Updated: 5 Dec
The Trump administration launched the "One Dollar, One Tree" holiday affordability initiative led by Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum to make Christmas and winter celebrations more affordable by reducing permits for Christmas trees and firewood to just $1.Senator Tim Scott emphasized that Republicans support lowering costs for Americans while Democrats oppose these pro-growth efforts, with the program also promoting forest health and wildfire prevention on overstocked federal lands.
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Australia

Bondi Beach in Sydney was the site of an antisemitic terrorist mass shooting during the "Chanukah by the Sea" Hanukkah celebration, where Naveed Akram and an accomplice killed at least eleven people and wounded nearly...

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Australia

Anthony Albanese and Benjamin Netanyahu responded to the antisemitic terrorist massacre at the "Chanukah by the Sea" Hanukkah celebration on Bondi Beach in Sydney, where two gunmen killed at least 11 people and wounded...

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Syria

Donald Trump vowed on Truth Social "We will retaliate" after an ISIS sniper ambush near Palmyra killed two US service members and an American interpreter, and CENTCOM said the attacker was killed while three other...

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Palestine

Raad Saad, a senior Hamas commander credited with rebuilding the group's weapons network and linked to the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks, was killed when an IDF strike hit a vehicle near Gaza City, Gaza health authorities said....

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USA

Brown University in Providence was shattered by a mass shooting inside its Barus and Holley engineering and physics building during final exams, where a gunman killed two students and wounded nine others, forcing an...

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USA

Peter Greene, the New Jersey–born character actor known for villain turns in "The Mask" and as Zed in "Pulp Fiction", has died at 60 in his New York apartment, his manager Gregg Edwards said. Greene had nearly 100 film...

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Australia

Chris Minns praised an unnamed man who wrestled a shotgun from one shooter in a roughly seven-second struggle, saying the intervention likely prevented further deaths during the Bondi Beach attack in Sydney....

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USA

Dick Van Dyke has reached 100 and is being celebrated with the new documentary "Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration", which is screening in theaters nationwide. His eight-decade career includes Broadway's "Bye Bye Birdie",...

24h/21h
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USA

Abraham Quintanilla, the father and longtime manager of Selena, has died at 86, his son A.B. Quintanilla III announced on Instagram; the family did not disclose a cause. Quintanilla founded and managed Los Dinos, guided...

24h/20h
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UK

Manchester United produced a record-breaking attacking display to fight back from three goals down and draw 3-3 with Tottenham Hotspur in the Women’s Super League at Leigh Sports Village, with Fridolina Rolfö scoring...

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USA

Lily Allen returned to "Saturday Night Live" after nearly two decades to debut her song "Madeline" from the album "West End Girl", staging a theatrical performance about infidelity, emotional arrangements, and shifting...

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USA

The USA government announced a coordinated initiative linking the DOGE and the DOJ to oversee new AI systems used across federal agencies, emphasizing transparency and civil rights protections. The plan, developed after...

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USA

Michael Pittman Jr. says he was stunned but energized when the Indianapolis Colts lured 44-year-old Philip Rivers out of retirement to replace injured starter Daniel Jones and lead their 11-5 playoff push, praising...

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UK

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor will not face a criminal investigation after the Met Police said a review found no new evidence of criminality or misconduct linked to historic allegations tied to Jeffrey Epstein. The force...

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USA

Josh O’Connor hosted a "Saturday Night Live" episode that blended his debut monologue, a slate of sketches, and musical performances by Lily Allen with the show’s now familiar Trump-centered cold open format. James...

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Italy

Giorgia Meloni and Elly Schlein used dueling political stages in Rome to sharpen Italy’s polarized debate, with Schlein unveiling a Democratic Party “construction site” for government and honoring Tina Anselmi, while...

2h/51m
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Italy

In Fano, Italy, experienced parachutists Violetta Laiketsion and Ermes Zampa died when their parachutes became fatally entangled during a jump near the local airport, sending them crashing from an extremely low altitude...

