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Where is Dela Rosa? Philippine senator outmanoeuvres president in evading arrest

Chaotic week in which enforcer of ‘war on drugs’ flees senate building leaves government looking ‘incompetent’The wanted man outran security agents, rallied protesters and even serenaded the media with a military hymn. Then, after a sudden exchange of gunfire, the Philippines’ most controversial lawmaker slipped out of the heavily guarded senate building in the middle of the night.Senator Ronald dela Rosa, who is wanted by the international criminal court for crimes against humanity, is now nowhere to be seen. Continue reading...

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Supreme Court is death knell for Virginia's Democratic-friendly congressional maps

The new map was drawn by Democrats and approved by Virginia voters, but the state Supreme Court declared the referendum null and void because lawmakers failed to follow the proper procedures to get the issue on the ballot.

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NASA Science, Cargo Launch on 34th SpaceX Resupply Mission to Station

The 34th SpaceX commercial resupply mission under contract with NASA is headed to the International Space Station with new scientific experiments after lifting off at 6:05 p.m. EDT Friday on a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The SpaceX spacecraft, loaded with nearly 6,500 pounds […]

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Democratic Colorado governor hopefuls condemn commutation of Tina Peters’ election interference sentence – live

Current governor Jared Polis commuted sentence of Trump ally who backed the president’s false claims about the 2020 election, saying punishment was too longColorado governor commutes sentence of election denier Tina PetersSign up for the Breaking News US emailJamieson Greer also said US export controls on semiconductor chips were not a major topic of discussions with Chinese officials in Beijing.The US trade representative’s comments to Bloomberg on Friday suggest a breakthrough on selling Nvidia’s advanced H200 chips to China remains far away, Reuters is reporting, despite Nvidia chief Jensen Huang’s last-minute invitation to Donald Trump’s Beijing trip this week.This was not a major topic of discussion at the bilateral meeting. We did not talk about chip export controls at the meeting.”First of all, it’s really important for China to have the strait of Hormuz open – no tolling, no military control. That was clear from the meeting, so we welcome that.With respect to Chinese involvement with Iran, our view is the Chinese are being very pragmatic – they don’t want to be on the wrong side of this. They want to see peace in that area, President Trump wants to see peace in that area, so we have a lot of confidence that they will do what they can to limit any kind of material support for Iran.” Continue reading...

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NASA Science, Cargo Launch on 34th SpaceX Resupply Mission to Station

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Where is Dela Rosa? Philippine senator outmanoeuvres president in evading arrest

Supreme Court is death knell for Virginia's Democratic-friendly congressional maps

NASA Science, Cargo Launch on 34th SpaceX Resupply Mission to Station

Democratic Colorado governor hopefuls condemn commutation of Tina Peters’ election interference sentence – live

Tomball restaurant manager gets 6 year prison sentence for fentanyl death of coworker

Houston water safety experts urge parents to stay vigilant around swimming areas this summer

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Supreme Court rejects Virginia's bid to restore congressional map favoring Democrats

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Tomball restaurant manager gets 6 year prison sentence for fentanyl death of coworker

Houston water safety experts urge parents to stay vigilant around swimming areas this summer

Supreme Court rejects Virginia's bid to restore congressional map favoring Democrats

HISD defends special education changes as parents raise concerns over student transfers

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Colorado's Democratic governor commutes ex-election clerk Tina Peters' sentence after Trump pressure

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Trump administration prepares to seek Raúl Castro indictment as it pressures Cuba, AP sources say

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US

Supreme Court is death knell for Virginia's Democratic-friendly congressional maps

Trump and Xi conclude 'very successful' talks but few deals confirmed

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Trump warns Taiwan against declaring independence, hours after summit with China's Xi

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Colorado's Democratic governor will let Trump ally Tina Peters out of prison early

What China critics in Maga movement make of Trump's Beijing trip

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Judge declares another mistrial in Harvey Weinstein New York rape case

The Trump administration is planning a prayer event on the National Mall. All but one of the speakers is Christian

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World

Where is Dela Rosa? Philippine senator outmanoeuvres president in evading arrest

Democratic Colorado governor hopefuls condemn commutation of Tina Peters’ election interference sentence – live

Trump and Xi conclude 'very successful' talks but few deals confirmed

Five Italians die during cave scuba dive in Maldives

Trump warns Taiwan against declaring independence, hours after summit with China's Xi

Trump says 20-year nuclear programme suspension by Iran would be enough

Israel and Lebanon agree to extend ceasefire, US state department says

What China critics in Maga movement make of Trump's Beijing trip

Israel says it has killed Hamas commander in Gaza air strike

Judge declares another mistrial in Harvey Weinstein New York rape case

Ebola outbreak kills 65 people in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

Business

Are you ‘doomjobbing’ while looking for work? Know the signs — and do this instead.

This hedge fund just dumped the ‘big three’ airline stocks, as the industry faces soaring fuel costs

Berkshire’s Abel sours on some of Warren Buffett’s picks, while betting big on Delta

George Soros’s fund buys Berkshire Hathaway stock — now that Buffett is gone

$668,603,360,342 — that’s how much people have legally bet on sports since the Supreme Court’s 2018 ruling

Stocks and bonds get swept up in a selloff, as Trump’s China visit fails to pry open the Strait of Hormuz

This ‘safe haven’ bond is projected to pay 5.1% this year — with almost no risk

Your 3-6 months of emergency savings is dangerous — the new job market forces an 18-month cash cushion

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Tech

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