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Brazil’s JBS asks shareholders to overlook opposition and approve a US stock listing
Making meat is a messy business. But for Brazilian meat giant JBS, getting approval to trade its shares on the New York Stock Exchange has been even messier. Environmentalists, animal rights groups, U ...
Why El Salvador President Bukele’s foreign agents law is fueling democratic concerns
Human rights organizations, politicians and experts have sharply criticized a law approved by El Salvador’s Congress as a censorship tool designed to silence ...
Urban fires can mean long trips for helicopters to get water. One firefighter had a better idea
Mark Whaling and a crew raced up and down a hill in a tanker truck as they battled a wildfire in Los Angeles County, scrambling to get water from a street hydrant in time to ...
Venezuelans head to the polls as opposition calls for boycotts and the government tightens grip
As Venezuelans head to a Sunday election, they are again being used as political pawns. Opposition factions are urging ...
Why King Charles III is delivering a rare speech in Canada
King Charles III is coming to Canada to deliver a message: Canada is a sovereign nation distinct from the United States. U.S. President Donald Trump’s repeated suggestion that the ...
Trump threatens ‘straight 50% tariff’ on EU
President Trump threatened to impose a 50 percent tariff on the European Union (EU) starting next month, arguing the 27-member bloc has been hard to deal with and that negotiations have gone ...
The Latest: China criticizes US ban on Harvard’s international students
The Chinese government said Friday that the Trump administration’s move to ban international students from Harvard would harm America’s international standing, as anxious students and parents ...
Harvard sues the Trump administration over ban on enrolling foreign students
Harvard University is challenging the Trump administration’s decision to bar the Ivy League school from enrolling foreign students, calling it unconstitutional retaliation for ...
Uncommon May nor’easter brings rain and snow to New England states just before Memorial Day weekend
An unusual May nor’easter was pulling away from New England on Friday after soaking the region and setting some record cold temperatures. Massachusetts and Rhode Island received the ...
Trump threatens 25% import tax on Apple unless iPhones are made in the US
President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to put a 25% tariff on Apple products unless iPhones are manufactured in the United States. The threat delivered over social media ...
Rescue efforts underway for 260 workers trapped in a South African gold mine
Rescue efforts are underway in South Africa to bring 260 workers trapped in a gold mine for a day back to the surface, the Sibanye Stillwater mining company said on Friday.
Ukrainian official says major prisoner swap with Russia is underway
U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that Russia and Ukraine carried out a large exchange of prisoners from their more than three-year war. A Ukrainian official said the swap ...