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USA

The combined story describes how a main narrative has been carefully extracted from a larger input text and translated into clear, modern English for readers. Both references emphasize that the central account has been...

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USA

Donald Trump warned that Republicans could lose the 2026 midterm elections even while telling the "Wall Street Journal" that he had created the greatest economy in history and that the gains might take time to be widely...

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Chile

José Antonio Kast heads into a compulsory-participation presidential runoff in Chile as the polling favorite over Jeannette Jara, after a hard-line campaign focused on crime and irregular migration. Kast has promised a...

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Italy

Milan were held to a 2-2 draw by Sassuolo at San Siro after Koné opened the scoring and a costly Tomori error helped Sassuolo fight back despite Bartesaghi scoring twice. Milan were without Leao because of a minor...

4h
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USA

Oprah Winfrey curated a high-demand Favorite Things list and the E! Insider shopping piece spotlights many of those beauty, fashion, tech, and home products that are currently discounted. The combined roundup compiles...

4h
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USA

Donald Trump has repudiated the post-World War II liberal international order and adopted an openly transactional strategy that risks unpicking transatlantic institutions while encouraging anti-liberal regimes...

5h
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CNN

“
Witnesses describe scene at Bondi Beach shooting”
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USA

Tracy Hart of Maine Audubon says she's cautiously optimistic after an annual count found more adult and chick common loons (Gavia immer) in southern Maine, estimating 3,174 adults and 568 chicks. Conservation measures...

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Germany

Authorities in Bavaria arrested five men, including an Egyptian imam, three Moroccans and a Syrian, on suspicion of planning a vehicle ramming attack on a Christmas market near Dingolfing-Landau. Prosecutors are...

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USA

Erika Kirk, who now leads Turning Point USA after her husband Charlie Kirk was assassinated at a Utah campus event months earlier, appeared for a televised town hall on CBS News moderated by Bari Weiss. At the town hall...

7h
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Belarus

Ales Bialiatski, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and founder of the human rights group Viasna, was freed in a negotiated release of 123 political prisoners from Belarus. The deal, brokered by Alexander Lukashenko with an...

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USA

Donald Trump has revived abrasive and demeaning language at rallies and on social media, acknowledging his 2018 "s---hole countries" remark and using a slur many view as targeting people with intellectual disabilities....

7h
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USA

Fernando Mendoza won the Heisman Trophy in New York after leading No. 1 Indiana to a 13‑0 regular season, the Big Ten title and a top seed in the 12‑team CFP. He threw for 2,980 yards, recorded more than 30 passing...

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Mali

Africa Corps fighters, a new Russian military unit that replaced the Wagner group in Mali, are accused by refugees and medical workers of multiple rapes and other brutal sexual assaults, including the gang rape of a...

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SriLanka

A US special operations team intercepted an unidentified ship off Sri Lanka last month carrying dual-use components that US officials and Behnam Ben Taleblu of the FDD said could help Iran rebuild ballistic missiles....

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Chile

José Antonio Kast proposed the "Plan Implacable", a security package to expand police and military powers as he leads the runoff against Jeannette Jara. Kast has consolidated endorsements from Johannes Kaiser and Evelyn...

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Hungary

Peter Magyar led tens of thousands of demonstrators through Budapest in a protest sparked by leaked videos that showed alleged abuse in state-run juvenile homes, with many chanting “Orban, get out!” Protesters and...

11h/8h
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USA

Vince Gilligan, the creator of "Breaking Bad" and "Better Call Saul", has produced a new sci‑fi series, "Pluribus", that follows author Carol, played by Rhea Seehorn, as she confronts the unusual mission of saving the...

8h
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USA

Gen Z is driving a broad comeback of physical media such as vinyl, DVDs and CDs, with young collectors treating discs as vintage objects and ways to reclaim offline time from algorithm-driven feeds. Collectors like Dan...

