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Salman Rushdie’s ‘road to recovery’ has begun, author’s agent says, as stabbing suspect pleads not guilty

“He’s off the ventilator, so the road to recovery has begun,” Rushdie’s agent, Andrew Wylie, told CNN on Sunday. “It will be long, the injuries are serious. But his condition is going in the right direction.” “Although his life-changing injuries are serious, his usual combative and defiant sense of humor remains intact,” the statement said. …

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US lawmakers arrive in Taiwan as tensions in China simmer

TAIPEI/WASHINGTON, Aug 14 (Reuters) – A delegation of U.S. lawmakers arrived in Taiwan on Sunday for a two-day trip during which they will meet with President Tsai Ing-wen, the second group of high level than the visit while there are military tensions between the self-governing island and China. Beijing, which claims democratically-ruled Taiwan as its …

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Live updates from Ukraine: Residents flee town near nuclear site as shelling continues

The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant on the banks of the Dnipro River is occupied by Russian forces. Credit…David Guttenfelder for The New York Times ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine — Artillery fire resumed Sunday from the direction of a nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine, with shells penetrating a town from which the Ukrainian military has been unable …

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Ukraine targets Russian soldiers threatening Europe’s largest nuclear power plant

Russians threatening Zaporizhzhia are ‘special targets’ The G7 nations are asking Moscow to withdraw troops from the plant Fear of nuclear catastrophe if the fighting is not stopped Russia warns it may cut bilateral relations with the United States More grain ships leave Ukraine KYIV, Aug 14 (Reuters) – Ukraine is targeting Russian soldiers who …

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Experts say the meteorite is the likely cause of the boom heard on the Wasatch Front

Estimated reading time: 2-3 minutes SALT LAKE CITY — The cause of a large boom heard Saturday on the Wasatch Front has yet to be determined, but all signs seem to be pointing skyward. The first reports of a large boom began around 8:32 a.m. Saturday, leading to a flurry of social media posts. Many …

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‘Absolute tragedy’: At least 13 injured after car crashes at Pa fundraiser.

More than a dozen people were injured Saturday after a vehicle plowed into a crowd in Berwick, Pennsylvania, authorities said. According to NBC affiliate WBRE-TV, the crash happened around 6:30 p.m. at a toxicology department and left several people injured when the driver crashed into a crowd along West 2nd Street in Berwick, Pennsylvania. Geisinger …

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Trump’s lawyer told the Justice Department that he had returned classified material

At least one lawyer for former President Donald J. Trump signed a written statement in June stating that all material marked classified and kept in boxes in a storage area at the Mar-a-Lago residence and clubhouse of Mr. Trump had been returned to government. , four people with knowledge of the document said. The written …

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Trump’s secrets: How a records dispute led the FBI to search Mar-a-Lago

Placeholder while loading item actions When FBI agents stopped by Donald Trump’s club in Florida on Monday morning to conduct a search of top-secret government documents — approved by a federal judge and requested by the U.S. attorney general — the former president happened to already be crowded with his lawyers. at Trump Tower in …

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Salman Rushdie stabs suspect accused of attempted murder as perpetrator remains in hospital with ‘serious’ injuries

The man accused of carrying out the stabbing of “The Satanic Verses” author Salman Rushdie has entered a not guilty plea in a New York court to charges of attempted murder and assault. A lawyer for Hadi Matar, 24, entered the statement on his behalf during an arraignment hearing. Matar appeared in court wearing a …

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