A former Central Intelligence Agency software engineer was convicted Wednesday on federal charges stemming from the theft of classified national defensive information that was published by Wikileaks in 2017. Russia and Ukraine made progress in negotiations to allow deliveries of grain from Ukrainian ports but did not reach a deal Wednesday. The European Union on Wednesday issued guidance clarifying that Russia can transport sanctioned goods through the bloc by rail. President Joe Biden visited Israel's Yad Vashem Holocaust Remembrance Center in Jerusalem as he wrapped up Day 1 of a four-day tour in the Middle East to reaffirm relationships in the region. Two states were beleaguered with flooding incidents Tuesday night, leading to the continued cleanup efforts following a disastrous situation in southwest Virginia. The House and Senate on Wednesday held hearings examining the impact of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade. Intensified Russian bombings across Ukraine have killed more civilians, Ukrainian officials said on Wednesday as forces loyal to Moscow struck a number of strategic locations, including the Donbas. A Rock and Roll Hall of Fame curator and two other men have been indicted in New York for stealing and conspiring to sell the Eagles' original, handwritten lyrics to songs from the album "Hotel California." The Biden administration issued guidance to the country's pharmacies Wednesday, warning them that they risk violating federal civil rights laws if they decline to fill orders for contraceptives or abortion medication. The family of Jayland Walker, who was shot up to 60 times while running away from police during a chase on June 27, decided to leave his casket open during viewing and a funeral in Ohio on Wednesday. Amazon gave Ring doorbell camera footage, without owners' consent, to police at least 11 times this year, according to a letter released by Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass. The Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization for the protein-based Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine, Adjuvanted for people 18 years and older. Astronomers have detected a fast radio burst billions of light-years from Earth that is 1,000 times longer than average and has a periodic, repeating pattern akin to a heartbeat, according to a study published Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 208 points after the Labor Department released its consumer price index, showing inflation rose at the highest rate since November 1981. Families and survivors impacted by recent mass shootings across the country marched to the U.S. Capitol to demand lawmakers pass a ban on assault weapons saying "enough is enough." Participants in the March Fourth rally demonstrate outside the Senate office buildings, calling for additional action to stop gun violence at the Capitol in Washington, D.C. on July 13, 2022. March Fourth is a group founded for mass shooting survivors as well as their families that organizes demonstrations. Rishi Sunak, Boris Johnson's former chancellor of the exchequer, topped the Conservative Party's ballot to select a new leader in the first round of voting Wednesday. Seven-year-olds who began life as preterm infants had stronger academic performance and fewer attention-deficit/hyperactivity symptoms if they got maternal milk in early life, a study released Wednesday said. A U.S. Secret Service agent who was detained by Israeli authorities after an incident ahead of President Joe Biden's trip returned to the United States on Monday, officials said. A string of lightning-related fatalities across the United States over the past two weeks has increased the yearly death toll to six. Sri Lankan protesters on Wednesday stormed the offices of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, who's now the country's acting leader, after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country. British disc jockey Tim Westwood is facing new allegations of sexual misconduct after a woman claimed he had sex with her when she was 14 and he was in his 30s, according to an investigation by BBC News and the Guardian. "American Horror Stories" will feature Denis O'Hare, Alicia Silverstone, Bella Thorne and other stars in Season 2 of the FX series. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden host the first White House congressional picnic since 2019 and the House Jan. 6 committee holds a seventh public hearing among the highlights in Washington for the week of July 11, 2022. Demonstrators storm the Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe's office in Colombo, demanding his resignation, after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country amid an economic crisis on July 13, 2022. U.S. President Joe Biden makes his 10th visit to Israel -- his first as president -- where he toured missile defense systems near Tel Aviv and visited the Hall of Remembrance at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum in Jerusalem on July 13, 2022. "Orphan: First Kill," a sequel to "Orphan" starring Isabelle Fuhrman, Julia Stiles and Rossif Sutherland, is coming to Paramount+. |
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