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South Korea launched the world’s first nationwide 5G mobile networks two days early, its top mobile carriers said Thursday, in a late-night scramble to be the first providers of the super-fast wireless technology. Three top telecom providers — SK Telecom,

The number of children in Texas shelters remained relatively flat even as the number of migrants arriving at the border has surged. Federal officials say apprehensions and denials of entry were expected to reach more than 100,000 throughout the southwest

The Australian arm of Richard Branson’s Virgin Airlines has cancelled a staff travel agreement with Brunei’s national carrier in response to the Asian nation’s adoption of sharia law, including the death penalty for gay sex, the airline said Thursday. The

Tensions soared Wednesday between the United States and two of its NATO partners, Germany and Turkey, as the alliance opened a 70th birthday celebration aimed at showing a united front against a resurgent Russia. Hours before foreign ministers from the

Warner Bros. gave fans their first glimpse Wednesday of the hotly-anticipated origin story for DC Comics’ criminal crown prince the Joker — with Joaquin Phoenix as the diabolical figure behind the creepy face paint. The trailer for “Joker” dropped a

House Appropriations Committee Forced to Explain to the Secretary of Commerce It’s Actually His Job to Appear Before Congress Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross has had a challenging time testifying before Congressional committees. The 81-year old multi-millionaire (who once claimed to

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has promised to resign by the end of the month. That announcement came after thousands of Algerians took to the streets in March to protest his decision to run for a fifth term. Social media played

The federal government has long covered about a tenth of the Special Olympics’ budget. This nonprofit that gives athletes with intellectual disabilities a chance to train and compete in a wide variety of sports gets most of the rest of

Blooming spring flowers signal the beginning of spring, but for millions of people, they also signal the onset of the misery: allergy and asthma season. Itchy, watery eyes; sneezing, runny nose; cough and wheezing are triggered by an overreaction of

The world’s southernmost coral reef has been hit by bleaching this summer, Australian scientists said Wednesday, as they warned rising sea temperatures from climate change were affecting even the most isolated ecosystems. The corals off Lord Howe Island — some