8h
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USA

Hilary Swank is reported to have snapped at Jada Bafus at Los Angeles International Airport while Bafus was preparing to lead her two sons, Mason and Jack, who live with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, on a Make-A-Wish...

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Germany

Florian L. allegedly stabbed his acquaintance Dilara O. and her four children — boys aged 3, 5 and 7 and a girl aged 8 — in their Bergkamen apartment in the early morning, leaving the mother and one child initially in...

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Poland

Germany will send about 50 soldiers to Poland to carry out engineering work — building fortifications, digging trenches, laying barbed wire and erecting anti‑tank barriers — to strengthen a long stretch of Poland’s...

27h
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Thailand

Johanna Ferm said her family is leaving Koh Chang after the Swedish Foreign Ministry (UD) expanded a travel advisory to cover areas within 50 kilometers of the Cambodia border, forcing many Swedes to rebook hotels and...

27h
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Venezuela

Nicolás Maduro is facing mounting pressure as a small circle around Donald Trump advocates a three‑phase plan of covert action, strikes and seizures aimed at squeezing Maduro and securing access to oil and rare‑earth...

31h
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USA

Brie Bird, a 9-year-old social media star, has died after a five-year battle with stage-4 neuroblastoma, her family announced on Instagram. Her mother, Kendra Bird, said they entered hospice earlier this year and vowed...

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USA

Victor Wembanyama returned from a calf injury and energized the Spurs in Las Vegas, scoring 22 points (9 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks) and delivering key plays that helped San Antonio beat the Oklahoma City Thunder...

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Switzerland

Emma Aicher won the second downhill at St. Moritz in 1:30.50, Lindsey Vonn was second and Sofia Goggia third — 0.05 seconds behind Vonn — marking the first time Goggia and Vonn have shared a podium in almost eight...

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USA

Donald Trump paints the EU as a growing economic power that challenges US influence, and a new National Security Strat. frames that rupture as a deliberate redefinition of the transatlantic relationship. Analysis by...

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Sudan

António Guterres condemned a "horrific" drone strike on a UNISFA logistics base in Kadugli that killed six Bangladeshi peacekeepers and wounded several others, warning that attacks on UN personnel may constitute war...

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USA

Mike Johnson unveiled a House Republican plan to reform the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that would end enhanced premium tax credits set to expire at year-end, a change KFF says could roughly double premiums for about 22...

43h/18h
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France

Jane Birkin had a footbridge over the Saint Martin Canal in Paris named after her, and her daughter Charlotte Gainsbourg attended the inauguration. Birkin moved to Paris from London in the 1960s, rose to international...

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USA

James Comer said Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton must appear for depositions in the federal probe of Jeffrey Epstein or face contempt of Congress after Comer’s House Oversight Committee released photos from Epstein’s...

Fri/25h
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CNN

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Police Bondi Beach shooting a terror attack”
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USA

Donald Trump dismissed photos showing him with Jeffrey Epstein as "not a big deal" and denied knowledge of Epstein's criminal conduct after the House Oversight Committee published more than 90 images, including a...

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Italy

Mobile Squad officers discovered a bomb built from two kilograms of TNT inside a polystyrene box disguised as a remote-controlled toy car near the police station in Fidene during anti-drug operations. Explosive...

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USA

Blake Horvath threw an 8-yard touchdown to Eli Heidenreich on fourth-and-goal late and recovered two fourth-quarter fumbles as No. 22 Navy rallied for a 17-16 comeback win over Army to secure the Commander-in-Chief...

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USA

United Airlines said Flight 803, a Boeing 777 with 275 passengers and 15 crew, suffered an engine failure shortly after takeoff from Dulles and returned safely after a piece of the engine cowling separated. The...

22h/15h
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BBC

“
Are robots the future of space exploration?”
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TheDaily

“
The Best Music of 2025”
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BBC

“
Nine killed in shooting at Bondi Beach”
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USA

Bob Ferguson said the flooding could be historic after multiple atmospheric rivers dumped record rainfall across western Washington, forcing about 1,000 residents to evacuate, inundating towns and damaging major...

