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Since he became a force in Republican politics, Donald Trump has figured prominently in U.S. Senate races, shaping which GOP contenders get nominated. But that’s not happening in Pennsylvania. There, the likely Republican nominee, David McCormick, and Trump seem to be ignoring each other. McCormick — an ex-hedge fund CEO — is trying to beat Democratic Sen. Bob Casey, the best-known political name in Pennsylvania. For McCormick, there’s the additional baggage of Trump’s tongue-lashings as Trump worked... Читать дальше...

The Nine can set not one, but two copybook precedents in Trump v. Anderson.

Tokyo Tech students again played a key role in organizing an English Rakugo event at Hisao & Hiroko Taki Plaza (Taki Plaza), the student exchange hub on Ookayama Campus, on December 6, 2023. The student organizers worked together with the Student Support Center to bring the traditional Japanese art of storytelling to a diverse group of campusgoers and local residents.

Rachel Goldberg-Polin’s son, Hersh, was kidnapped on Oct. 7 and his family has had no word of him since.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting Jammu to inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth over Rs 30500 crore, including projects related to health, education, rail, road, aviation, petroleum, and civic infrastructure. He will also inaugurate projects in the education sector, AIIMS Jammu, and various rail projects.

Indian farmers who have been protesting for a week to demand guaranteed crop prices have rejected a proposal from the government, and say they will continue their march to New Delhi

Aid organizations fear a new humanitarian crisis in the restive eastern Congo region, where the renowned armed rebel group M23 is in the midst of a new advance that threatens to cut off a major city and leave millions of people struggling for food and ...

The wife of Russia’s most famous opposition leader long shunned the spotlight, but his death in prison may make that impossible. “I have no right to give up,” she said.

Julian Assange, the embattled WikiLeaks founder, has been in a British prison for nearly five years, fighting a U.S. extradition order. A court hearing this week is his last chance to be granted an appeal.

As an election looms, strongmen are finding new ways to use the international policing organization to pursue dissidents.

Officials hope an Olympic Village can transform a Paris suburb known for poverty and crime. But big plans have failed before.

1. Navalny's widow takes on the struggle against Putin  Financial Times
2. Jailed Russian activist says he fears for his life after death of Navalny  The Guardian
3. Navalny mother's plea to Putin: Give me my son's body so I can bury him with dignity  The Independent
4. CCTV cameras appear to capture Navalny's body being transported in midnight convoy  Sky News
5. What Navalny's death means for Russia – and the rest of the world  The Telegraph

Traders and strategists are thinking about all the ways that November’s election could alter the mood in markets.

Vladimir Putin has complete immunity for all actions taken while president. Oddly, today in the United States of America, we, too, have a president claiming complete immunity.

Two peas in a pod?

Powerful storm hits California with more dangerous flooding; College students facing food insecurity turn to campus food pantries

Hong Kong residents are finding in Shenzhen, the mainland city next door, lower prices, better service and tasty cuisine.

It’s harder than ever to misuse red notices. With an Interpol election looming, autocrats are using lesser-known systems to pursue dissidents.

The real president already thought of it.

Stranger Things season four aired between May and July 2022, but fans will be waiting a while for more episodes as filming hasn’t even started on the fifth and final season. Back in January 2023, it was announced the the cast would be getting big pay bumps for the next season and that the episodes [...]

More money for America’s military-industrial complex.

1. Alexei Navalny's widow Yulia faces daunting challenge in Russia  BBC.com
2. Inside Aleksei Navalny's Final Months, in His Own Words  The New York Times
3. Tuesday briefing: Is Alexei Navalny’s widow Yulia Navalnaya now his political heir?  The Guardian
4. Alexey Navalny's widow says Russia "hiding his body, refusing to give it to his mother"  CBS News
5. Most of Russia's opposition is either dead, in exile abroad or in prison at home. What happens now?  The Associated... Читать дальше...

1. Walmart will report earnings before the bell. Here's what to expect  CNBC
2. Five moves Walmart is making to overhaul its business for the future  CNN
3. Walmart expected to grow its sales again as it reportedly explores a buyout of Vizio  Yahoo Finance
4. Walmart (NYSE:WMT) Q4 Earnings Preview: What to Expect - TipRanks.com  TipRanks

Walmart has attracted value-driven customers, but warned of the risk of deflation.