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All eyes are on Serena Williams as she competes in the 2022 U.S. Open. The tennis champion—winner of a whopping 23 Grand Slams—is largely considered to be one of the greatest, if not the greatest, athletes of all time. With

A major political upset in Alaska as a Democrat won the state’s only seat in the U.S. House. Former state lawmaker Mary Peltola defeated former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin in a special election to replace former Congressman Don

Biden to take another swipe at ‘MAGA Republicans’ in prime-time speech  POLITICO Biden’s ‘direct’ prime-time address on democracy comes as he grows more concerned about Trump’s influence  CNN Biden Prime-Time Speech to Address Trump-Led Extremism: Live Updates  The New York Times GREG GUTFELD:

In our news wrap Thursday, President Biden is set to step up his attack on what he calls “extremist” threats to democracy by former President Trump and his most zealous supporters. A federal judge heard arguments on whether an outside

Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend Mikhail Gorbachev’s funeral because of his “work schedule”, the Kremlin has said.

September 5, 1972: Palestinian gunmen storm the Olympic Village at the Summer Games in Munich and take a group of Israeli athletes hostage, triggering a standoff that ends in a massacre. AFP was the first news outlet to report on

Rosmah Mansor, Malaysia’s former first lady who was found guilty of graft on Thursday, has been widely mocked in the past over her reported taste for luxury, and is routinely portrayed as being out of touch with ordinary citizens. Her

By Mei Mei Chu and A. Ananthalakshmi KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Rosmah Mansor, the former first lady of Malaysia, amassed hundreds of expensive Hermes Birkin handbags and diamond jewellery when her husband Najib Razak was prime minister. Now, Rosmah faces

White House defends slamming half of America as ‘semi-fascist,’ ‘terrorists’ despite Biden’s unity pledge  Fox News White House officials reject criticism Biden speech was ‘political’  The Hill ‘MAGA Republicans’ are a threat to democracy, White House says  Yahoo News White House defends Biden

Putin denies Gorbachev a state funeral and will stay away  Reuters Russian President Putin not attending funeral of Mikhail Gorbachev – BBC News  BBC News The Guardian view on Gorbachev’s legacy: the hope endures  The Guardian Why Mikhail Gorbachev is a cautionary tale