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DAKAR, Senegal — Gabon’s opposition leader accused the family of the recently ousted president of engineering his removal from power in order to retain their control in the oil-rich Central African nation, and said Friday that he should have won…
HONG KONG — Most of Hong Kong and other parts of southern China ground to a near standstill Friday with classes and flights canceled as powerful Typhoon Saola passed along the coast. Many workers stayed at home and students in…
Manchester City have signed Wolves midfielder Matheus Nunes on a five-year deal. After overcoming some minor sticking points in final negotiations over an initial £47.3m deal on Wednesday night, both clubs were able to come to an agreement on a…
Stocks edged higher on Wall Street after a choppy day of trading. The market got a boost early on after a closely watched report signaled that the job market, while still healthy, has been showing some signs of cooling. The…
JACKSON, Miss. — As Brett Favre became ensnared in media attention for his connection to Mississippi’s sprawling welfare scandal, Gov. Tate Reeves’ brother suggested the state official investigating the case praise the retired NFL quarterback. Screen shots of text messages…
NEW YORK — Interest on federal student loans has started accumulating again after a three-year pause because of the COVID-19 pandemic. You still have at least another month before you’ll need to start paying back your loans, so don’t panic.…
SAN FRANCISCO — Silicon Valley billionaires behind a secretive $800 million land-buying spree in Northern California have finally released some details about their plans for a new green city, but they still must win over skeptical voters and local leaders.…
Norfolk Southern believes a software defect — not a hacker — was the cause of the widespread computer outage that forced the railroad to park all of its trains for most of a day earlier this week. The railroad said…
NEW YORK — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. (WBA), down $1.88 to $23.43. Rosalind Brewer is departing as CEO after less than three years at the helm of the drug store…
A new proposed rule by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives would increase what is required to obtain a federal firearms license (FFL) for gun sellers across the country — an attempt to end what gun control advocates…