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A painting of Winston Churchill by an artist whose work he hated is up for auction

A portrait of Winston Churchill by an artist whose work the British leader loathed is going up for auction

A painting of Winston Churchill by an artist whose work he hated is up for auction
News|US

Garland defends Biden's mental fitness at a hearing and says he has 'complete confidence' in him

Attorney General Merrick Garland has told lawmakers President Joe Biden has shown no signs of cognitive impairment while defending Biden's ability to serve as commander in chief

Garland defends Biden's mental fitness at a hearing and says he has 'complete confidence' in him
Business|News|US

Southern governors tell autoworkers that voting for a union will put their jobs in jeopardy

On the eve of a vote on union representation at Volkswagen’s Tennessee factory, Gov. Bill Lee and some other southern governors are telling workers that voting for a union will put jobs in jeopardy

Southern governors tell autoworkers that voting for a union will put their jobs in jeopardy
News|Sports

Phoenix Suns and Grayson Allen finalize contract extension after career-best season

The Phoenix Suns and guard Grayson Allen have finalized a multi-year deal that will keep him with the franchise following the best season of his NBA career

Phoenix Suns and Grayson Allen finalize contract extension after career-best season
Crime|Economy|News|World

Arrests made a year after gold and cash worth millions were stolen at Toronto airport

Authorities in Canada say they have made arrests in the theft of a cargo container that included gold and other items worth over 20 million Canadian dollars — about $14.5 million — that were stolen from Toronto’s Pearson International airport a year ago

Europe|News|Sports

Dortmund digs deep to beat Atlético 4-2 and reach Champions League semifinals with 5-4 aggregate win

Marcel Sabitzer scored late to send Borussia Dortmund into the Champions League semifinals with a helter-skelter 4-2 win over Atlético Madrid

Dortmund digs deep to beat Atlético 4-2 and reach Champions League semifinals with 5-4 aggregate win
Europe|News|Sports

Mbappé scores twice as PSG beats Barcelona to reverse 1st-leg loss and reach Champions League semis

Kylian Mbappé has scored twice as Paris Saint-Germain reversed its first-leg loss at home to return to the Champions League semifinals with a 4-1 win over Barcelona

Mbappé scores twice as PSG beats Barcelona to reverse 1st-leg loss and reach Champions League semis
Crime|News|US

Mexican drug lord Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán claims he can't get calls or visits in a US prison

Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán now claims he can’t get phone calls or visits in the maximum security U.S. prison where the once most powerful Mexican drug lord is serving a life sentence

Mexican drug lord Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán claims he can't get calls or visits in a US prison
Crime|News|US

Chicago woman pleads guilty, gets 50 years for cutting child from victim's womb

A Chicago woman accused of luring a pregnant teenager to her home and cutting her baby from her womb with a butcher knife nearly five years ago has been sentenced to 50 years in prison after pleading guilty to murder

Chicago woman pleads guilty, gets 50 years for cutting child from victim's womb
Economy|News

Justin Trudeau's government raises taxes on wealthiest Canadians in federal budget

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is imposing higher taxes on the wealthiest Canadians as part of the federal government

Justin Trudeau's government raises taxes on wealthiest Canadians in federal budget
Business|News|Opinion|US

NPR suspends editor who criticized his employer for what he calls an unquestioned liberal worldview

National Public Radio has reportedly suspended a veteran editor who wrote an essay for an outside outlet that criticized his employer for what he says is an unquestioned liberal point of view

NPR suspends editor who criticized his employer for what he calls an unquestioned liberal worldview
Election|News|Political|Technology|US

Voting technology company settles lawsuit against far-right news outlet over 2020 election claims

A voting technology company targeted by bogus fraud claims related to the 2020 presidential election has settled a defamation lawsuit against a conservative news outlet

Voting technology company settles lawsuit against far-right news outlet over 2020 election claims
Asia|Australia|Election|News|World

Solomon Islanders cast votes in an election that will shape relations with China

Voting has begun across the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific nation’s first general election since the government switched diplomatic allegiances from Taiwan to Beijing and struck a secret security pact that has raised fears of the Chinese navy gaining a foothold in the region

Solomon Islanders cast votes in an election that will shape relations with China
Crime|News|US

Four people shot -- one fatally -- in the Bronx by shooters on scooters

Four people were shot — one fatally — on a street corner in the Bronx Tuesday evening by shooters riding on scooters

News|US|World

Bob Graham, ex-US senator and Florida governor, dies at 87

Former Florida Sen. Bob Graham, who chaired the Intelligence Committee following the 2001 terrorist attacks and opposed the Iraq invasion, has died

Bob Graham, ex-US senator and Florida governor, dies at 87
Asia|News|World

Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from a Myanmar prison to house arrest due to heat wave

Myanmar’s former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest

Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from a Myanmar prison to house arrest due to heat wave
Economy|Europe|Finance|News

UK inflation falls to lowest level since late 2021 as food prices ease further

Inflation in the U.K. fell to its lowest level in two and a half years in March after a further easing in food prices

UK inflation falls to lowest level since late 2021 as food prices ease further
Europe|News

European far right conference resumes a day after police shut down

A gathering of far-right politicians and supporters has resumed, a day after police shut the event down citing concerns about public order

European far right conference resumes a day after police shut down
Economy|Europe|News|World

Unions in Greece call widespread strikes, seeking a return to bargaining rights axed during bailouts

Strikes called by Greece’s largest labor union have halted ferries and public transport services in Athens and other cities

Unions in Greece call widespread strikes, seeking a return to bargaining rights axed during bailouts
Africa|Americas|Europe|Health|Opinion

UN report points to yawning gap of inequality in sexual and reproductive health worldwide

The U.N. population fund says in a new study that an African woman is roughly 130 times more likely to die from pregnancy and childbirth complications than a woman in Europe or North America

UN report points to yawning gap of inequality in sexual and reproductive health worldwide
Business|Finance|Technology

Tesla will ask shareholders to reinstate pay package rejected by Delaware judge

Tesla will ask shareholders to reinstate the compensation package for CEO Elon Musk that was rejected by a judge in Delaware this year and to move the electric carmaker’s corporate home from Delaware to Texas

Tesla will ask shareholders to reinstate pay package rejected by Delaware judge
Business|Europe|Technology

European Union questions TikTok on new app that pays users for watching

European Union regulators are seeking details from TikTok on a new app from the video sharing platform that pays users to watch videos

European Union questions TikTok on new app that pays users for watching
Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment|News

Hugh Grant says he got 'enormous sum' to settle suit alleging illegal snooping by The Sun tabloid

Hugh Grant says he received “an enormous sum of money” to settle a lawsuit accusing the publisher of The Sun tabloid of unlawfully tapping his phone, bugging his car and breaking into his home to snoop on him

Hugh Grant says he got 'enormous sum' to settle suit alleging illegal snooping by The Sun tabloid
Europe|Lifestyle|News|Political|World

Swedish Parliament votes to make it easier for people to legally change their gender

The Swedish parliament has passed a law lowering the age required for people to legally change their gender from 18 to 16

Swedish Parliament votes to make it easier for people to legally change their gender
Arts|News

Milan's famous La Scala names new director of the opera house after months of controversy

Milan’s La Scala, one of the world’s most prestigious and historic opera houses, has named Fortunato Ortombina as its new director

Milan's famous La Scala names new director of the opera house after months of controversy

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