Academy moves up meeting to decide on Will Smith sanctions
The Board of Governors for the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences has moved up it’s planned date to decide on possible sanctions against Will Smith for slapping Chris …
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EU officials say it’s too early to consider 4th COVID-19 dose
LONDON — European health officials say it’s too early to consider giving a fourth dose of messenger RNA coronavirus vaccines to most people, but say an extra booster can be …
Read MoreAl-Qaida leader circulates video, dispels rumour of his death
ISLAMABAD — A rare video has appeared of al-Qaida’s chief praising an Indian Muslim woman who in February defied a ban on wearing the traditional headscarf, or hijab. The footage …
Read MoreNo charges filed in no-knock warrant killing of Amir Locke
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota prosecutors declined to file charges Wednesday against a Minneapolis police SWAT team officer who fatally shot Amir Locke while executing an early morning no-knock search warrant in …
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U.S. targets Putin’s daughters, Russian banks in new sanctions
BRUSSELS — The United States on Wednesday announced sanctions targeting Russian President Vladimir Putin’s two adult daughters and said it was toughening penalties against Russian banxjmtzywks in retaliation for “war …
Read MoreAuthor of ‘How to Murder Your Husband’ on trial in fatal shooting of spouse
PORTLAND, ORE. — The trial of a self-published romance writer accused of fatally shooting her chef husband started Monday. Nancy Crampton Brophy has remained in custody since her arrest in …
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Russian media campaign falsely claims Bucha deaths are fakes
WASHINGTON — As gruesome videos and photos of bodies emerge from the Kyiv suburb of Bucha, Kremlin-backed media are denouncing them as an elaborate hoax — a narrative that journalists …
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Ukrainians pore over grisly aftermath of atrocities
ANDRIIVKA, UKRAINE — Ukrainian authorities identified bodies and pored over the grisly aftermath of alleged Russian atrocities around Kyiv, as both sides prepared Wednesday for an all-out push by Moscow’s …
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COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to fall globally, WHO says
GENEVA — The number of coronavirus cases reported globally has dropped for a second consecutive week and confirmed COVID-19 deaths also fell last week, according to a World Health Organization …
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Pope, holding Ukrainian flag, condemns ‘atrocities, such as the massacre of Bucha’
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Wednesday condemned "the massacre of Bucha’ and held up a Ukrainian flag that was sent to him from the town where tied bodies shot …
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