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Biblical stories like Jonah and the whale would be required reading for Texas public schools students under proposals that are putting the state at the center of renewed contentious wrangling over the role of religion in classrooms. Religious leaders, teachers, parents and students spent hours Tuesday before the state education board arguing about the reading …
1m ago Oil prices drop below the $100 a barrel mark as stocks soar on ceasefire news Oil prices plunged Wednesday, staying well above pre-war levels but dropping below the $100 a barrel mark, and stocks soared after the United States and Iran said they had agreed to a two-week conditional ceasefire that should see …
LIMA, April 8 (Reuters) – Peruvians will go to the polls on April 12 to elect a new president and members of Congress, following years of political upheaval, impeachments and corruption scandals that have seen eight presidents since 2018. A record number of candidates will compete in the first round. If no candidate clears the …
LOS ANGELES, April 8 (Reuters) – A Los Angeles drug dealer known as the “Ketamine Queen” is scheduled to be sentenced on Wednesday for illegally supplying the dose of the prescription anesthetic that led to the drowning death of “Friends” actor Matthew Perry. Jasveen Sangha, 42, pleaded guilty in September to five felony counts related …
April 8 (Reuters) – Large U.S. banks are set to post higher quarterly earnings on strong interest income and investment banking fees, analyst estimates show, though investors will focus on forecasts as rising geopolitical risks involving Iran add to macroeconomic uncertainty. Goldman Sachs will kick off earnings season for banks on Monday. The largest U.S. …
A California man who co-founded one of Mexico’s most powerful and violent drug cartels pleaded guilty on Tuesday in the U.S. to a federal narcotics conspiracy charge. Erick Valencia Salazar formed the Jalisco New Generation Cartel with Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, the drug lord known as “El Mencho” who was killed by the Mexican army in …
THE HAGUE, April 8 (Reuters) – A Syrian man accused of crimes against humanity for allegedly torturing and raping prisoners when he was a member of a militia that backed the government of former president Bashar al-Assad told Dutch judges on Wednesday he did not beat inmates. The 57-year-old man, identified only as Rafik A., …
By Bo Erickson, Nandita Bose and Steve Holland WASHINGTON, April 7 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s warning to destroy Iran if it did not yield to his demands drew rebukes from around the globe and even unnerved some aides and supporters, though administration officials said the increasingly hostile rhetoric was merely a negotiating tactic …
April 8 (Reuters) – Adani Green Energy on Wednesday said group chair Gautam Adani and his nephew Sagar Adani plan to seek dismissal of a civil suit stemming from an alleged bribery scheme filed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in a New York court by April 30. (Reporting by Nishit Navin; Editing by …
WASHINGTON, April 7 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump told AFP on Thursday that he believes China got Iran to negotiate a ceasefire in the war against Israel and the United States. The Chinese foreign ministry said on Wednesday that it welcomed the ceasefire, adding that China had made its own efforts towards realising lasting …