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Fed chief Powell: Climate policy is for elected officials

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FRANKFURT, Germany — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says the central bank can help assess risks to banks from climate change but that addressing...

Fort Worth picking new mayor for first time in a decade

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Fort Worth is electing a new mayor Saturday in a race that resembles a Texas battleground and could lead to key decisions over policing...

Jerusalem evictions that fueled Gaza war could still happen

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JERUSALEM — A long-running campaign by Jewish settlers to evict dozens of Palestinian families in east Jerusalem is still underway, even after it fueled...

Danish lawmakers give go-ahead to built Copenhagen island

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COPENHAGEN — Denmark’s Parliament on Friday voted in favor of building a 20-billion-kroner ($3.3 billion) artificial island in Copenhagen that will house at least...

Nigeria suspends Twitter over president’s deleted tweet

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LAGOS, Nigeria — Nigeria’s government said Friday it was suspending Twitter indefinitely in Africa’s most populous nation, a day after the company deleted a...

UN urges Yemen’s Houthis to allow examination of oil tanker

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UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council called on Yemen’s Houthi rebels to quickly allow U.N. experts to examine an oil tanker moored off...

Europe rights envoy says freedoms deteriorating in Slovenia

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LJUBLJANA, Slovenia — A European human rights envoy warned Friday of a “marked deterioration” of freedom of expression and of the media in Slovenia...

Mississippi group honors fictional man in ‘Ode to Billy Joe’

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GREENWOOD, Miss. — A group of Mississippi residents gathered on a sleepy, dusty Delta day to remember the fictional Billy Joe McAllister where —...

Biden widens list of Chinese firms off-limits for investment

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President Joe Biden has nearly doubled the list of Chinese companies whose shares are off-limits to U.S. investors in the latest sign he is...