in Generations

Gunman opens fire at Texas vigil

Fatal Amazon warehouse collapse spotlights safety concerns

Kentucky tornadoes: At least 74 dead, dozens unaccounted for

California to reimpose statewide mask mandate

Anne Rice, author of Interview With the Vampire, dies aged 80

Massive protests against Austria’s compulsory COVID vaccines

At least 70 dead as tornadoes sweep US midwest

Amazon workers trapped after warehouse roof collapse

US imposes sweeping sanctions on China, Myanmar and North Korea

Pandemic exploited to normalise mass surveillance, watchdog warns

France will not join boycott of Beijing Olympics

Starbucks union drive spurred by barista burnout from mobile orders

Daunte Wright: Fatal US police shooting trial set to begin

Canada joins US, Australia in boycott of Beijing Olympics

‘We’re losing IQ points’: the lead poisoning crisis unfolding among US children

Olaf Scholz sworn in as chancellor, ending Germany’s Merkel era

The US Military Can't Be Trusted to Investigate Civilian Casualties

Charlottesville's Robert E. Lee statue to be melted down

As Noam Chomsky Turns 93, He Urges Young People to Create a “Much Better World” Through Activism

About 200 Capitol Police officers have left since Jan. 6

Malcolm X’s former prison cell becomes first of 1,000 planned ‘freedom libraries’

‘Vaccines don’t make you free’: Thousands protest COVID-19 measures in Brussels

DoJ sues Texas, saying electoral map plans violate Voting Rights Act

Oil and Gas Industry Profits Climbed as Americans Faced High Gas Prices in 2021

The Netherlands holds off on restrictions for the unvaccinated — for now

Protesters against vaccine mandate in Belgium clash with police

Movie theaters go out of style

Sen. David Perdue will announce primary bid against Georgia governor this week

Semeru volcano erupts on Indonesian island of Java

Former US senator, presidential candidate, Bob Dole, dies aged 98

Lewis Hamilton takes Saudi Arabian F1 GP pole as Max Verstappen crashes

Thousands protest over Dutch coronavirus restrictions

More than 40,000 march in Vienna against coronavirus lockdown

Alarm grows over smash-and-grab robberies amid holiday season

The 'agricultural mafia' taking over Brazil's Amazon rainforest

Michigan school shooting: Suspect's parents charged with involuntary manslaughter

Biden embraces his one-time foe: Walmart

UAE buys record 80 French Rafale jets in $19bn arms deal

Michigan teen charged with 1st-degree murder, held without bond in shooting spree

Ohio sheriff's deputy charged with murder for shooting Black man in the back

White House defends travel ban on African countries

Barbados Breaks From Colonial Rule as Calls Grow For Reparations

Stacey Abrams launches campaign for Georgia governor

Judge halts Biden vaccine mandate for health workers in 10 states

New union election ordered at Amazon warehouse in Alabama

Virgil Abloh Dies of Cancer at 41

Paul, Cruz fire back after Fauci says criticism of him is 'dangerous'

Carrie Meek, pioneering Black former congresswoman, dies at 95

Michael Cohen: prosecutors could ‘indict Trump tomorrow’ if they wanted

Formula One racing pioneer Frank Williams dies aged 79

Stephen Sondheim dies at 91

More than 50 dead, one rescued in Russian mine explosion

Thieves rob Los Angeles Nordstrom store in latest coordinated raid

Native Americans share long-ignored Thanksgiving truths

Sweden's Magdalena Andersson resigns hours after appointment as first female PM

Biden taps Shalanda Young to lead White House budget office

Germany's SPD, Greens, liberals reach deal for post-Merkel coalition government

Three Ahmaud Arbery killers found guilty of murder

More than 30 dead after migrant boat sinks in English Channel

Ahmaud Arbery killing: defense lawyer accused of displaying ‘the essence of white supremacy’

Palestinian families face new Israeli demolition threat in Silwan

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade: A History in Pictures

Jury awards millions in damages for Unite the Right violence

Two men to be exonerated for Malcolm X assassination after 55 years

US police identify suspect, victims in parade car ramming

Austria imposes full lockdown and mandatory vaccines as Covid-19 cases surge

Lewis Hamilton wins inaugural Qatar F1 Grand Prix

Teen shot dead in Sudan anti-coup protest after Hamdok reinstated

Tens of thousands march in Vienna against COVID measures before lockdown

Two in hospital after police fire on Dutch COVID-19 protesters

Palestine festival fetes films on life under Israeli occupation

Hamilton wears rainbow helmet in Qatar practice

A miscarriage of justice in Kenosha

US teen found not guilty on all charges after fatal Kenosha shootings

Biden signs $1.2 trillion US infrastructure bill into law

Steve Bannon surrenders to FBI

Beto O’Rourke jumps into Texas governor’s race

Ahmaud Arbery killing: judge rejects mistrial requests as Jesse Jackson attends

Gaddafi’s son to run for president of Libya

Mass Psychosis is a Real Global Pandemic

Is U.S. Response to COVID Pandemic an Official Government Psychological Operation?

