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Dec 4, 2024 - World

For the artistic and cultural elites of the West African nation of Senegal, the monthlong Dakar Biennale of Contemporary African Arts is a celebratory moment

Dec 4, 2024 - World

Over the past dozen years, Syrian militant leader Abu Mohammed al-Golani has worked to remake his image and the insurgency he commands

Dec 4, 2024 - World

Hakeem Jeffries calls for ‘high level of compassion’ towards people in prison after president pardoned son HunterThe top Democrat in the US House of Representatives, Hakeem Jeffries, has called on Joe Biden to pardon some “working-class Americans” after the president faced criticism for pardoning his son Hunter.“During his final weeks in office, President Biden should exercise the high level of compassion he has consistently demonstrated throughout his life, including toward his son, and pardon on a case-by-case basis the working-class Americans in the federal prison system whose lives have been ruined by unjustly aggressive prosecutions for nonviolent offenses,” Jeffries said in a statement. Continue reading...

Dec 4, 2024 - World

President Joe Biden is finding ways to celebrate trains in the waning days of his presidency thousands of miles from home

Dec 4, 2024 - World

Florida sheriff cites ‘gravity’ of responsibility days after Trump taps him to lead Drug Enforcement AdministrationDonald Trump’s pick to lead the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Chad Chronister, said on Tuesday that he was withdrawing from consideration.“Over the past several days, as the gravity of this very important responsibility set in, I’ve concluded that I must respectfully withdraw from consideration,” Chronister, a Florida sheriff, said in a social media post. Continue reading...