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The billionaire businessman and Alibaba founder has disappeared from the public limelight after brushes with Chinese regulators in recent weeks, sparking speculation about his fate.

Kenya’s president pledged to stamp out the practice by 2022. But since the pandemic began, activists say more girls are being cut — and married off afterward. (Image credit: Siegfried Modola/Reuters)

Defense chief says Tehran ‘continuing to ignite the region with instability,’ after it ramped up uranium enrichment in breach of nuclear deal

There’s a decent chance you missed the news back in May — there was, after all, a lot going on at the time. General Electric sold off its more than 100-year-old GE Lighting division to smart home company Savant. Today,

Two Democratic members of Congress have asked the FBI to open an “immediate criminal investigation” after Donald Trump was heard pleading with an election official to “find” him some more votes in Georgia.

It’s lockdown No. 3 for England, at least six weeks at home  The Associated Press England To Enter New Lockdown As Covid Variant Spreads | NBC Nightly News  NBC News Boris Johnson announces coronavirus lockdown, cases continue to rise  Fox News The Guardian

Sen. Josh Hawley says ‘Antifa scumbags’ terrorized his family’s Virginia home. Protesters say they held a peaceful vigil.  The Washington Post Hawley says ‘Antifa scumbags’ threatened his family at their home in DC  Fox News Sen. Hawley claims family was threatened at

Former ambassador to Turkey Eitan Na’eh to lead temporary mission for the next few months until a permanent envoy is assigned

Yuli Edelstein says he doesn’t know about any earlier shipments, though US-based firm said first doses would arrive in January; he calls for immediate tightening of lockdown

H&R Block confirms mixup in 2nd stimulus payments, causing delays  NewsCenterMaine.com WCSH-WLBZ When will you get your stimulus payment, and how?  CNN Second stimulus check: Who won’t be getting a $600 check?  CBS News When will you get your $600 stimulus check? The