LOS ANGELES — While screenwriters are busy back at work, film and TV actors remain on picket lines, with the longest strike in their history hitting the 100-day mark Saturday after…
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Powerball Jackpot Rises to Over $1 Billion
by Cody Doyleby Cody DoyleNo one picked the winning numbers for Saturday’s Powerball lottery. The Powerball jackpot now rises to $1.04 billion for Monday’s game. Most people who win choose to take a lump…
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Hit Netflix Thriller Examining Justice in Nigeria, Boon for Nollywood
ABUJA, NIGERIA — A Nigerian action thriller that tells a gripping story of corruption and police brutality in Africa’s most populous country has reached record viewership numbers on Netflix charts…
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Latin American Leaders Hold Summit on Migration
by Cody Doyleby Cody DoyleMEXICO CITY — A dozen Latin leaders gathered Sunday in Mexico to discuss how to confront complicated and huge illegal migration flows, mostly to the United States. Mexico wants to…
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Evacuees Live Nomadic Life After Maui Wildfire
by Elis Carterby Elis CarterLAHAINA, HAWAII — Charles Nahale spent a restless night trying to sleep in the back seat of his pickup truck after a wildfire destroyed his home and the town of…
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US Sanctions on Chechen Leader’s Mother Target Involvement in Illegally Deporting Ukrainian Children
On August 24, the U.S. State Department imposed financial sanctions and visa restrictions on Aymani Kadyrova and 12 other individuals and entities for involvement in the “forced transfer and deportation of children…
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Rohan Gunaratna On The Roots Of Sri Lanka’s Deadly Easter Sunday Attacks
by Blake Brooksby Blake BrooksThe counterterrorism expert and author of “Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday Massacre: Lessons for the International Community” explains how religious extremism manifested in Sri Lanka’s deadliest terror attack. On April 21,…
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Taliban Denies Aid Interference While Arresting and Threatening Female Aid Workers
by Thomas Burkeby Thomas BurkeOn September 4, the Afghan news channel TOLOnews quoted Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid insisting that Afghanistan’s Taliban government only ensures the security of relief groups and does not interfere in their affairs.…
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Vietnam, US Upgrade Partnership; Activists Critique Silence on Human Rights
by Koby Johnby Koby JohnHanoi and Washington have announced an upgrade in bilateral ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership, the top designation in Vietnam’s diplomatic hierarchy. A U.S. strategy of noninterference into Vietnam’s domestic…
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Heat Forces Cancellation of Minnesota Races That Draw up to 20,000 Runners
by Koby Johnby Koby JohnMINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA — A forecast that record high temperatures and humidity would create “extreme and dangerous” conditions prompted organizers to cancel two long-distance races Sunday in Minnesota’s two largest cities that…