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  • Foodies left ‘devastated’ that Ronzoni will discontinue its beloved star-shaped pastina

    Foodies left ‘devastated’ that Ronzoni will discontinue its beloved star-shaped pastina

     

    Stock up on your starry pasta while you can.

    ​Stock up on your starry pasta while you can. 

  • Jack Ma to relinquish control of Ant group

    Jack Ma to relinquish control of Ant group

     

    Chinese billionaire Jack Ma will no longer control Ant Group after the fintech giant’s shareholders agreed to reshape its shareholding structure, according to a statement released by the company on Saturday.

    ​Chinese billionaire Jack Ma will no longer control Ant Group after the fintech giant’s shareholders agreed to reshape its shareholding structure, according to a statement released by the company on Saturday. 

  • Texas DPS moves to fire Texas Ranger under investigation for Uvalde shooting response

    Texas DPS moves to fire Texas Ranger under investigation for Uvalde shooting response

     

    The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is moving to terminate a member of the elite Texas Rangers unit who had been suspended over the actions he failed to take during the May 24 massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, according to a source familiar with the process.

    ​The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is moving to terminate a member of the elite Texas Rangers unit who had been suspended over the actions he failed to take during the May 24 massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, according to a source familiar with the process. 

  • DNC officials recommend giving New Hampshire and Georgia extra time to meet requirements under proposed 2024 calendar

    DNC officials recommend giving New Hampshire and Georgia extra time to meet requirements under proposed 2024 calendar

     

    The co-chairs of the Democratic Party’s rule-making arm are recommending that New Hampshire and Georgia be given extra time to take steps toward changing their presidential primary dates.

    ​The co-chairs of the Democratic Party’s rule-making arm are recommending that New Hampshire and Georgia be given extra time to take steps toward changing their presidential primary dates. 

  • Times Square machete attack suspect indicted on terrorism charges

     

    Trevor Bickford, the 19-year-old accused of attacking New York Police Department officers with a machete on New Year’s Eve, was indicted Friday on more than a dozen charges, including several terrorism charges, prosecutors announced.

    ​Trevor Bickford, the 19-year-old accused of attacking New York Police Department officers with a machete on New Year’s Eve, was indicted Friday on more than a dozen charges, including several terrorism charges, prosecutors announced. 

  • Major New York hospital is moving infants to other hospitals ahead of planned nursing union strike

     

    Famed Manhattan hospital Mount Sinai is moving newborns in their intensive care unit to other hospitals ahead of a planned New York nursing union strike.

    ​Famed Manhattan hospital Mount Sinai is moving newborns in their intensive care unit to other hospitals ahead of a planned New York nursing union strike. 

  • FDA grants accelerated approval to Alzheimer’s drug that appears to slow cognitive decline

     

    The US Food and Drug Administration granted accelerated approval Friday for the Alzheimer’s disease drug lecanemab, one of the first experimental dementia drugs to appear to slow the progression of cognitive decline.

    ​The US Food and Drug Administration granted accelerated approval Friday for the Alzheimer’s disease drug lecanemab, one of the first experimental dementia drugs to appear to slow the progression of cognitive decline. 

  • Biden awards Presidential Citizens Medal on Jan. 6 anniversary

    Biden awards Presidential Citizens Medal on Jan. 6 anniversary

     

    President Joe Biden on Friday commemorated two years since the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the US Capitol — a day he’s called “one of the darkest periods of our nation’s history” — seeking to elevate the law enforcement and election officials who held firm against the most serious effort to prevent the peaceful transfer of power in American history.

    ​President Joe Biden on Friday commemorated two years since the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the US Capitol — a day he’s called “one of the darkest periods of our nation’s history” — seeking to elevate the law enforcement and election officials who held firm against the most serious effort to prevent the peaceful transfer of power in American history. 

  • Former USC official sentenced in college admissions scandal

    Former USC official sentenced in college admissions scandal

     

    A former athletics official at the University of Southern California was sentenced Friday to six months in prison after pleading guilty in an admissions scandal for allegedly helping students cheat their way into acceptances at the prestigious college.

    ​A former athletics official at the University of Southern California was sentenced Friday to six months in prison after pleading guilty in an admissions scandal for allegedly helping students cheat their way into acceptances at the prestigious college.