Tag: Government and politics
UN gives green light to fund Lebanon tribunal for 2021
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council has given a green light to keep the U.N.-backed tribunal investigating the 2005 assassination of Lebanon’s former...
Florida man charged with plotting attack on Trump supporters
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Florida man accused of trying to organize an armed response to supporters of former President Donald Trump for their expected...
Judge rejects detention request for Kansas Proud Boys leader
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A federal magistrate judge rejected on Friday the government's request to keep the alleged leader of the Kansas City chapter...
Biden rolling out plan for $4 billion global vaccine effort
WASHINGTON — Joe Biden will use his first big presidential moment on the global stage at Friday’s Group of Seven meeting of world leaders...
GOP’s Thune says Trump allies engaging in ‘cancel culture’
PIERRE, S.D. — U.S. Sen. John Thune is criticizing Republican activists and party leaders for engaging in “cancel culture” by rushing to censure GOP...
The lighter days of CNN’s Cuomo Brothers show are long gone
NEW YORK — Some television shows age much better than others.
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Minnesota House rejects security fund for officers’ trials
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota House rejected a bill to create a fund to bolster security during the upcoming murder trial of a...
South Africa’s president fights own party over corruption
JOHANNESBURG — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa's anti-corruption drive is facing stiff resistance from political foes within his own party, including his predecessor, who...
Nonprofits step up to protect fertility for cancer patients
Roshni Kamta remembers that spring day two years ago when she left for work on her usual crowded New York City subway line, carrying...
Israel says Equatorial Guinea to move embassy to Jerusalem
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday that Equatorial Guinea would move its embassy to Jerusalem in the latest sign of improving...
