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Las Vegas official who was subject of newspaper exposés arrested in journalist’s stabbing death

Las Vegas official who was subject of newspaper exposés arrested in journalist’s stabbing death

A Las Vegas-area elected public official was arrested Wednesday and identified by police as the suspect in the fatal stabbing of a veteran newspaper reporter whose investigations of the official’s work preceded his primary loss in June. Clark County Public Administrator Robert “Rob” Telles, a Democrat, was taken into custody at his home by a

Backup power line damaged by shelling at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, says UN watchdog

Backup power line damaged by shelling at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, says UN watchdog

Shelling on Tuesday damaged a backup power line at the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (ZNPP) in Ukraine, which has already lost all four of its regular power lines, the UN nuclear watchdog said on Wednesday. “Of the three backup lines between the ZNPP and the thermal power station, one is now damaged by shelling, while

U.K. to cap household energy bills over the next 2 years

U.K. to cap household energy bills over the next 2 years

New British Prime Minister Liz Truss announced Thursday that her Conservative government will cap domestic energy prices for homes and businesses to ease a cost-of-living crisis that has left residents across the United Kingdom facing a bleak winter. The moves are a huge government intervention in the economy by Truss, who sees herself as a

U.S. announces $2B in aid for 19 countries ‘at risk for future Russian aggression’

U.S. announces $2B in aid for 19 countries ‘at risk for future Russian aggression’

Secretary of State Antony Blinken made an unscheduled visit to Kyiv on Thursday as the U.S. announced major new military aid worth more than $2 billion US for Ukraine and other European countries who feel threatened by Russia. In meetings with senior Ukrainian officials, Blinken said Joe Biden’s administration would provide $2 billion in long-term foreign military

Steve Bannon pleads not guilty to charges related to fundraising for Trump’s border wall

Steve Bannon pleads not guilty to charges related to fundraising for Trump’s border wall

Steve Bannon, the longtime ally and one-time top strategist to former U.S. president Donald Trump, pleaded not guilty on Thursday to criminal charges for having allegedly deceived donors during an effort to help Trump build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. Bannon, 68, entered his plea at a hearing in a New York state court in Manhattan,

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