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US applications for jobless benefits fall to 227,000 last week, remain at historically healthy level
U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell last week, remaining in the historically healthy range of the past couple ...
A century after a man was convicted of teaching evolution, the debate on religion in schools rages
One hundred years ago, a public high school teacher stood trial in Dayton, Tennessee, for teaching human evolution. His ...
Novak Djokovic is ready to face Jannik Sinner and the other young guys at Wimbledon
Novak Djokovic began expressing a heartfelt thought about returning to the semifinals at the All England Club — “It means the ...
UN says if US funding for HIV programs is not replaced, millions more will die by 2029
Years of American-led investment into AIDS programs has reduced the number of people killed by the disease to the lowest ...
Bangladesh tribunal indicts ousted Prime Minister Hasina over deaths of protesters
A special tribunal indicted Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday by accepting charges of crimes ...
What to know as Yemen’s Houthi rebels launch new, more violent attacks on ships in the Red Sea
In just days, Yemen’s Houthi rebels have begun a new, more violent campaign of attacks targeting ships in the Red Sea, ...
Report on curbing antisemitism in Australia recommends threatening university funding
Australian universities would lose government funding unless they address attacks on Jewish students and potential immigrants ...
Things to know about the UN special rapporteur sanctioned by the US
A U.N. special rapporteur was sanctioned by the United States over her work as an independent investigator scrutinizing human rights abuses in the Palestinian territories, a high-profile role in a ...
Italy opens Ukraine rebuilding conference as doubts of US defense help remain
Italy is hosting the fourth annual conference on rebuilding Ukraine even as Russia escalates its war, inviting political and ...
Nutella maker Ferrero taking cereal company Kellogg private in a deal valued at about $3.1 billion
Ferrero, known for brands like Nutella and Butterfinger, is taking cereal company WK Kellogg private in a deal valued at approximately $3.1 billion. The Ferrero Group will pay $23 for each Kellogg ...
Jane Birkin’s original Hermès bag is up for auction in Paris
Sketched out on an air sickness bag, it became fashion’s must-have accessory. The original Birkin bag, named after the actor, singer and fashion icon that Hermès created it for — the ...
Backstreet Boy wants it his way in court case against Florida sheriff’s office
WALTON COUNTY, Fla. ( WMBB) – Backstreet Boy Brian Littrell has filed a court order against the Walton County Sheriff’s office in Florida, claiming that sheriff’s officials are not preventing the ...