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How the Netflix Series Mo Balances Side-Splitting Laughs With Heartfelt Drama

In the first episode of the Netflix series Mo, a routine grocery store run in Houston results in Palestinian refugee Mo Najjar (Mo Amer) getting caught in the middle of a shooting—but not before he takes a moment to defend

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Public transit for nine bucks a month? Germany tried it.

Participants and activists of the campaign organization Campact protest with banners, a Porsche, and an oversized mask depicting the likeness of Finance Minister Lindner in front of the Ministry of Finance for the preservation of the 9-euro ticket, on August

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Beyond student loan forgiveness, here’s what the government can do to keep the rising household debt in check – CNBC

Beyond student loan forgiveness, here’s what the government can do to keep the rising household debt in check  CNBC Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan could cost $24 billion a year, White House says  CBS Mornings DAY FOUR: White House refuses to say

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Pope creates new cardinals who may choose successor

Pope Francis will on Saturday create 20 new cardinals picked from the four corners of the world, most of whom could one day end up choosing the pontiff’s successor. Francis has raised the possibility of retiring due to his declining

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Energy crisis pushes nuclear comeback worldwide

As the costs of importing energy soars worldwide and climate crises wreak havoc, interest in nuclear power is on the rise with nations scrambling to find alternative sources. Investment in nuclear power declined after Japan’s 2011 Fukushima disaster, the world’s

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Sanna Marin, from youngest elected leader to ‘partying PM’

Since Sanna Marin became Finland’s youngest prime minister in December 2019, the “child from a poor family” has risen to become the Nordic country’s most popular leader of government in the 21st century. But the 36-year-old’s reputation as a firm

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Takeaways From the Affidavit Used to Justify the Trump Search

The affidavit showed that prosecutors tried to retrieve the documents for more than a year and are now worried about obstruction of justice.

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Ukraine Weighs a Risky Offensive to Break Out of a Stalemate

Both Russia and Ukraine are preparing for a protracted standoff, but Ukraine has greater incentive to try to avoid it.

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Biden Gave In to Pressure on Student Debt Relief After Months of Doubt

At the White House and aboard Air Force One, advocates of debt cancellation made a sustained push to win over the president, who feared the plan would be seen as a giveaway to the privileged.

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A Violent Stalemate Sets In as Battle Lines Harden in Ukraine’s East

Russia’s troops have been exhausted by grinding offensives and Ukrainian resistance, but despite a promised counterblow in the south, neither side is able to advance.

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