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Jair Bolsonaro · BrazilBrazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro told Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes on Wednesday he had no reason to have sought asylum at the Hungarian embassy, after the court summoned him to explain why he stayed at the diplomatic compound for two nights in February.
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Bolsonarro Says He Did Not Seek Asylum at Embassy
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Joe Biden · United StatesTexas had sued the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) in December. A separate lawsuit was filed by 21 other states. The final rule issued in December by the DOT’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) requires states to measure and report greenhouse gas emissions from transportation.See the Story
US judge strikes down Biden highway climate rule for states
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Boko Haram · AbujaNigeria’s military will free more than 300 people suspected of being part of the Boko Haram Islamist insurgency. A court ruled there was no evidence they committed any crimes, a defence spokesperson said. In 2009 jihadist group Boko Haram launched an insurgency seeking to overthrow the government and establish an Islamic state.See the Story
Nigeria to free 313 suspected Boko Haram insurgents for lack of evidence
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Elon Musk · CaliforniaA federal judge in California appeared poised to reject Tesla’s bid to toss out a lawsuit accusing the electric carmaker of tolerating rampant harassment of Black workers. The EEOC in a 10-page lawsuit filed last year said that from 2015 to the present, Black workers at the Tesla plant have routinely been subjected to racist slurs and graffiti, including swastikas and nooses.See the Story
Tesla appears unlikely to nix US suit alleging bias against Black workers
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United States · United States(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has extended its review of Applied Therapeutics’ experimental drug to treat galactosemia, a rare genetic metabolic disease, the company said on Thursday. The health regulator will now give its decision by Nov. 28, 2024, compared with its previous action date of Aug. 28. (Reporting by Mariam Sunny in Bengaluru; Editing by Krishna Chandra Eluri)See the Story
US FDA extends review of Applied Therapeutics’ genetic disease drug
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Alex Rodriguez · United StatesThe National Basketball Association’s Minnesota Timberwolves and the Women’s National Basketball Association’s Lynx are no longer for sale after a deal with former baseball great Alex Rodriguez and businessman Marc Lore fell apart, the teams’ owner Glen Taylor said Thursday.
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Minnesota Timberwolves sale to Alex Rodriguez and Marc Lore falls apart
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Joe Biden · United StatesThe U.S. is drawing up a list of advanced Chinese chipmaking factories barred from receiving key tools. The list could be released in the next couple of months, one of the people said. The commerce department in 2022 barred U.s. companies from shipping equipment to Chinese factories producing advanced chips.See the Story
US may soon unveil list of Chinese chip factories barred from receiving tech
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Cairo, Egypt · CairoPopulation growth in Egypt slowed to 1.4% in 2023, the planning ministry said. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi blames a recent high birth rate for straining services. Current population stands at just over 106 million, according to Egypt’s official statistics agency.See the Story
Egypt population growth continues slowing to 1.4%, government says
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