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A federal judge has struck down a law that for more than half a century has banned licensed gunsmiths from selling guns to young people under 21. The decision, dated Wednesday, represents a major setback for advocates of better gun control as they try to convince Congress to ban younger …

“The Little Mermaid,” the most anticipated film to hit theaters on May 24, 2023, had its world premiere on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles. In the aftermath, young African-American Halle Bailey was praised for her starring role as Disney’s first black princess in live action. This has inspired many black …

No fewer than six passengers died after being stung by bees when the bus they were traveling in crashed on the road in Nicaragua, Central America, according to reports. “The driver encountered mechanical problems and lost control of the school bus in the municipality of San Sebastián de Yalí,” reports …

A New York court on Tuesday found former US President Donald Trump responsible for sexual assault, for acts dating back to 1996 on a former journalist. He will have to pay 5 million dollars in compensation for sexual assault and defamation. Deliberations by the nine-member jury began after Judge Lewis …

Only 11.3% of Americans are registered smokers in 2022, the lowest number ever recorded, according to preliminary results of a study, released Thursday by US authorities. Only one in nine adults smoked in 2022, according to a 2022 survey of more than 27,000 Americans by the Centers for Disease Control …

More than a dozen suspected gang members were stoned and burned alive on Monday by residents of a neighborhood in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, according to police and witnesses. This new outburst of deadly violence occurred when the police had just arrested these armed men, in a context of high …

As part of his “Love Damini” world tour, Afro-fusion superstar Burna Boy will perform at venues including Paris La Défense, London Stadium and the Gelredome in Amsterdam. He will also add another important date to his tour with a concert on July 8, 2023 at NewYork’s 41,800-seat Citi Field. Burna …

Authorities in the United States are trying to assess the risks of leaking classified documents, which include the Russian invasion of Ukraine, to its national security, the Pentagon said on Sunday. This leak of secret documents, revealed last week by the New York Times, concerns in particular assessments and reports …

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva suggested this Thursday in Kiev to cede the Crimean peninsula to Russia, to end the war in Ukraine, believing that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky “cannot want everything”. “Russian President Vladimir Putin cannot seize the territory of Ukraine. Perhaps Crimea will be discussed. But …