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Ivanka Trump Tells Rubio She Won't Run For His Senate Seat
Ivanka Trump will not be running for Florida Sen. Marco Rubio's U.S. Senate seat in 2022 as she settles into life after Washington.
Relations Sour Between Luna Rossa, America's Cup Organizer
A bitter dispute has erupted between Americas Cup event organizers and the Challenger of Record Luna Rossa over the Italian teams insistence that racing in the challenger series final should resume immediately even though Auckland remains under limited lo...
Ex-Brexit Negotiator Frost To Lead UK's Relations With EU
The negotiator who led Britains divorce talks with the European Union has been given the job of leading the U.Ks relations with the bloc.
In 'Barb And Star,' An Ode To Middle-aged Joy And Culottes
Its hard to pin down exactly when Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo started dreaming up Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar, but on some level its decades in the making. The friends and Oscar-nominated screenwriters have been drawn to middle aged characters go...
Watchdog Files Lawsuit Against Group Backing Iowa Sen. Ernst
An election watchdog group has filed a federal lawsuit that claims an Iowabased nonprofit organization violated election laws by failing to register as a political committee that spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to support Sen. Joni Ernst's reelecti...
Judge: Teen Charged With Killing 5 Relatives To Stay Jailed
A judge ruled that an Alabama teenager charged with killing five family members will remain jailed pending trial, denying a request by defense attorneys to move him to a juvenile detention center.
Spanish Police Storm University, Arrest Rapper Convicted In Free Speech Case
Dozens of Spanish police stormed a university on Tuesday and arrested a rapper who had barricaded himself inside after being sentenced to jail on charges of glorifying terrorism and insulting royalty in his songs.
Kremlin Critic Alexei Navalny Back In Court For Slander Trial
Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny returned to court on Tuesday for a trial on slander changes he calls politically motivated.
Oman Extends Omanisation By Giving Locals Higher Education Jobs
Oman pushed forward its programme of replacing foreign workers with locals on Sunday with a decision to allocate many jobs at higher education establishments to citizens, the labour ministry said.
Yemen Donor Conference Expected In March, Aid Sources Say
A fundraising event for Yemen's humanitarian crisis is expected to take place in early March, hosted virtually by Sweden and Switzerland, four aid sources told Reuters on Sunday.
Biden Order Reestablishes Faith-focused White House Office
President Joe Biden signed an executive order Sunday relaunching a White House office aimed at fostering cooperation between the federal government and faithbased and secular community organizations.
Guinea Reports First Ebola Cases Since 2016, Including Three Deaths
Three people have died of Ebola, and another five have tested positive for the virus in southeastern Guinea, the state health agency said, the first possible resurgence of the disease there since the world's worst outbreak in 20132016.
U.N. Rights Envoy, U.S. Urge Sanctions Against Myanmar Junta
The United Nations human rights investigator for Myanmar urged the U.N. Security Council on Friday to consider imposing sanctions and arms embargoes as a U.N. rights body adopted a resolution calling for Aung San Suu Kyi's release.
UK Variant Of COVID-19 Accounts For 18% Of Infections In Italy
The highly contagious variant of the COVID19 virus first found in Britain accounts for some 17.8% of all new infections in Italy, with the infection rate ticking up in many parts of the country, the health ministry said on Friday.
Kidney Problems In COVID-19 Patients Unrelated To Remdesivir - EU Drugs Regulator
Europe's drugs regulator said on Friday its safety panel found no evidence that Gilead's remdesivir caused kidney problems in some COVID19 patients.
Kremlin Critic Navalny Denounces Slander Trial Amid Tensions With West
Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny on Friday appeared in court on slander charges he denounced as politically motivated amid mounting tensions between Russia and the West over his treatment.