DC sues ticket reseller StubHub for ‘deceptive pricing’ that cost residents $118m in hidden fees
Washington DC is suing ticket reseller StubHub for “deceptive pricing,” claiming that the practice has cost residents $118m in hidden fees since 2015.
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US refuses to place blame on Israel for Hamas leader’s assassination and won’t say what effects will be
The Biden administration has repeatedly denied US involvement or knowledge in theapparent assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, a political leader of Hamas heavily involved in ceasefire negotiations.
Harris teases running mate announcement as campaign fundraising soars: Live updates
Kamala Harris will make her first appearance with her choice of running mate in Philadelphia on Tuesday, her campaign says — stressing that she has not yet made a decision who that will be.
As Venezuela courts chaos, some of Maduro's allies demand receipts of election win
Traditional allies appear to have abandoned Nicolas Maduro as protests rock Venezuela in the wake of Sunday's election, which the longtime president claims to have won with 51.2 per cent of the vote.
Guantanamo inmate accused of being main plotter of 9/11 attacks to plead guilty
WASHINGTON (AP) — The man accused of being the main plotter in al-Qaeda’s Sept. 11, 2001, attacks has agreed to plead guilty, the Defense Department said Wednesday.
Biden is adjusting to a new reality, coming to terms with his departure from 2024 race
WASHINGTON (AP) — It was President Joe Biden’s first public appearance since he dropped out of the race, and the applause for him from the crowded auditorium in Austin, Texas, just kept going. He put his hand on his heart in thanks, looked down and, for the briefest of moments, took it all in.
Alma Powell, 86, Esteemed Military Spouse of a Revered Statesman, Dies
Alma Powell, an advocate for children, literacy and military families who was the quiet force alongside her husband, Colin L. Powell, the revered military commander, secretary of state and national security adviser, and who played a crucial role in his decision not to seek the presidency in 1996, died on Sunday in Alexandria, Va. She was 86.
Killing of Hamas political leader points to diverging paths for Israel, US on cease-fire
WASHINGTON (AP) — Israel’s suspected killing of Hamas’ political leader in the heart of Tehran, coming after a week in which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahupromised U.S. lawmakers he would continue his war against Hamas until “total victory,” points to an Israeli leader ever more openly at odds with Biden administration efforts to calm the region through diplomacy.