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Hunter Biden enters surprise guilty plea to avoid tax trial months after his gun conviction

Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter, pleaded guilty Thursday to federal tax charges, a surprise move meant to spare his family another painful and embarrassing criminal trial after his gun case conviction just months ago. Hunter Biden’s decision to plead guilty to misdemeanor and felony charges without the benefits of

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Hunter Biden enters surprise guilty plea to avoid tax trial months after his gun conviction

Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter, pleaded guilty Thursday to federal tax charges, a surprise move meant to spare his family another painful and embarrassing criminal trial after his gun case conviction just months ago. Hunter Biden’s decision to plead guilty to misdemeanor and felony charges without the benefits of

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One of the year’s strongest typhoons has deadly impact in ‘China’s Hawaii’ before hitting Vietnam

By Chris Lau, Robert Shackelford, Jerome Taylor and Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — One of this year’s most powerful storms made landfall in northern Vietnam on Saturday, after killing at least four people and injuring at least 95 others in southern China, according to state media. Having recorded maximum sustained wind speeds of

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Students in Bangladesh forced out the country’s leader a month ago. Where do things stand now?

Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A month ago, a student-led movement ousted Bangladesh’s prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, after weeks of protests and clashes that killed over 600 people and pushed the country to the brink of chaos. What began as student protests over government jobs became a large-scale revolt against the country’s longest-serving prime

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Pope and imam of Southeast Asia’s largest mosque make joint call to fight violence, protect planet

Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Pope Francis and the grand imam of Southeast Asia’s largest mosque vowed Thursday to fight religiously inspired violence and protect the environment, issuing a joint call for interfaith friendship and common cause at the heart of Francis’ visit to Indonesia. A second highlight of the trip came later in

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Australian breaker Raygun says she felt ‘panic’ after public reaction to her Olympic performance

AP Sports Writer BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — For Australian breaker Rachael Gunn, first came her polarizing performance at the Olympics, followed by her panic when she was chased through the streets of Paris. The 37-year-old university lecturer from Sydney — her birthday was on Monday — bewildered expert and casual viewers alike in the sport

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