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Shailene Woodley confirms she's engaged to Aaron Rodgers
Shailene Woodley confirmed that she's engaged to Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. The actor discussed her relationship with Rodgers on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" on Monday, s...
Feb 23, 2021
Relative of British queen jailed for sex assault at castle
LONDON - A relative of Queen Elizabeth II was sentenced Tuesday to 10 months in prison for sexually assaulting a woman at his ancestral castle in Scotland. Simon Bowes-Lyon, the Earl of Strathmore, ha...
Feb 23, 2021
BLM in Italian Fashion campaign shows early tangible results
MILAN - A digital runway show by five Italian fashion designers of African origin opens Milan Fashion Week on Wednesday, one tangible result of a campaign launched last summer by the only Black Italia...
Feb 23, 2021
State TV: Iran imposes curbs on UN nuclear inspections
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran officially has begun restricting international inspections of its nuclear facilities, state TV reported Tuesday, a bid to pressure European countries and U.S. President Joe Biden's...
Feb 23, 2021
Interior nominee Haaland vows 'balance' on energy, climate
WASHINGTON - Oil and natural gas will continue to play a major role in America for years to come, even as the Biden administration seeks to conserve public lands and address climate change, President ...
Feb 23, 2021
Biden attempt to resurrect Iran nuke deal off to bumpy start
WASHINGTON - The Biden administration's early efforts to resurrect the 2015 Iran nuclear deal are getting a chilly early response from Tehran. Though few expected a breakthrough in the first month of ...
Feb 23, 2021
Georgian police storm opposition office to arrest leader
TBILISI, Georgia - Police in Georgia stormed the headquarters of the country's main opposition party and arrested its leader on Tuesday. The arrest of Nika Melia, head of the United National Movement,...
Feb 23, 2021
GOP working to block Biden's health care pick; Dems unfazed
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden's pick for health secretary, Xavier Becerra, faces two days of contentious Senate hearings. Republicans are portraying the Californian as unfit, but Democrats are unfa...
Feb 23, 2021
Lam backs Hong Kong electoral changes excluding opponents
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam gave her clear support Tuesday to electoral reforms that would likely further exclude opposition voices and cement Beijing's control over the semi-autonomous Chine...
Feb 23, 2021
Ex-US priest on trial in East Timor on sex abuse charges
OECUSSE, East Timor - A defrocked American priest went on trial Tuesday to face charges he sexually abused young girls at his shelter for orphans and children from impoverished families, in the first ...
Feb 23, 2021