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Dozens dead, hundreds missing in Hong Kong's deadliest high-rise fire in years
Hong Kong's deadliest fire in years blazed through high-rise apartment buildings into the night Wednesday as the city's leader confirmed at least 36 people, including a firefighter, had died and…
Source: Washington Times
Telescope in Chile captures stunning new picture of a cosmic butterfly
A telescope in Chile has captured a stunning new picture of a grand and graceful cosmic butterfly.
Source: Washington Times
CJ McCollum just delivered the one thing Wizards fans didnt expect
CJ McCollum just turned heads in an unexpected way.
Source: Wiz of Awes
Here's where all the legal cases against Trump stand since his return to the White House
Before he fought his way back to the White House, President Donald Trump was in court battling a slew of civil lawsuits and criminal charges that threatened to upend his finances and take away his…
Source: Washington Times
DOJ faces uphill climb to revive Comey prosecution
The Justice Department faces an uphill legal climb to reinstate charges against former FBI Director James Comey after a judge threw out the case this week.
Source: Washington Times
From bake sales to boycotts, anti-ICE sentiment sweeps the U.S.
One famously liberal Maryland suburb held a sidewalk bake sale last weekend with proceeds going to what organizers said were "local families impacted by ICE."
Source: Washington Times
'MAGA fairy tale': Joy Reid suggests Vance could leave wife for Erika Kirk to appease supporters
Former MSNBC anchor Joy Reid speculated about Vice President J.D. Vance's marital status due to his wife's Indian American heritage and his friendliness with Charlie Kirk's widow, Erika Kirk.
Source: Washington Times
Brazil's Lula sanctions an increase in tax exemptions for low-income people
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday sanctioned a bill that exempts people earning up to 5,000 reais ($940) a month from income taxes, more than doubling the current exemption…
Source: Washington Times
JAMA study finds 'insufficient evidence' for most cannabis health claims
There is "insufficient evidence" to support most claims for the medical benefits of cannabis and cannabinoids, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Source: Washington Times
Businesses lobby against Trump's tariffs with Grinch ads for Christmas
A lobbying group is running ads this Christmas shopping season that say President Trump's tariffs are turning "holiday cheer into sticker shock."
Source: Washington Times
China lashes out at Times columnist over Taiwan
Washington Times columnist Miles Yu, one of the nation's leading China experts, incurred the wrath of the Chinese Communist Party recently, highlighting the global reach of his reports.
Source: Washington Times
Colombian sentenced, ordered to forfeit $1.2 million for laundering drug money
A Colombian man will spend five years in prison and forfeit $1.2 million for a scheme that saw Mexican drug proceeds funneled into U.S. bank accounts before being sent to Colombia.
Source: Washington Times
Enhanced Games to offer the public performance enhancers, stock
The Enhanced Games is going public in two ways - with a new listing on the Nasdaq stock exchange and also by offering a direct-to-consumer business focused on performance products in a move it says…
Source: Washington Times
Trump administration says lower prices for 15 Medicare drugs will save taxpayers billions
Pharmaceutical companies have agreed to slash the Medicare prices for 15 prescription drugs after months of negotiations, reductions that are expected to produce billions in savings for taxpayers and…
Source: Washington Times
Tunisia summons European Union envoy over alleged protocol breach
Tunisian President Kais Saied summoned the European Union's ambassador to convey "a firmly toned protest" over a perceived breach of diplomatic protocol, Tunisia's presidency said Wednesday.
Source: Washington Times
Nigerian parents say they are kept in the dark over abducted schoolchildren
Several parents of the over 300 schoolchildren seized by armed men in the latest mass abduction in Nigeria tell The Associated Press the government has told them nothing about rescue efforts - and the…
Source: Washington Times
Under glare of world's media, Pope Leo XIV to visit Turkey and Lebanon on first foreign trip
Pope Leo XIV is embarking on his first foreign trip, a pilgrimage to Turkey and Lebanon that would be delicate under any circumstances but is even more fraught given Mideast tensions and the media…
Source: Washington Times
Shipbuilder says it's still in the game after Navy secretary cancels frigate program
The U.S. subsidiary of the Italian shipbuilding giant Fincantieri said it expects to receive new orders for warships even after Navy Secretary John Phelan on Tuesday canceled a plan to buy up to 20…
Source: Washington Times
5 Questions About Taiwan's Defense Budget Surge
President Lai Ching-te has announced a $40 billion supplementary budget to purchase weapons and upgrade military capabilities.
Source: Washington Times
Protest group Palestine Action goes to court to challenge its ban by the UK government
Lawyers for a pro-Palestinian protest group that has been outlawed by the British government went to court Wednesday in a bid to overturn its classification as a terrorist organization.
Source: Washington Times
