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Embattled George Santos defies New York Republicans' call to step down 12 Jan 2023 - 08:39 pm
Rep. George Santos leaves the US Capitol on January 12, 2023 in Washington, DC. The Nassau County party chairman, Joseph G. Cairo Jr. and other New York Republican officials called on Santos to resign as investigations grow into his finances, campaign spending and false statements on the campaign trail. Santos announced in a tweet that he would not resign. Win McNamee/Getty Images/AFP
Second set of classified papers found at Biden's home, White House says 12 Jan 2023 - 07:15 pm
US President Joe Biden walks before boarding the Marine One helicopter to travel to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for the first lady Jill Biden to undergo Mohs surgery for skin cancer, from the White House in Washington, US, on January 11, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
Art collector says Van Gogh on display in Detroit museum was stolen from him 12 Jan 2023 - 07:02 pm
Vincent van Gogh, Un liseuse de romans, 1888. Credit: Wikimedia Commons
New York nurses end strike after reaching deals with hospitals on staffing 12 Jan 2023 - 03:44 pm
A hospital worker raises a fist as NYSNA nurses walk off the job, to go on strike at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, U.S. January 9, 2023. Reuters/Andrew Kelly
Poll shows Lula with 51% approval after storming of Brasilia 11 Jan 2023 - 11:53 pm
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (centre), Senate President Veneziano Vital do Rego (left) and Lower House's President Arthur Lira pose for a picture during a meeting with parliamentarians who submitted the document approving the decree of federal intervention, in the Public Security Secretariat at Planalto Palace, Brasilia, on January 11, 2023. (Photo by EVARISTO SA / AFP)
Robbers pull off multimillion-dollar copper heist in Chilean port 11 Jan 2023 - 11:15 pm
File Photo: A panoramic view of the San Antonio port, Chile, August 6, 2019. (REUTERS/Rodrigo Garrido)
Brazil makes official bid for Amazonian city to host COP30 11 Jan 2023 - 11:03 pm
In this file photo taken on September 17, 2021, a fisherman is seen on a fish boat docked at the Ver-o-Peso popular market in Belem, Para state, Brazil. (AFP)
US extends Covid public health emergency, maintaining access to care 11 Jan 2023 - 07:59 pm
A lab technician tests wastewater samples from around the United States for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) at the Biobot Analytics, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, US, February 22, 2022. (REUTERS/Allison Dinner)
Nobel Prize body knew Kissinger's 1973 Vietnam deal unlikely to bring peace -documents 11 Jan 2023 - 07:45 pm
Portraits of Nobel Peace Prize laureates, including of Henry Kissinger, are seen in the meeting room where the Norwegian Nobel Committee holds its meetings at the Norwegian Nobel Institute in Oslo, Norway, on January 3, 2023. REUTERS/Gwladys Fouche
US calls for 'restraint' in Peru protests, backs probe into deaths 11 Jan 2023 - 06:53 pm
Supermarket workers inspect the fire damage in Puno, Peru, on January 10, 2023, a day after 18 people were killed in clashes between demonstrators and security forces. (Photo by Juan Carlos Cisneros / AFP)
US airports rumble back to life after FAA computer outage 11 Jan 2023 - 06:48 pm
Passengers wait for the resumption of flights at O'Hare International Airport after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) had ordered airlines to pause all domestic departures due to a system outage, in Chicago, Illinois, US, on January 11, 2023. REUTERS/Jim Vondruska
US FAA says 'working to restore' malfunctioning information system, flights affected 11 Jan 2023 - 03:34 pm
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Soaked California faces more rain as residents are forced to flee 11 Jan 2023 - 01:37 pm
 This aerial view shows a flooded neighborhood in Merced, California on January 10, 2023. (Photo by Josh Edelson / AFP)
Biden calls Republican chaos in Congress 'embarrassing' 11 Jan 2023 - 01:03 pm
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) walks to his office from the House floor at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 10, 2023. Reuters/Sarah Silbiger
Canada to buy US-built surface-to-air missiles for Ukraine 11 Jan 2023 - 12:11 am
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a bilateral meeting with US President Joe Biden at the North American Leaders' Summit in Mexico City, Mexico, January 10, 2023. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)
Longtime Trump Org executive sentenced to five months in jail 10 Jan 2023 - 11:58 pm
Trump Organization's former Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg arrives for sentencing for tax fraud scheme at in Manhattan Criminal Court in New York, US, on January 10, 2023. REUTERS/David 'Dee' Delgado
Quid probe quo: US Republicans investigate the investigators 10 Jan 2023 - 11:44 pm
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (fourth left) is joined by (left to right) House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, Rep. Anthony D'Esposito, Rep. Michael Cloud, House Republican Conference Chair Rep. Elise Stefanik and Rep. Adrian Smith for a news conference following a GOP caucus meeting at the US Capitol on January 10, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by CHIP SOMODEVILLA / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
Brazil's Supreme Court orders arrest of Bolsonaro's ex-justice minister, source says 10 Jan 2023 - 11:38 pm
Brazil's Minister of Justice and Public Security Anderson Torres walks on the day of a news conference at Headquarters of the Federal Highway Police in Brasilia, Brazil, Brazil on October 28, 2022. File Photo / Reuters