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The 1844 edition of the widely used schoolbook written by William H. McGuffey, “Newly Revised Eclectic Fourth Reader,” includes a dialogue about the difference between “true and false philanthropy”:Mr. Fantom: I despise a narrow field....

Billionaire Bill Ackman has built a $35 billion hedge fund, led high-profile overhauls at companies like Chipotle, and boasts an eye-watering investment portfolio through his firm, ranging from Amazon to Microsoft. Now, he’s revealing the two things that moved...

Ukraine and Russia have continued striking each other overnight, with Volodymyr Zelensky accusing Moscow of using North Korean missiles.The Ukrainian president said strikes in Zaporizhzhia - which killed at least six and injured at least 19 - involved ballistic...

The judge overseeing the state trial of Luigi Mangione, the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare chief executive Brian Thompson, has laid down the ground rules for court public and media access to the high-profile case. Mangione returned to court...

Workers waded through a rubbish-filled river in Manila, collecting waste that washed in during days of heavy rain. The nine-day downpour, exacerbated by tropical storms, was equivalent to more than a month's worth of rain in some areas. It...

Russia has released a former US Marine who was jailed in 2022 and was reportedly in extremely poor health. Robert Gilman, from Massachusetts, was freed "from detention for humanitarian reasons" and flying on a US plane to Washington,...

Thailand's government will immediately stop issuing gun permits after a shooting incident last week in which a 14-year-old killed eight people and himself.Existing gun owners are already banned from carrying their weapons in public.The South East Asian country has...

Republican voters in South Carolina return to the polls on Tuesday for the second time in two months to decide who will take the place of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham after his death in July created a vacancy...

The Perseid meteor shower is set to provide a late-summer show in the skies over the United States.The meteor shower, which NASA calls the best of the year, is set to peak on Aug. 12...

CICERO, Ill. -- An Illinois man who served as a Marine and firefighter remains hospitalized more than a year after suffering catastrophic health complications that his attorneys allege were caused by contaminated raw oysters eaten at a steakhouse.Attorneys representing...