By REUTERS
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday assured the Philippines it would be defended by the United States if it came under attack in the South China Sea, reaffirming a defense code that Manila’s security chiefs have sought to revise.
Published: March 1, 2019 at 01:17AM
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By MARGARET RENKL and DAMON WINTER
Why do these birds mean so much to us? Maybe because we almost lost them.
Published: February 28, 2019 at 07:00PM
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Native American tribe leading the fight against the Dakota Access oil pipeline said Thursday that an Army Corps of Engineers document shows the agency concluded the pipeline won’t unfairly affect tribes before it consulted them.
Published: February 28, 2019 at 02:02PM
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Senate on Thursday confirmed former coal industry lobbyist Andrew Wheeler to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, despite concerns by Democrats and one Republican about regulatory rollbacks he’s made in eight months as the agency’s acting…
Published: February 28, 2019 at 01:17PM
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By REUTERS
Russian authorities have ordered the release of nearly 100 whales held captive in cages in Russia’s Far East in a case that has drawn the ire of President Vladimir Putin, the public and international film stars, TASS news agency said on Thursday.
Published: February 28, 2019 at 10:14AM
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By GLENN KENNY
A documentary reveals a cruel market in which tens of millions of sharks are caught every year to meet the demand for fin soup.
Published: February 28, 2019 at 07:00AM
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
A proposed $2 billion wind farm planned for federal waters off Martha’s Vineyard has received key approval from Rhode Island regulators.
Published: February 27, 2019 at 09:44AM
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President Donald Trump’s nominee for a lifetime seat on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals was confirmed in a party-line vote Tuesday as Republicans broke a longstanding tradition by approving someone opposed by both of his home-state senators.
Published: February 26, 2019 at 07:08PM
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By MANOHLA DARGIS
A German doctor sails off on a peaceful, solitary adventure only to come across a boat filled with desperate African refugees.
Published: February 26, 2019 at 02:06PM
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By FLORENCE FABRICANT
Sushi in a NoMad hotel, an upscale Mexican restaurant in East Harlem, and other restaurant news.
Published: February 26, 2019 at 12:45PM
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The European Union’s top court on Tuesday overturned Latvia’s decision to suspend a member of the European Central Bank while he is investigated for alleged bribery in a scandal that has shaken the country.
Published: February 26, 2019 at 06:32AM
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By MATTHEW HAAG
The young humpback was found on an island near the mouth of the river, about 4,000 miles from Antarctica, where they usually feed this time of the year.
Published: February 25, 2019 at 03:43PM
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
A look at recent developments in the South China Sea, where China is pitted against smaller neighbors in multiple disputes over islands, coral reefs and lagoons in waters crucial for global commerce and rich in fish and potential oil and gas reser…
Published: February 24, 2019 at 11:53PM
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Iceland’s whaling industry will be allowed to keep hunting whales for at least another five years, killing up to 2,130 baleen whales under a new quota issued by the government.
Published: February 23, 2019 at 12:32PM
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By JAIME YAYA BARRY
As voters go to the polls on Sunday, critics say Macky Sall has consolidated control of the country and used undemocratic tactics to elbow opponents aside.
Published: February 23, 2019 at 03:34AM
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By Unknown Author
Chef Zac Reynolds explores how food is driving culture in Seattle.
Published: February 21, 2019 at 04:04PM
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By REUTERS
In a small fishing village on South Africa’s rugged west coast, restaurateur Kobus van der Merwe is struggling to process his meteoric rise to gastronomic stardom.
Published: February 22, 2019 at 12:20PM
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Maine’s lucrative baby eel industry will likely face tighter controls this year designed to thwart poaching.
Published: February 22, 2019 at 11:47AM
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By REUTERS
New Zealander Ryan Fox said he felt almost drunk late in the opening round at the WGC-Mexico Championship on Thursday, after flying across the Pacific Ocean at the last minute to play in the $10.25 million event.
Published: February 22, 2019 at 12:14AM
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By REUTERS
New Zealander Ryan Fox said he felt almost drunk late in the opening round at the WGC-Mexico Championship on Thursday, after flying across the Pacific Ocean at the last minute to play in the $10.25 million event.
