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Washington (AFP) – After an extreme weather event, such as Hurricane Ian which devastated parts of Florida last month, most Americans choose to rebuild rather than move to less hazardous areas. But as climate change increases the frequency and scale of…

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) – Moscow on Sunday blamed Ukraine for the deadly blast on the bridge linking Crimea to Russia, as Ukraine denounced the latest lethal missile attack in its territory that killed at least 13 people. “The authors, perpetrators and sp…

New York (AFP) – US actor Anthony Rapp told a New York courtroom Friday that he froze up when he was allegedly assaulted by Kevin Spacey as a minor in 1986, on the second day of the disgraced Oscar winner’s trial over the accusation. Spacey, 63, has di…

Washington (AFP) – One month before the US midterm elections, candidates are tapping their creativity to reach out to voters, flexing their comedic chops or displaying intimate moments of their lives. Here are some of the most interesting moments from …

San Francisco (AFP) – Meta warned a million Facebook users Friday that they have been “exposed” to seemingly innocuous smartphone applications designed to steal passwords to the social network. So far this year, Meta has identified more than 400 “malic…

Houston (AFP) – The education board that oversees schools in the Texas town of Uvalde on Friday suspended the police force whose bungled response to a horrific mass shooting has been widely criticised. Nineteen young children and two teachers were kill…

Washington (AFP) – US President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Friday designed to protect the privacy of personal data transfers between the EU and the United States and address European concerns about US spying activity. The executive order pr…

Washington (AFP) – US President Joe Biden on Thursday pardoned thousands of Americans convicted of marijuana possession in a major new step towards destigmatizing the drug — and fulfilling a promise to his supporters a month before midterm elections. …

New York (AFP) – A US judge on Thursday suspended litigation in the saga over Elon Musk’s proposed $44-billion takeover of Twitter, giving the parties until October 28 to finalize the on-again, off-again megadeal. Delaware Judge Kathaleen McCormick, ru…

Washington (AFP) – A SpaceX capsule carrying a Russian crew member docked Thursday with the International Space Station on a NASA mission that carries significant symbolism amid the war in Ukraine. The Crew Dragon spaceship “Endurance” blasted off Wedn…