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Factbox-Who are the frontrunners in Panama's  Sunday presidential election

Panamanians will elect a new president on Sunday, with eight candidates set to appear on the ballot, and polls showing mixed rankings

Factbox-Who are the frontrunners in Panama's  Sunday presidential election

Alice Munro, Nobel literature winner revered as short story master, dead at 92

Nobel laureate Alice Munro has died

Alice Munro, Nobel literature winner revered as short story master, dead at 92

Georgian NGO worker says she's fighting for her country's future

Mariam Tsertsvadze, the co-founder of an animal charity in the Georgian capital, has managed only three or four hours of sleep a night in the

Georgian NGO worker says she's fighting for her country's future

Berkshire shareholders reject climate, diversity, China proposals

Berkshire Hathaway Inc shareholders on Saturday overwhelmingly rejected six proposals addressing environmental and social policy issues at Warren

Berkshire shareholders reject climate, diversity, China proposals

NY Fed survey finds Americans bracing for higher housing costs

By Michael S.

NY Fed survey finds Americans bracing for higher housing costs

As Melinda French Gates leaves the Gates Foundation, many hope she’ll double down on gender equity

Melinda French Gates is already one of the biggest philanthropic supporters of gender equity in the United States

As Melinda French Gates leaves the Gates Foundation, many hope she’ll double down on gender equity

NYC sued for denying gay employees in vitro fertilization coverage

New York City was hit with a lawsuit on Thursday claiming it discriminates against gay male city employees by only covering the costs of in vitro fertilization for women

NYC sued for denying gay employees in vitro fertilization coverage

Fed's Jefferson flags challenges on communications front

By Michael S.

Fed's Jefferson flags challenges on communications front

UK universities at risk as international student numbers plunge, report says

Britain should avoid further restricting international student numbers or some universities may collapse, a government commissioned report said on Tuesday, after

UK universities at risk as international student numbers plunge, report says

Texas A&M-Notre Dame matchup will be in prime time on ABC on Aug. 31

The first full week of the upcoming college football season will feature a Saturday tripleheader on ABC, including Texas A&M hosting Notre Dame in prime time

Texas A&M-Notre Dame matchup will be in prime time on ABC on Aug. 31

New Builders initiative looks to fight polarization by encouraging collaboration and alliances

A coalition that includes entrepreneur and philanthropist Daniel Lubetzky, actor Liev Schreiber, journalist Katie Couric, and director of the Muhammad Ali Center Lonnie Ali announced Tuesday that it would launch Builders, a nonprofit global initiative aimed at reducing polarization while encouraging people to work together to find solutions they can all support

New Builders initiative looks to fight polarization by encouraging collaboration and alliances

Day care prices aren't getting better. So states are stepping in

Child care has long been expensive for families, hard to find and financially precarious for day care owners and workers

Day care prices aren't getting better. So states are stepping in

Harvard students end protest as university agrees to discuss Middle East conflict

Anti-war protesters have taken down their tents in Harvard Yard after the university agreed to meet to discuss their demands

Harvard students end protest as university agrees to discuss Middle East conflict

Migration tracking group says 76 million people were displaced within their countries in 2023

A top migration monitoring group says conflicts and natural disasters left nearly 76 million people displaced within their countries last year, a new record

Migration tracking group says 76 million people were displaced within their countries in 2023

The Latest | Defense expects cross-examination of Cohen to last through Thursday, transcript shows

A transcript of discussions between Judge Juan M

The Latest | Defense expects cross-examination of Cohen to last through Thursday, transcript shows

China launches campaign to halt school bullying, excessive homework

China's Ministry of Education said on Tuesday it was launching a campaign to address issues including excessive homework and bullying in schools, as part of efforts to boost

China launches campaign to halt school bullying, excessive homework

Appeal judges voice doubts about ruling on transgender woman's admission into Wyoming sorority

Appeal judges are having doubts about whether they can rule on a transgender woman’s admission into a University of Wyoming sorority

Appeal judges voice doubts about ruling on transgender woman's admission into Wyoming sorority

Major agricultural firm sues California over farmworker unionization law

One of California's most influential agricultural companies has filed a lawsuit against the state to stop a contentious law that was meant to make it easier for farmworkers to unionize

Major agricultural firm sues California over farmworker unionization law

Ben & Jerry's board says pro-Palestinian campus protests are 'essential' to democracy

The board of Ben & Jerry's ice cream, a brand owned by Unilever, said that the pro-Palestinian protests sweeping U.S. college campuses and graduation

Ben & Jerry's board says pro-Palestinian campus protests are 'essential' to democracy

Attorney says settlement being considered in NCAA antitrust case could withstand future challenges

One of the lead attorneys in a class-action antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA says settlement talks are progressing well

Attorney says settlement being considered in NCAA antitrust case could withstand future challenges

Harris utters a profanity in advice to young Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders

Vice President Kamala Harris has used a profanity while offering advice to young Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders about how to break down barriers

Harris utters a profanity in advice to young Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders

Thousands replaster Mali's Great Mosque of Djenne, which is threatened by conflict

Thousands of Malians joined the replastering of the world’s largest mud-brick building this weekend, a key ritual that maintains the integrity of the Great Mosque of Djenne in central Mali

Thousands replaster Mali's Great Mosque of Djenne, which is threatened by conflict

Fed's Collins says economy may need to weaken to get 2% inflation

By Michael S.

Fed's Collins says economy may need to weaken to get 2% inflation

Questions and grief linger at the apartment door where a deputy killed a US airman

At the apartment door where a Florida deputy shot and killed Senior Airman Roger Fortson, a small shrine is growing with the tributes from an Air Force unit grappling with his loss

Questions and grief linger at the apartment door where a deputy killed a US airman

War upends Ukraine's economy in a shift that may be permanent

Within days of Russian forces invading Ukraine in early 2022, architect Oleh Drozdov made up his mind: he would move his home and business from the besieged eastern

War upends Ukraine's economy in a shift that may be permanent
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