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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled on Friday that Maryland parents who have religious objections can pull their children from public school lessons using LGBTQ storybooks. The justices reversed lower-court rulings in favor of the Montgomery County school system in suburban Washington. The high court ruled that the schools likely could not require elementary…
Shares of fuel cell and hydrogen specialist Plug Power (PLUG -4.10%) are showing signs of recovering from the dismal performance they put up for most of 2025’s first half. The stock is up by about 32% over the past month (as of June 23), as investors demonstrate enthusiasm over a number of recent company developments….
Construction begins on the East Harbour Transit Hub in Toronto. (Andrew Francis Wallace/Toronto Star via Getty Images) · Andrew Francis Wallace via Getty Images Canada’s economy shrank 0.1 per cent on a monthly basis in April, Statistics Canada said on Friday, a slower pace than analysts had expected. The contraction was largely the result of…
The latest reading of the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge showed price increases accelerated in May as inflation remained above the Fed’s 2% target. The release comes as investors have been closely watching data releases for signs of when, or if, the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates this year. The “core” Personal Consumption Expenditures…
By Sara Rossi and Alvise Armellini VENICE (Reuters) -Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and journalist Lauren Sanchez were set to exchange marriage vows at a ceremony in Venice on Friday, part of a three-day wedding extravaganza that has attracted dozens of celebrity guests but also protests by local activists. Bezos, 61, and Sanchez, 55, will exchange…
OSLO, Norway (AP) — Oslo police on Friday announced charges against Marius Borg Høiby, the eldest son of Norway’s crown princess, on multiple counts including rape, sexual assault and bodily harm after a months-long investigation of a case that involved a “double-digit” number of alleged victims. Høiby, the son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit and stepson…
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has publicly stated that recent U.S. and Israeli airstrikes inflicted serious damage on Iran’s nuclear sites, a sharp contrast to the downplaying by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and one early U.S. intelligence assessment that was leaked to media. Araghchi said key nuclear facilities suffered significant harm and that Tehran is…
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DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda are set to sign a peace deal facilitated by the U.S. to help end the decadeslong deadly fighting in eastern Congo. The deal, to be signed in Washington Friday, would also help the U.S. government and American companies gain access to critical minerals in…
China’s top diplomat Wang Yi will head to Europe next week for talks with counterparts from the European Union, Germany and France, Beijing said on Friday as it seeks to shore up fraught ties with the bloc. Beijing has sought to improve relations with Europe as a counterweight to superpower rival United States, though frictions…