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Mid-air collision at airshow leaves one pilot dead (VIDEOS)
Read More Aviation event in Beja, Portugal, was canceled after an aerobatics team suffered a deadly mid-air collision Two planes collided mid-air during the Beja Air Show in southern Portugal on Sunday, leaving one of the pilots dead and another injured. The fatal accident occurred during the display by the Yaksars, a Portuguese-Spanish aerobatics team…
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Russia makes a proposal to Clooney
Read More Finding out the names of Bucha “victims” would be true public service, Moscow has said Hollywood star George Clooney can prove his good intentions by having his foundation investigate an alleged massacre in Ukraine, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said. Clooney has disavowed the comments made by a legal director at…
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Georgia court sets October date for Trump challenge to Fani Willis, likely delaying trial past election
Read More Appeals court will hear Trump’s attempt to disqualify Fulton County prosecutor from election interference case Appeals court will hear Trump’s attempt to disqualify Fulton County prosecutor from election interference case
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Drop Everything and Watch HBO’s Wild Subcultural Succession Doc Ren Faire
Read More You might think you know what to expect from a documentary series called Ren Faire, but you are almost certainly wrong. From Spellbound and the crossword chronicle Wordplay to Trekkies and the live action role-playing doc Darkon, the Y2K era set the template for offbeat, warmhearted nonfiction films about nerdy subcultures. Ren Faire,…
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Remains of World War II soldier identified, returned home to Buffalo
Read MoreU.S. Army Pfc. Bartholomew Loschiavo of Buffalo, New York, was killed in action on Oct. 1, 1944, while his unit engaged German troops in Luxembourg.U.S. Army Pfc. Bartholomew Loschiavo of Buffalo, New York, was killed in action on Oct. 1, 1944, while his unit engaged German troops in Luxembourg.
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Australia politics live: Bill Shorten defends $600,000 speechwriter fee; $5m top-up for food and emergency food relief
Read More NDIS minister says Julianne Stewart does a ‘very good job’ but he did not negotiate deal. Follow today’s news headlines live Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Good morning and welcome to our live news coverage. I’m Martin Farrer and I’ll be running through some of…
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GameStop stock jumps as ‘Roaring Kitty’ shows big bet in Reddit post
Read MoreKeith Gill, or ‘Roaring Kitty’, shared a screenshot on Reddit that showed he may hold five million shares of GameStop.Keith Gill, or ‘Roaring Kitty’, shared a screenshot on Reddit that showed he may hold five million shares of GameStop.
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Company That Bred Beagles for Research Pleads Guilty to Neglect, Ordered to Pay $35M
Read More A company that bred beagles for medical research agreed Monday to pay a record $35 million as part of a criminal plea admitting it neglected thousands of dogs at its breeding facility in rural Virginia. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Prosecutors said the penalties amount to the largest ever levied in an animal-welfare case. The plea…
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Will Israel and Hamas accept President Biden’s ceasefire plan?
Read MoreProposal has stirred heated debate in Israel, while Hamas says more work needs to be done.Proposal has stirred heated debate in Israel, while Hamas says more work needs to be done.
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Hawaii’s Kilauea, one of the most active volcanoes in the world, erupts
Read More The eruption began early Monday in a remote area that last saw lava a half-century ago, with ‘absolutely no property in danger’ Kilauea, one of the most active volcanoes in the world, began erupting early Monday in a remote area that last erupted a half-century ago, the US Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory…
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Why Pride Month Is in June
Read More [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Ellen Broidy, the architect behind the first-ever pride event in New York City, still remembers feeling terrified moments before the Christopher Street Liberation Day March was set to begin on June 28, 1970. “We had no idea whether the people who were on their fire escapes, at their windows, or lining…
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Battlefield medicine has come a long way. But that progress could be lost
Read More When the U.S. launched its invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq in the early 2000s, it had been a decade since a full-scale deployment of American troops. That’s why when the wars started a lot of the medical corps’ experience came from big city emergency rooms. But a few years into the wars, the…
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Israel confirms deaths of four more hostages in Gaza
Read MoreIsrael’s military says UK-Israeli Nadav Popplewell and three others “were killed while together in the area of Khan Younis during our operation there”.Israel’s military says UK-Israeli Nadav Popplewell and three others “were killed while together in the area of Khan Younis during our operation there”.
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British man among four hostages to die in Gaza captivity, Israeli military says
Read More British-Israeli Nadav Popplewell, 51, was captured with his mother from her home in Kibbutz Nirim on 7 October British-Israeli Nadav Popplewell, 51, was captured with his mother from her home in Kibbutz Nirim on 7 October
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Israel confirms deaths of four more hostages in Gaza
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What was the ‘Khartoum Massacre’ marked by Sudan’s activists?
Read MoreKillings of at least 120 pro-democracy protesters in 2019 were a flashpoint between activists and the military.Killings of at least 120 pro-democracy protesters in 2019 were a flashpoint between activists and the military.
