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MOSCOW (AP) — Russia on Tuesday began massive maneuvers of its nuclear forces featuring practice launches of nuclear-capable ballistic and cruise missiles in drills that come amid surge in Ukrainian drone strikes. The three-day exercise will involve 64,000 troops, over 200 missile launchers, more than 140 aircraft, 73 surface warships and 13 submarines, including eight armed with nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missiles, the Defense Ministry said. The maneuvers will focus on […]

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court told judges on Tuesday that the head of a Libyan detention facility was known as the “Angel of Death,” and that he murdered and raped prisoners, sometimes in front of their children. The court in The Hague is holding pretrial hearings for its first ever suspect from the North African country, a man accused of 17 counts of crimes […]

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche will appear on Capitol Hill for his first congressional testimony since taking the reins at the Justice Department, as the agency faces intense scrutiny over its plans to create a $1.776 billion fund to pay allies of President Donald Trump who believe they were targeted politically. Also, Trump said he’s holding off on a military strike on Iran planned for Tuesday because “serious negotiations” are […]

NEW YORK (AP) — A biotech company that aims to resurrect lost creatures said Tuesday it has hatched live chicks in an artificial environment — a development that was met with mixed reviews from scientists and critics of its de-extinction mission. Twenty-six baby chickens — ranging from a few days to several months old — were born from a 3D printed lattice structure that mimics an eggshell, according to Colossal […]

PARIS, May 19 (Reuters) – Europe’s Airbus is telling thousands of staff to reduce spending by 10% as global uncertainty and supply chain problems continue to squeeze its core jetliner business, three industry sources said. The “cost-containment” order targets non-industrial spending in the commercial aircraft business and headquarters and comes on top of a two-year-old cost-saving project called LEAD. The previously unreported latest measures have been in place for several […]

By Greg Bensinger SAN FRANCISCO, May 19 (Reuters) – For Claudia Buonocore, the thought of parting ways with her 15-year-old Kindle Touch e-reader is painful. “I’ve never felt the desire to have another device,” said the 39-year-old Pittsburgh area resident. “It’s a part of me, a lifesaver, I fall asleep with it almost every night.”   But Buonocore and other Kindle users face an unwelcome change. Amazon last month said it […]

LONDON (AP) — Broadcaster Channel 4 has pulled all episodes of “Married at First Sight UK” from its platforms after three contestants claimed they were sexually assaulted by on-screen partners on the matchmaking reality show. The broadcaster said the allegations are “very serious,” and the British government said Tuesday there must be “consequences for criminality or wrongdoing.” “Married at First Sight” is an international reality TV franchise inspired by a […]

MADRID (AP) — A Spanish court is investigating former Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero for alleged influence peddling and other possible crimes tied to a government airline bailout. The National Court in Madrid is probing possible financial wrongdoing in connection with the Spanish government’s rescue of the Plus Ultra airline, which in 2021 received 53 million euros (now $62 million) in public money as part of COVID-19 recovery funds. […]

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia is preparing for a blockbuster primary on Tuesday as Republicans look for a challenger to Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff and choose between several candidates in a high-spending slugfest for the party’s nomination for governor. In the Senate race, Reps. Mike Collins and Buddy Carter are playing up their conservative records on Capitol Hill, while former college football coach Derek Dooley pitches himself as a political […]