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PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday he will discuss with European allies the possibility of using France’s nuclear deterrent to protect the continent from Russian threats, amid concerns over potential U.S. disengagement. France is the only nuclear power in the European Union. Macron, in a televised address ahead of a special European summit Thursday,…
U.S. Supreme Court to decide if public officials can block critics on social media
WASHINGTON, April 24 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court, exploring free speech rights in the social media era, on Monday agreed to consider whether the Constitution’s First Amendment bars government officials from blocking their critics on platforms like Facebook and Twitter. The justices took up an appeal by two members of a public school board…
Protesters in Cuba set fire to Communist Party building; one person shot
A week after uninterrupted nightly blackouts, Cubans in Morón, a city in central Cuba, took to the streets banging pots and pans Friday night chanting “Down with communism” as some of the protesters broke into the local Communist Party building and tried to set it on fire. At least one person was appeared to have…
EU climate agreement targets methane emissions, aims to restrict oil, gas imports
Nov. 15 (UPI) — Ministers of the European Union reached a deal on Wednesday to pass new climate legislation aimed at reducing methane emissions, while imposing new import restrictions on foreign energy suppliers, including the United States. The European Parliament and the European Council, which collectively serve as the primary governing bodies of the 27-nation…
Boeing faces 10 more whistleblowers after two die: ‘People’s lives are at stake’
The sky is falling — at least on Boeing. A second whistleblower has died under mysterious circumstances, just two months after another one allegedly shot himself in the head — and the attorneys for both men hope their deaths don’t scare away the at least 10 more whistleblowers who want the company to clean up…
Turkey Detains Six Suspected Of Spying On Uyghurs
Turkey’s intelligence agency has detained six people suspected of spying on ethnic Uyghurs who have fled persecution in China, state media reports said Tuesday. A seventh person was wanted but remained at large, the reports said, without specifying the suspects’ nationalities. The seven are accused of collecting information on Turkey’s Uyghur associations and tracking prominent…


