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Trump doesn’t rule out war with Venezuela

US President Donald Trump left open the possibility of war with Venezuela, as his top diplomat Marco Rubio vowed Friday (Dec 19) to enforce a blockade on the country’s oil wealth. Asked in an interview with NBC News conducted Thursday about a war with Venezuela, Trump said, “I don’t rule it out, no.” Trump declined to say…
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Kennedy seeks to cut US children’s access to gender-affirming care

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. moved on Thursday to cut children’s access to gender-affirming care, marking one of the Trump administration’s most sweeping restrictions yet on transgender healthcare. Kennedy proposed rules barring hospitals that deliver such care from Medicare and Medicaid programs and prohibiting Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program…
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Saudi Arabia Deports 24,000 Pakistani Beggars After Warning To Islamabad

Saudi Arabia alone has deported 24,000 Pakistanis over allegations of begging, while the UAE has imposed visa restrictions on most Pakistani citizens, citing concerns that some were “getting involved in criminal activities” after arriving in the country. Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have tightened scrutiny on Pakistani nationals amid growing concerns over organised begging and…
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Satellite Image Shows Pakistan’s Murid Airbase, Bombed by India During Op Sindoor, Covered in Big Red Tarpaulin – What It Means

A geo-intelligence and OSINT expert Damien Symon has shared a new satellite photo suggesting that Pakistan is still repairing its military establishments, even 8 months after Operation Sindoor. Almost 8 months after India bombed multiple air bases in Pakistan during Operation Sindoor to avenge the Pahalgam terror attack, it seems that the neighbour is still struggling to…
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Astronomer HR Head Kristin Cabot On Coldplay Scandal: ‘Bad Decision Made After Drinking’

Kristin Cabot said she had acted inappropriately after drinking “a couple of High Noons” and acknowledged that the moment had lasting consequences. Kristin Cabot, the human resources executive who went viral after being caught in a kiss-cam moment with her then-boss Andy Byron at a Coldplay concert, has spoken publicly for the first time, describing the incident…
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Woman Shares Scary Encounter With Venomous Spider Bite That Had Her Entire Body ‘Shedding Like A Snake’

Mynita S. was hospitalised for weeks after a brown recluse spider bite triggered sudden, life-threatening symptoms. She lost mobility, suffered dangerously high heart rate, low oxygen and haemoglobin levels, and required intubation. Even after discharge, her skin continued peeling weeks later, highlighting the severe and lasting effects of the venom A woman’s frightening encounter with a venomous…
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Trump’s son-in-law backs out of Serbia construction project

Popular protests and a corruption investigation have prompted Jared Kushner’s company to withdraw from a prestige construction project in the heart of Belgrade. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic is furious. Serbia’s president, Aleksandar Vucic, has long been accused of exercising total control over the Western Balkan country. Now, he has declared that he will personally file criminal charges…
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Protests erupt in Bangladesh after Osman Hadi’s death, Awami League office torched

Chanting slogans and waving placards, protesters accused authorities of failing to protect Osman Hadi, the convener of political platform Inquilab Mancha and a radical leader known for his fierce anti-India and anti–Sheikh Hasina rhetoric. Massive protests broke out across Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka, with thousands gathering at Shahbag following the death of radical leader Sharif Osman Hadi, a…
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TikTok signs deal to sell US unit to Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX

TikTok agreed to sell its US business to a new American-controlled venture involving Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX, reducing ByteDance’s stake after years of US national-security pressure over Chinese ownership. TikTok has signed a deal to sell its US business to a joint venture controlled by American investors, including Oracle, Silver Lake and Abu Dhabi-based MGX, allowing…
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SICKO’S SNAPS New bombshell Epstein pics drop with creepy Lolita messages scrawled on girl’s chest, paedo massaged & chilling texts

A FRESH batch of Jeffrey Epstein pictures has been released – with never-before-seen snaps showing eerie passages from Lolita scribbled on a girl’s chest and the convicted sex offender getting a massage. The 68 new images – again featuring several high-profile figures – come one day before a huge collection of Epstein files is set to be…
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‘OUR PERFECT ANGEL’ Pete Davidson welcomes first child with girlfriend Elsie Hewitt and reveals baby’s special name that honors his late dad

