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This image provided by the U.S. Attorney’s office, Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, in New York, shows two of the gold bars found during a search by federal agents of Sen. Bob Menendez’s home and safe deposit box. Menendez of New Jersey and his wife were indicted Friday on charges that they took bribes of cash, gold bars and a luxury car for a range of corrupt acts, including having the Democrat use his influence over foreign affairs to benefit the authoritarian government of Egypt.

Sen. Menendez, wife indicted on bribe charges as probe finds $100,000 in gold bars, prosecutors say

Sen. Bob Menendez was charged Friday with secretly aiding the authoritarian regime of Egypt and trying to thwart the criminal prosecution of a friend in exchange for gold bars and cash as prosecutors unsealed a corruption indictment that accuses him of using his foreign affairs influence for personal gain.
During the equinox, the Earth’s axis and its orbit line up so that both hemispheres get an equal amount of sunlight.

The fall equinox is here. What does that mean?

The equinox arrives on Saturday, marking the start of the fall season for the Northern Hemisphere. But what does that actually mean? Here's what to know about how we split up the year using the Earth's orbit.
This image taken from UGC video shows smoke rising from the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol, Crimea, Friday Sept. 22, 2023.

Ukrainian missile strikes headquarters of Russia's Black Sea Fleet, building smolders

Ukraine struck the headquarters of Russia's Black Sea Fleet in a missile attack Friday that left a serviceman missing and the main building smoldering, according to military officials on both sides of the war and images from the scene in Crimea.
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, left, shakes hands with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng during a July 2023 meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China. The U.S. Treasury Department and China’s Ministry of Finance launched a pair of economic working groups on Friday in an effort to ease tensions and deepen ties between the nations.

United States and China launch economic and financial working groups with aim of easing tensions

The U.S. Treasury Department and China's Ministry of Finance launched a pair of economic working groups on Friday in an effort to ease tensions and deepen ties between the nations.
Pope Francis arrives at Rome’s International airport Leonardo da Vinci, in Fiumicino, to embark on a two-day visit to Marseille, France, Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, where he will join Catholic bishops from the Mediterranean region on discussions that will largely focus on migration.
Pope visits multicultural Marseille as some in Europe talk of fences, blockades to curb migration
Pope Francis arrived Friday in the French port city of Marseille, for centuries a multiethnic and multifaith melting pot, to amplify his call for the Mediterranean to be a place of welcome for migrants, not a cemetery for people who die trying to cross the sea to Europe.
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu uses a red marker on a map as he addresses the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Friday, Sept. 22, 2023.
Netanyahu tells UN Israel is 'at the cusp' of an historic agreement with Saudi Arabia
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the U.N. General Assembly on Friday that Israel is "at the cusp" of a historic breakthrough leading to a peace agreement with Saudi Arabia.
President Joe Biden speaks Wednesday as he meets with Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in New York.
The U.S. is allowing hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans in the country to work legally
The Biden administration says it's granting temporary legal status to hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans who are already in the country -- quickly making them eligible to work -- as it grapples with growing numbers of people fleeing the South American country and elsewhere to arrive at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Britain’s King Charles III addresses French lawmakers from both the upper and the lower house of parliament Thursday at the French Senate in Paris. Charles will later meet with sports groups in the northern suburbs of Paris and pay a visit to fire-damaged Notre-Dame cathedral Thursday, on the second day of his state visit to France.
King Charles III makes a stop at the fire-damaged Notre Dame Cathedral on his state visit to France
King Charles III went from a meeting with young athletes in a working-class, multicultural suburb of Paris to an emotional stop in front of the fire-damaged Notre Dame Cathedral on Thursday, the second day of his state visit to France.
FILE — Rupert Murdoch attends the WSJ. Magazine 2017 Innovator Awards at The Museum of Modern Art in New York on Nov. 1, 2017. The media magnate is stepping down as chairman of News Corp. and Fox Corp., the companies that he built into forces over the last 50 years. He will become chairman emeritus of both corporations, the company announced on Thursday. His son, Lachlan, will control both companies.
Rupert Murdoch, whose creation of Fox News made him a force in American politics, is stepping down
Rupert Murdoch, the 92-year-old media magnate who created Fox News, is stepping down as leader of both Fox's parent company and his News Corp. media holdings.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau answers a question Tuesday during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. India has expelled a senior Canadian diplomat and is accusing Canada of interfering in its internal affairs. The expulsion Tuesday came a day after Trudeau said Canada was investigating allegations India was connected to the assassination of Sikh independence advocate Hardeep Singh Niijar in Canada in June, and expelled an Indian diplomat.
India suspends visa services for citizens of Canada, Trudeau says he's not trying to cause problems
India told Canada to reduce its diplomatic staff and stopped issuing visas to its citizens Thursday as a rift widened between the once-close allies over Ottawa's allegation that New Delhi may have been involved in the killing of a Canadian citizen.
Syrian President Bashar Assad, center, waves to his supporters at a polling station during 2021 the Presidential elections in the town of Douma, Syria. Assad will head to China later this week in his first visit to Beijing since the country’s conflict started 12 years ago during which China was one of his main backers, his office said Tuesday.
Syrian President Bashar Assad arrives in China on first visit since the beginning of war in Syria
Syrian President Bashar Assad arrived in China on Thursday on his first visit to the country since the start of Syria's 12-year conflict during which Beijing has been one of his main backers.
A Brightline train approaches a station in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The first big test of whether privately owned high-speed passenger train service can prosper in the United States will launch Friday when Florida’s Brightline begins running trains between Miami and Orlando, reaching speeds of 125 mph.
First private U.S. passenger rail line in 100 years is about to link Miami and Orlando at high speed
The first big test of whether privately owned high-speed passenger train service can prosper in the United States will launch Friday when Florida's Brightline begins running trains between Miami and Orlando, reaching speeds of 125 mph.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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