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Ericsson to pay $206M for breaking US deal in bribery case
STOCKHOLM — Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson has agreed to plead guilty to U.S. foreign corruption violations and pay more…
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Pentagon Papers leaker Ellsberg says he has terminal cancer
WASHINGTON — Daniel Ellsberg, who copied and leaked documents that revealed secret details of U.S. strategy in the Vietnam War…
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US, Russia hold highest-level talks since Ukraine invasion
NEW DELHI — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov talked briefly Thursday in the…
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North Korea’s Kim calls for unity to boost grain production
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un called for stronger public solidarity behind his leadership to increase…
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Tate: Romania OKs 3rd extension of influencer’s detention
BUCHAREST, Romania — A Romanian court on Monday upheld a third 30-day detention for the divisive influencer and former professional…
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Trans people face ‘horrifying’ rhetoric at statehouses
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — It was pharmacist Gwendolyn Herzig’s first time testifying before a legislative committee when she spoke to…
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CIA chief: China has some doubt on ability to invade Taiwan
WASHINGTON — U.S. intelligence shows that China’s President Xi Jinping has instructed his country’s military to “be ready by 2027″…
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Mexican president posts photo of what he claims is an elf
Mexico’s president has posted a photo on his social media accounts showing what he says appears to be a mythological…
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Irish leader: Brexit talks over N Ireland close to a deal
Ireland’s prime minister says the U.K. and the European Union are “inching” closer to agreeing on a deal to resolve…
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Justice Thomas wrote of ‘crushing weight’ of student loans
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court won’t have far to look if it wants a personal take on the “crushing weight”…
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