Boris Johnson said he would step down as Britain’s prime minister, after a devastating loss of party support prompted by his handling of a sex-and-bullying scandal.
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Breaking News: The detained U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner pleaded guilty to drug charges in Russia. She may face up to 10 years in a penal colony.
"There was no intent. I didn’t want to break the law," she said. nyti.ms/3OVOUt9
"Them's the breaks," Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain said as he resigned as Conservative Party leader.
His departure comes after a rebellion of his cabinet, a wave of government resignations and a devastating loss of party support. nyti.ms/3PbpYgS
Breaking News: Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain said he would step down once a successor was chosen. “The process of choosing that new leader should begin now,” he said.
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Nadhim Zahawi, Britain's chancellor of the Exchequer, urged Boris Johnson to resign in a letter.
Johnson will step down as the Conservative Party leader on Thursday, but plans to remain prime minister until a successor is chosen. nyti.ms/3Ijgga6
James Comey and Andrew McCabe, former FBI officials who Donald Trump wanted prosecuted, were both subjected to rare, intensive IRS audits after leaving their posts. nyti.ms/3NOswAC
Wall Street ended up on Wednesday as investors digested new clues on the U.S. central bank's approach to rate policy and its inflation fight detailed in the minutes from the latest Federal Reserve meeting reut.rs/3Rf2Z6B
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un convened an unprecedented conference aimed at strengthening the ruling Workers' Party of Korea's 'monolithic' leadership across society, state media reported reut.rs/3Ay3J0O
Tunisian third seed Ons Jabeur hopes to become the first woman from Africa to win a major as she faces 103rd-ranked Tatjana Maria for a place in Saturday's final reut.rs/3yJlAQS
UK antitrust watchdog probes if Amazon hurt competition by giving its own sellers an unfair advantage in its marketplace over third parties reut.rs/3NLiSig
David O. Russell's #Amsterdam features a star-studded cast: Taylor Swift, Anya Taylor-Joy, Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, John David Washington, and more. Trailer here: rol.st/3utgcyG
U.S. crypto lender Voyager Digital filed for bankruptcy. In a message to customers, CEO Stephen Ehrlich said the process would protect assets and 'maximize value for all stakeholders, especially customers' reut.rs/3OQshpV
The European Parliament has backed EU rules to allow investors to label and market investments in gas and nuclear as 'green' starting in 2023. Industry groups have welcomed the law, but climate campaigners criticized it reut.rs/3Ih7V6U
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said attempts by the West to punish a nuclear power such as Russia for the war in Ukraine risked endangering humanity, as the near five-month conflict leaves cities in ruins and thousands homeless reut.rs/3OTgoj6
Confrontations between abortion rights campaigners and anti-abortion protesters marked the final day abortions could be carried out at the Jackson Women's Health Organization clinic in Mississippi