Over 26 million people in Shanghai were confined for two months in one of the country’s strictest and most visible lockdowns.
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Apple says most iCloud data can now be fully encrypted
Apple announced a few other advanced security features on Wednesday, including one geared toward journalists, human rights activists and government officials who ‘face extraordinary digital threats.’
Polygamous leader had at least 20 wives, most of them minors
He is already facing state and federal charges of child abuse and tampering with evidence.
Dominique Lapierre, French author and journalist, dies at 91
Lapierre was celebrated for his historical work on the World War II struggle to liberate Paris.
Rapid fall from power, arrest for embattled Peru president
In the streets, despite the tumult, only small-scale clashes erupted between protesters and riot police — outside a police station where ousted President Pedro Castillo was taken.
Handful of Pearl Harbor survivors drawn to Hawaii ‘out of respect’
A handful of centenarian survivors of the attack on Pearl Harbor gathered at the scene in Hawaii to commemorate those who perished 81 years ago in the Japanese bombing
Justices skeptical of Republicans’ case to give total election control to legislatures
State courts have become the only legal forum for challenging partisan congressional maps since the Supreme Court ruled in 2019 that those lawsuits cannot be brought in federal court.
Maine startup hopes trawler cams help save world’s dwindling fish stocks
To sustainably manage what’s left, scientists need reliable data on the activities of the tens of thousands of fishing vessels, but independent observers are scarce. Can technology do the job?
Federal prison officials made multiple mistakes before Whitey Bulger’s killing, DOJ finds
The Justice Department’s inspector general found no evidence that there was ‘malicious intent’ involved in decisions made before Boston gangster James ‘Whitey’ Bulger’s slaying but found multiple levels of management failures.
Putin admits Ukraine war is taking longer than expected
Russian President Vladimir Putin has hailed the seizure of Ukrainian territory as a major achievement.