Sweden’s 1st female prime minister names a center-left govt
COPENHAGEN, Denmark. — Sweden’s first female prime minister, Magdalena Andersson, on Tuesday presented her one-party center-left minority government with only...
UK launches booster vaccination blitz as new variant spreads
LONDON — New measures to combat the new omicron variant of coronavirus took effect in England on Tuesday, with face...
Court upholds California ban on high-capacity magazines
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a ruling by two of its judges and upheld...
Sackler family members abusing bankruptcy process
NEW YORK — A federal judge should reject a sweeping settlement to thousands of lawsuits against OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma,...
Face masks again mandatory in England amid variant spread
LONDON — New measures to combat the new omicron variant of coronavirus came into force in England Tuesday, with face...
Trial to determine if requiring women board members is legal
LOS ANGELES — When then-California Gov. Jerry Brown signed the nation’s first law requiring women on boards of publicly traded...
Sports bettors dream: 86 able to bet on game after it ended
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — It was every sports bettor’s dream: Being able to bet on a game after it had...
Scientists to map fungal networks, determine climate role
BERLIN — Scientists from the United States and Europe announced plans Tuesday to create the biggest map of underground fungal...
Space junk forces spacewalk delay, too risky for astronauts
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA called off a spacewalk Tuesday because of menacing space junk that could puncture an astronaut’s...
Seiya Suzuki’s M.L.B. Arrival Could Be Delayed by Lockout
Seiya Suzuki is the only player in Nippon Professional Baseball history to homer the first time he stepped to the...
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