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How an email error sparked a secret scramble to bring Afghans to Britain
LONDON (AP) — British governments past and present face allegations of avoiding scrutiny and undermining democracy after the ...
Largest piece of Mars on Earth fetches meteoric $5.3 million at New York auction
The largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth was sold for just over $5 million at an auction of rare geological and ...
Trump says he’s ‘highly unlikely’ to fire Fed’s Powell after floating that idea in private
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he was “highly unlikely” to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome ...
Trump’s bid to claw back $9B in foreign aid and public broadcasting funds nears Senate vote
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s request to cancel about $9 billion in foreign aid and public broadcasting spending ...
Wall Street quietly mixed as corporate earnings pour in, offering a respite from tariff anxiety
Early trading on Wall Street was quietly mixed as markets shift their attention toward a deluge of corporate earnings reports ...
US producer prices unchanged with wholesale inflation remaining under control
The report on wholesale inflation came a day after the Labor Department reported that consumer prices last month rose 2.7% ...
In African politics, the rampant belief in witchcraft fortifies some and vexes others
In Zambia, two men are on trial for allegedly practicing witchcraft and possessing charms intended to harm President Hakainde Hichilema. Hichilema himself once was accused of practicing witchcraft by ...
At least 15 injured in Russian attack targeting energy infrastructure in Ukraine
Russia launched 400 Shahed and decoy drones, as well as one ballistic missile, during the night, the Ukrainian air force said. The strikes targeted northeastern Kharkiv, which is Ukraine’s ...