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China's Evergrande files for bankruptcy (www.cnn.com)
China’s Evergrande Group — once the country’s second-largest property developer — filed for bankruptcy in New York on Thursday.
Average long-term US mortgage rate climbs to 7.09% this week to highest level in more than 20 years (abcnews.go.com)
The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate climbed this week to its highest level in more than 20 years, grim news for would-be homebuyers already challenged by a housing market that remains competitive due to a dearth of homes for sale.
Judge rules Florida law banning some Chinese property purchases can be enforced (apnews.com)
new law that bans citizens of China and some other countries from purchasing property in large swaths of Florida can be enforced while being challenged in court, a federal judge ruled Thursday....
Taliban official says women lose value if their faces are visible to men in public (abcnews.go.com)
A Taliban official says women lose value if their faces are visible to men in public, and that the only way to wear the hijab, or the Islamic headscarf, is if the face is hidden
Taliban official says women lose value if their faces are visible to men in public (apnews.com)
Women lose value if men can see their uncovered faces in public, a spokesman for a key ministry of Afghanistan’s Taliban government said Thursday, adding that religious scholars in the country agree that a woman must keep her face covered when outside the home.
China's defense minister promises to boost cooperation with Russian ally Belarus (apnews.com)
Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu on Thursday visited Belarus and said his country would increase military cooperation with Russia’s neighbor and ally, where Moscow is deploying tactical nuclear weapons.
Pilot dies after emergency landing in Panama (www.cnn.com)
A pilot has died after suffering a medical emergency during a flight from Miami, Florida, to Santiago, Chile, on Monday.
Trial of 2 white Mississippi men in shooting attack on Black FedEx driver ends in mistrial (www.nbcnews.com)
Brandon Case and his father, Gregory Case, were charged with attempted first-degree murder, conspiracy and shooting into the vehicle driven by D’Monterrio Gibson in January 2022.
Georgia law enforcement probe threats after Trump grand jury ID'd online (www.reuters.com)
Law enforcement officials were investigating threats related to former President Donald Trump’s election interference probe in Georgia, after the names and addresses of grand jury members were shared online, the local sheriff’s office said....
Hurricane Hilary on path toward Southern California (www.cbsnews.com)
A storm headed in the direction of Southern California became a hurricane and later strengthened to a Category 2 on Thursday, the National Hurricane Center said in a public advisory. It is expected to bring heavy rainfall to parts of the state after hitting Mexico.
DeSantis debate memo urges him to defend Trump and take 'a sledge-hammer' to Ramaswamy (www.nbcnews.com)
A memo written by leaders of a pro-DeSantis super PAC outlined the “overarching goals” for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in next week’s first GOP presidential primary debate.
World chess federation bars transgender women from competing in women's events (apnews.com)
The world’s top chess federation has ruled that transgender women cannot compete in its official events for females until an assessment of gender change is made by its officials.
World chess federation bars transgender women from competing in women's events (apnews.com)
The world’s top chess federation has ruled that transgender women cannot compete in its official events for females until an assessment of gender change is made by its officials.
Russia fines Google $32,000 for videos about the conflict in Ukraine (abcnews.go.com)
A Russian court on Thursday imposed a 3-million-ruble ($32,000) fine on Google for failing to delete allgedly false information about the conflict in Ukraine
China's state banks seen selling dollars for yuan in London and New York hours (www.reuters.com)
China’s major state-owned banks were seen busy selling U.S. dollars to buy yuan in both onshore and offshore spot foreign exchange markets this week, people with direct knowledge of the matter said, in an attempt to slow the yuan’s depreciation.
China's state banks seen selling dollars for yuan in London and New York hours (www.reuters.com)
China’s major state-owned banks were seen busy selling U.S. dollars to buy yuan in both onshore and offshore spot foreign exchange markets this week, people with direct knowledge of the matter said, in an attempt to slow the yuan’s depreciation.
'Barbie' beats Batman, becomes Warner Bros.' highest-grossing domestic release (www.cnbc.com)
“Barbie” has topped $537 million, making it the highest-grossing domestic movie in Warner Bros. Discovery’s 100-year history....
Hundreds of wildfires raging in Canada’s Northwest Territories prompt evacuations in what officials are calling a ‘crisis situation’ (www.cnn.com)
Hundreds of wildfires raging in parts of Canada’s Northwest Territories have prompted officials to issue evacuation orders and declare a state of emergency as the blazes threaten the capital city of Yellowknife....
Two brands suspend advertising on X after their ads appeared next to pro-Nazi content (www.cnn.com)
At least two brands have said they will suspend advertising on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, after their ads and those of other companies were run on an account promoting fascism. The issue came less than a week after X CEO Linda Yaccarino publicly affirmed the company’s commitment to brand safety for advertisers.
NYC bans TikTok on city-owned devices (www.theverge.com)
New York City is banning TikTok from city-owned devices and requiring agencies to remove the app within the next 30 days....
