Abortion restriction bill signed by Florida Gov. DeSantis
TALLAHASSEE, FLA. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a 15-week abortion ban into law Thursday as the state joined a growing conservative push to restrict access ahead of a U.S. …
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Pieces of Russian jet, downed a month ago, seen in Chernihiv neighbourhood
More than a month after Ukrainian forces shot down a Russian jet in the northeastern city of Chernihiv, pieces of the plane and ensuing wreckage are still visible in the …
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Elon Musk launches hostile takeover of Twitter for $54 a share
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is offering to buy Twitter, saying the social media platform he has criticized for not living up to free speech principles needs to be transformed as …
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Canada authorizes AstraZeneca’s drug for COVID prevention
Canada on Thursday authorized British drugmaker AstraZeneca Plc’s AZN.L antibody-based therapy for preventing COVID-19 infections, giving itself another weapon against the disease as cases rise in the country. Health Canada …
Read More75th Cannes to feature Cronenberg, Chan-wook and ‘Elvis’
PARIS — Films by David Cronenberg, Park Chan-wook and Kelly Reichardt will vie for the coveted Palme d’Or at a Cannes Film Festival set to unspool against the backdrop of …
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Certain fridges recalled in Canada because people are falling and getting hurt while attempting to open freezer
Some GE brand fridges have been recalled in Canada following reports that at least three people were seriously injured in the U.S. while attempting to open the freezer section only …
Read MoreWHO monitoring 2 more Omicron sub-variants known as BA.4 and BA.5
The World Health Organization is now tracking a few dozen cases of two additional sub-variants of the highly transmissible Omicron strain of SARS-CoV-2 to assess whether they're more infectious or dangerous. …
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Fate of Russia warship unclear after Ukrainians claim strike
KYIV, UKRAINE — Ukrainian officials said their forces hit the flagship of Russia’s Black Sea fleet with missiles, and one official said Thursday that the vessel sank. Russia said the …
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Inside the 30-hour search for the New York shooting suspect
A key, a neon construction jacket, a gun. The items, left behind in a bloody crime scene at a Brooklyn subway station Tuesday morning, offered investigators some of their first …
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Ally of Russia’s Navalny ordered to serve 6 months in prison
MOSCOW — A Moscow court replaced the parole-like restrictions on a close associate of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny with a prison sentence of nearly six months on Thursday. …
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