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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 Erika Kirk reflected on grief, defended Charlie Kirk’s record while condemning those who justified his killing, described her spontaneous yet faith-driven decision to forgive the accused and urged an end to escalating political violence and antisemitism.
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Australia

Australian and Canadian authorities are grappling with the terrorist mass shooting at the "Chanukah by the Sea" Hanukkah celebration near Bondi Beach in Sydney, where two gunmen killed at least fifteen people, wounded...

10h/4m
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Australia

Benjamin Netanyahu and Anthony Albanese became central figures in an escalating global argument over antisemitism and security after an antisemitic terrorist massacre killed at least eleven Jews at the "Chanukah by the...

15h/1h
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Australia

Australian authorities say Naveed Akram and his father Sajid Akram carried out an antisemitic terrorist attack at a crowded Hanukkah celebration near Bondi Beach in Sydney, killing sixteen people and injuring around...

12h/1h
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USA

JetBlue Flight 1112 from Curaçao to New York narrowly avoided a midair collision with a US Air Force refueling tanker that crossed its path without an active transponder near Venezuelan airspace, forcing the crew to...

4h/1h
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USA

Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs were knocked out of playoff contention in a 16-13 home loss to the Los Angeles Chargers, ending an era of near-automatic postseason appearances. Derwin James Jr. sealed the...

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Italy

Inter Milan reclaimed first place in Serie A with a 2-1 away win over Genoa at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris, built on goals from Yann Aurel Bisseck and Lautaro Martinez before a late strike from Vitinha revived home hopes....

2h/1h
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USA

Patrick Mahomes suffered a painful left knee injury in the closing minutes of the Kansas City Chiefs’ 16-13 home loss to the Los Angeles Chargers, casting immediate doubt on his short term availability and the...

3h/52m
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USA

Juliette Kayyem reflects on a mass shooting during a Brown University exam review in Providence, where two students were killed and nine injured, colliding with her long work on tragedies caused by gun violence. The...

3h/54m
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USA

Ice Cube, who first starred in the original 1997 creature thriller, has confirmed a nostalgic cameo in Sony Pictures’ new meta-horror comedy remake of "Anaconda," revealed during its Los Angeles premiere and framed as a...

45m
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Italy

Carlo Conti unveiled the full lineup of thirty established artists and announced that Angelica Bove and Nicolò Filippucci will join the New Proposals section of the Sanremo Festival 2026. During the live broadcast of...

32m
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USA

Bill Cassidy is at the center of an escalating congressional fight over how to prevent rising health care costs from spiking when enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies expire, as lawmakers juggle short-term extensions...

3h/1h
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USA

Philip Rivers has come out of retirement at age 44 to rejoin the Indianapolis Colts, replacing injured starter Daniel Jones and immediately delivering a poised first-half touchdown drive in a critical matchup against...

6h/1h
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USA

Lily Allen returned to "Saturday Night Live" with a highly staged performance of "Madeline" from the breakup album "West End Girl", using the theatrical Madeline persona to process her separation from David Harbour and...

6h/1h
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USA

Brown University in Providence was shattered by a mass shooting in the Barus and Holley building, where 24-year-old Benjamin Erickson allegedly killed two students and wounded nine others during a crowded class,...

26h/50m
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Colombia

A school excursion bus carrying students from Liceo Antioqueño plunged about 20 meters into a ravine on the Belén road between Remedios and Zaragoza in Antioquia, killing at least 17 teenagers and injuring around 20...

1h
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Australia

Grok, the AI chatbot created by xAI, has come under intense scrutiny after it repeatedly spread falsehoods and confused details about the Bondi Beach mass shooting in Australia, badly misidentifying the hero bystander...

2h
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Algeria

Christophe Gleizes, a French journalist sentenced in Algeria to seven years in prison for allegedly glorifying terrorism, has filed a cassation appeal seeking a new trial while his family intensifies diplomatic efforts...

1h
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Australia

Emergency responders in Moffat Beach described how a 17-year-old girl died after climbing over a safety fence with friends to photograph the sunset and falling about 30 metres onto rocks below. Police investigator Peter...

1h
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France

France is pressing Ursula von der Leyen and the European Commission to postpone December deadlines for the EU–Mercosur trade agreement, arguing that current safeguards do not adequately protect European farmers and that...

2h
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Chile

José Antonio Kast of the Republican Party has been elected president of Chile with nearly 60 percent of the vote in a compulsory runoff, defeating left-wing rival Jeannette Jara and giving the country its most...

16h/25m
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Italy

The Italian government has issued a public health alert warning that so called light cannabis products may be adulterated with the synthetic cannabinoid MdMB-pinaca, which officials say is far more potent than THC and...

2h
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Nepal

Simone Moro, a 58-year-old Italian high-altitude climber renowned for winter ascents of eight-thousand-meter peaks, fell seriously ill after descending from Nepal’s Mera Peak and was later hospitalized in Kathmandu for...

3h
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UK

Erling Haaland scored twice, including a late penalty for his 17th league goal of the season, as Manchester City beat Crystal Palace 3-0 at Selhurst Park to stretch their winning run to five matches and intensify the...

3h
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USA

Khloé Kardashian condemned what she called “gross commentary” about Tristan Thompson’s 19-year-old brother Amari, a nonverbal young man with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome and epilepsy, after posting videos of him joyfully...

3h
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USA

Mark Warner used interviews on "Face the Nation" and "This Week" to denounce Donald Trump’s Venezuela policy, arguing that boat strikes and potential troop deployments lack clear legal and strategic justification. He...

4h
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Italy

Fiorentina has plunged into a full crisis after a financially ambitious summer, with Paolo Vanoli's side stuck winless at the bottom of Serie A and enduring fierce protests from supporters chanting "You make us laugh"...

