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Feb. 21 (UPI) -- The parent company of Burger King restaurants and Tim Hortons coffee shops announced its acquisition of Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen Inc. on Tuesday.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The newly appointed head of a federal control board that oversees Puerto Rico’s finances is warning the U.S. territory will be hit with painful austerity measures in upcoming months. Interim Director Ramon Ruiz said Tuesday that there are no other options given the island’s critical economic situation. He said that

A Missouri congressman said Monday he planned to file a federal lawsuit over the removal of a painting from display in the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, arguing that it violated constitutional rights of expression, according to the Associated Press.

The petitioners were able however to have the case heard in front of an expanded panel of seven justices, which they availed themselves of on Tuesday.

Donald Trump told NBC News that he always denounces anti-Semitism and said, "I do all the time and I think it's terrible. I think it's horrible."

As thousands protested outside Britain's parliament Monday, members debated whether President Trump should have the honor of meeting the queen on a state visit. Rhetorical skills were on full display.

Circuit Judge Lisa Dodson revoked Alicia Carmack's probation in August after an unrelated felony arrest and indictment. She had served time for driving impaired in a crash that claimed a retired Navy veteran’s life in 2007.

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease associated with obesity and certain eating habits

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is greatly expanding the number of people living in the U.S. illegally who are considered a priority for deportation, including people arrested for traffic violations, according to agency documents released Tuesday. The memos eliminate far more narrow guidance issued under the Obama administration that focused resources strictly on immigrants who had been convicted of serious crimes, threats to national security and recent border crossers. The Deferred... Читать дальше...

Challenger to Angela Merkel questions Agenda 2010, pushed through by Gerhard Schröder

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“The Refugees” (Grove Press), by Viet Thanh Nguyen Viet Thanh Nguyen’s new book, “The Refugees,” is both timely, given the current debate about refugees in America, and timeless in its exploration of universal human struggles. This gorgeous collection of short stories recalls Jhumpa Lahiri’s “Interpreter of Maladies,” but with Vietnam as the loose center around

The Times’ MMA rankings for February, as complied by Todd Martin:

Heavyweight

1. Stipe Miocic

2. Fabricio Werdum

3. Cain Velasquez

4. Alistair Overeem

5. Junior Dos Santos

6. Derrick Lewis

7. Ben Rothwell

8. Vitaly Minakov

9. Francis Ngannou

10. Travis Browne

There was some question as to who Stipe...

While Washington signals its readiness to continue the Obama-era FONOP operations in the South China Sea, Beijing is seemingly not willing to go down without a fight, Russian expert Anton Tsvetov told Sputnik.

Moody's Investors Service gave stable outlook for 22 Russian non-financial corporates, including Gazprom Neft PJSC, Lukoil, PJSC and PJSC Oil Company Rosneft, according to press release.

Luis Gómez Romero, University of Wollongong
Mexican drug kingpin Joaquín Archivaldo Guzmán Loera – aka "El Chapo" – faces 17 drug-trafficking, murder, kidnapping and money-laundering charges in the U.S.

A Texas man was charged with assault on a child after he was caught on camera repeatedly beating his girlfriend's young son with a belt.

Austrian court ruling could have impact from Washington to Moscow

LAWRENCEBURG, Ky. (AP) — Nearly a thousand people have crowded behind a chain link fence to try to catch Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's attention as he made his first stop on a tour of Kentucky during the congressional recess.

(AP) — Nearly a thousand people have crowded behind a chain link fence to try to catch Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's attention as he made his first stop on a tour of Kentucky during the congressional recess. The protesters on Tuesday chanted, "No ban, no wall, Mitch McConnell take our call," a reference to the senator's clogged voicemail system during the first month of Donald Trump's presidency.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Senate panel says Utah should repeal a state law barring the "advocacy of homosexuality" in schools, which gay rights groups are currently challenging in court.

Authorities on Monday caught a cow that milked its 15 minutes of fame after escaping a slaughterhouse.