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Chief of staff to former NYC Mayor Eric Adams arrested in federal bribery probe, AP source says
A chief of staff to former New York City Mayor Eric Adams and several other people have been arrested as part of an investigation into an alleged bribery scheme involving a city contract, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Iranian president lands in Pakistan as U.S.-Iran teams work to finalize a war-ending deal
Iran’s president arrived in Pakistan for talks Tuesday with officials who have been mediating negotiations between Tehran and Washington on a permanent end to the war in the Middle East, even as discrepancies emerged on what had been agreed so far and violence broke out again in Lebanon.
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Afghan Taliban hold first, closed-door talks with EU on deportations
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Europe swelters under an early heat wave as France records its hottest day ever
France recorded its hottest day ever on Tuesday amid an exceptional early heat wave across Europe, the national weather agency said.
From renter to owner, Sharpton locks in National Action Network’s Harlem foothold for the long haul
The Rev. Al Sharpton's staff and advisers stood around him just outside the doors of a cozy theater, where some of his most fervent supporters waited to greet him in the newly renovated headquarters of the National Action Network.
40 mayors worldwide endorse a pact to shape data center development
Forty mayors from around the world have signed onto a pact announced Tuesday to try to shape how urban data centers are built and operated.
Supreme Court kills suit claiming Cisco’s technology helped China persecute Falun Gong members
The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted tech giant Cisco's bid to shut down a lawsuit claiming that the company's technology was used to persecute members of the Falun Gong spiritual movement in China.
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China’s newest aircraft carrier sails through the Taiwan Strait
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Kenya’s health minister orders suspension of construction on a U.S.-backed Ebola facility
Kenya's health minister on Tuesday ordered the suspension of the construction of an Ebola quarantine center for Americans, a day after he was held in contempt by a court that had halted the project.
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