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FBI reportedly probing leaks behind article critical of bureau's director

FBI reportedly probing leaks behind article critical of bureau's director

The FBI has opened a criminal leak investigation focusing on a journalist who wrote a critical article about Kash Patel, the head of the US law enforcement agency, the cable news channel MS Now reported on Wednesday. Patel filed a $250 million suit last month against The Atlantic magazine and

Astros' Correa to miss rest of MLB season with ankle injury

Astros' Correa to miss rest of MLB season with ankle injury

Houston Astros infielder Carlos Correa tore a left ankle tendon in batting practice and will likely miss the rest of the Major League Baseball season, the team said Wednesday. Correa was a late scratch from the Astros' 2-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday after he

Wave of arrests, abductions after attacks on Mali junta

Wave of arrests, abductions after attacks on Mali junta

Malian opposition figures and military personnel have been detained or abducted following large-scale attacks by jihadists and separatists on junta positions, security, legal and family sources told AFP on Wednesday. The coordinated assaults last month by the Al-Qaeda-linked Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM)

EU risks financial hit if Chinese suppliers forced out: trade group

EU risks financial hit if Chinese suppliers forced out: trade group

A group representing Chinese companies warned Wednesday the EU would suffer hundreds of billions of euros in losses if Chinese telecoms suppliers are banned in the bloc over cybersecurity concerns. The European Union in January proposed banning foreign telecoms equipment-makers over network access concerns that could pose risks to

CNN founder Ted Turner: 20th century media giant

CNN founder Ted Turner: 20th century media giant

Ted Turner created CNN in 1980, revolutionizing the way America, and the world, got their news, and then went on to become one of the most prominent business leaders and philanthropists of his era. A brash risk taker, Turner -- whose death aged 87 was announced on Wednesday -- helped reshape the

Malian singer Rokia Traore gets suspended jail in Belgian custody case

Malian singer Rokia Traore gets suspended jail in Belgian custody case

Malian singer Rokia Traore was handed a two-year suspended prison sentence by a Brussels court on Wednesday in a long-running dispute over the custody of her daughter. Traore separated from Belgian playwright Jan Goossens in 2018, three years after their child was born, and the pair have been

Disney shares jump after results top expectations

Disney shares jump after results top expectations

Disney shares jumped in pre-market trading Wednesday as the entertainment giant reported better than expected revenues and profits, thanks in part to growth in its streaming business. Newly installed CEO Josh D'Amaro described demand at the company's US amusement parks as "healthy," but