China's President Xi arrives Hong Kong for handover anniversary

He says Hong Kong has "risen from the ashes" but critics accuse China of crushing the main freedoms.

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He Could Barely Walk and Had to Give Up Golf. What Was Wrong?

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Yair Lapid: The TV host set to be Israel's new PM

The 58-year-old former boxer and TV presenter will take the top office for the first time.

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Seth Meyers Calls Out Fox News Hosts for Falling Speechless

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Ukraine war: CCTV shows missile striking shopping mall in Kremenchuk

Ukraine's President Zelensky releases footage of missile strike, which killed at least 20 people.

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Your Lawn Questions, Answered

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A Drive to St. Michaels Leads to Historical Homes and Bay Views

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R. Kelly: The history of allegations against him

The US singer has been found guilty of eight counts of sex trafficking and one of racketeering.

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Quotation of the Day: Cutting Back, but Still Struggling, as Inflation Spikes

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Late Night Reacts to Cassidy Hutchinson’s Damning Trump Testimony

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Nazi camp guard, 101, given five years for aiding murder

The oldest Nazi criminal ever to stand trial in Germany, he had always denied being a camp guard.

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N.Y.C. Schools Are Forced to Cut Hundreds of Teachers as Funding Drops

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A Brooklyn Food Crawl That’s Powered by the Australian Crawl

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Will Sweden and Finland go from neutral to Nato?

It would be a historic shift if they do and Turkey is the only obstacle to them joining.

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NATO says it will significantly increase troops assigned to its eastern flank.

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F.D.A. May Move Toward Updating Vaccines

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In Florida, California and Beyond: Both Sides Mobilize Over Abortion

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Sofia Sapega: Belarus Ryanair plane arrest student appeals for pardon

Sofia Sapega's plea comes a year after she was detained by the KGB on a diverted flight in Minsk.

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U.S. officials say the G7 is close to an agreement on price caps on Russian oil.

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Russia appears to miss its foreign debt payments deadline, falling into default.

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At least 17 found dead in South Africa nightclub

The cause of the deaths remains unclear, and police say an investigation is ongoing.

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Ukraine war: UK joins ban on imports of Russian gold

The move by the UK, US, Canada and Japan will "strike at the heart of Putin's war machine", the UK PM says.

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NASA’s Return to the Moon Starts With Launching a 55-Pound Cube

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Rising food and fuel prices loom over the summit.

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Jess Walter’s End-of-the-World Fun

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The moment a woman was saved from rushing flood waters in China

It took rescue crews multiple attempts to reach the woman who was clinging to her car.

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How to Survive a Rental Bidding War

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Norway Mass Shooting Is Being Investigated as Terrorism, Police Say

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The Arizona Senate calls a recess with protesters gathered at the entrance.

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John Legend and Chrissy Teigen Sell a Pair of Penthouses in NoLIta

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How Alton Mason Went from ‘Male Model of the Year’ to ‘Elvis’

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Crime, Taxes, Abortion: Where the 7 Candidates for N.Y. Governor Stand

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How the Artistic Director of the Moth Spends Her Sundays

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Monkeypox Outbreak Strain Has Far More Mutations Than Expected

(MedPage Today) -- The strain of monkeypox involved in the current global outbreak differs from its parent strain by about 50 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) -- far more than would be expected for an orthopoxvirus, researchers reported...

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Court Ruling on Guns: The Legislature’s Options

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Cost of Owning a Home Surges Above the Cost of Renting One

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Germany takes step closer to gas rationing

The country has triggered the "alarm" stage of its emergency gas plan after drop in Russia supplies.

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When Did Perfume Stop Being About Sex?

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Extreme Weather Hits China With Massive Floods and Scorching Heat

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Saudi crown prince visits Turkey for first time since Khashoggi murder

President Erdogan and Crown Prince Mohammed want to repair ties damaged by Jamal Khashoggi's killing.

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Who Stops a ‘Bad Guy With a Gun’?

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Recent Ukrainian strikes in Black Sea suggest it has received powerful Western weapons, analysts say.

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How Bad Are the Germs in Public Restrooms, Really?

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COP15: UN biodiversity summit moved from China to Canada

The summit had been repeatedly postponed due to the Covid situation in China

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When Antlers Tangle, Sometimes Both Animals Lose

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U.K. Train Strike Expected to Cause Transit Chaos

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U.S. officials predict the war’s path.

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Covid Cases Surge, but Deaths Stay Near Lows

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When Customers Say Their Money Was Stolen on Zelle, Banks Often Refuse to Pay

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Ukraine war: Russia becomes China's biggest oil supplier

Chinese energy giants have been ramping up imports of heavily discounted Russian oil in recent months.

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A new brand of activist takes aim at the Ukraine war and the climate crisis, together.

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Ukraine war could last for years, warns Nato chief

Jens Stoltenberg says the costs of war are high but the price of letting Moscow win is even greater.

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