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Census Ponders Producing Less Granular Data In Next Release
U.S. Census Bureau officials said Friday that they were pondering whether to produce less granular data in the next round of 2020 census data, dealing with housing and family relationships, in a decision that could upset researchers, city planners and oth...
Van Life 2.0: Dutch Students' Road Trip In Solar Mobile Home
A group of Dutch students has reimagined van life and is hitting the road to Portugal. Just don't call their groundbreaking new solarpowered vehicle a campervan.
US House Approves $1 Billion for Israel's Iron Dome Missile Defense System
Iron Dome has destroyed thousands of short-range rockets and shells launched by Hamas militants from Gaza before they were able to hit populated areas, Israeli officials say.
Islamist Forces will Eliminate Democracy if Troops Withdrawn, UK Parliamentarian Cites Afghanistan on Kashmir
Bob Blackman was responding in a debate on human rights situation in Kashmir at the House of Commons tabled by UK Parliamentarian Debbie Abrahams.
North Korea Says Call To Declare End Of Korean War Is Premature
South Korea's call to declare a formal end to the Korean War is premature as there is no guarantee it would lead to the withdrawal of the "U.S. hostile policy" toward Pyongyang, North Korea state media KCNA reported on Friday, citing Vice Foreign Minister...
Memorial Or High-rise? Future Of Condo Collapse Site Argued
The fight over whether the site of June's deadly Florida condominium collapse should be sold for development or turned into a memorial boiled over at a court hearing Thursday, with some victims' relatives begging for time to find a buyer who won't put a n...
Fort Meade: Exercise Ongoing, Reports Of Shooting False
Media calls to Fort Meade on Thursday were mistaken for callers portraying members of the media during an exercise, setting off false reports of a mass shooting at the base in Maryland, according to a base official.
US Judge Orders Facebook to Release Anti-Rohingya Content for Genocide Case
Facebook had resisted releasing the information on the grounds of US privacy law.
Samose Pe Charcha? Distanced by Covid, Morrison to Finally Meet 'Good Friend' Modi Today. Here's the Agenda
The Australian PM is finally meeting PM Modi in-person today, so will PM Modi be treating Morrison to desi Samosas instead of 'ScoMosas'?
They Said It: Leaders At The Hybrid UN, In Their Own Words
Many leaders saying many things about many topics that matter to them, to their regions, to the world: That's what the U.N. General Assembly invariably produces each year.
South Dakota Woman Sentenced In Starvation Death Of Toddler
A South Dakota woman accused in the July 2019 starvation death of a 3yearold girl was sentenced Wednesday to 75 years in prison.
Sheriff: 12 Inmates Now Charged In South Carolina Jail Riot
A total of a dozen inmates are now facing charges after a South Carolina jail riot in which two guards were held hostage and injured.
New Florida Bill Replicates Texas' Sweeping Abortion Ban
An abortion bill similar to one signed into law in Texas was filed in Florida on Wednesday that would ban most abortions in the state and would allow lawsuits against doctors who violate it.
Business Highlights: Fed On Track, Stocks Hold Gains
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled Wednesday that the Fed plans to announce as early as November that it will start withdrawing the extraordinary support it unleased after the coronavirus paralyzed the economy 18 months ago. Powell said that if...
Tunisian President Moves To Cement One-man Rule
Tunisian President Kais Saied declared on Wednesday he will rule by decree and ignore parts of the constitution as he prepares to change the political system, prompting immediate opposition from rivals.
UK Coroner Asks For Public Inquiry Into Novichok Poisonings
A coroner presiding over an inquest into the death of British woman who was poisoned by a Sovietdeveloped nerve agent after an attack targeting a Russian exspy said Wednesday that she wants the probe to be turned into a public inquiry so she can examine R...