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Elizabeth Holmes Faces Sentencing Friday for Defrauding Theranos Investors
By Jody Godoy and Dan Levine SAN JOSE, Calif. - Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, whose spectacular rise and fall made her an object of fascination in Silicon Valley and beyond, is expected to be sentenced...
Romanian Coal Power Station Demolished, Making Space for Proposed Nuclear Plant
Two towers of what was once a Romanian coal-fired power station were demolished on Thursday (November 17), making space for the construction of a controversial proposed nuclear plant. Locals gathered to watch as a smoke...
GoFundMe Campaigns Raise Money for Families of Idaho Homicide Victims
Donations were flowing into GoFundMe campaigns for families of the Moscow, Idaho, homicide victims on Thursday (November 17), four days after the four University of Idaho students were found dead in their residence on Sunday...
Biden Administration Says Saudi Prince has Immunity in Khashoggi Killing Lawsuit
By Dan Whitcomb and Steve Holland WASHINGTON - The Biden administration ruled on Thursday that Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has immunity from a lawsuit over the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, drawing immediate...
Pressure Mounts in Giant Mexican Migrant Camp as U.S. Expulsions Ruled Unlawful
By Jackie Botts and Jose Cortes SAN PEDRO TAPANATEPEC, Mexico - Thousands of migrants are camping in squalid conditions in a remote southern Mexican town after U.S. and Mexican authorities implemented new policies aimed at...
White House Asks Congress for $500 Million to Modernize Oil Reserve
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON - The Biden administration has asked Congress for $500 million to modernize the U.S. strategic petroleum reserve (SPR), a document outlining the request shows. If approved by Congress, the request, issued...
Dutch Court Sentences 3 to Life in Prison for 2014 Downing of MH17
By Stephanie van den Berg and Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM - Dutch judges on Thursday convicted three men of murder for their role in the 2014 shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine and...
Starbucks U.S. Workers at 100 Stores Hold One-Day Walkout
By Hilary Russ NEW YORK - Workers at more than 100 U.S. company-owned Starbucks locations are striking for one day on Thursday to protest what they say is illegal retaliation against their union organizing. The...
China’s Xi Confronts Canada’s Trudeau at G20 Over Media Leaks
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday (November 16) criticized Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in person over alleged leaks of their closed-door meeting at the G20 summit, a rare public display of annoyance by the...
Trade Gap Persists in Japan as Weak Yen Squeezes Purchasing Power
TOKYO — Japan's imports surged by more than half in October from a year earlier, dwarfing exports and delivering another trade deficit, which has weighed heavily on the yen and added upward pressure to costs...
Singapore Firm Becomes Latest Backer to Write Down $275 Million Funding Amid FTX Collapse
SINGAPORE — Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings said it would write down the value of its entire investment of $275 million in collapsed crypto currency exchange FTX, in the latest move by FTX's investors. "In...
Fowl Play: Large Turkeys Scarce Ahead of Big U.S. Thanksgiving Gatherings
By Tom Polansek CHICAGO - Cooks may have to put away their oversized platters for serving turkey this Thanksgiving. Birds weighing in at a hefty 18 to 20 pounds (8.2 to 9.1 kg), enough to...