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LONDON — Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, who made history as his country's first gay and first biracial leader, announced Wednesday that he is stepping down for reasons that he said were both personal and political. Varadkar announced Wednesday he is quitting immediately as head of the center-right Fine Gael party, part of Ireland's coalition government. He'll be replaced as prime minister in April after a party leadership contest. "My reasons for stepping down now are personal and political... Читать дальше...

While Barcelona are second in the LaLiga standings and have reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League, Xavi announced he will be walking away from the club.

You can read anything you want into the Fed chairman’s performances.

The data also showed a clear drop in support for armed resistance as the best means of achieving a Palestinian State from its peak in December.

1. Prop 1 passes by narrow margin, Gov. Gavin Newsom calls it 'a huge victory' for California  Yahoo! Voices
2. California Approves Prop. 1, a Mental Health Plan Aimed at Addressing Homelessness  The New York Times

A mishap involving sculling boats sent 29 people into the cold waters of Long Island Sound off Connecticut, but no serious injuries were reported. The boats from the private Saugatuck Rowing Club capsized off Westport Wednesday afternoon. Police say some people swam to shore and others were rescued by first responders in boats. Two people were brought to a hospital with suspected hypothermia. Police say two sculling boats capsized during a fast change in weather, and people from those boats sank a third vessel when they tried to get in it. Читать дальше...

Housed at the Ronquillo Balete Ecopark, this balete tree is estimated to be around 600 years old

Tom Izzo didn’t win many hearts and minds with his comments on Wednesday about the NCAA needing to “seriously” look at possibly eliminating the automatic bid for mid-major schools.

A Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja on Wednesday convicted and sentenced a man, Dennis Okubiat, to 20 years imprisonment for raping a 12-year-old girl for three months, which caused urinary incontinence. Justice Ismail Ijelu held that the victim had testified that she went for evangelism and, in the process, went to check on

MADRID, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar, twice Tour de France winner (2020, 2021), proved again his magnificent moment of form with his second consecutive stage win in the Volta a Catalunya (Tour of Catalonia) cycle race on Wednesday.

Toronto loses big at home to the Sacramento Kings.

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The case will mark the third time that the Justice Department has sued Apple for antitrust violations in the past 14 years.

The late, sharp-witted economist Michael Mussa, my first boss at the International Monetary Fund, once told me that every statistic must pass the “smell test.” I recalled this sage advice recently when Indian authorities published the first driblets of a consumption survey in over a decade. The numbers stink.

Adding Wall Street's pressures is a very risky move for the SF-based company.

John Dickerson reports on a new pause of the Texas immigration law SB4, when the Federal Reserve could lower interest rates, and the manhunt for a prisoner who escaped an Idaho hospital after a shootout.

Renel Brooks-Moon said of her 24 seasons as the Giants' stadium voice, "It was, and always will be, the greatest honor of my life and career to serve as your PAA and community ambassador"

1. Harry Potter Jacobite steam train service suspended  BBC.com
2. Harry Potter steam train service suspended  Sky News
3. West Coast Railways suspends Jacobite steam train  RailAdvent - Railway News
4. Harry Potter's Hogwarts Express train suspended as it faces £50m bombshell  Express
5. Harry Potter steam train suspension could cost £50m in 'lost value'  STV News

CNN's Shimon Prokupecz breaks down his interaction with Michele Morrow, a conservative activist who won the GOP nomination to lead North Carolina's public school system, whose tweets between 2019 and 2021 called for the execution of prominent Democrats and referenced QAnon.

Monday morning, I drag myself out of bed and knock back painkillers, writes Hannah Betts. I'm almost 53, a week into my latest period and as wretchedly hormonal as a 15-year-old.

Venezuela autocrat Nicolas Maduro repressing his political opponents as the elections draw near is nothing new, with the latest example being the arrests of Maria Corinna Machado's staffers.

Having embarked on a new sober life at the start of 2022, I lasted until January 20 this year, Antonia Hoyle writes, when, after 750 alcohol-free days, I became a drinker again.

Sub-Saharan Africa to account for one in every two children born by turn of century, Lancet study says.

Mike Perry got face-to-face with his next BKFC opponent ahead of April 27: Former UFC title challenger Thiago Alves.