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LOS ANGELES — It has been almost a decade since Zedd, the Grammy – winning producer and DJ, released his sophomore album, “True Colors.” A lot can happen in that time. Mostly, the German dance-pop maverick needed to push himself to make an album that would move the needle — one that told a story […]
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LOS GATOS, Calif. — With a DJ spinning and patrons lounging in black-and-gold barrel chairs, Breaking Dawn has clubbing vibes. But this isn’t a club. It’s weekend brunch at this restaurant nestled in a Bay Area suburb. The stars of the show are the entrees served with Asian flair and names playing on popular phrases. […]
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BEIJING — China’s foreign minister on Wednesday said Taiwan’s independence poses the greatest threat to stability in the immediate region but vowed no new action that could bring Beijing into conflict with the United States or others amid rising tensions. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi spoke during a visit by U.S. National Security Adviser Jake […]
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GENEVA — Switzerland’s federal criminal court on Wednesday convicted two top managers of a Saudi oil company on charges including fraud and money laundering in a vast scam that swiped at least $1.8 billion from a Malaysian state-owned investment fund. PetroSaudi executive Tarek Obaid, a Saudi-Swiss dual national, received a seven-year sentence and British-Swiss associate […]
Continue Reading Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk says 2025 state budget will include “record high” spending on defense
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Scientists have identified several new marine species in a pristine underwater ecosystem recently discovered in international waters — and they expect to find more. Modern technology that allows for deep-water exploration more accurately than ever before made way for the findings of the Nazca Ridge, a new seamount in international waters about 900 miles off […]
Continue Reading K-pop singer Taeil leaves boyband NCT over accusation of an unspecified sexual crime
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DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh’s interim government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday lifted a ban on the Islamist Jamaat-e-Islami party that was imposed by the former prime minister who was ousted in nationwide protests against her rule. Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India on Aug. 5, had banned the party as a “militant […]
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Millions of Americans are gearing up to head to the airport or hit the highway for the last long weekend of summer. Here’s what to know about Labor Day weekend travel: Air travel More than 17 million people are forecast to be screened at U.S. airports from Thursday, Aug. 29, to Wednesday, Sept. 4 — […]
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LONDON — The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on Tuesday published its report into President Joe Biden’s troubled aid pier in the Gaza Strip, blaming a combination of weather and security challenges for its failures. The Pentagon abandoned aid deliveries in July with the pier having faced repeated logistical and security issues since […]
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