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A migrant from Turkey was arrested in Albany last week for raping a 15-year-old girl he forced into the backseat of his car after threatening to beat her with a metal pole, authorities said. Sakir Akkan, 21, is accused of attacking the teen on Arch Street in the state capital in the early hours of May 14, court records obtained by…

The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected one of the primary ways the Securities and Exchange Commission enforces laws against securities fraud.The agency, like other regulators, brings some enforcement actions in internal tribunals rather than in federal courts. The S.E.C.’s practice, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. wrote for a six-justice…

Image caption, Taylor Casey was last seen near Paradise Island and was reported missing after missing a class at the yoga retreat she was attendingArticle informationAuthor, Bernd Debusmann JrRole, BBC News, Washington 8 hours agoThe family of a missing Chicago woman who vanished while on a yoga retreat last week in the Bahamas is pleading for…

This photo taken on April 23, 2023 shows the Philippine coast guard vessel BRP Malapascua (R) maneuvering as a Chinese coast guard ship cuts its path to Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal in the Spratly Islands in the disputed South China Sea. AFP was one of several media outlets invited to join two Philippine Coast Guard boats on a 1,670-kilometer…

In the debate Thursday, viewers mostly want to hear about Joe Biden and Donald Trump's plans for the country and their achievements as president, more than critiques of each other. Some will also be looking for whether or not these men have the mental and cognitive health to serve (a concern that voters have expressed to some degree about each…

Published on Jun. 26, 2024, 7:13 PMSevere thunderstorms sweeping into southern Ontario on Wednesday afternoon prompted a tornado warning.After a windy Tuesday, cloudy skies took over southern Ontario on Wednesday. And while the temperature and humidity are not as unbearable as last week's heat dome, there is still plenty of heat (and therefore,…

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attended a banquet at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday as part of their state visit to the United Kingdom. The state dinner was held by King Charles and Queen Camilla. Emperor Naruhito wore a medal of the Order of the Garter, which is the oldest and most senior order of…

The company is now selling the biofuel at a service station in Osnabrück and has plans to expand it across five more locations throughout the country. …

English Australia is the national association for ELT providers in Australia, and earlier this week it offered what some observers have referred to as a "master class" in responding to proposed legislative and policy change for the sector.The association filed its consultation brief on Australia's Draft International Education and Skills…

Transit leaders in New York City are preparing to scale back billions of dollars’ worth of upgrades to the nation’s largest transit network after Gov. Kathy Hochul halted a tolling program that would have paid for improvements and repairs.During its first meeting after Ms. Hochul’s decision to halt the program, the board of the Metropolitan…