Heathrow Airport Closure Wreaks Havoc on Travelers Worldwide

Flights for thousands of passengers were disrupted by the shutdown at the airport, which serves London and is one of the world’s major transport hubs.A departure board on Friday at Singapore Changi Airport showed the wide-reaching effect of Heathrow’s closing.

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A China War Briefing for Musk, and London’s Heathrow Shuts Down

Plus, one of the most problem-plagued movies in Disney history.The planned Pentagon briefing would be a major expansion of Elon Musk’s government role and highlight his conflicts of interest.

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U.S. Says Decision to Turn Back French Scientist Had Nothing to Do With Trump

The Department of Homeland Security said the academic was denied entry because he had “confidential” data from an American lab, not because of his views on the president’s policies.The Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. A French scientist had information from the lab on an electronic devi

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China’s Tax Revenue Declines as Its Leaders Brace for Trump’s Tariffs

Tax revenues have fallen, leaving the government with less money to help consumers or exporters as Beijing braces for President Trump’s tariffs.An aluminium-base material factory in Binzhou, China. Beijing has less money to help Chinese exporters facing tariffs, or to help consumers weather an econo

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Trump and China Clash Over Panama Canal in Test of Hong Kong’s Status

Beijing’s threat to stop a tycoon’s sale of his ports business has dealmakers wondering if they can still operate without political interference.Li Ka-shing in Hong Kong in 2018. The tycoon has built an empire spanning property, shipping, telecommunications and more.

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Germany, ‘Orphaned’ by U.S., Shakes Off the Shock and Stirs to Action

No country in Europe is as much a product of enlightened postwar American diplomacy. Now adrift, it has begun to reckon with a new world.On Tuesday, German lawmakers voted to loosen the country’s debt rules so that it could begin revamping its economy and rebuilding its military.

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‘Severance’ Season 2 Finale: Mark vs. Mark

The season ended with a bizarre but moving episode that found the Lumon employees’ inner and outer selves at cross purposes.Adam Scott and Britt Lower in the "Severance" season finale.

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Israel Tries to Pressure Hamas to Free More Hostages

Israel’s defense minister said it was preparing to seize more territory in Gaza and intensify attacks unless the Palestinian group freed more of the dozens of remaining captives.Displaced Palestinians in Gaza City with their belongings after the Israeli military issued warnings to evacuate their hom

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Were the Kennedy Files a Bust? Not So Fast, Historians Say.

The thousands of documents posted online this week disappointed assassination buffs. But historians are finding many newly revealed secrets.President John F. Kennedy made John A. McCone head of the Central Intelligence Agency in 1961. Documents released by the National Archives this week revealed ne

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AOC Puts Her Own Spin on Bernie Sanders’s Pitch at Las Vegas Rally

The two progressive leaders, one young and one old, are touring Western cities with a similar message but a key difference in how they sell it.Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Democrat of New York, kicked off a series of events with Senator Bernie Sanders, independent of Vermont, in North La

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Musk Offers $100 to Wisconsin Voters, Bringing Back a Controversial Tactic

By offering cash to voters who sign a petition opposing “activist judges,” Elon Musk’s super PAC can help identify conservative voters in a race for the Wisconsin Supreme Court.Elon Musk’s super PAC and an allied nonprofit group have spent over $11 million to try to elect a conservative candidate in

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One Doctor’s Quest for the Truth About Convicted Killer Lucy Letby

Dr. Shoo Lee’s research was used to help convict a British nurse of murdering babies, but he says it should never have been cited.Dr. Shoo Lee in London in February, announcing the findings from the expert independent review into the Lucy Letby case. “In summary, ladies and gentlemen, we did not fin

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