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Popular protests are more easily begun than ever before, but they are more likely to dissipate, too.

Jiang Zemin: Former Chinese leader dies aged 96  BBC Former Chinese President Jiang Zemin dies at 96  Fox News Former Chinese president Jiang Zemin dies at the age of 96  South China Morning Post China Protests: With Jiang Zemin’s Death, Xi Can’t Risk

Consumer prices in November were 10% higher than a year earlier but down from the 10.6% annual rate of inflation recorded in October as energy prices fell.

(Reuters) – Russian foreign intelligence chief Sergei Naryshkin said in an interview published on Wednesday that he discussed nuclear issues and Ukraine in a meeting earlier this month with United States Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns. The two men

Jiang Zemin, then Chinese state and party leader, poses for a picture during his visit to Berlin. Former Chinese state and communist party leader Jiang Zemin has died at the age of 96, state news agency Xinhua reports. Tim Brakemeier/dpa

U.S. Senate passes same-sex marriage protection bill  Reuters Senate passes same-sex marriage bill with bipartisan support  Fox News US Senate passes Respect for Marriage Act  AZFamily | 3TV and CBS 5 News in Phoenix Sen. Todd Young: Respect for Marriage Act will protect

When Nancy Pelosi this month announced the end of her historic tenure as the first female Speaker of the House, she set the stage for another historic shift in American politics: for the first time in U.S. history, the top

At the annual Food Tech Israel conference held in Tel Aviv on Nov. 7, exhibitioners offered samples of hydroponically-grown vanilla, reduced-sugar sugar, protein bars with all the benefits of breast milk, and a kind of modified pond scum with the

The UK’s most senior police officer of color has said the duchess of Sussex faced “disgusting” threats to her life during her time in the royal family. Neil Basu said that as head of counter-terrorism, he had to deal with

The baguette – a mix of wheat flour, water, yeast, salt and a pinch of savoir-faire, and as much a symbol of France as the Eiffel Tower – has gained UNESCO recognition as the UN body on Wednesday voted to