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Vast gasoline lines form in oil-rich Venezuela
U.S. sanctions on oil-rich Venezuela appear to be taking hold, resulting in mile-long lines for fuel in the South American nation’s second-largest city, Maracaibo. Read more
U.S. sanctions on oil-rich Venezuela appear to be taking hold, resulting in mile-long lines for fuel in the South American nation’s second-largest city, Maracaibo. Read more
Denying children a hot meal apparently isn’t a popular way for schools to deal with unpaid lunch money. Read more
There has been widespread speculation and confusion as to what punishment awaits someone who violates the strict six-week abortion ban recently signed by Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp. Read more
In recent weeks, Britney Spears has burst back into the spotlight, as her private turmoil has led to several court hearings, spawned viral hashtags and fueled frantic fan speculation about her well-being. Read more
Machiko Kyo, an actress whose many noteworthy roles in postwar Japanese films included the female lead in Akira Kurosawa’s groundbreaking “Rashomon,” died Sunday in a hospital in Tokyo. She was 95. Read more
Robert Pritchard, a prominent economist and popular professor of economics at Northeastern University in Boston, has died. He was 58. Read more
Herman Wouk died today 10 days shy of his 104th birthday. Read more
President Vladimir Putin says that new types of laser weapons developed in Russia will significantly enhance the nation’s military capability. Read more
The Israeli army today closed a criminal investigation into the death of a paraplegic Palestinian man shot while demonstrating along Gaza’s border with Israel in 2017, saying the probe found “no evidence” that its soldiers fired the fatal bullet. Read more
A U.N. official and dozens of international aid groups warned today that humanitarian conditions in Syria’s northwest have reached a new “crisis point,” as government troops push to retake the rebels’ last stronghold. Read more
A Colorado man has been ordered to pay more than $28,000 to cover damages after he pleaded guilty to stealing a Sno-Cat painted to look like the “General Lee” car featured in the TV series “The Dukes of Hazzard.” Read more
Toyota Motor Corp. rebuked President Donald Trump’s declaration that imported cars threaten U.S. national security, signaling contentious talks are ahead for the White House and America’s key trading partners. Read more
Amazon is investing in British meal delivery company Deliveroo, giving the online shopping behemoth a larger stake in the fast-growing restaurant delivery business. Read more
It’s been a minute since a new fashion design competition has occurred. Enter: “Next in Fashion,” soon to come on Netflix. Read more
Rapper NBA Youngboy has been ordered back to jail in Louisiana while a judge considers revoking his probation following a fatal shooting outside the Trump International Beach Resort in Miami. Read more
Taiwan’s legislature has passed a law allowing same-sex marriage in a first for Asia. Read more
A court in central Japan began hearing arguments today over whether dolphin hunting violates animal cruelty laws. Read more
Boeing says it has finished with its updates to the flight-control software implicated in two deadly crashes involving its 737 Max, moving a step closer to getting the plane back in the sky. Read more
Comedian Ahmed Ahmed was performing in Naples, Florida, last weekend when he poked fun at negative stereotypes about Middle Eastern people. One man in the crowd apparently took Ahmed’s set more seriously, calling the local sheriff’s department the next day to lodge an anonymous complaint that the comedian had seemed to support terrorism. Read more
I.M. Pei, the versatile, globe-trotting architect who revived the Louvre with a giant glass pyramid and captured the spirit of rebellion at the multi-shaped Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, has died at age 102. Read more
The College Board, the company that administers the SAT exam taken by about 2 million students a year, will for the first time assess students not just on their math and verbal skills, but also on their educational and socioeconomic backgrounds. Read more