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With a world at war in Ukraine, the Middle East and Sudan, President Biden is set to talk about his foreign policy legacy on Monday at the State Department in a speech expected to focus on his administration’s investment in strong global alliances and his attempt to reclaim America’s leadership role in the world. When … Read more
An Australian mother has spoken of how she tried in vain to save her blind son from the Los Angeles area wildfires as water supplies ran dry. Shelley Sykes, a TV production entrepreneur, told Australian media of a desperate battle to save her 32-year-old son Rory Sykes, who had cerebral palsy. Wind-fanned wildfires have killed … Read more
A new national coalition of health professionals and scientists, mobilizing to oppose Senate confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be the United States’ next health secretary, released a public letter on Monday warning that his “unfounded, fringe beliefs could significantly undermine public health practices across the country and around the world.” The coalition, calling … Read more
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Friday officially launched a campaign to crack down on the number of weapons on the country’s violence-wracked streets. The plan, called “Yes to Disarmament, Yes to Peace,” will offer cash to those who anonymously leave weapons at designated drop-off locations, including churches. Gun owners will get 8,700 pesos ($430) for … Read more
The Biden administration issued sweeping rules on Monday governing how A.I. chips and models can be shared with foreign countries, in an attempt to set up a global framework that will guide how artificial intelligence spreads around the world in the years to come. With the power of A.I. rapidly growing, the Biden administration said … Read more
A Thai man accused of killing a former Cambodian opposition lawmaker in Bangkok said he committed the crime to repay someone who helped him during a tough period in his life, police told AFP. Ekkalak Paenoi confessed to the crime Saturday in a livestream video after being charged with premeditated murder and unauthorized gun ownership. … Read more
Elon Musk has a history of involving himself, often controversially, in crises. In recent years, the billionaire has promised to fund fixes to contaminated water at homes in Flint, Michigan; developed a submarine to rescue trapped children from a submerged cave in Thailand (it wasn’t used); and experimented with building ventilators for Covid patients during … Read more
President-elect Donald J. Trump will kick off a series of inaugural events with a party for roughly 500 donors, friends and other supporters at his golf club in Sterling, Va., on Saturday, according to officials with the inaugural committee. It is the initial setting for days of ceremony that typically honor an incoming U.S. president. … Read more
Most American parents hardly give thought to polio beyond the instant their child is immunized against the disease. But there was a time in this country when polio paralyzed 20,000 people in a year, killing many of them. Vaccines turned the tide against the virus. Over the past decade, there has been only one case … Read more
In Minnesota, Democratic legislators are threatening to stay away from the state capitol this week to prevent Republicans from trying to claim control of the House of Representatives. In Michigan, Republican senators, who are just one seat behind the Democrats, want a special election as soon as possible to fill a seat they believe can … Read more