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South Africa's First Black Billionaire Believes Entrepreneurs Should Take Heed To The Elon Musk Method

I tried 5 mainstream vanilla ice creams and the winner is anything but vanilla

‘I failed mightily’: Bob Woodward on the challenges of reporting on Trump

NASA's Mars helicopter discovers 'alien' wreckage on the Red Planet

Instacart Searches for a Direction as Its Pandemic Boom Fades

Ukraine admits 'serious losses' in eastern battles, but says Russia's are 'colossal'

Strikes hit central Kyiv, setting at least one building ablaze.

Today in On Tech: An unsteady moment for tech.

Research Highlights a Choice About the Fate of Ocean Life

‘Small Kindnesses’: A Collective Poem by Teenagers Around the World

A tattoo artist shares 4 things that would make him refuse to tattoo someone

Ukraine weapon switcheroos are flushing Soviet arms out of Europe

Chess

New York’s Top Court Voids Democrat-Drawn House Map

Cynthia Albritton, Rock’s ‘Plaster Caster,’ Dies at 74

Book Bans, From Both the Left and the Right

A deadly 2016 plane crash was caused by the pilot's lit cigarette in the cockpit, investigation reportedly finds

Russians tried and failed to advance in several directions - General Staff summary

The maker of Ray-Ban sunglasses has sued JPMorgan over $272 million in fraudulent payments.

Donald Baechler, Painter of Cartoonish Collages, Is Dead at 65

A new U.S.-led international group will meet monthly to focus on aiding Ukraine.

Kidnapped California baby found and 3 suspects detained

Japanese household that accidentally received $360,000 COVID subsidy says it ‘can’t be returned’

An Israeli bride said she planned a twerking flash mob for her wedding and fulfilled her years-long dream of going viral

Vice President Kamala Harris tests positive for COVID-19

Russia threatens to attack Kyiv should Ukraine launch strikes on facilities in Russia

Blasts hit ministry in separatist Transnistria, near Ukraine

Musk’s deal for Twitter is worth about $44 billion.

Texas Court Halts Execution of Hispanic Mother

Macron’s Win Is Also a Blow to Viktor Orban’s Nationalist Crusade

In France, a Victory and a Warning

‘The Premonitions Bureau’ Recounts Crowdsourcing the Supernatural

Texas mom scheduled for execution asks for pardon

Wildfires Burn More Than 100,000 Acres in Three States

Emmanuel Macron is re-elected French president, defeating Marine Le Pen.

How hated is Macron? The answer could decide the presidency.

Afraid to fly with unmasked passengers? Call your airline

Why Russia is losing so many of its military vehicles

Is it worth provoking Putin to add Sweden and Finland to NATO?

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Worker with cancer fired after 52 years on the job, suit says. Now employer has to pay

Mexican woman’s body found in cistern after her haunting last photo went viral

Miami, meet Haley and Hanna. They’re big-time TikTok stars (and play basketball, too)

Marjorie Taylor Greene testifies that she doesn't remember expressing support for Nancy Pelosi's execution in 2019

Russians accused of staging French burial of bodies in Mali

The YouTube Rabbit Hole Is Nuanced

Surprisingly low Shanghai COVID death count spurs questions

Muni Earth Day

Images appear to show carnage of sinking warship Moskva

Jada Pinkett Smith 'hurt' Tupac when she asked him not to beat up Will Smith years ago, friend claims

Court halts South Carolina plan for firing squad execution

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen leads US walkout after Russian officials begin speaking at G-20 meeting: report

Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman started 'shouting' at Biden's national security advisor when he brought up Jamal Khashoggi's brutal killing, report says

US nuclear agency opens massive office complex in New Mexico

The Museum of the American Revolution Receives $50 Million

Apple’s Zipped Lips on Chips

For the Raptors, Scottie Barnes Can Do a Little Bit of Everything

How safe are you from the coronavirus on a plane?

Henkel, a German manufacturer, reverses course and exits Russia.

Emmy Rossum Becomes the Original Kim Kardashian in ‘Angelyne’ Trailer

Florida judge voids US mask mandate for planes, other travel

Trump Easter messages skewer Democrats

The owner of a South Dakota hotel said she was banning Native people. Tribal leaders quickly issued the hotel a trespassing notice, citing an 1868 treaty.