Former Raiders coach Jon Gruden sues NFL over leaked emails

Steve Bannon indicted for contempt of Congress

For 2nd straight month, Americans quit jobs at a record pace

We need to talk about the real reason behind US inflation

China: Communist Party passes resolution on history to elevate Xi

Chinese developer Evergrande meets interest payment deadline, avoids default

Former South Africa President FW de Klerk dies aged 85

Astro, reggae singer and mainstay of the British band UB40, dies at 64

Max Cleland, former VA administrator and senator, dies at 79

House Committee Chairwoman Maloney Nails Oil Executives

France formally returns looted Benin artworks at Élysée ceremony

Former Georgia Sen. Max Cleland dies at 79

China’s Xi Jinping rewrites history to secure his political future

Buffalo Mayor Loses Democratic Primary Then Sabotges Victory of Socialist with Write-In Candidacy

$550 billion infrastructure bill to be signed by Biden

Polish protests erupt against abortion law after woman’s death

Federal court blocks Biden administration's vaccination mandate

Houston opens probe into deadly stampede at music festival

Iran holds large-scale military drill after US navy confrontation

Syrian refugees in Turkey face deportation over viral banana videos

Israeli forces kill Palestinian boy in occupied West Bank

French hotel industry ‘on its knees’ due to staff shortage, CEO says

Ahmaud Arbery was killed based on assumptions, US prosecutor says

Aron Solomon: What Exactly Is a Jury of One’s Peers?

No jab, no job? Thousands of American workers could get pink slip

Prison Abolition from Behind Prison Walls

Macron in final toast to Merkel: 'you kept Europe united'

Deere union workers reject contract offer, extending strike

Murphy reelected New Jersey governor by razor-thin margin

US blacklists Israeli firm behind Pegasus spyware

Dangerous ‘forever chemicals’ contaminate US tap water

Atlanta Braves win 2021 World Series

Houston contractor sues Texas over state ban of Israel boycott

Ethiopia declares nationwide state of emergency

Man with knife stabs at least 17 on Tokyo train; starts fire

Over 26K NYC workers remain unvaccinated after Friday deadline

Raid on alleged Brazil bank robbers leaves 20 dead

Palestinians vow to defend graves in Jerusalem cemetery

Steven Donziger, Who Sued Chevron over “Amazon Chernobyl,” Ordered to Prison

‘A roadmap for a coup’: inside Trump’s plot to steal the presidency

The Facebook Papers: Docs Reveal Tech Giant’s Complicity in Hate, Lies & Violence

Three protesters killed in Sudan anti-coup demonstrations

Oklahoma inmate dies vomiting and convulsing in first state execution since 2015

Why did the FBI shoot Jonathan Cortez in an Oakland corner store?

Supreme Court declines to block Maine vaccine mandate

Attack on Black liberation group MOVE: The day Philadelphia bombed its own citizens

Newsom pulls out of Scotland climate summit

Saudi Arabia bans all imports from Lebanon, expels ambassador

Costa Rica: A climate success story

Biden tells France’s Macron, US was ‘clumsy’ in Aussie sub deal

Oklahoma set to resume lethal injections after 6-year pause

Arctic ground ‘literally collapsing’ amid abrupt thaw

China says Taiwan ‘has no right’ to join UN, after US nod

Quai Branly museum hosts final show in France for looted Benin treasures

Massive cyberattack disrupts petrol stations in Iran

The Path to a Livable Future

'Catastrophic and Irreparable Harm' to Wolves Averted as Wisconsin Judge Cancels Hunt

Nigeria, Africa's largest economy, launches digital currency eNaira

Israel to build 1,300 new West Bank settler homes

Biden’s vaccine mandate has cargo giants in a pre-holiday panic

Max Verstappen wins F1 US GP to extend title lead over Lewis Hamilton

‘Kill them all, don’t spare anyone’: A massacre in Burkina Faso

Ecuador’s Olympic sprinter Alex Quinonez shot dead

US Judge Rules Guantánamo Detainee's Imprisonment Illegal

Outcry as Israel labels Palestinian rights groups ‘terrorists’

France unveils €100 fuel inflation subsidy

Actor Alec Baldwin shoots filmer dead with prop gun on set

Vaccine mandate a disaster for holiday supply chain

Trump’s new social media backer tied to China lifestyle venture

‘A shining light’: EU leaders bid farewell to Merkel at summit

Biden's comments on vaccine mandates compared to a dictator

French teacher convicted over anti-Semitic vaccine protest sign

PayPal in $45 bln bid for Pinterest

Netflix workers stage walk-out over Chappelle transgender comments

Putin rival and Kremlin critic Navalny wins EU rights prize

Dollar General workers push to unionize amid hostility from above

Fighting Extremism in the U.S. Military

Israel approves building plan in illegal Jerusalem settlement

Like in Flint, Lead Pipes Leave Benton Harbor, Michigan, with Toxic Water

‘He lied’: Iraqis blame Colin Powell for role in invasion on Iraq

‘An American icon’: World reacts to death of Colin Powell

Macron condemns 'inexcusable' police crackdown on 1961 Paris protest of Algerians

