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A Moscow court on Wednesday remanded a German citizen into custody after his arrest over possession of cannabis gummies and accusations of smuggling drugs, Russian state news agency Tass said. Patrick Schobel, 38, was detained at Pulkovo airport in St. Petersburg late last month and will remain in custody until at least March 15, Tass said. Russia’s Federal Customs Service …

Thousands of ride-hailing and delivery workers in the U.S. and the U.K. went on strike on Valentine’s Day, calling for higher pay and other changes to their working conditions. In the U.S., Uber and Lyft drivers planned daylong strikes in Chicago; Philadelphia; Pittsburgh; Miami; Orlando and Tampa, Florida; Hartford, Connecticut; Newark, New Jersey; Austin, Texas; and Providence, Rhode Island. Drivers …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi’s winning back his Long Island House seat could provide a blueprint for Democrat Joe Biden ‘s reelection campaign heading into November, demonstrating his party’s strength in competitive suburban territory that also happened to be where Donald Trump grew up. But the good news followed several rough days for the White House, which …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Estados Unidos ha recolectado información sumamente delicada sobre armamento antisatélites ruso que ha sido compartida con altos miembros del gobierno en las últimas semanas, según cuatro personas que han sido informadas al respecto. Las personas, que no están autorizadas a tocar el tema, dijeron que esas capacidades aún no tienen carácter operacional. Esa información de inteligencia llevó …

Un día de Carnaval en Brasil suele comenzar en torno a las 7 de la mañana, cuando los primeros blocos —como se conocen las fiestas callejeras gratuitas— comienzan su ruidoso y colorido recorrido musical por las calles de la ciudad. Percusionistas, zancudos, trompetistas y otros artistas, todos disfrazados y cubiertos de purpurina, atraen a miles de seguidores. Los blocos tienen …

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump is calling for a shakeup at the highest levels of the Republican National Committee. And party leaders are taking it very seriously. To be clear, this is not normal. Trump has yet to secure the GOP’s presidential nomination and just last week, he and current Chair Ronna McDaniel privately agreed that no major changes …

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Fuerzas de seguridad de Senegal han matado a por lo menos tres personas, incluido un joven de 16 años, durante protestas en los últimos días contra la decisión del presidente de aplazar las elecciones, informó el martes Amnistía Internacional. En un comunicado, el grupo de derechos humanos afirmó que los manifestantes murieron durante la represión en …

LONDRES (AP) — El mundo ha entrado en una etapa de creciente inestabilidad a medida que los países de todo el mundo aumentan su gasto militar en respuesta a la invasión rusa de Ucrania, al ataque de Hamás a Israel y a la creciente agresividad de China en el mar de la China Meridional. Esta es la conclusión de un …

NEW YORK (AP) — It turns out there are lots of sharp elbows in the plush toy business. Build-A-Bear and the makers of Squishmallows are facing off in federal court. Kelly Toys and its Berkshire Hathaway -controlled parent company Jazwares have sued Build-A-Bear, saying its new “Skoosherz” toys copy the look and feel of their mega-popular Squishmallows products. The Skoosherz …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was released from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Tuesday, ending his second stay since surgery to treat prostate cancer, and he has resumed his full duties, the Pentagon said. Austin, 70, has had ongoing health issues since undergoing surgery in December. He was taken back to Walter Reed on Sunday for …