5h
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France

Olympique de Marseille host Monaco at the Velodrome in a tense Ligue 1 meeting where Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Folarin Balogun and an in‑form Geronimo Rulli seek to turn encouraging European form into domestic...

5h
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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...

5h
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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...

6h
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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...

7h
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USA

Donald Trump used an Oval Office interview with the "Wall Street Journal" to tout what he called the greatest economy in history while candidly warning Republicans could still lose the 2026 midterm elections,...

12h/5h
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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...

7h
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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...

8h/6h
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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...

8h
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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...

9h
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Syria

Donald Trump threatened very serious retaliation after an Islamic State infiltrator embedded within Syria’s General Security forces killed two American soldiers and a civilian interpreter during a joint patrol near...

31h/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...

10h
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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...

11h
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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 exchange that released 123 political prisoners from Belarus in return for an easing of USA sanctions...

21h/2h
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CNN

“
Witnesses describe scene at Bondi Beach shooting”
5h
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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...

24h/6h
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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...

12h
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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...

24h/21h
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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....

13h
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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...

16h/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...

14h
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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...

21h/18h
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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...

13h
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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...

17h/13h
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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...

14h
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Palestine

Raad Saad, also reported as Raed Saad, was killed in an Israeli strike near Gaza City, with Israel calling him a key architect of the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack. Gaza health officials and witnesses described multiple...

31h/4h
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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...

16h
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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...

25h/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...

17h
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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...

17h
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CNN

“
Police Bondi Beach shooting a terror attack”
11h
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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...

27h/21h
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BBC

“
Nine killed in shooting at Bondi Beach”
13h
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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...

22h/21h
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TheDaily

“
The Best Music of 2025”
14h
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TheVergecast

“
The end of OpenAI and other 2026 predictions”
15h
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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...

34h/25h
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USA

Dick Van Dyke, who recently reached 100, is the subject of a new documentary, "Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration", now screening in theaters nationwide. His eight-decade career spans Broadway's "Bye Bye Birdie", films...

29h/20h
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NewYorkTimes

“
At Least Two Killed in Shooting at Brown University”
14h
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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...

21h
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USA

Abraham Quintanilla, 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. He founded and managed Los Dinos, led Selena from...

29h/22h
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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...

23h/20h
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TheHill

“
UFO Evidence Files: Classified Reports, Sightings, and Potential Alien Explanations”
16h
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TEDTalks

“
How to beat impostor syndrome”
17h
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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...

23h
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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....

23h
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Fox

“
GOP lawmaker calls for end to birthright citizenship”
17h
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CNN

“
Video shows students evacuating Brown University”
18h
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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...

32h/26h
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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...

25h
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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...

25h
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Thailand

Anutin Charnvirakul said Thailand accused Cambodian forces of firing thousands of rockets and using airstrikes and drones along the long-smoldering border, prompting mass evacuations and at least twenty-five deaths, and...

33h/14h
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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...

26h
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USA

Brandon Aiyuk has been placed on the San Francisco 49ers' reserve/left squad list, a move that removes him from the active roster and effectively ends his time with the team for the foreseeable future. The...

26h
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Chile

José Antonio Kast has pledged to deport Venezuelan migrants without papers if he wins, a promise that has pushed him to frontrunner status while spreading fear among the hundreds of thousands of undocumented people...

26h
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USA

Taylor Swift asked for her main story to be translated into modern English, but the original text was not provided so a full translation could not be completed. If you paste the source text I will merge the versions and...

28h
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USA

Britney Spears reunited with Paris Hilton and posted an Instagram video showing Hilton’s children, Phoenix and London, dressed as Peter Pan characters; she praised Paris as a "stunning mom" after a recent birthday...

27h
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USA

Nick Fuentes has moved from the fringes into widespread visibility after a high-profile interview with Tucker Carlson and a string of viral Rumble broadcasts that pair long monologues, Christian imagery and EDM. His...

28h
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France

Mousa Al-Tamari delivered the decisive moments as Rennes beat Brest 3-1 in Ligue 1, capitalizing on two glaring defensive errors by Kenny Lala that swung the game in Rennes' favour. Estéban Lepaul and Meïté also scored,...

29h
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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...

30h
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TheDaily

“
Journalism, Interrupted: Podcast Hosts on the State of the Media”
25h
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Germany

Volodymyr Zelensky has used talks in Berlin with Jared Kushner, Steve Witkoff, Emmanuel Macron, Keir Starmer and Friedrich Merz to float a rewritten peace framework for Ukraine. The emerging proposal, reportedly shaped...

Fri/8m
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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....

35h/30h
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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...

32h
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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...

33h
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CNN

“
Trump vows retaliation after US soldiers killed in Syria attack”
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...

37h
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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...

34h
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USA

Mike Johnson unveiled a House Republican plan to reform the ACA that would end COVID-era enhanced premium tax credits scheduled to expire in a few weeks, a shift analysts say could roughly double premiums for about 22...

Sat/12h
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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...

35h
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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/31h
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USA

Donald Trump issued an expedited emergency declaration that opened FEMA assistance as multiple atmospheric rivers dumped record rainfall across western Washington, forcing about 1,000 residents to evacuate, inundating...

43h/21h
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USA

John Cena ended his more than two decade in-ring career in Washington DC by tapping out to Austrian powerhouse Gunther, in a retirement match framed to crown WWE’s next dominant heel. The "Main Event" card, branded as...

45h/2h
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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...

46h/25h
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USA

James Comey won a significant procedural victory when a federal judge ruled that the DOJ unlawfully accessed files from his longtime friend and former lawyer Daniel Richman, finding that a warrantless search of...

43h/5h