HONG KONG — Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Friday as he wrapped up a three-day visit to China dominated by contentious issues and warnings from his hosts of another “downward spiral” in relations.The two men met Friday afternoon local time at…
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Thursday voted to approve a regulation that will reinstate net neutrality rules that allow the agency to regulate broadband internet access as a telecommunications service. Net neutrality rules were first imposed during the Obama administration in 2015 but were repealed in 2017 after the…
The first round has come and gone in the 2024 NFL Draft, and more players will be chosen Friday and Saturday to round out draft classes for all 32 teams. Even undrafted free agents will find a home in hopes they can make a roster after training camp. Yes, this is…
The bodies of nine migrants found on an African boat off the northern coast of Brazil’s Amazon region were buried Thursday with a solemn ceremony in the Para state capital of Belem.Fishermen off the coast of Para found the boat adrift on April 13, carrying the bodies that were already…
President Biden’s latest proposal to hike the top capital gains tax rate to its highest level in more than a century is facing heavy criticism from experts who warn such an action could significantly harm the U.S. economy.According to a report issued by the Treasury Department, led by Secretary Janet…
A small-town American farmboy gave the fight against food insecurity real traction.His name was John Froelich. And he helped feed the world in ways that Bob Geldof, Boy George and a galaxy of other celebrities connected to the holiday hit “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” — including global community efforts to…
The United States faces an “increasingly fragile global order” that’s strained by competition from adversarial world powers and foreign humanitarian disasters fueling migration, a U.S. spy report says.The Intelligence Community released its annual threat assessment report that “focuses on the most direct, serious threats” facing the country over the next…
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A Lufthansa flight from Frankfurt to Los Angeles had a “rough landing” earlier this week at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), the airline confirmed. The Boeing 747-8 was caught on camera Tuesday by LA-based Airline Videos Live, bouncing off the runway and attempting to land again before taking off, circling…
Every NFL Draft, there is always a wild card. This year’s was J.J. McCarthy.The Michigan quarterback and reigning national champion shot up draft boards in recent weeks, months after not even being considered a first-rounder to begin the 2023 college season.Even Jim Harbaugh, his college head coach, made the bold…
Mexico’s president said Thursday that the country’s violent criminal gangs and drug cartels are essentially “respectful people” who “respect the citizenry” and mostly just kill each other.The claims by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador are clearly at odds with the reality of millions of Mexicans who live in areas dominated…
Christian Richard (L) and Christine Quinn Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic/Getty Images Christine Quinn is looking to expedite her restraining order request after her estranged husband, Christian Richard, has allegedly been unresponsive. The Selling Sunset alum, 35, filed a request for alternate service of her court motion on Monday, April 22, claiming that Richard,…
An editorial montage of the Japan flag and Japanese yen cash bank notes.Javier Ghersi | Moment | Getty ImagesThe Japanese yen slid to 156 against the U.S. dollar on Friday after the Bank of Japan left its benchmark interest rate unchanged.The BOJ kept its benchmark policy rate at 0%-0.1% as…
It’s been over 20 years since the González family sold Don Julio Tequila to liquor giant Diageo – and now, the namesake’s grandson is forging his own path in the spirit industry with an emphasis on additive-free blanco tequila. Eduardo “Lalo” González, grandson of Don Julio and co-founder of Lalo…
Bill Belichick isn’t in the New England Patriots war room this offseason, but the veteran head coach certainly has an opinion on the team’s first round draft pick. Appearing on “The Pat McAfee Show” draft night special, Belichick sounded lukewarm in his take on the Patriots selecting former North Carolina quarterback…
Thousands of Indigenous people marched on Thursday in Brazil’s capital, calling on the government to officially recognize lands they have lived on for centuries and to protect territories from criminal activities such as illegal mining.With posters bearing messages like “The future is Indigenous,” they walked towards Three Powers Square, where…
A Florida man’s hobby of allegedly pointing lasers directly at incoming aircraft was recently caught after a Jet Blue pilot experienced the blinding rays of a laser. The Tampa Police Department said in a press release that 47-year-old Douglas Sollenberger allegedly pointed lasers at more than 40 incoming flights at Tampa…
Courtesy of Drake Maye/Instagram Drake Maye is expected to be one of the first players picked in the 2024 NFL draft, and his girlfriend, Ann Michael Hudson, will be by his side no matter which team scoops him up. The former North Carolina Tar Heels quarterback, who was named the…
A pedestrian walks past the Bank of Japan (BoJ) building in central Tokyo on July 28, 2023.Richard A. Brooks | Afp | Getty ImagesThe Bank of Japan kept its policy rate unchanged Friday after its monetary policy meeting, holding its benchmark policy rate at 0%-0.1%.This is in line with expectations…
A Maryland high school teacher was arrested after he used artificial intelligence to create phony audio, planting racist and antisemitic words into the voice of his boss, officials alleged Thursday. Dazhon Darien, a physical education teacher and the athletic director at Pikesville High School, was accused of falsifying the voice…
U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) dropped faster than expected in the first quarter, but a key metric used by the Federal Reserve to measure inflation kept rising, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). Real GDP increased at an annual rate of 1.6% for the January-through-March period after rising 3.4% in the…
The Atlanta Falcons pulled off the biggest stunner of the first round of the NFL Draft by selecting Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. with the eighth pick.Last month, they signed Kirk Cousins to a four-year, $180 million deal, leaving just about everyone to think that Penix wasn’t even an option…
A ship traveling in the Gulf of Aden came under attack Thursday, officials said, the latest assault carried out by Yemen’s Houthi rebels over Israel’s ongoing war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip.The attack comes after the U.S. military said early Thursday an allied warship shot down a Houthi missile…
Wild horses will stay in North Dakota’s Theodore Roosevelt National Park amid fears from advocates that park officials would remove the beloved animals from the rugged badlands landscape, a key lawmaker said Thursday.Republican U.S. Sen. John Hoeven said he has secured a commitment from the National Park Service to maintain…
University of Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy is busy on and off the field. The college athlete has been dating his girlfriend, Katya Kuropas, for more than five years. McCarthy and Kuropas fell for each other while they were in high school in Illinois. The football player made a name for…
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