Widespread Russian attacks continued in Ukraine following the International Criminal Court’s decision to issue an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russia’s commissioner for children’s rights.
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Trump says he expects to be arrested, calls for protest
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is thought to be eyeing charges in an investigation involving hush money payments to women who alleged sexual encounters with the former president.
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Farmworkers use Florida trek to pressure companies
They hope big chains like Publix, Wendy’s and Kroger will join the Fair Food Program that started in 2011.
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Ford recalls 1.5 million vehicles to fix brake hoses, wiper arms
The automaker will mail owner notification letters starting April 17.
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Parent company of Silicon Valley Bank files for bankruptcy
Meanwhile, the bank, its CEO and its CFO are targeted in a class action lawsuit.
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Will Americans end up footing the bill for bank failures?
It could be months before the answers are fully known.
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Protests erupt in France over Macron’s push to raise retirement age
The president aims to make people work two more years, until 64, before receiving a full pension.
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Lance Reddick, ‘The Wire’ and ‘John Wick’ star, dies at 60
Reddick died ‘suddenly’ Friday morning, his publicist Mia Hansen said in a statement, attributing his death to natural causes.
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International court issues war crimes warrant for Putin
The court said Putin ‘is allegedly responsible for the crime of unlawful deportation’ of Ukrainian children to the Russian Federation.
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Biden calls for tougher penalties for failed bank execs
Biden wants the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to be able to force the return of compensation paid to executives at a broader range of banks should they fail.