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Opening arguments in the highly anticipated trial of Ghislaine Maxwell begin on Monday in a Manhattan federal court. This is what the defense is expected to say, and what we’re waiting to find out. (Image credit: Elizabeth Williams/AP)

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In the US, inflation is now above six percent, and globally, food prices are at their highest since 2011. Climate change, energy demands and inflation are causing shortages and driving up costs in some of the poorest nations. Wall Street

NEW YORK — Designer Virgil Abloh, a leading fashion executive hailed as the Karl Lagerfeld of his generation, has died after a private battle with cancer. He was 41. Abloh’s death was announced Sunday by the luxury group LVMH (Louis

Talks in Vienna on renewing nuclear deal begin, with foreign minister set to meet with Boris Johnson, Emmanuel Macron to push for sanctions on financial sector to remain in place

Phil Saviano, a clergy sex abuse survivor and whistleblower who played a pivotal role in exposing decades of predatory assaults by Roman Catholic priests in the United States, has died. He was 69.

Man in his early 20s reportedly confesses to residents of the flashpoint settlement that he was paid to provide intelligence on far-right activists to his handler

Of around 600 passengers on the two flights from South Africa to the Netherlands, 61 tested positive for Covid-19, and at least 13 were confirmed as the Omicron variant.

It was their third protest in the last two weeks. The participants didn’t wear face coverings or follow social distancing rules and drank beer despite a ban on drinking alcohol in public.

It’s unclear where the new variant first emerged, but scientists in South Africa alerted the World Health Organization in recent days, and it has now been seen in travelers arriving in several countries, from Australia to Israel to the Netherlands.