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Hurricane Fiona unleashes more rain on Puerto Rico; troops rescue hundreds
The blow from Fiona was made more devastating because Puerto Rico has yet to recover from Hurricane Maria, which killed nearly 3,000 people and destroyed the power grid in 2017. Five years later, more than 3,000 homes on the island are still covered by blue tarps.
Hackers breach website known for anti-trans campaigns
Border crossings soar among Venezuelans: US officials
Explainer: Joe Biden said Covid pandemic is over. Is it?
No. The United States is still operating under the public health emergency, first declared in January 2020. In the United States, an average of nearly 400 people a day continue to die from Covid-19, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and an average of over 4,300 are hospitalized each day.
UN chief warns global leaders: The world is in ‘great peril’
In speeches and remarks leading up to the start of the leaders’ meeting Tuesday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres cited the “immense” task not only of saving the planet, “which is literally on fire,” but of dealing with the persisting Covid-19 pandemic. He also pointed to “a lack of access to finance for developing countries to …
Vice President Kamala Harris returns to South Carolina to boost voting in midterms
Joe Biden hints at risky policy shift on Taiwan independence
US President Joe Biden’s critics argue China will perceive his comments as tacit support for an independence declaration, a redline for Beijing. They also say Biden’s comments are more likely to aggravate hostilities than overt defense commitments since Beijing already likely assumes Washington will defend Taiwan.
Nasa’s InSight lander detects space rocks as they slam into Mars
SpaceX wants to bring satellite internet to Iran: Elon Musk
“Starlink will apply for an exemption from sanctions against Iran,” Musk said in response to a tweet from a science reporter. Musk had initially announced that the Starlink satellite internet service had been made available on every continent — “including Antarctica” — with the company planning to launch up to 42,000 satellites to boost connectivity.
Gunman shoots three at Texas fair before being shot by deputies
A gunman shot three people, including two first responders, at the Tri-State Fair & Rodeo in Texas, before he was shot and wounded by sheriff’s deputies, authorities said.
Gunman shoots three at Texas fair before being shot by deputies
Biden to speak about election transparency bill today
Trump legal team balks at judge’s declassification questions
PM Modi’s message to Putin on Ukraine issue is a ‘statement of principle’ and ‘very much welcomed’
Biden says US forces would defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion
US President Joe Biden said US forces would defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion, his most explicit statement so far on the issue, something sure to anger Beijing. Asked whether US forces would defend the self-ruled island claimed by China, he replied: “Yes, if in fact, there was an unprecedented attack.”
US President Joe Biden says ‘the pandemic is over’ even as death toll, costs mount
US President Joe Biden said in an interview aired on Sunday that “the pandemic is over,” even though the country continues to grapple with coronavirus infections that kill hundreds of Americans daily. “We still have a problem with Covid. We’re still doing a lotta work on it. But the pandemic is over. If you notice, …
In Russia’s backyard Armenia, Pelosi hits out at Azerbaijan
California ‘chameleon’ awaits 2016 kidnapping hoax sentence
Sherri Papini, 40, pleaded guilty last spring under a plea bargain that includes paying more than $300,000 in restitution. Her lawyer says she’s troubled and disgraced and should serve most of the sentence at home while prosecutors say it’s imperative she spend her full term in prison.
Joe Biden: Will wait until after midterms to decide 2024 run
President Joe Biden said in an interview he’ll decide whether to run for re-election after congressional elections in November. “It’s much too early to make that kind of decision,” Biden said on Sunday. “What I’m doing is I’m doing my job. I’m gonna do that job, and within the time frame that makes sense after …
Joe Biden, other VIPs lie low as spotlight stays on late Queen
For US President Joe Biden and other Presidents, PMs and dignitaries, there were no red-carpet arrivals, no big speeches and no news conferences as they gathered for Monday’s state funeral for Queen Elizabeth II. Instead, world leaders used to people hanging on their every word checked their egos in the service of honoring the Queen.
US created ‘industry of litigation’, Iran tells top UN court
US traffic deaths in first half of 2022 hit 16-year high
US traffic deaths rose 0.5% in the first half of 2022 to 20,175, the highest number killed in the period since 2006, according to an early estimate released by US regulators.
Ukraine to dominate as world leaders gather at United Nations
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and a global food crisis aggravated by the war will be the focus of world leaders when they convene at the United Nations in New York this week, a gathering that is unlikely to yield any progress toward ending the conflict. Geopolitical divides, hardened by the seven-month-old war, are likely to …
US: Steep Fed rate hike seen as certainty after ugly inflation data
Nancy Pelosi condemns Azerbaijan over Armenia attack
Pelsoi’s visit to the Armenian capital, Yerevan, with a congressional delegation came just a few days after two days of shelling by both sides that killed more than 200 troops. It was the largest outbreak of hostilities in more than two years.