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Business - Inc.
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Projects Get Government Boost
The Department of Energy offered conditional loan guarantees worth about $3 billion for two sustainable aviation fuel projects in Montana and South Dakota.1 hour ago -
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Government to give magistrates more sentencing powers
Magistrates in England and Wales will be able to jail offenders for up to 12 months from November to stop cases clogging up crown courts.5 hours ago -
World - ABC News
Vietnamese real estate tycoon sentenced to life for billions in fraud in government graft crackdown
A Vietnamese real estate tycoon has been convicted of fraudulently obtaining property worth billions of dollars and sentenced to life in prison in a case that has been a centerpiece of the ...7 hours ago -
Top stories - The New York Times
The Power of Government Policies
The U.S. has the capacity to address its biggest problems. Whether it does is a different matter.7 hours ago -
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Mexico ex-drug czar sentenced to more than 38 years in U.S. prison over cartel bribes
Genaro Garcia Luna, who led Mexico’s fight against the country’s violent drug trade, was sentenced to more than 38 years in U.S. prison for accepting bribes from the cartels he was supposed to fight.8 hours ago -
Top stories - CBS News
Woman sentenced for killing pregnant woman, hoping to claim baby was hers
A Missouri woman has been sentenced to two life terms in prison for killing a pregnant Arkansas woman and trying to pass off the dead woman's fetus as her own stillborn baby.9 hours ago -
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World - The Guardian
EU’s weak or distracted governments make unity of purpose hard to achieve
Leaders can only spend limited political capital on Euro initiatives while weighed down by domestic troubles. It has become a wry joke in Brussels that the most stable country in the EU is Italy, ...14 hours ago -
Sports - Yahoo Sports
Manitoba government halts school building plan, says other methods will be found
WINNIPEG — After a lengthy review, Manitoba's NDP government has halted a plan hatched by the former Progressive Conservative government to build new schools in partnership with the private sector.18 hours ago -
World - The New York Times
Mexico’s Ex-Security Chief Sentenced to 38 Years for Cartel Bribery
The stiff penalty was the potentially final step in the stunning downfall of the former official, Genaro García Luna, who has gone from the heights of power to imprisonment.18 hours ago -
Business - Inc.
Federal Government Approves $1.8 Billion in Hurricane Recovery Funds
After two major storms, the Biden administration has set nearly $2 billion in hurricane recovery funds.19 hours ago -
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Nevada politician Robert Telles sentenced to life for killing journalist Jeff German
Robert Telles, the Nevada politician convicted of murdering journalist Jeff German, has been sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 28 years.23 hours ago -
World - The Wall Street Journal
Israel Strikes at Hezbollah in Southern Lebanon, Hitting City Building
The mayor of Nabatieh was killed, according to Lebanese state media, in an air raid that Israel said was targeting Hezbollah.Yesterday - Israel -
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World - ABC News
US government announces $861 million for two solar farms in Puerto Rico
The U.S. Department of Energy has announced an $861 million loan guarantee to build two solar photovoltaic farms in Puerto Rico as persistent power outages plague the U.S. territoryYesterday -
Business - The Wall Street Journal
Sanofi in Talks With French Government to Address Concerns on Opella Deal
Sanofi is in discussions with the French government to address concerns officials raised about a potential sale of a controlling stake in the company’s consumer health business, Opella, to ...Yesterday -
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Inquiry announced after carers forced to repay benefits
Some carers had to pay back thousands of pounds to the government, pushing them into financial distress.Yesterday -
World - The New York Times
Israeli Court Orders Government to Explain System for Medical Evacuations From Gaza
Three Israeli human rights groups in early June, following the closure of the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and EgyptYesterday - Israel -
World - ABC News
Poland's president criticizes the planned suspension of the right to asylum as a 'fatal mistake'
Poland’s president has condemned the government’s contentious plan to suspend the right to asylum for irregular migrants, calling it a “fatal mistake.”Yesterday -
Top stories - BBC News
