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Japan’s current account surplus shrinks on record imports
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A Japan yen note is seen in this illustration photo taken June 1, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s current account surplus
‘The Bedwetter’ review: Sarah Silverman’s life makes a leaky musical
The new musical “The Bedwetter,” based on comedian Sarah Silverman’s memoir, is not as tight as a fitted sheet. Potential abounds in the tangled show, which opened Tuesday night off-Broadway
‘Joker’ sequel confirmed, Joaquin Phoenix back as supervillain
Director Todd Phillips is clowning around — again. Phillips apparently confirmed a sequel to his blockbuster 2019 “Joker” film on Tuesday, posting a series of images to Instagram, including a
OnlyFans star claims she had sex with Josh Duggar: ‘I am so disgusted’
Details about Josh Duggar’s alleged sexual proclivities keep getting worse. OnlyFans model and viral star Karlie Brooks has reportedly come forward to claim that she was paid by the disgraced
Here’s what you watched this season: the top network TV shows
The numbers are in for the recently concluded 2021-22 TV season. As we enter the summer programming lull, it’s a good time to take a look back at what viewers
The Jan. 6 Inquiry’s Only Endangered Democrat Prepares Herself for a Fight
VIRGINIA BEACH — Representative Elaine Luria knew from the start that serving on the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol could be a political liability
From Benghazi to Raqqa, a Kansas Woman Left a ‘Trail of Betrayal’
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A teacher from Kansas who had converted to Islam traveled to the most dangerous conflicts in the world — Libya, Iraq, Syria — hoping to wage war.
U.S. Fails to Assess Civilian Deaths in Yemen War, Internal Report Says
The strikes have hit hospitals, schools, buses and a funeral hall, among other sites. On Jan. 21, an airstrike on a prison run by the Houthis killed at least 70
Democratic Lawmakers Urge Biden to Ensure Saudi Ties Serve U.S.
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said during an online event last week that Mr. Biden came into office intending to ensure that the U.S. relationship with Saudi Arabia “was
Netanyahu’s Plan to Regain Power in Israel: Vote Against His Views
JERUSALEM — Almost a year after losing power, Israel’s former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has finessed a strategy to regain it: voting against his beliefs and those of his strongest
Biden to Host Latin American Leaders at Summit in Los Angeles
WASHINGTON — President Biden is scheduled to arrive in Los Angeles on Wednesday to host a three-day summit meeting of Latin American leaders, where he hopes to demonstrate his ability
Andrée Geulen, Savior of Jewish Children in Wartime, Dies at 100
Describing the separations in her testimony recounted in the Queens College exhibition, Ms. Geulen spoke of how hard it was “to tear a child away from his mother and not
Monkeypox Can Be Airborne, Too
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its guidance last week for travelers wishing to protect themselves against monkeypox. This was one of its recommendations: “Wear a mask. Wearing
Ryanair Asks Travelers to Prove South African Nationality, in Afrikaans
Before he could board a recent Ryanair flight to London, Dinesh Joseph, a 45-year-old South African leadership and management trainer, had to pass a test about South Africa to prove
As the Great Salt Lake Dries Up, Utah Faces An ‘Environmental Nuclear Bomb’
SALT LAKE CITY — If the Great Salt Lake, which has already shrunk by two-thirds, continues to dry up, here’s what’s in store: The lake’s flies and brine shrimp would
Colorado Catholic bishops ask lawmakers who voted for abortion law to refrain from communion
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Catholic bishops in Colorado published an open letter Monday requesting that Catholic state lawmakers who voted in favor of an abortion bill
White House defends US-Saudi ‘strategic’ partnership, after Biden vowed to make country a ‘pariah’ state
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The White House defended the Biden administration’s “strategic” partnership with Saudi Arabia, saying President Biden wants to “get peace” with the country
Migrant caravan organizer says Mexico has offered work visas as numbers surge
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The organizer of a massive migrant caravan attempting to make its way to the United States says that the Mexican government has
Gov. Kristi Noem says she’s fighting to protect ‘our way of life’ from Biden government’s ‘overreach’
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Ahead of the South Dakota primary, Republican Gov. Kristi Noem says she’s committed to fighting to preserve her state’s way of life
ICE issues policy to consider immigrants’ military service before taking enforcement action
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Tuesday announced a policy to consider the U.S. military service of an illegal immigrant or their family
The Jan. 6 Committee Wants Twitter’s Internal Slack Messages. Twitter Is Fighting It
Twitter is fighting a Jan. 6 committee request for its employees’ internal communications — including Slack messages about moderating Tweets related to the Capitol attack, three sources familiar with the matter
Trump Pressured the Secret Service to Let Him March to the Capitol on Jan. 6: Report
For nearly two weeks prior to the “Stop the Steal” rally that preceded the Capitol attack last Jan. 6, then-President Donald Trump frequently told the Secret Service that he wanted
Trump Campaign Staffer Told Fake Electors to Operate in ‘Complete Secrecy’
The Trump campaign told a group of Georgia Republicans who planned on misrepresenting themselves to Congress as the state’s rightful electors to make sure they carry out the scheme in
Democrats Are Mounting a Response to the Great Replacement Theory
House Democrats will ask their chamber on Wednesday to condemn last month’s massacre at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York. They will also ask them to rebuke the great
Preckwinkle seeks fourth term — but primary rival Boykin tries to stop her
Former Cook County Commissioner Richard Boykin, left, speaks during a news in March; Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, right, sits down for an interview last week. Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times If
Chief judge, ACLU fire back at Chicago mayor Lightfoot for saying judges should assume defendants are guilty
The George N. Leighton Criminal Courthouse, 2650 S. California Ave. Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times Chief Circuit Court Judge Tim Evans and the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois fired back at Mayor
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, seeking second term, begins slow-motion campaign rollout
A happy Lori Lightfoot on the night of her landslide win over Toni Preckwinkle in the 2019 mayoral runoff election. Whether she is as happy on election night next year
Poland ‘pregnancy register’: With near-total abortion ban, it will record pregnancies, prompting fears
Women’s rights activists protest against Poland’s strict anti-abortion law outside the top constitutional court in Warsaw in January. Czarek Sokolowski / AP WARSAW, Poland — The government of Poland, where
Cubs’ David Ross on Angels firing Joe Maddon: ‘Thoughts go out to him’
Cubs manger David Ross said he learned a lot about managing from his predecessor Joe Maddon. (File photo) Getty Cubs manager David Ross sent Joe Maddon a text Tuesday letting