Authorities have sought to suppress the use of the Smart Voting app, a strategy designed by imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny to curb the dominance of the Kremlin-backed party.
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Sotheby’s to auction rare copy of U.S. Constitution
It’s the only one that remains in private hands and has an estimate of $15 million to $20 million.
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Jane Powell, Hollywood golden-age musicals star, dies at 92
She performed virtually her whole life, starting about age 5 as a singing prodigy on radio in Portland, Ore.; on screen, she quickly graduated from teen roles to lavish musical productions.
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Biden angers France, EU with new Australia, U.K. initiative
After promising European leaders that multilateral diplomacy would guide U.S. foreign policy, the president has alienated numerous allies with a go-it-alone approach on key issues.
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McConnell warns Yellen that GOP won’t help raise debt limit
Lawmakers appear to have only a few weeks to reach a compromise before the U.S. Treasury is forced to delay or miss payments.
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Democrats call oil giants to testify at climate change hearing
The lawmakers say there is a long-running, industry-wide campaign to spread disinformation about the role of fossil fuels in causing global warming.
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Bialik, Jennings will host ‘Jeopardy!’ through end of year
Sony Pictures Television announced the plan Thursday, the same week that episodes filmed by ousted host Mike Richards are airing.
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‘New’ Van Gogh drawing to go on display in Amsterdam museum
The study for ‘Worn Out,’ from November 1882, is part of a Dutch private collection and was known to only a handful of people.
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North Korea says it tested rail-launched ballistic missiles
The two Koreas test-fired missiles hours apart in dueling displays of military might Wednesday, underscoring a return of the tensions between the rivals.
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Afghan killed by drone praised by co-workers in U.S. aid group
Signs have been mounting that the U.S. military may have targeted the wrong man in the Aug. 29 strike in Kabul, with devastating consequences.