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Prosecutors Call Russell Brand a 'Ruthless, Calculated' Predator as Rape Trial Opens in London

Opening statements in the comedian's long-awaited criminal trial detailed alleged assaults spanning a decade, as a jury of eight men and four women begins weighing seven charges involving six women.

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UKRAINE WAR

Ukraine Warns "People Will Die" as US Threatens to Pull Intelligence Over Refinery Strikes

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US · NEW YORK

Maduro Refuses to Plead, Then Denies New US Torture Charges in Manhattan Court

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US · NEW YORK

Prosecutors Seek Life Sentences for 'A-Team' Real Estate Brothers Convicted of Serial Rape

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US · HATTIESBURG

Mississippi Gymnastics Coach Gets 90 Years for Secretly Filming Girls in Gym Bathroom

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US · FRANKLIN COUNTY, PA

Pennsylvania's Measles Outbreak Claims Sixth Life as National Case Count Tops 4,000

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WORLD · NORTH KOREAYESTERDAY

North Korea and China Finally Open the Bridge to Nowhere — 12 Years Late

A four-lane span across the Yalu River sat finished but empty for more than a decade while the two governments feuded. On Thursday, trucks rolled across it for the first time, as Kim Jong Un tilts back toward Beijing.

ALBANIA

Albanian Students Torch Education Ministry as 'Flamingo Revolution' Protests Turn Violent

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RUSSIA-JAPAN

Russia Jails Japanese Reporter on Spy Charges, Reigniting Kuril Islands Feud

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WORLD · MIDDLE EAST

War at Sea: Iran Sinks Another Cargo Ship in Hormuz as Houthis Pound Riyadh

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The WeeklyObserver

Prosecutors Call Russell Brand a 'Ruthless, Calculated' Predator as Rape Trial Opens in London

Ukraine Warns "People Will Die" as US Threatens to Pull Intelligence Over Refinery Strikes

Maduro Refuses to Plead, Then Denies New US Torture Charges in Manhattan Court

US News

Prosecutors Seek Life Sentences for 'A-Team' Real Estate Brothers Convicted of Serial Rape

Mississippi Gymnastics Coach Gets 90 Years for Secretly Filming Girls in Gym Bathroom

Pennsylvania's Measles Outbreak Claims Sixth Life as National Case Count Tops 4,000

World

North Korea and China Finally Open the Bridge to Nowhere — 12 Years Late

Albanian Students Torch Education Ministry as 'Flamingo Revolution' Protests Turn Violent

Russia Jails Japanese Reporter on Spy Charges, Reigniting Kuril Islands Feud

War at Sea: Iran Sinks Another Cargo Ship in Hormuz as Houthis Pound Riyadh

Celebrity & Entertainment

Hilary Swank, 52, Announces She's Pregnant With Third Child

Harry and Meghan Make First Joint UK Appearance Since Shock Return to Britain

Joe Manganiello's Tell-All Memoir Accuses Sofía Vergara of Mocking Him as He Nearly Died

Guillermo Rodriguez Voted Off 'DWTS' — Kimmel Calls It 'An Outrage'

Talarico Smashes Senate Fundraising Record, Triples Paxton's Haul in Texas Showdown

Supreme Court Lets Trump's FCC Keep Discount Ad Rule Through Midterms, Over Two Justices' Objections

DOJ Gives California 48 Hours to Open a Secret 'Noncitizen Voter' List — the State Won't Plug It In

Schwab Posts Record Profit and $190 Billion Haul of New Money — Then Its Stock Drops Anyway

Inflation Jumps to 3.7%, Hottest in Over a Year, as Gas Prices Surge

TSMC Smashes Profit Record Again as AI Chip Orders Pile Up

AI's Debt Bomb Rattles Wall Street as CoreWeave Shares Crater 16%, Bond Yields Near 15%

Sports

Petey Halpin's Go-Ahead Homer Lifts Guardians Past Rays, Into 2-1 ALCS Lead

Capitals Edge Canadiens 5-4 as Hutson Brothers Finally Share the Ice

Brewers Pound Snell, Push Dodgers to Brink With 6-2 Game 3 Rout