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California Republican Turnout Not High Enough To Boot Newsom
Republicans, vastly outnumbered by Democrats in California, needed a huge turnout in this week's recall election to have any chance of removing Gov. Gavin Newsom from office. It didnt happen.
In Escalation Over Submarine Deal, France Recalls Envoys From U.S. And Australia
France plunged into an unprecedented diplomatic crisis with the United States and Australia on Friday after it recalled its ambassadors from both countries over a trilateral security deal which sank a $40 billion Frenchdesigned submarine contract.
Tropical Storm Odette Forms Off Mid-Atlantic Coast
Tropical Storm Odette formed Friday off the midAtlantic coast and is expected to weaken Saturday night as it approaches eastern Canada.
Australia Agrees to Increased U.S. Air Deployments After Sub Deal
"This will include greater air cooperation through rotational deployments of all types of U.S. military aircraft to Australia," Dutton told a joint news conference in Washington.
Brazil's Bolsonaro Going to UN Meet Despite Being Unvaccinated
Bolsonaro, who had the virus last year, has said he would be the "last Brazilian" to get vaccinated
Judge Tosses Little Rock Police Chief's Suit Against Union
A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed the Little Rock police chief's lawsuit against the local police union and several current and former officers that accused them of conspiring to force him out of his job.
Search On For Florida Woman Missing From Cross-country Trip
A Florida woman who vanished while on a nomadic crosscountry trip in a converted camper van with her boyfriend is the subject of a nationwide search while authorities labeled him Wednesday as a person of interest in herw disappearance.
Oath Keeper Pleads Guilty In Jan. 6 Riot, Will Cooperate
A member of the far-right Oath Keepers militia group that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 pleaded guilty Wednesday and will cooperate with investigators against his fellow extremists, marking another win for the Justice Department in its major conspira...
Van Zweden To Leave New York Philharmonic After 2023-24
Jaap van Zweden will leave the New York Philharmonic at the end of the 202324 season after six years as music director, the shortest tenure of anyone in a halfcentury.
Harris, Yellen Make A Personal Case For Fixing Child Care
The U.S. Treasury Department issued a report Wednesday that detailed the high price and low wages for child care, a problem that makes it harder for parents to work and one that the Biden administration aims to fix with its budget proposal.
Report: Nebraska Prison Workforce Crisis 'AlArmingly Worse'
Nebraskas prisons face a persistent staffing crisis that has created dangerous conditions, including maximumsecurity units that are going unstaffed for hours at a time and one incident where an employee fell asleep on the job and woke up to inmates holdin...
EU Chief Pledges Extra 100 Million Euros in Aid for Afghanistan to Avert 'Real Risk'
The new promise comes after the European Commission -- the EU's executive -- already quadrupled its humanitarian aid to Afghanistan for this year.
Film Financier Gets 13 Years In Prison For $60M Fraud Scheme
A South Florida man claiming to be a film financier was sentenced Tuesday to 13 years in prison for running a scheme to steal over $60 million from investors and producers seeking financing for movies and Broadway shows.
Jury Begins Deliberations In Robert Durst Murder Trial
A Los Angeles jury began deliberating Tuesday in the lengthy murder trial of New York real estate heir Robert Durst after a prosecutor described him as a narcissistic psychopath" who needs to be held accountable.
On Final Day, Californians Cast Votes To Keep, Oust Governor
California voters headed to the polls Tuesday to cast final ballots in an election focused on whether Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom should keep his job.
Alligator Suspected In Post-Ida Attack Captured
A 12footlong alligator believed to have attacked a Louisiana man in Hurricane Ida floodwaters two weeks ago was captured and killed Monday, and authorities found human remains in its stomach.