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Dozens of Leading Hong Kong Dissidents Charged With Subversion in Major Crackdown

HONG KONG—Forty-seven Hong Kong dissidents were charged on Sunday with conspiracy to commit subversion, in the largest single crackdown on the pro-democracy opposition under a Beijing-imposed “national security law.” Sam Cheung, a young activist and a participant in an unofficial primary election last summer, was charged after reporting to a local police station, dressed in

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Nebraska GOP Rebukes Sen. Ben Sasse but Doesn’t Censure Him

Nebraska’s Republican party on Saturday voted to rebuke Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) for failing to take action on repealing and replacing Obamacare and for his actions and statements against former President Donald Trump. The Nebraska GOP’s State Central Committee passed an “expression of disappointment” resolution against Sasse, who won re-election last year with Trump’s backing. The

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Warren Buffett’s $10 Billion Mistake: Precision Castparts

Warren Buffett makes mistakes too. The 90-year-old billionaire on Saturday admitted he “paid too much” when his Berkshire Hathaway Inc. spent $32.1 billion in 2016 to buy aircraft and industrial parts maker Precision Castparts Corp., its largest acquisition. Berkshire wrote off $9.8 billion of Precision’s value last August, as the coronavirus pandemic sapped demand for

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Nigerian Schoolboys Freed As Forces Search for 300 Abducted Girls

JANGEBE, Nigeria—Gunmen in Nigeria on Saturday released 27 teenage boys who were kidnapped from their school last week in the north-central state of Niger, while security forces continued to search for more than 300 schoolgirls abducted in a nearby state. Schools have become targets for mass kidnappings for ransom in northern Nigeria by armed groups.

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UK’s Sunak to Provide 5 Billion Pounds of Grants to Pandemic Hit Businesses in Budget

LONDON—British finance minister Rishi Sunak will announce 5 billion pounds ($7 billion) of additional grants to help businesses hit hard by pandemic lockdowns in his budget statement next week, the government said on Saturday. Shops, bars, clubs, hotels, restaurants, gyms and hair salons would be among nearly 700,000 companies eligible for new direct cash grants

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10 Arrested in Barcelona as Protests Over Jailed Rapper Turn Violent

BARCELONA—Ten people were arrested in Barcelona on Saturday for assaulting police officers in fresh unrest over the jailing of a rapper for glorifying terrorism and insulting royalty in his songs. Pablo Hasel, known for his anti-establishment lyrics, was arrested on Feb. 16 after failing to report to serve his sentence, prompting debate over freedom of

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