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Renata Scotto, soprano of uncommon intensity, dies at 89

Soprano Renata Scott has died at age 89, Scotto’s New York-based manager, Robert Lombardo, said she died Wednesday in her hometown of Savona, Italy

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China appears to be building an airstrip on a disputed South China Sea island

Satellite photos analyzed by The Associated Press appear to show China is constructing an airstrip on a South China Sea island also claimed by Vietnam and Taiwan

The Independent UK

Syrian president doubles public sector wages as national currency spirals downwards

Syria’s president Bashar al-Assad has doubled public sector wages and pensions as the war-torn country’s national currency spiraled further downwards, reaching a new low for the year

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Federal grants will replace tunnels beneath roads that let water pass but not fish

The Biden administration is announcing nearly $200 million in federal infrastructure grants to upgrade tunnels that carry streams beneath roads but can be deadly to fish that get stuck trying to pass through

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A plan for how Indonesia will spend $20 billion to transition to cleaner energy has been submitted

A plan for how Indonesia will spend $20 billion to transition to cleaner energy was submitted Wednesday to the government and its financing partners

The Independent UK

Nigeriens prepare for war against regional countries threatening to invade, 3 weeks into the coup

Nigeriens are preparing for war against regional countries threatening to invade, three weeks after mutinous soldiers ousted the nation’s democratically elected president

The Independent UK

How did a Trump charge sheet get published hours before grand jury vote?

The charge sheet was published hours before the grand jury voted to indict the former president and a group of his closest allies

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Tuohys call Michael Oher’s The Blind Side filing ‘hurtful’ and part of a shakedown attempt

Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy are calling Michael Oher’s claims that they enriched themselves at his expense ‘outlandish’, ‘hurtful and absurd’

The Independent UK

Who wants to fly over Taliban-held Afghanistan? New FAA rules allow it, but planes largely avoid it

Two years after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, the United States has begun easing rules that could allow commercial airlines to fly over the country in routes that cuts time and fuel consumption for East-West travel

The Independent UK

OK, we can relax. The iPhone 'hang up' button might not be moving much after all

Almost a week after the Apple faithful collectively gasped at the first evidence that the iPhone's “end call” button might soon be shifting upward and a column to the right, it looks like the whole thing might have been a false alarm

The Independent UK

Tuohys call Michael Oher's filing 'hurtful' and part of a shakedown attempt

Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy are calling Michael Oher’s claims that they enriched themselves at his expense “outlandish,” “hurtful and absurd” and part of a shakedown by the former NFL offensive tackle

The Independent UK

UN chief urges deployment of police special forces and military support to combat gangs in Haiti

The United Nations chief is urging the international community to deploy a multinational force comprising “police special forces and military support units” to Haiti to combat gangs with sophisticated weapons and restore security to the impoverished Caribbean nation

The Independent UK

Brian Laundrie’s family to face depositions this week in Gabby Petito wrongful death suit

Joe Petito and Nichole Schmidt claim Christopher and Roberta Laundrie knew Gabby Petito was dead when she vanished in August 2021, but chose not to take any action

The Independent UK

‘Indescribable’: Stories of loss emerge from devastating Hawaii fires

Death toll on Maui island approaches 100, with US President Joe Biden saying he will visit Hawaii ‘as soon as’ possible.

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Are downed power lines possible cause of deadly Maui wildfires?

Videos showing downed power lines apparently sparking some of the early blazes in Maui have become key evidence in search for cause

Reason

How Middle East Outlets Reframe the News To Fit Their Narrative

Changing phrases to be for or against Israel is part of the job.

The Independent UK

Videos put scrutiny on downed power lines as possible cause of deadly Maui wildfires

Videos showing downed power lines apparently sparking some of the early blazes in the Maui wildfires have become key evidence in the search for a cause

The Independent UK

Astros' Singleton ponders what career could have been if minor league marijuana testing ended sooner

Slugger Jon Singleton is back in the majors for the first time since 2015 after his career was derailed by several failed tests for marijuana

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Mob boss law, 30 mystery co-conspirators and an unmasked plot: Key takeaways Trump’s Georgia indictment

Trump and 18 of his staunchest allies have been charged in Georgia under a law typically used to prosecute mobsters and organised crime groups. Rachel Sharp reports on some of the key takeaways in the 98-page indictment

The Independent UK

Japanese mountaineer dies and another is injured while climbing mountain in northern Pakistan

A mountaineering official and a climber say a Japanese climber has died and a fellow mountaineer was injured when an apparent rock fragment hit them while trying to scale one of the highest peaks in northern Pakistan

The Independent UK

WeWork warned of 'substantial doubt’ about its ability to stay in business. Here's what that means

WeWork said last week there was “substantial doubt” about its ability to stay in business, prompting speculation around the future of the troubled workspace-sharing company

The Independent UK

Algeria bans Barbie movie almost a month after local release

‘Barbie’ has been pulled from cinemas in Algeria almost a month after it opened in the North African country

The Independent UK

Mother of six-year-old boy who shot Virginia teacher pleads guilty to child neglect

As part of the plea agreement, prosecutors said they will not seek seek a sentence that is longer than state sentencing guidelines, which call for six months in jail or prison

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Taliban rule of Afghanistan is open-ended, their chief spokesman says as they begin year 3 in power

The chief Taliban spokesman says the Taliban view their rule of Afghanistan as open-ended, drawing legitimacy from Islamic law and facing no significant threat

The Independent UK

Rays’ Wander Franco under investigation for alleged relationship with a minor

Authorities in the Dominican Republic are investigating Tampa Bay All-Star shortstop Wander Franco for an alleged relationship with a minor, according to the office of the attorney general in his native country

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