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Highlights of What Was Agreed to at the G-20 Summit in Rome
The summit arrived at compromise wording for when G-20 nations need to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions.
Jury: GEO Group Owes Immigrant Detainees $17M In Back Pay
A federal jury has determined that The GEO Group must pay nearly $17.3 million to immigration detainees who were paid $1 a day to perform tasks such as cooking and cleaning at the company's forprofit detention center in Washington state.
Singapore, with 84 Per Cent Population Vaccinated, Sees Rise in COVID-19 Cases
The 16 fatalities have taken Singapore's death toll from the coronavirus to 380.
Anti-Trump Group Takes Credit For Virginia Tiki Torch Stunt
The antiDonald Trump group The Lincoln Project took credit Friday for five people appearing with tiki torches at a Charlottesville campaign stop by Virginia's GOP candidate for governor, a stunt recalling white supremacists who descended on that city amid...
Anti-Trump Group Takes Credit For Virginia Tiki Torch Stunt
The antiDonald Trump group The Lincoln Project took credit Friday for five people appearing with tiki torches at a Charlottesville campaign stop by Virginia's GOP candidate for governor, a stunt recalling white supremacists who descended on that city amid...
10 States Sue Biden Administration Over COVID Vaccine Rule
Ten states filed a lawsuit Friday to stop President Joe Bidens COVID19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors, arguing that the requirement violates federal law.
G20 Wants 70% of World Vaccinated by Mid-2022, Sets Up Pandemic Task Force
The ministers said they were setting up the new body because the COVID-19 pandemic had exposed "significant shortcomings" in the world’s ability to coordinate its response.
'Turn on Your Brain, Get Vaccinated': Ukrainian President Pleads Citizens Amid Covid Surge
Ukraine reported 26,870 new Covid cases in 24 hours on Friday -- a record for the ex-Soviet country.
Judge Says Man Unfit For Trial, Cites Energy Drink Testimony
A judge said a Minnesota man accused of killing three family members with a wrench is mentally incompetent to stand trial, citing testimony from doctors about his schizophrenia intensified by his consumption of energy drinks.
Judge Says Man Unfit For Trial, Cites Energy Drink Testimony
A judge said a Minnesota man accused of killing three family members with a wrench is mentally incompetent to stand trial, citing testimony from doctors about his schizophrenia intensified by his consumption of energy drinks.
Feds Move To Block Florida's School Virus Mask Penalties
The U.S. Department of Education asked an administrative judge on Thursday to block the state of Florida from slashing federal aid money to two school districts over their coronavirus mask mandates.
Rival: Violent Past Should Bar Herschel Walker From Senate
Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black said Thursday that GOP rival Herschel Walker's history of violence against women should disqualify him from being a U.S. senator, saying that Republicans should discuss Walker's problems now to avoid fatal Democ...
Biden Seeks Supply Chain, Iran Agreements On Overseas Trip -aide
An agenda is shaping up for U.S. President Joe Biden's meetings in Europe https://www.reuters.com/world/us/bidenmeetmacronerdoganpopefranciseuropeantrip20211028, including talks with France and Turkey on the sidelines of the G20 and U.N. climate change me...
Stern Judge Among Key Players In Kyle Rittenhouse Trial
Jury selection starts Monday in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, an Illinois man accused of killing two people at a police brutality protest last year.
Mexico To Give Papers To Children, Pregnant Women In Migrant Caravan
Mexico said on Thursday it would give humanitarian visas to children and pregnant women in a migrant caravan moving north from southern Mexico, adopting a softer approach to the task of containing migrant flows than at times taken recently.
Feds: Hacker Illegally Streaming Games Tried To Extort MLB
A Minnesota man was charged Thursday with trying to extort $150,000 from the MLB as he illegally streamed copyrighted content from major professional sports leagues online.