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What happened The United Methodist Church’s quadrennial general conference voted 692-51 on Wednesday to repeal a 40-year-old ban on ordaining “self-avowed practicing homosexuals” as ministers. The delegates also barred local UMC leaders from penalizing congregations and clergy that facilitate same-sex …

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What happened The U.S. and Saudi Arabia are “nearing a historic pact” that would offer the Saudis advanced weapons and “security guarantees” and create an opening for possible “diplomatic ties with Israel” if its government commits to a path to …

What happened The Arizona Senate voted 16-14 on Wednesday to repeal a pre-statehood near-total ban on abortion, sending the bill to Gov. Katie Hobbs (D). The state House passed the measure last week. Three House Republicans and two GOP senators …

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Israel fears the International Criminal Court (ICC) could issue arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other senior government officials, as well as leaders of Hamas. Such a move “would probably be seen in much of the world as …

The line-ups and timings for the world’s largest classical music festival have been released, with this year’s performers ranging from Daniel Barenboim and Yo-Yo Ma to Florence Welch and even Daleks. Stretching over eight weeks this summer, the BBC Proms will …

Bubble tea is booming in Britain, with a Taiwanese chain planning to open 500 new branches across the UK to capitalise on the trend. The drink, also called boba tea, originated in Taiwan in the 1980s. A sweet, milky beverage, …

A wedding ring may be the only jewellery that many men habitually wear, but a growing number are embracing earrings, necklaces and other such accessories. According to Euromonitor, the global value of the men’s luxury jewellery market reached around $7.3 …

Think of a May vacation as being one last spring fling, a chance to enjoy a getaway before the summer crowds arrive. When you are one step ahead of the masses, you are assured a more pleasant travel experience — …

America is stumbling in its battle against the bird flu. A mishmash of federal agencies are “slowing the country’s ability to track and control” the virus, said The Washington Post, a faltering response that “has echoes of the early days …

This week’s question: British sheep farmers have discovered a surprising way to stop their rams from fighting and butting heads: douse them with Axe body spray. In seven or fewer words, come up with an advertising slogan that Axe could use …

Georgia faces another week of political turmoil as MPs and protesters continue to clash over a controversial “foreign influence” bill that threatens the country’s bid to join the European Union, and which critics say is an attack on the media …

What happened House Democratic leaders said Tuesday that if Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) follows through with her attempt to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), they will help kill her motion to vacate. Who said what With Ukraine aid …

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What happened Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel on Tuesday after visits to Jordan and Saudi Arabia to help nail down a promising deal for a truce in Gaza. The plan would return Israelis hostages and avert an …

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‘What Columbia should have done instead of brutalizing its student protesters’ Alexander Sammon at Slate Columbia University didn’t have to call in a “notorious” New York City police unit to “descend upon the campus” and arrest “nonviolent student protesters” occupying …

What happened President Joe Biden is reportedly on the cusp of approving a historic reclassification of cannabis from a Schedule I narcotic alongside heroin and other hard drugs to a much more permissive Schedule III drug. The move will place …

Police in riot gear raided Columbia University in New York City last night, arresting dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters encamped in a university building. Students at the Ivy League institution in Manhattan had been occupying the Hamilton Hall building, protesting against …

“It would be easy for a historical murder procedural that relies on you having at least an A-level-size grasp on Tudor court intrigue to be a bit boring,” said Joel Golby in The Guardian. But “Shardlake”, the four-part Disney+ adaptation …

Detectives are investigating why a man armed with a samurai sword went on a deadly rampage in northeast London. A 14-year-old schoolboy was killed and four other people were wounded in an apparently random attack in Hainault early yesterday morning. …

April 20 marked the 25th anniversary of the Columbine High School shooting in Colorado, where a pair of gunmen killed 12 students and a teacher before taking their own lives. The attack remains one of the deadliest school shootings in …

It’s possible to start collecting Social Security benefits as soon as you hit 62, though you technically have up until age 70 to do so. Still, more Americans are taking their benefits sooner than later — even though experts say …

Breakdancing has come a long way from its beginnings on the street corners of the South Bronx more than half a century ago. Now enshrined as one of the four foundational elements of hip-hop, breakdancing is not only an established …

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Movie musicals are a tricky genre. The big screen captures grandness well, and musicals are full of grand gestures. Still, there is an electricity that can be lost when the live element is stripped away. These eight musicals keep the …

Being a pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) means that, more likely than not, you will injure your arm, hand or wrist at some point. But while these types of injuries have always been common among MLB pitchers, evidence shows …

When Japan’s Emperor Naruhito ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne in May 2019, after the abdication of his father, he vowed to bring the royal family into the modern age. Five years later, the world’s oldest continuing monarchy is grappling with a …

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‘Will Americans ever get sick of cheap junk?’ Amanda Mull in The Atlantic America’s closets and junk drawers “overfloweth,” says Amanda Mull. “Maybe, one day, buying cheap stuff as a form of entertainment will run afoul” of a shared awareness …