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State Department deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel will hold a briefing Wednesday afternoon.

Acclaimed science fiction author Octavia Butler offered insight into the place that space and its explorers occupy in our collective imagination in a discussion with former Newshour anchor Jim Lehrer, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and other guests.

In January, Gautam Adani appeared in a rare televised interview on a Hindi news channel, India TV, to answer a host of questions from a fawning show anchor about how he became Asia’s richest man. When asked about his strong

DeSantis pushes ban on diversity programs in state colleges  The Associated Press – en EspañolView Full Coverage on Google News

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Alina Habba steps down as top Trump lawyer for rape lawsuit after sanctions  Business Insider

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Pope Francis is urging Congo’s people to find it in their hearts to forgive those who have harmed them.

A Romanian court has upheld the decision to extend the detention of controversial influencer Andrew Tate to 30 days.

Up to half a million workers are estimated to be on strike across the U.K. in the biggest day of industrial action Britain has seen in more than a decade.