A signature Biden law aimed to boost renewable energy. It also helped a solar company reap billions
WASHINGTON (news agencies) — As he campaigned for the presidency, Joe Biden promised to spend billions of dollars to “save ...
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As Iran’s presidential vote looms, tensions boil over renewed headscarf crackdown
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (news agencies) — Seemingly every afternoon in Iran’s capital, police vans rush to major Tehran squares ...
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US journalist’s closed trial for espionage set to begin in Russia, with a conviction all but certain
TALLINN, Estonia (news agencies) — Fifteen months after Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was arrested in the Russian city ...
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Guatemalan appeals court revokes order to grant house arrest to journalist José Rubén Zamora
GUATEMALA CITY (news agencies) — A Guatemalan appeals court on Tuesday revoked a judge’s order to give house arrest to ...
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NTSB chair says Norfolk Southern interfered with derailment probe after botching vent-and-burn call
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (news agencies) — The head of the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday that Norfolk Southern repeatedly ...
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A timeline of the legal case involving WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange
The drawn-out legal case involving WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has concluded with his guilty plea to obtaining and publishing U.S. ...
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North Korea’s latest missile test likely ended in failure, South Korea’s military says
SEOUL, South Korea (news agencies) — A North Korean ballistic missile test Wednesday likely ended in failure, South Korea’s military ...
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Brazil’s Supreme Court decriminalizes possession of marijuana for personal use
RIO DE JANEIRO (news agencies) — Brazil’s Supreme Court on Tuesday voted to decriminalize possession of marijuana for personal use, ...
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Israelis’ lawsuit says UN agency helps Hamas by paying Gaza staff in dollars
NEW YORK (news agencies) — Israelis who were taken hostage or lost loved ones during Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack are ...
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Public funds for religious charter school would be unconstitutional, Oklahoma high court says
OKLAHOMA CITY (news agencies) — The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Tuesday stopped what would have been the first publicly funded ...
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