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A judge seems mostly dismissive of oral arguments by a lawyer for Prince Andrew who wants to win dismissal of a lawsuit alleging that the prince sexually assaulted an American woman when she was 17.

Chandi skied 700 miles to the South Pole in just 40 days. The British Sikh army officer aims to inspire others to push boundaries and is also raising funds to start an adventure grant for women. (Image credit: Mark Ralston/AFP

GOP shudders at Trump Jan. 6 speech  POLITICO

CPS would cancel classes Wednesday if CTU votes on work action  Chicago Tribune Chicago Teachers Union To Vote On Return To Remote Learning  CBS Chicago Union vote could trigger ‘electronic lockout’ of Chicago teachers amid dispute over rising Covid-19 cases  CNN Chicago schools,

Drivers Stranded Overnight as Snowstorm Shuts Part of I-95 in Virginia  The New York Times Hundreds of drivers stranded on I-95 overnight after severe winter storm  CNN NBC reporter among hundreds stranded on icy Virginia highway says drivers are turning off their

Residents of Xi’an are voicing desperation under restrictions that recall the closing of Wuhan in 2020.

The James Webb Space Telescope fully deployed its five-layer sunshield Tuesday, a critical milestone for the success of its mission to study every phase of cosmic history, US space agency NASA said. “All five layers of the sunshield are fully

Donald Trump can’t get enough of ‘strong’ authoritarians  CNN Trump endorses Hungary’s Orbán for reelection  POLITICO Trump Endorses Viktor Orban, Hungary’s Far-Right Prime Minister  The New York Times Donald Trump’s Latest Political Endorsement Has Twitter In A Tizzy  The List Trump endorses Hungarian leader

In the face of claims that they prioritize profits over people, Facebook and Instagram are under mounting pressure to reform the ways in which their platforms are built to be addictive for users. Experts say this increased scrutiny could signal