Pig kidney works in a donated body for over a month, a step toward animal-human transplants (abcnews.go.com)
New York surgeons transplanted a pig’s kidney into a brain-dead man and for over a month it’s worked normally
Cancer diagnosis rates are going up in younger adults, study finds, driven largely by rises in women and people in their 30s (www.cnn.com)
Certain kinds of cancer are being diagnosed more often in younger adults in the US, a new study shows, and the increases seem to be driven by cancers in women and adults in their 30s.
Biden will use Camp David backdrop hoping to broker a breakthrough in Japan-South Korea relations (apnews.com)
Camp David, the rustic presidential retreat in the mountains of Maryland, has been a backdrop for signal moments in U.S. foreign policy, perhaps none more notable than the peace accord President Jimmy Carter brokered between Egypt and Israel in 1978....
Starbucks ordered to pay extra $2.7M to employee who said she was fired for being white (abcnews.go.com)
A jury previously awarded Shannon Phillips $25.6 million.
'Hell on wheels': Teen convicted of crashing car at 100 mph, killing boyfriend and friend (www.nbcnews.com)
“This was not reckless driving. This was murder,” the judge said before she read out Mackenzie Shirilla’s verdict Monday afternoon.
Air Force awards a start-up company $235 million to build an example of a sleek new plane (apnews.com)
The U.S. Air Force will invest $235 million to help a start-up manufacturer build a jet with a blended-wing body that officials say could provide greater range and efficiency for military tankers and cargo planes and perhaps eventually be used to carry airline passengers.
New Jersey Supreme Court rules in favor of Catholic school that fired a teacher for having premarital sex (www.cnn.com)
The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Catholic school that terminated a teacher for having premarital sex, according to court documents.
Utah man posing as doctor selling fake COVID-19 cure arrested after three-year manhunt (www.cbsnews.com)
A 63-year-old man was arrested in Utah years after he was charged with crimes related to selling a fake cure for the coronavirus, officials said Monday.
Trump supporters post names and addresses of Georgia grand jurors online (www.nbcnews.com)
A fringe website featured the purported names and addresses of the Fulton County grand jury that indicted Trump and 18 others for their efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
China appears to be building an airstrip on a disputed South China Sea island (apnews.com)
China appears to be constructing an airstrip on a disputed South China Sea island that is also claimed by Vietnam and Taiwan, according to satellite photos analyzed by The Associated Press.
Judge Rules HP Must Face Class Action Lawsuit Over Disabled Printers (gizmodo.com)
The suit, filed earlier this year, argues that HP all-in-one printers stop all functions when ink levels reach some arbitrary point.
Trump, co-defendants in Georgia election case expected to be booked in Fulton County jail, sheriff says (www.cbsnews.com)
Former President Donald Trump and the 18 others facing state felony charges related to alleged efforts to reverse the outcome of the 2020 election in Georgia are expected to be booked at the jail in Fulton County, the sheriff’s office said Tuesday.
Emergency room doctors beg for help treating children with mental health illnesses (www.nbcnews.com)
Faced with bottlenecks and backlogs of patients in need of emergency care, doctors say they are unequipped to handle the growing pediatric mental health crisis.
China’s defense minister warns against ‘playing with fire’ on Taiwan during Russia meeting (www.cnn.com)
China’s defense minister Li Shangfu on Tuesday warned against “playing with fire” when it comes to Taiwan in a veiled jab at the United States as he addressed a security conference in Russia.
Giuliani struggling under massive legal bills after defending Trump (www.cnn.com)
Rudy Giuliani is staring down hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal bills and sanctions amid numerous lawsuits in addition to the new criminal charges – related to his work for Donald Trump after the 2020 election.
Government's own experts found 'barbaric' and 'negligent' conditions in ICE detention (www.npr.org)
These findings are all part of a trove of more than 1,600 pages of previously secret inspection reports written by experts hired by the Department of Homeland Security’s Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. In examining more than two dozen facilities across 16 states from 2017 to 2019, these expert inspectors found...
After Years of Spreading Lies, Election Deniers Face Consequences (www.nytimes.com)
Legal repercussions have arrived for the leaders of the effort to overturn the 2020 presidential contest, in what could serve as a warning to those who meddle in future elections.
From ‘America’s Mayor’ to Criminal Defendant: Giuliani’s Long Tumble (www.nytimes.com)
An indictment in the Georgia election conspiracy case marked perhaps the lowest point in the career of Rudolph W. Giuliani, who had staked his legacy on blind allegiance to the Trump administration.
Travis King: North Korea says US soldier fled because of racism in army (www.bbc.com)
North Korea has said US soldier Travis King crossed into its territory last month because of “inhuman maltreatment and racial discrimination” in the army.
Videos put scrutiny on downed power lines as possible cause of deadly Maui wildfires (apnews.com)
Awakened by howling winds that tore through his Maui neighborhood, Shane Treu went out at dawn and saw a wooden power pole suddenly snap with a flash, its sparking, popping line falling to the dry grass below and quickly igniting a row of flames....
New Zealand jury finds mom guilty of killing her 3 young daughters (www.nbcnews.com)
Lauren Dickason had admitted to the killings but then pleaded not guilty to murder, arguing she was mentally disturbed at the time and didn’t know that what she was doing was wrong.