A city in Japan is on high alert for a cat that fell into a tank of hazardous chemicals before disappearing into the night. Officials in Fukuyama, Hiroshima prefecture, said they have stepped up patrols and warned …
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SpaceX is once again set to fly its gargantuan Starship rocket — the most powerful launch vehicle ever constructed — after federal regulators approved the company’s plans for a third test flight. The launch could …
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England’s National Health Service (NHS) has stopped prescribing puberty blockers for children and young people with gender dysphoria or gender incongruence, saying there is “not enough evidence to support the safety or clinical effectiveness” of …
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World
Ukraine hits oil refineries deep inside Russian territory, as Kyiv steps up drone attacks before Putin’s likely re-election
The three Russian oil refineries targeted are in the cities of Ryazan, about 130 miles southeast of Moscow; Kstovo, in the Nizhny Novgorod region, nearly 300 miles east of the capital; and Kirishi in Russia’s northwest. The …
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Putin says he’s ready to use nuclear weapons if Russian state at stake, but ‘there has never been such a need’
Moscow is ready to use nuclear weapons if there is a threat to the existence of the Russian state but “there has never been such a need,” President Vladimir Putin said in an interview with …
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Gunmen who kidnapped 287 school children in Nigeria say they will kill them all if $622,000 ransom not paid
“They called me from a hidden number yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon at around 16 minutes past 12, and demanded 1 billion naira ($621,848) as a ransom for the students. They said [the ultimatum] will only last …
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After a meeting of regional Caribbean leaders on Monday, Henry agreed to leave power once a transitional council had been set up to lay the foundations for future elections, following weeks of violence in Haiti …
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Excavations of an archaeological site in Panama have revealed the grave of a religious leader buried over 1,200 years ago alongside a cache of gold objects — and numerous other human remains. Researchers found the …
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Politics
Jewish activists blast ‘Squad’ Dem for ‘appalling’ defense of Farrakhan mural: ‘Lack of fitness to lead’
Democratic Congressman Jamaal Bowman recently argued that a mural of Minister Louis Farrakhan should remain in a New York City suburb, prompting outrage from Jewish activists. The ‘Squad’ Democrat from New York recently sparked controversy …
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Politics
Locking it up: Trump clinches 2024 Republican presidential nomination during Tuesday’s primaries
Former President Trump is officially the presumptive Republican presidential nominee. Trump clinched his party’s 2024 nomination Tuesday when Georgia, Mississippi and Washington state held primaries. He called it a ‘really great day of victory’ in …