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The irony of the ethical scandal enveloping Joichi Ito, the former director of the MIT Media Lab, is that he used to lead academic initiatives on ethics. After the revelation of his financial ties to Jeffrey Epstein, the financier charged with sex trafficking underage girls as yo...
NIne months into the Trump administration’s deadly campaign against so-called drug boats, there is a pattern to the strikes. And a glaring anomaly.
The Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) in Mali has disclosed direct contacts with Russia’s Africa Corps and called for dialogue with Turkey to help find a political solution to the country’s crisis.
The Trump administration is going all out to convince Senate Republicans to advance landmark cryptocurrency legislation over banks’ concerns.
WASHINGTON, Sept 15 - The board of Washington's John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is due to vote on Tuesday on whether it will continue to operate, with directors largely installed by President Donald Trump arguing that its future hinges on having his name on the com...
WASHINGTON, Sept 15 - FBI Director Kash Patel is set to face the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, when Democrats are expected to grill him over his leadership, use of taxpayer funds for personal travel and claims that arrests were imminent related to the 2020 election.
Sept 15 - A Colombian-born businessman with close ties to ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is expected on Tuesday to enter a new plea in a U.S. corruption case, as federal prosecutors prepare separately to take Maduro to trial next year.
WILMINGTON, Delaware, Sept 15 - As U.S. President Donald Trump seeks to crack down on what he says is widespread illegal voting by noncitizens, several people charged with that crime are trying a novel strategy to get their cases dropped.
Sept 15 - The U.S. Senate is set to vote on Tuesday on whether to advance once-in-a-generation cryptocurrency legislation, potentially determining the fate of the bill as Republican Senate leaders grapple with a limited calendar in a busy election year.
RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept 15 - A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday will consider the Justice Department’s bid to revive criminal cases against two of President Donald Trump's longtime adversaries, former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James.
President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has said petrol selling at N1,350 in Nigeria is still cheaper than the product in neighbouring countries, a price difference he said is encouraging cross-border smuggling.
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MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang said on Tuesday, September 15, that the asylum request and political persecution claims of former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque lacked basis as he continues to face charges in the Philippines.
Western Renewables Link passes planning hurdle as cost review ordered ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Government documents reveal AI could train on data without paying creators ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Democratic lawmakers push to restrict data centers over water use and electricity bills while Republicans highlight AI race benefits and local control.
President Donald Trump's $5,000 dividend check proposal drew sharp reactions from voters, with some calling it a publicity stunt unlikely to pass Congress.