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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Justice Department has formally moved to dismiss a criminal fraud charge against Boeing and has asked a judge to cancel an upcoming trial connected to two plane crashes that killed 346 people off the coast of Indonesia and in Ethiopia, according to court documents filed Thursday. The deal, announced last week, will allow the American aircraft manufacturer to avoid criminal prosecution for allegedly misleading U.S. regulators about the 737 Max jetliner before the planes crashed less than five months apart in 2018 and 2019. The “agreement in principle” will require the company to pay and invest…

Clarksdale, Miss. — Hundreds of people packed inside a local auditorium Thursday to see the hit film “ Sinners,” set in their community and steeped in Mississippi Delta culture. The special screening of the blockbuster horror film included an appearance by Director Ryan Coogler and was made possible by a community petition.“I have family from Mississippi — my uncle, my grandfather — and I had never been until working on this script,” Coogler said, addressing the crowd. “It really changed me, just to come here.”The movie, starring Michael B. Jordan as twins, is about two brothers coming home to Mississippi…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s high school track-and-field state championships starting Friday are set to be the testing ground for a new participation and medaling policy for competitions that include transgender athletes.The California Interscholastic Federation will let an additional student compete and potentially offer an extra medal in three events in which a trans athlete is competing. The athlete, high school junior AB Hernandez, is the second seed in the triple jump and will also participate in the long jump and high jump.It may be the first effort by a high school sports governing body to expand participation when trans athletes…

A federal appeals court has ruled that Donald Trump’s sweeping international tariffs can remain in place for now, a day after three judges ruled the president exceeded his authority.The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) has allowed the president to temporarily continue collecting tariffs under emergency legislation while it considers the government’s appeal. It comes after the Court of International Trade blocked the additional taxes on foreign-made goods after its three-judge panel ruled that the Constitution gives Congress the power to levy taxes and tariffs – not the president.The judges also ruled Mr Trump exceeded his authority by…

Alexi Lalas and David Mosse handed out their USMNT Abroad Awards, celebrating and recognizing many USMNT players who had strong seasons abroad this past year.

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M&G said on Friday it has formed a strategic partnership with Dai-Ichi Life Holdings in which the Japanese life insurer plans to take a 15 per cent stake in the British insurer and asset manager. The partnership is expected to deliver at least $6 billion of new business flows for M&G and $2 billion of new business flows for Dai-ichi Life over the next five years, it said.M&G said it would become Dai-ichi Life’s preferred asset management partner in Europe as part of the deal. Dai-ichi Life will have the right to appoint a director to the board of M&G…

Ukraine said Thursday it was ready to hold more talks with Russia in Istanbul next week but again demanded that Moscow supply a document setting out its conditions for peace. And as the United Nations said that hopes for peace in the three-year-old war were “barely” alive, the United States again warned that it could withdraw from mediation efforts and impose sanctions on Russia. Ukraine spoke out after Russia said Thursday it was still waiting for its rival to commit to new talks in Istanbul on Monday. “Ukraine is ready to attend the next meeting, but we want to engage…

[SINGAPORE] Aviation and maritime, quantum computing and civil nuclear energy are among new areas in which Singapore and France will cooperate, as they upgrade bilateral ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP) – the highest possible tier.Besides these shared interests, both countries also believe deeply in multilateralism, said Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, highlighting the need to work together for a new multilateral order.He also welcomed greater French engagement in the region, noting that it is a Pacific power.This is Singapore’s first CSP with an European country. In 2012, France was also the first European country with which Singapore established a…

NEW YORK — As he turned 80 this week, John Fogerty was in a mood to honor his past and to revise it.We should all be so alive and so remembered at his age. Fogerty, in the midst of an international tour, played a rowdy 100-minute set Thursday night to an adoring, near-capacity audience at Manhattan’s Beacon Theatre. Crowd members spanned from those likely to remember “Proud Mary,” “Fortunate Son” and other Creedence Clearwater Revival hits when first released a half-century ago to those looking young enough to have heard about them through their grandparents.At least from a distance, Fogerty…