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A binational state with voting rights for all its Arab and Jewish citizens would radically change the makeup of Israel’s parliament. Here's how

FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) —

An Aztec woman faces child abuse, aggravated flight and other charges accusing her of leaving a small child in a moving car while being pursued by Farmington police after an officer noticed her driving erratically.

The pursuing officer ran after 29-year-old Lashelle Denney and arrested her Monday night while another officer arriving at the scene found the child after jumping into the slowly moving vehicle to stop it, police said in a statement.

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Global meet to focus on threat of climate change to modern world

After an invitation to speak at a gathering of the Palm Beach chapter of the United Nations Association of the United States, U.S. Global Engagement Senior Fellow Nikolas Gvosdev reflects on the current scope and direction of U.S. foreign policy. How will new uncertainties in the international system influence the relationships among the democratic community of nations?

India has been ranked at the 80th position among 180 countries and territories in the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) prepared by Transparency International. The CPI, released at the WEF 2020 here, ranks 180 countries and territories by their perceived levels of public sector corruption, according to experts and business people. Denmark and New Zealand have cornered the top spot, followed by Finland, Singapore, Sweden and Switzerland in the top ten. Other countries in the top level are Norway (7th rank)... Читать дальше...

Michelle Carter, the Massachusetts woman convicted of involuntary manslaughter for persuading her boyfriend to kill himself, is expected to be released from prison Thursday, months ahead of schedule due to good behavior.

Investigators continued to investigate Saudi links to 9/11 even after high-level officials discounted connections.

A Brown University fundraiser has resigned after being accused of hiding big-money donations from pedophile Jeffrey Epstein to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, it was confirmed Thursday.

The Odisha government on Thursday sought the Centres support in formulating a policy for growth of tourism that will enable cross-flow of tourists among eastern Indian states. A strong plea for Centres support in working out a comprehensive tourism package was made by Odisha Tourism Minister Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi at the two-day National Tourism Conference, being organised in association with FICCI at the Eco Retreat tourism festival at Konark. "It will be wonderful if tourists visiting Andhra... Читать дальше...

The award is announced every year on January 23, birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. This year, 330 nominations were received and the final decision was taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Thursday adjourned till January 31 its hearing on Bhushan Power and Steel Ltd's sale to JSW Steel under the insolvency process. The appellate tribunal has given around one week more to investigative agencies to file an affidavit clarifying whether prosecution against Bhushan Power and Steel Ltd (BPSL) can be dropped once JSW Steel, the successful bidder, takes over the company. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is investigating alleged fraud committed... Читать дальше...

BRADENTON, Fla. — Sitting back with a cold beer and your best friend — Sounds like a perfect night, right? The owners of a brewery in Bradenton certainly think so, too. Motorworks Brewing is using one of its award-winning Cruiser Golden Lager to get dogs adopted across Tampa Bay. And, the precious pups are right on the labels, which were donated by Tech Label in Largo. Each one features a dog at Shelter Manatee, and as of Wednesday, two of them were […]

A talented 19-year-old North Harbour water polo player, Rowan Brown, died suddenly after becoming ill at a training session last night. The North Harbour Water Polo Club announced the news on its Facebook ...

A passenger who landed at Los Angeles International Airport on Wednesday night was taken to the hospital and quarantined after showing symptoms similar to the mysterious coronavirus that has sickened hundreds of people in China and around the world, local news outlets reported Thursday.

Union Minister of State Sanjeev Balyan triggered a controversy by suggesting 10 per cent reservation for students from western Uttar Pradesh in Delhi's JNU and Jamia Milia Islamia to "fix those raising anti-national slogans". He gave this statement during a rally held in support of the Citizenship Amendment Act here on Wednesday. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh was present in the rally when Balyan made the controversial statement. Urging Rajnath Singh for a provision of reservation in both universities, Balyan said, "Sabka ilaj kar denge. Читать дальше...

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A group launched a ballot drive Thursday that would target lobbying in Michigan's Capitol by banning free food and drink for state elected officials, requiring former lawmakers to wait two years to become lobbyists and creating a new system to track lobbying activities.

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Construction crews began leveling homes deemed too close to the airport in Ivory Coast's commercial capital on Thursday, part of a crackdown on informal settlements after a teenage boy died earlier this month as a flight stowaway.

The trial, death and resurrection of Jesus will be told in real-time at venues across Edinburgh over the Easter weekend.

At 56%, voter turnout in the United States trails most developed countries.

In the near future, human and robot collaboration will be the norm for digital enterprises of all sizes. According to the 10 technology megatrends predicted in Huawei's Global Industry Vision (GIV) 2025 report, there will be an average of 103 robots for every 10,000 employees in the manufacturing industry by 2025.

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – As health officials around the world are concerned about a deadly respiratory virus, experts at home are keeping a close eye on the flu season. Officials with the Oklahoma State Department of Health announced this week that 139 Oklahoma patients had been hospitalized with the flu, bringing the total number of hospitalizations to 1,015 since Sept. 1. Also, health experts say 21 people have died from the virus since the flu season began on Sept. 1. […]

Modi number one choice as next PM, Rahul Gandhi a distant second: MOTN poll