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A major measure of the U.S. stock market, the S&P 500 Index, decreased 3.9 percent Monday. That means the index has fallen about 22 percent below its recent high in…
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A major measure of the U.S. stock market, the S&P 500 Index, decreased 3.9 percent Monday. That means the index has fallen about 22 percent below its recent high in…
Jumbo Floating Restaurant on Aberdeen Harbor in Hong Kong was towed away on Tuesday after being closed by the pandemic. The owners of the famed eating place could not find…
Happy the elephant may be intelligent and worthy of our care, but she cannot be considered a person, New York’s top court ruled on Tuesday. The closely watched legal case…
The Wikimedia Foundation is appealing the decision of a court in Moscow demanding that it remove information related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The foundation owns the website Wikipedia,…
In the United States, India, Britain and Japan, people are starting to see smaller containers and higher prices for food. The cost increases are affecting snack food, cheese, drinks, soaps…
The panel of lawmakers looking into the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, said former President Donald Trump is to blame for, what they called, an “attempted…
After more than 300 years, a woman who was found guilty of using witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts has been pardoned. Witchcraft is traditionally described by some people as using supernatural…
Clear blue water and clean, yellow sand are giving beachgoers in the Gaza Strip their first experience in years of clean and safe beaches. A beach is an area covered…
Sam may not look like most superheroes. After all, he is a dog. He has four legs and fur. But, like all superheroes, Sam has a superpower. His special skill…
An 11-year-old survivor of last month’s mass shooting at a Texas elementary school on Wednesday described her experience to U.S. lawmakers. The young girl, Miah Cerrillo, told lawmakers that she…
The governing body of figure skating has raised the age limit for international competitions to 17. The decision followed a heated dispute surrounding Russian skater Kamila Valieva at the Beijing…
A new proposed rule from the European Parliament and Council means that American company Apple will have to change the charging connector for its devices sold in Europe. The rule…
When South African artist Fhatuwani Mukheli paints at his workshop in Johannesburg, he creates two works at once. There is the traditional piece, an image on cloth, but also another…
Cambodia has denied that it will permit any Chinese military presence after the expansion of its naval base on the Gulf of Thailand. On Tuesday, government spokesman Phay Siphan described…
South Korea and the United States held an air power exercise involving 20 fighter planes Tuesday. The allies’ latest demonstration of military strength comes as North Korea is showing signs…