3 men caught on camera carrying homicide victim from house, deputies ask public for help

Florida fraud victim tracks down suspect, calls police

Shin Gallery Charms and Surprises With a Motley Collection

Twitter Activates ‘Poison Pill’ to Thwart Musk Hostile Takeover Attempt

South Carolina inmate picks firing squad over electric chair

Russia's loss of its Black Sea flagship Moskva is a 'massive blow,' and maybe also 'poetic justice'

See this tired dog get a ride home in style from Good Samaritan

Loro Piana Gets a New Headquarters and Store

Russia tries to scare Finland and Sweden away from NATO by threatening to deploy nukes in the Baltics, which it's already done

Britney Spears Opens Up About Parenting Fears & Pregnancy Sex

Investigators conducted a wide sweep for the suspect before his capture.

A prehensile-tailed porcupine was born at the Milwaukee County Zoo

Fix It! Week Closes Muni Metro Early Starting Thursday, April 14

California ‘Super Mom’ will admit her ‘kidnap’ was all a hoax, accept plea deal

GOP Sen. Marsha Blackburn Gets Schooled On U.S. Geography After Border Wall Plea

Judge signals sympathy to challenge to Marjorie Taylor Greene's candidacy

Am I Done Suffering for Fashion?

Trump was thrown into rage by subject of Ukraine, former aide says: 'They...tried to screw me'

April 2022 Service Change Details

Arbitrator Clears Buffalo Police Officers Who Shoved Protester

My family moved from the US to the Netherlands. My children learned British English and confused everyone when we moved back home.

Eric Adams, N.Y.C.’s mayor, tests positive for the coronavirus.

‘This clearly is genocide,’ Liz Cheney says after a missile strike on the Kramatorsk train station.

Ukraine’s Draft Dodgers Face Guilt, Shame and Reproach

Putin, todo el mundo te observa

An uptick in U.S. virus cases is concerning but not surprising, Fauci says.

Brooklyn Beckham & Nicola Peltz Are MARRIED!

New Russian commander in Ukraine oversaw brutal campaign in Syria.

Pandemic aid stalled in the Senate and Shanghai remained in lockdown: The week in Covid news.

Boston Marathon bomber again tries to avoid execution

NFL quarterback Dwayne Haskins killed in South Florida by a dump truck: Here's what we know

John Boehner had told Biden's sister that she should advise him to sit out the 2020 presidential race, called politics a 'blood sport,' book says

Officials Say Russian Art, Seized by Finns, Should Return Home

Miami IG model fatally stabs boyfriend. Cops trying to figure out if it was self-defense

Activision converts nearly 1,100 temporary employees to full-time status.

Scuffle follows manslaughter trial acquittal in district court

The Congressional Black Caucus rallies behind Judge Jackson.

Gunman dead after firing more than 100 rounds, officer hurt

Exciting Changes Coming to San Francisco Taxis!

‘Tokyo Vice’ Review: Another American in Translation

Rows of private jets, 500,000 gallons of fuel, and 100 extra employees: Masters Week is like the 'Super Bowl' for the local airport

Gaetz justifies 'no' vote on insulin cap bill by saying diabetics should lose weight

White House chief of staff Ron Klain hits back at Sen. Ted Cruz for saying Ketanji Brown Jackson would be 'the furthest left justice' in Supreme Court history

The world's largest aircraft was destroyed in Ukraine. See what the wreckage looks like.

Woman charged after 72-year-old man found dead inside apartment

At least 3 dead in shooting on beach in Acapulco, Mexico

2 slain at Indiana gas station; police shoot, wound suspect

Biden Calls Putin a War Criminal After Images from Bucha Surface

Head of MI6 says mass executions in Bucha, Ukraine, were part of Putin's invasion plan

Photo shows the remains of the world's largest cargo aircraft, which was destroyed by Russian forces in Ukraine

Police investigating ‘appalling’ incident recorded inside a Wilmington High School bathroom

Airlines cancel more than 3,300 US flights over weekend

Colwell: Things would surely be different in Ukraine if Trump were president

Putin Is Losing in Ukraine. But He’s Winning in Russia.