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TEDTalks

“
This revolutionary moment in space exploration”
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NewYorkTimes

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At Least Two Killed in Shooting at Brown University”
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USA

Donald Trump faces a lawsuit from the National Trust for Historic Preservation over his $300 million White House ballroom project. The lawsuit alleges Trump violated federal laws, including the Administrative Procedures...

41h/36h
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NewYorkTimes

“
Behind the Supreme Court’s Push to Expand Presidential Power”
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USA

Arabella McCormack, an 11-year-old who prosecutors say was tortured and starved by her adoptive family, is at the center of a civil case that was settled for $31.5 million on behalf of her two younger sisters. The...

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Congo

M23 rebels seized the strategic border town of Uvira in eastern Congo, a push US officials say was backed by Rwanda and that has killed more than 400 civilians and displaced about 200,000 people. The offensive shattered...

39h/20h
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USA

Bruna Ferreira was arrested by ICE near Boston last month and held for 26 days before being released on a $1,500 bond. DHS said she had entered the US on a B2 visa that required her to leave long ago and noted a prior...

37h/20h
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TheVergecast

“
The end of OpenAI and other 2026 predictions”
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Thailand

Donald Trump said on "Truth Social" he had brokered an immediate ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia after phone calls with Anutin Charnvirakul and Hun Manet, and that Anwar Ibrahim would help restart the original...

Fri/19h
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CNN

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World Cup pride match sparks backlash from Iran and Egypt”
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USA

Donald Trump is actively seeking a new Federal Reserve chair and says he is leaning toward Kevin Warsh or Kevin Hassett as finalists. Trump has criticized Jerome Powell for resisting rate cuts and told the Wall Street...

44h/27h
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USA

James Comey scored a procedural win after a federal judge found that the DOJ unlawfully accessed files from his longtime friend and former lawyer Daniel Richman. Colleen Kollar-Kotelly wrote that a recent warrantless...

37h/21h
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USA

Vin Diesel announced that Cristiano Ronaldo will have a role in “Fast X: Part 2”, the 12th and final installment of the Fast & Furious franchise, posting a photo on Instagram and saying, “We wrote a role for him” and...

15h
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USA

Amy Schumer and Chris Fischer announced they are ending their seven-year marriage and said they will focus on co-parenting their son, Gene. They described the split as amicable, asked for privacy and Schumer, writing on...

40h/20h
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USA

Hailee Steinfeld and Josh Allen announced they are expecting their first child, sharing the joyful news on Instagram and through Steinfeld's "Beau Society" newsletter. The couple, who married earlier this year after...

44h/41h
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USA

Peter Greene, 60, was found dead in his Manhattan apartment after neighbors reported Christmas music playing for hours, and police said they do not suspect foul play while an autopsy will determine the cause. His...

17h/14h
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TheHill

“
UFO Evidence Files: Classified Reports, Sightings, and Potential Alien Explanations”
11h
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Iran

Narges Mohammadi, a Nobel Prize laureate, was violently arrested in Mashhad, Iran, while attending a memorial for human rights lawyer Khosrow Alikordi, who was found dead under suspicious circumstances earlier this...

Fri/40h
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Fox

“
GOP lawmaker calls for end to birthright citizenship”
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USA

SC Dept of Public Health said a measles outbreak centered in Spartanburg County has sickened at least 126 people, put about 303 residents in quarantine and forced quarantine or isolation at more than a dozen schools....

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USA

John Cena, a 17-time World Champion, will conclude his 23-year WWE career with his final match against Gunther at "WWE Saturday Night's Main Event" in Washington, D.C. The event, streaming live on Peacock in the US and...

39h/36h
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Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelensky said repeated Russian strikes — including a nighttime Kinjal hypersonic missile attack — severely damaged civilian and energy infrastructure, leaving more than a million households without power and...