UK government not considering Scottish visa to attract migrants
Sir Keir Starmer has been urged to transfer powers to the Scottish government to help address labour shortages.Yesterday - United Kingdom -
Top stories - CBS News
Why cellphone chats can be death sentences in cartel stronghold
If a person is traveling in a car with others, one bad phone contact or chat can get the whole group kidnapped, or killed.Yesterday -
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World - ABC News
Head of Myanmar's military government urges ethnic rebels to join peace talks
The head of Myanmar’s military government has invited ethnic rebels to hold peace talks to end armed conflict across the countryYesterday -
Business - MarketWatch
10-, 30-year U.S. government debt rallies for second day on lower oil and weak manufacturing reading
Long-term Treasury yields fell for a second day on Tuesday as traders reacted to a weaker-than-expected manufacturing reading from the New York Fed and new developments from the Middle East that ...Yesterday -
World - ABC News
Belarus adds 1 year to imprisoned opposition activist's sentence
A court in Belarus has sentenced an imprisoned opponent of hardline President Alexander Lukashenko to an additional year behind bars for disobeying prison officials2 days ago -
World - ABC News
A Saudi cartoonist has been sentenced to 23 years in prison, activists say
A Saudi cartoonist who once drew for a Qatari newspaper as a yearslong diplomatic crisis engulfed Doha has been sentenced to 23 years in prison2 days ago -
Top stories - BBC News
Why the US is sending Israel a powerful Thaad anti-missile system
The move has been the focus of attention as it involves putting American boots on the ground in Israel.2 days ago - Israel -
World - ABC News
France's budget battle: Why the government's plan to plug the deficit is sparking an outcry
France’s new government has unveiled its 2025 belt-tightening budget bill, with plans for major tax hikes and spending cuts aimed at tackling the country’s giant deficit2 days ago -
Business - CNBC
Dutch government to reduce its stake in ABN Amro by a quarter
The Dutch government said Tuesday it will reduce its stake in ABN Amro to around 30% through a trading plan.2 days ago - Netherlands -
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Politics - The Hill
Americans trust local government over Congress, media: Gallup
Americans trust local government more in comparison to Congress and the media, according to a new poll. The Gallup survey, released Monday, shows 67 percent of respondents said they had a "great ...2 days ago -
Top stories - BBC News
Tougher sentences taking too long, say bereaved parents
The parents of a student killed by a drunk driver say 10 years is too long to wait for change.2 days ago -
Politics - The Hill
Ocasio-Cortez criticizes Biden administration over 'unrestrained' Israel government
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) criticized the Biden administration on Monday over what she called an “unrestrained” Israeli government. “The horrors unfolding in northern Gaza are the ...2 days ago - Joe Biden -
Health - ABC News
Florida government finds fault with abortion ballot measure over ads and petitions
Florida's government has threatened TV stations over an ad promoting an abortion-rights ballot measure and is now alleging fraud in petitions to get it before voters2 days ago - Abortion -
World - ABC News
Iceland is headed for a snap election after its governing coalition collapses
Iceland appears headed for a snap election after Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson pulled the plug on the Nordic nation’s fragile governing coalition3 days ago -
World - The Guardian
Europe’s medical schools to give more training on diseases linked to climate crisis
New climate network will teach trainee doctors more about heatstroke, dengue and malaria and role of global warming in health. Mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue and malaria will become a ...3 days ago - Climate -
Sports - ABC News
Connor scores power-play goal in OT to give Jets 2-1 win over Wild
Kyle Connor scored a power-play goal 51 seconds into overtime and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Minnesota Wild 2-1 for their season-opening third straight win3 days ago - NHL -
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Steve and Connie Ballmer on Ballmer Group
In a 60 Minutes interview, former Microsoft CEO and LA Clippers owner Steve Ballmer and his wife Connie share their vision for philanthropy and address whether they'd ever be in the market for ...3 days ago -
Business - Financial Times
Pakistan security services pressured utilities over government power deal
Talks that led to expected state savings of nearly $1.5bn described as ‘more an execution than a negotiation’3 days ago - Pakistan