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Boeing says the last 747 it will ever build left its assembly line this week. It’s the end of an aviation era that began with Pan Am’s first commercial flight of the jumbo jet in 1970. (Image credit: David Ryder/Bloomberg

Paul Whelan’s brother said his family supported the U.S. government’s agreement to a prisoner exchange that freed WNBA star Brittney Griner but left Whelan behind.

Viktor Bout has been accused of supplying arms to Al Qaeda, the Taliban and rebels in Rwanda. His exploits helped inspire a 2005 film, “Lord of War,” that starred Nicolas Cage.

In a country that uses different age-counting systems, South Koreans will change to an internationally recognized style. They could lose one or two years when the change goes into effect in June. (Image credit: Ahn Young-joon/AP)

The Kremlin says it’s up to Ukraine’s president to end the military conflict, suggesting terms that Kyiv has repeatedly rejected.

The former U.S. Marine has been held in Russia since 2018. As supporters celebrate Brittney Griner’s release, they — Whelan himself included — are wondering why he was left behind. (Image credit: Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP via Getty Images)

The Federal Trade Commission said Microsoft’s planned takeover of the video game company could suppress competitors to Microsoft’s Xbox game consoles and its growing games subscription business. (Image credit: Jae C. Hong/AP)

A State Department official said over the summer that there were between 40 and 50 Americans being wrongfully detained by foreign governments.

A State Department official said over the summer that there were between 40 and 50 Americans being wrongfully detained by foreign governments.

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