Australian rugby star Hayne wins appeal in rape case from the BBC
The former rugby league and NFL player has already faced three trials over the 2018 allegations.Read More
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US lifts weapons ban on Ukraine’s Azov brigade from the BBC
The brigade, whose origins were mired in far-right controversy, hails the move as blow to Russia’s propaganda.Read More
Key Sudanese city could fall to rebels imminently – US from the BBC
The US envoy to Sudan tells the BBC that America would never recognise an independent Darfur.Read More
Biden vows to respect guilty verdict in son’s gun trial from the BBC
Hunter Biden was convicted after a week-long trial that laid bare a tumultuous time for the family.Read More
Silicon Valley-backed voter plan for new California city qualifies for November ballot from ABC
A Silicon Valley-backed initiative to build a green city for up to 400,000 people in the San Francisco Bay Area has qualified for the Nov. 5 ballotRead More
Danish PM still not feeling well after street attack from the BBC
Mette Frederiksen talks about her condition after she was struck by a man in Copenhagen’s old town last week.Read More
From the physics of g-force to weightlessness: How it feels to launch into space from NPR Regina G. Barber
We kickoff our series Space Camp with a look at space launches. What does hurtling into space feel like? What physics are involved? And what’s the “junk” in Earth’s orbit? Read More
Two Indians recruited by Russia killed in Ukraine from the BBC
The Indian foreign ministry has urged Russia to repatriate the two bodies.Read More
Amazon invests $1.4 billion for affordable housing options in regions where it has corporate offices from ABC
Amazon is adding $1.4 billion to a fund it established three years ago for preserving or building more affordable housing in regions where the company has major corporate officesRead More
4 people are charged in a Connecticut city election misconduct case from NPR NPR Washington Desk
Four people involved with a 2019 mayoral primary in Connecticut’s largest city were charged for allegedly misusing absentee ballots. Similar accusations roiled the 2023 mayoral election as well. (Image credit: Brian A. Pounds) Read More