Capitol Police officer charged with obstructing Jan. 6 investigation

October 17, 1961: Remembering the Algerian Massacre in Paris

Dutch team designs and builds long-range solar powered camper van with kitchen, bed and shower

Italy: Fresh pandemic woes for those jabbed with ‘wrong’ vaccines

MP Sir David Amess stabbed at constituency meeting

‘They just didn’t care’: families of missing Native women call out indifferent police

Cambridge University halts £400m deal with UAE over Pegasus spyware claims

Big Pharma charging $712 for a Covid drug funded by government

Bill Clinton hospitalized with sepsis

Stealing Africa: How Britain looted the continent’s art

NBA star Irving sidelined by Nets for refusing Covid vaccination

Gaza’s undrinkable water ‘slowly poisoning’ Palestinians

Sally Rooney rejects Israeli translation offer in support of BDS

Can’t See the Forest for the Trees

Plastic waste chokes last mangrove forests in Philippines’ Manila Bay

France to ban plastic packaging for most fruit and vegetables

Southwest cancels over 350 flights, delays around 600

China has won AI battle with U.S.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott bans COVID-19 vaccine mandates by any entity

Oil ship leak threatens millions of Yemenis

Racist housing laws cause Black families to lose their homes after disaster

Singapore patrol robots stoke fears of surveillance state

California Oil Spill Spurs New Calls to Ban Offshore Oil Drilling

3 Vaccine Creators Join World's Richest

As UK cracks down on protests, surveillance tech market grows

Czechs sign $630m deal for Israeli-made air defence system

‘French psychiatry has gone downhill in part because of American influence’

Swiss Guards leave corps in order to avoid Vatican vaccine mandate

Algeria recalls envoy to France after ‘inadmissible interference’

Hollywood production workers authorize historic strike

‘Pandora Papers’ reveal hidden wealth of world leaders, celebrities, billionaires

In India almost any death is considered a covid death

Germany issues international arrest warrant for founders of Panama Papers firm

Chinese warplanes fly toward Taiwan for 2nd straight day

Lawyer who sued Chevron sentenced to six months in contempt case

Hospital workers fired for rejecting covid medical ideology

Samuel Moyn’s Unprincipled Attack on Human Rights Giant Michael Ratner Is Shameful

Tropical Cyclone Kills 9 in Iran and Oman

‘Major’ Oil Spill Off California Coast Kills Wetlands and Wildlife

Driver in China successfully sues Tesla for fraud

Jeff Bezos’s space flight firm ‘rife with sexism’, employees’ letter claims

‘Wall of shame’ built to block crack users sparks fury in Paris suburb

Australia’s borders to reopen in November after 18-month closure

Venezuela introduces new currency, drops six zeros

Russia arrests cybersecurity expert on treason charge

NYC teachers ask Supreme Court to block vaccine mandate

Scenes from a Jewish pogrom

Lead poisoning cases tied to traditional ceramic ware

U.S. says ivory-billed woodpecker, 22 other species extinct

Lucid to start deliveries of electric cars with range exceeding Tesla's in October

NBA announces it will withhold pay of unvaccinated players

Brazil greenlights power line through indigenous reserve in the Amazon

Rivian’s electric truck and its 314-mile range

YouTube blocks all anti-vaccine content

U.S. War Ushered in “Another Dark Age” for Women

Greece, France tout European defence autonomy with warships deal

Probe finds 80 alleged sex abuse cases linked to WHO’s DRC work

Left warns Pelosi they'll take down Biden infrastructure bill

Palestinian village pledges to struggle ‘until land is returned’

America’s litany of lethal lies

‘Up to 90 percent’ of UK petrol pumps dry amid panic buying

Oldest bone tools for clothesmaking found in Morocco

Qatar Airways suffers $4bn annual loss on pandemic hit

Britain to issue up to 10,500 temporary visas to ease chronic staff shortages

Ivory Coast: Former first lady Simone Gbabgo launches political movement

New York may tap National Guard to replace unvaccinated healthcare workers

Switzerland approves same-sex marriage by a wide margin in referendum

PG&E Charged With 11 Felony Counts—Including Manslaughter

BP says nearly a third of its UK fuel stations running on empty

Italy rules out recognising a Taliban government in Afghanistan

Iceland will have a male-majority parliament after all, election recount shows

German Social Democrats beat conservatives in vote to decide Merkel successor

Some cannabis firms see ‘disaster’ in federal legalization

Five Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in occupied West Bank

Women win majority of seats in Iceland’s election

Lewis Hamilton wins 100th Formula One race

"A Cold War with China Is Probable and Not Just Possible"

Bill Maher hits back at Whoopi Goldberg over 'Black national anthem'

High-Speed Rail to Connect Red Sea and Mediterranean

Federal judge deals blow to vaccine mandate for NYC teachers

Gaza reconstruction to start by October after $1bn pledged

Europe reckons with Biden’s Asia push

Muslim women struggle with Germany’s ‘hijab ban’ in workplaces

Mass youth protests spring up in 1,400 locations around the world