Published: February 21, 2019 at 11:32PM
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Playing golf on foreign soil is nothing new to Ryan Fox. He just didn’t know what planet he was on Thursday in the Mexico Championship.
Published: February 21, 2019 at 08:47PM
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Chef Zac Reynolds explores how food is driving culture in Seattle.
Published: February 21, 2019 at 04:04PM
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By REUTERS
Organisers of a summit in Myanmar’s crisis-hit western state of Rakhine are this week pitching to investors its plentiful farmland and fishing grounds, tourist-ready beaches and historic temples.
Published: February 20, 2019 at 04:17AM
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
A Venezuelan official said Tuesday that the country is banning sea trips to and from three Dutch Caribbean islands — a region that has been linked to efforts to undermine President Nicolas Maduro by sending emergency aid to the South America…
Published: February 19, 2019 at 03:14PM
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The Latest on the presidential candidates (all times EST):
Published: February 18, 2019 at 03:19PM
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sen. Kamala Harris says she won’t comment again on the investigation into a reported attack on “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett until it’s completed.
Published: February 18, 2019 at 10:25AM
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By DANIEL E. SLOTNIK
Mr. Mendonsa made the most credible claim to being the man captured kissing a woman in Times Square on V-J Day in a picture that became a national emblem.
Published: February 18, 2019 at 07:41PM
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Bruce Bochy has always managed with his gut. Those same instincts told him it’s nearly time to retire.
Published: February 18, 2019 at 02:55PM
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Maine’s historic shrimp industry is closed due to warming oceans, and people who formerly worked in it are grappling with the question of whether consumers will remember the seafood if it ever comes back.
Published: February 18, 2019 at 09:37AM
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The victims of a disgruntled employee who opened fire at a suburban Chicago industrial warehouse were co-workers ranging from an intern to the plant manager. A look at the victims:
Published: February 17, 2019 at 01:10AM
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By JOHN ELIGON
It’s a myth that proximity to blackness immunizes white people from doing racist things.
Published: February 16, 2019 at 02:30PM
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By ROBYN KANNER
I’m a trans woman living in Brooklyn. And I have tremendous empathy for the conservative teen in Wisconsin.
Published: February 16, 2019 at 10:54AM
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By VINCENT M. MALLOZZI
The couple chose Bucks and Comet Ping Pong restaurants as a show of support to the two businesses affected by the “pizzagate’ conspiracy and shooting.
Published: February 16, 2019 at 09:00AM
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By REUTERS
Former Mozambican finance minister Manuel Chang was denied bail by a South African court on Friday, meaning he will remain in custody for now pending an extradition hearing over charges relating to $2 billion in fraudulent loans.
Published: February 15, 2019 at 07:04AM
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By REUTERS
France will be ready to handle border inspections in the event of a no-deal Brexit but fears long tailbacks at the Channel as goods flow between Britain and Europe, its agriculture minister said.
Published: February 15, 2019 at 08:46AM
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By EMILY BADGER
Economists have long criticized tax breaks to corporations; politicians and the public may be starting to share their skepticism.
Published: February 14, 2019 at 06:20PM
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By Unknown Author
Embrace the thrills of the season in Ontario with four snowy adventures.
Published: February 14, 2019 at 03:52PM
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By REUTERS
A white foundation stone next to a deserted beach near the soporific Libyan port of Susah is all to show for a seven-year dream to build one of North Africa’s biggest ports.
Published: February 14, 2019 at 11:10AM
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By MALIA WOLLAN
Prepare to explain what you’re growing. Research state and federal regulations. Get ready to weed.
Published: February 14, 2019 at 05:00AM
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By REUTERS
Ships from European Union countries need permission from Oslo to catch snow crabs off Arctic islands north of Norway, the Norwegian Supreme Court said on Thursday, in a ruling that may make it harder for EU nations to explore for oil in the region…
Published: February 14, 2019 at 04:31AM
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By REUTERS
China arrested 15,095 people for environmental crimes in 2018, up 51.5 percent from a year earlier, the country’s top prosecuting body said on Thursday, as it worked to improve compliance among local governments and enterprises.
Published: February 14, 2019 at 03:49AM
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The European Union reached a tentative deal to ban as of mid-2021 the practice of using electric shocks to stun fish before scooping them up in nets.
Published: February 13, 2019 at 06:28PM
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