46h/25h
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USA

Jordan Firstman criticized the HBO Max series "Heated Rivalry" for its inauthentic portrayal of gay sex scenes, stating they felt overly staged and not representative of real gay experiences. Firstman, known for his...

39h/36h
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Brazil

The USA lifted financial sanctions on Brazilian Supreme Court minister Alexandre de Moraes, his wife Vivianne Barci, and their company Lex, following diplomatic efforts between Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Donald...

44h/40h
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USA

Powerball has climbed to $1 billion, with an advertised $457.7 million lump-sum cash option, after no ticket matched the prior $930 million drawing and three tickets won $1 million each by matching five numbers but...

39h/32h
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USA

Quinn Hughes, former Norris Trophy winner and Vancouver Canucks captain, has been traded to the Minnesota Wild in a blockbuster NHL move aimed at bolstering their Stanley Cup contention. The Canucks received Marco...

39h/37h
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TEDTalks

“
How to beat impostor syndrome”
12h
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USA

Sherrone Moore was fired as head football coach by the University of Michigan and arrested on felony home invasion and misdemeanor stalking charges after an alleged inappropriate relationship with a staff member; he was...

40h/31h
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Italy

Lucio Caracciolo warns that rising anti‑American rhetoric in Italy, amplified by Giorgia Meloni and Donald Trump, risks undermining cooperation on shared security challenges and may backfire diplomatically. Andrea...

18h
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Thailand

Donald Trump announced a renewed ceasefire agreement between Thailand and Cambodia, effective this evening, following urgent discussions with Anutin Charnvirakul and Hun Manet to halt deadly border hostilities. This...

Fri/39h
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CNN

“
Video shows students evacuating Brown University”
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Bolivia

Former Bolivian President Luis Arce was ordered into five months of preventive detention in La Paz on charges of mismanagement of funds from the Indigenous Development Fund. Judge Mario Helmer Laura issued the order...

41h
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Colombia

Donald Trump warned of impending military ground operations against drug traffickers in Latin American nations, specifically labeling Colombia a "cocaine factory." Trump stated that any drug-producing country selling to...

47h/41h
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USA

FIFA opened a lottery for 2026 FIFA World Cup tickets, receiving five million requests within 24 hours amid high demand from fans globally, including Australia. Despite tickets for matches like those in the Bay Area...

38h
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USA

JB Pritzker signed the Medical Aid in Dying Act, making Illinois the 12th US jurisdiction to permit terminally ill patients, with less than six months to live, to request and self-administer life-ending medication. The...

45h/41h
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Italy

Lazio held on to beat Parma 1-0 despite finishing with nine men after red cards to Zaccagni and Basic, with substitute Noslin running clear behind Valenti, rounding Corvi and firing home for the winner. The victory...

19h
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UK

Bukayo Saka's two brilliant right‑wing crosses forced late errors and handed Arsenal a 2-1 win over Wolverhampton at the Emirates, extending Arsenal's home run to nine straight wins in all competitions. Viktor Gyökeres...

20h
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TheDaily

“
3 Senators Who Quit on Why Congress Won’t Stand Up to Trump”
32h
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USA

Donald Trump’s administration issued a notice of default to National Links Trust, the nonprofit that runs Washington, D.C.’s three municipal golf courses, escalating a behind-the-scenes dispute over who will control the...

20h
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France

"Zootopia 2" quickly surpassed $1 billion globally, becoming the fastest animated film in Hollywood history to reach that milestone and Disney's second billion-dollar release this year. The film continued its box office...

42h/22h
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USA

Alvin Holsey unexpectedly retired from US Southern Command after just one year, transferring leadership to Evan Pettus amid controversy over US military strikes. His early departure followed reported disagreements with...

47h/40h
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USA

Donald Trump criticized 21 Republican Indiana senators after they rejected a redistricting plan passed by the state House that Trump supported, vowing to help primary those who opposed it and calling the vote a...

44h/28h