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US cites AI deepfakes as reason to keep Biden recording with Robert Hur secret
Read More DoJ filing says president’s interview with special counsel about handling of classified documents could be ‘improperly altered’ The US Department of Justice is making a novel legal argument to keep a recording of an interview with Joe Biden from becoming public. In a filing late last week, the bureau cited the risk of…
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Funeral worker accused of breaking into dead man’s home to smuggle out a sex doll in a body bag
Read More Police allegedly found the doll ‘sticky to the touch’ after the man’s visit Police allegedly found the doll ‘sticky to the touch’ after the man’s visit
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The Billion-Dollar Price Tag of Building AI
Read More Artificial intelligence executives have big plans—and they’re not cheap. In a recent interview with TIME, Dario Amodei, CEO of AI company Anthropic predicted that the cost to develop the next generation of AI systems that will be released later this year would be around $1 billion. This trend suggests that the generation after…
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Expect the Cost of Your Airfare to Continue Rising, Group Warns
Read More Dubai United Arab Emirates — The cost of your next flight is likely to go up. That’s the word from the International Air Transport Association, which held its annual meeting Monday in Dubai, home to the long-haul carrier Emirates. While carriers recover from the groundings worldwide from the coronavirus pandemic, industry leaders told…
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Sex with minors is part of gypsy culture, Spanish court rules
Read More The court has acquitted a 20-year-old man charged with alleged continuous sexual abuse of a 12-year-old girl The Provincial Court of Ciudad Real in central Spain has acquitted a gypsy man accused of continuously sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl, citing the peculiarities of gypsy culture among the reasons behind its ruling. The decision…
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Gaza ceasefire plan turns into deadly game of survival
Read MoreThe plan outlined by President Biden could end the war, but both sides want to get their way.The plan outlined by President Biden could end the war, but both sides want to get their way.
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Sandy Hook relatives ask bankruptcy judge to liquidate Alex Jones company
Read More Far-right conspiracy theorist, who was forced to pay $1.5bn in damages over false hoax claim, complains of unfair treatment Relatives of the Sandy Hook elementary school victims who won more than $1.5bn against the far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones over his false claim that the 2012 mass shooting was a hoax to force…
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US seizes Scott Ritter’s passport
Read More The RT contributor was stopped from visiting Russia The US State Department has seized the passport of former Marine and UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter, he told RT on Monday. Ritter was on his way to Russia for the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) when he was pulled off the plane and…
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Angela Rayner says she supports Labour policy on nuclear weapons
Read More Deputy leader previously voted against renewing Trident but backs ‘triple lock’ commitment to programme in near term Angela Rayner has said she has not changed her mind about nuclear weapons even though she supports Labour’s policy to keep and renew them. The deputy Labour leader voted against the renewal of Trident in 2016…
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Biden to sign executive order to close southern US border to asylum seekers
Read More President’s sharp political U-turn aimed at stemming record surge and winning support on key voter concern Joe Biden will this week sign an executive order to temporarily close the southern US border to asylum seekers in a sharp political U-turn aimed at winning support on a key voter concern in a presidential election…
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Biden immigration order will allow president to halt new asylum claims to stem illegal crossings
Read More White House will be able to halt new asylum petitions if illegal crossings pass 2,500 per day White House will be able to halt new asylum petitions if illegal crossings pass 2,500 per day
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Hot summer may bring 8% rise in utility costs for many people across the US
Read More US families ‘could be having to sacrifice other aspects of their lives in order to just maintain power’, researcher says Many people in the US can expect to see an 8% rise in their utility costs this summer, according to a new report. Soaring electricity bills put low-income households at risk from extreme…
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Factchecking Nigel Farage’s claims on immigration, the economy and crime
Read More The former Ukip leader is standing in the election for Reform UK and has made some eye-catching claims Nigel Farage announced his decision to stand for parliament in a typically colourful speech in which made several eye-catching claims. How many of these were accurate? Continue reading…The former Ukip leader is standing in the…
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The Woman Who Helped Build the Christian Right
Read More Beverly LaHaye died quietly in April at the age of 96. She always said she hated the spotlight. And yet, in the 1980s and 1990s, she was one of the most visible and politically powerful women in the U.S. Like antifeminist activist Phyllis Schlafly — her sometime ally and rival — LaHaye was…
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NFL Hall of Famer and Dallas Cowboys legend Larry Allen dies on family vacation in Mexico at age 52
Read More In an online tribute, the Cowboys said Allen was ‘one of the most respected, accomplished offensive linemen to ever play in the NFL’ In an online tribute, the Cowboys said Allen was ‘one of the most respected, accomplished offensive linemen to ever play in the NFL’
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Trump tried to ban TikTok, now he’s joined it: So what changed?
Read More The former president garnered over three million followers in just two days after joining the app on Saturday The former president garnered over three million followers in just two days after joining the app on Saturday
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Suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer to face fifth murder charge – reports
Read More Expected new indictment may connect the disappearance of two additional women to Rex Heuermann The suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann will be charged with a fifth murder, multiple news reports say, after police conducted new searches on New York’s Long Island over the past few weeks. The expected new indictment may…
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Nigel Farage announces UK election candidacy in surprise U-turn
Read MoreFarage, who previously said he would not stand in the election, says he will lead the anti-immigration Reform UK party.Farage, who previously said he would not stand in the election, says he will lead the anti-immigration Reform UK party.
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Gazans returning to Jabalia describe ‘horrifying’ destruction
Read MorePalestinians returning to the camp in northern Gaza express shock at the level of devastation they found.Palestinians returning to the camp in northern Gaza express shock at the level of devastation they found.
