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Lawrence Handley, 53, a business executive from Lafayette, La., pleaded guilty this week to three criminal charges after a plot to kidnap his estranged wife went badly awry.

Mondo Duplantis has a world record and a good chance at Olympic gold. But he’s endeared himself to Sweden (his mother’s home country) by buying into its culture.

The geography of this wave is nakedly political.

Nation hits 70 percent vaccination goal amid surging Delta variant  POLITICO U.S. hits Biden’s 70% vaccine goal as holdouts in hot spots like Florida and Louisiana rush to get shots  Yahoo News U.S. reaches 70% Covid vaccine milestone for adults about a

New York Gov. Cuomo asks private businesses to require Covid vaccination for admission  CNBC New York Gov. Cuomo urges businesses to adopt ‘vaccine-only admission’; Delta yields more reinfections, Fauci says: Latest COVID-19 news  USA TODAY Power failure: Cuomo’s $106M bridge light show

Blinken promises a ‘collective response,’ but any military reaction will have to come from Israel

Residents and tourists alike are being forced to evacuate Turkey’s coastal towns, where flames have blazed for six days. (Image credit: AP)

Expiration of eviction moratorium leaves White House and congressional Democrats scrambling  CNN Biden ignores Pelosi’s call to extend eviction ban despite Kavanaugh opinion  Fox News White House says it has been unable to find way to extend eviction moratorium  Yahoo News Congress and

Suspect is charged with 3,518 counts of accessory to murder, stands accused of working for SS at the Sachsenhausen camp in 1942-1945

Eyal Hulata and Jake Sullivan meet for first time, also discuss goodwill steps to Palestinians and PM’s upcoming trip to Washington, the White House says