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American political leadership skews decidedly older than the population as a whole. President Donald Trump turned 80 years old on June 14, 2026. The median age for senators is nearly 65, and the median age...

When the Exxon Valdez spilled more than 11 million gallons of oil into Alaska’s Prince William Sound in 1989, Exxon President Lee Raymond oversaw the cleanup and a US$1 billion federal settlement for the extensive...

A woman is speaking out after video captured her being swept out into the ocean after a wave seemingly came up out of nowhere and surged up onshore while she was fishing just south of San Francisco. Source link

As chairman of the Federal Reserve, Alan Greenspan became the world's most high-profile banker. Source link

I spent a decade on the Senate Intelligence Committee getting briefed on every way America could lose its technological edge to China. I heard all about stolen intellectual property, compromised supply chains, spies in our research labs, you name...

Martha Karua is a lawyer representing detained Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye who is on trial for treason. Source link

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Australian police seized a record 3 tons of cocaine hidden in plastic tubs buried underground on the outskirts of Sydney, detectives said Monday.It was the largest cocaine haul in Australian history, a joint organized crime...

LONDON -- Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on Monday he would resign as the leader of his party and as prime minister, setting the stage for the United Kingdom's seventh prime minister within a decade.Starmer, who said he spoke...

Manila, Philippines — Two students armed with hand guns opened fire in a high school in the central Philippines on Monday, killing three fellow students and wounding another seven, police said.The suspects, aged 14 and...