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The vibrant celebration, banned for two decades, brightened the eastern city of Lahore, where residents face alarming levels of air pollution and political restrictions.
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Most Italian athletes at the Winter Games subsidize their training by joining the police or the military, which vie to enlist the best talent.
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Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime companion of the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, invoked her right against self-incrimination in an Oversight Committee deposition.
The Trump administration has criticized Nicaragua for serving as an illegal immigration pathway to the United States.
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Pop star Chappell Roan announced Monday she is no longer represented by Wasserman, the talent agency led by Casey Wasserman, citing a need for representation that aligns with her moral values. Why it matters: Her departure marks the latest public backlash against Wasserman, who also serves as head of the Los Angeles Olympics organizing committee, following the release of the Epstein files . Driving the news: "As of today, I am no longer represented by Wasserman, the talent agency led by Casey Wasserman," Roan posted on Instagram. "I hold my teams to the highest standards and have a duty to protect them as well." - "No artist, agent or employee should ever be expected to defend or overlook actions that conflict so deeply with our own…
The court pointed to recent rulings by the Supreme Court as precedent to allow the protections for migrants from Nepal, Honduras and Nicaragua to expire.
Former Palm Beach police chief Michael Reiter was a central figure in the first law enforcement probe of Epstein in Florida.
A small group of conservative activists has worked for 16 years to stop all government efforts to fight climate change. Their efforts seem poised to pay off.
Ghislaine Maxwell declined to answer questions during a closed-door, virtual deposition Monday with the House Oversight Committee as part of the panel's probe into Jeffrey Epstein. Why it matters: The committee has been working for months to schedule a virtual deposition with Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence at a Texas facility. Yet little new information was brought to light. - "Unfortunately, she had an opportunity today to answer questions that every American has, questions that would be very important in this investigation, and she chose to invoke her Fifth Amendment," House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) told reporters following the deposition. - Maxwell's team offered prepared remarks at the…
The Gordie Howe International Bridge, expected to open early this year, was built by Canada to ease cargo transport between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario.