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Former White House chief of staff Ron Klain openly questioned President Joe Biden‘s political strategy Tuesday night, arguing he was too focused on long-term infrastructure projects and not enough on immediate economic needs as he runs for reelection. “I think the president is out there too much talking about bridges,” Klain said, according to audio […]

If you’re a food lover, you’re probably familiar with David Chang. As one of the most visible celebrity chefs of our time, Chang is perhaps best known for founding the Momofuku restaurant group in 2004, which sparked nearly two decades of TV shows (like Netflix’s Ugly Delicious), media appearances, and books. Greg Doherty / Getty […]

SEATTLE (AP) — A University of Washington football player has been arrested and charged with raping two women in Seattle and court documents say he played in two College Football Playoff games for the school after at least one of the allegations was known to the university. Seattle police officers arrested 18-year-old Tylin “Tybo” Rogers […]

By Kirsty Needham and Lucy Craymer SYDNEY/WELLINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Coast Guard has rejected comments by a Chinese diplomat that its recent boardings of Chinese fishing boats in the Pacific Islands alongside local police are illegal, saying the joint patrols are at the behest of Pacific nations to protect coastal fisheries. Reuters reported last month […]

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Struggling to deal with a severe drought, water authorities in central Mexico decided Tuesday to stop taking water from a rapidly emptying reservoir that is home to an upscale lakeside community. Residents around the Valle de Bravo reservoir had protested about Mexico City drawing water from the lake, an area dotted […]

The BBC in India will separate in two from Wednesday, as it seeks to meet the country’s foreign investment rules. The BBC will retain its newsgathering team in India for its English language digital, television and radio outlets headquartered in London. A new, independent, Indian-owned company called the Collective Newsroom will now produce content for […]

A busload full of Chinese high school students coerced into voting for a Liberal candidate. An opaque cash injection of thousands of dollars from China. A proxy agent of India’s government providing illegal financial support to pro-India politicians. These allegations and more surfaced during two weeks of testimony in Canada’s ongoing public inquiry into foreign […]

Apr. 9—GREILICKVILLE — A Grand Rapids man turned himself in after allegedly defrauding a Georgia couple he promised to build their dream home. David Jon Jenkins, 23, was arrested April 3 at the Leelanau County Sheriff’s Office near Suttons Bay. The Georgia couple contacted the sheriff’s office in December 2023. They told deputies they paid […]

Morocco’s second-largest reservoir that serves some of its major cities and has been central to farm irrigation is drying up, according to satellite images analysed by the BBC. Al Massira Dam, which sits around halfway between Casablanca and Marrakesh, contains just 3% of the average amount of water that was there nine years ago, figures […]