PETE Davidson has welcomed his first child with his girlfriend, Elsie Hewitt, and shared the baby’s gender and special name. Elsie revealed the happy news on Instagram on Thursday. The model shared photos capturing the moments after the little one’s arrival, including the pair bonding with the newborn. She announced in her caption that they welcomed their…
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LEGEND LOST How NASCAR champ Greg Biffle became $30 million racing icon & rescue pilot hero before plane crash killed him & family

NASCAR icon Greg Biffle, who earned over $30 million as a champion racer and later became a hero rescue pilot in semi-retirement, died in a tragic plane crash on Thursday in North Carolina. His family was also on board the small private jet when it crashed shortly after takeoff en route to Sarasota, Florida, after reportedly suffering…
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Trump shifts priority to Moon mission, not Mars

US President Donald Trump on Thursday (Dec 18) confirmed that he wants to send astronauts back to the Moon as soon as possible, putting eventual Mars missions on the back burner. In an executive order on his space policy, Trump said he wanted to get Americans to the Moon by 2028, under NASA’s Artemis programme launched during…
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Prince Harry injures his hand at Snow Polo in Aspen

Talk about a royal pain. Prince Harry hurt his hand while playing in Thursday’s St. Regis World Snow Polo Championship in Aspen, Colorado, a source tells Page Six. But we hear the Duke of Sussex soldiered on. A witness tells us that the Prince’s hand accidentally got “clipped” when a son of famed polo player Nacho Figueras…
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How China built its ‘Manhattan Project’ to rival the West in AI chips

In a high-security Shenzhen laboratory, Chinese scientists have built what Washington has spent years trying to prevent: a prototype of a machine capable of producing the cutting-edge semiconductor chips that power artificial intelligence, smartphones and weapons central to Western military dominance, Reuters has learned. Completed in early 2025 and now undergoing testing, the prototype fills nearly an…
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Pakistan Slaps Terror Case Against Imran Khan’s Sisters After PTI Protest Outside Adiala Jail

Rawalpindi police registered an Anti-Terrorism Act FIR against Imran Khan’s sisters Aleema Khan and Noreen Niazi, PTI leaders Salman Akram Raja, Naeem Panjotha and others for Tuesday’s protest outside Adiala Jail after denied meetings with the jailed PTI chief. Pakistan police on Wednesday registered a case under the Anti-Terrorism Act against the sisters of former prime minister…
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Trump Announces $1,776 ‘Warrior Dividend’ For US Soldiers; Repeats Tariffs Prevented ‘8 Wars’

Trump said his administration sealed the southern border, reversing Democratic policies and stopping undocumented migrants and violent criminals from entering. US President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced a one-time $1,776 “warrior dividend” for American military personnel, saying more than 1.45 million service members will receive the payment before Christmas as part of what he described as the…
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Active aero and overtake mode – F1’s new terminology

Formula 1 has revealed the terminology the sport will use to refer to the technical complexities of the new 2026 rules. F1 is introducing arguably the biggest regulation change in its history next season, with new chassis and engine rules, and the mandating of sustainable fuels. The new engines, which remain 1.6-litre V6 turbo hybrids, have significantly…
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Dan Bongino stepping down as FBI deputy director

Dan Bongino has said he will leave his role as the FBI’s deputy director in January. In a post on X, he thanked President Donald Trump, as well as the director of the FBI and the attorney general “for the opportunity to serve with purpose”. It comes after Trump said earlier on Wednesday that the former podcast…
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BRUTAL DEATHS Rob Reiner and wife’s official cause of death confirmed as ‘multiple sharp force injuries’ after being ‘murdered by son’

ICONIC filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer died from multiple sharp force injuries, a medical examiner has confirmed after it was reported that their throats were slashed while in bed. The couple’s son Nick Reiner stands accused of brutally stabbing them to death in their lavish, multi-million-dollar home in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles…
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India seizes Afghanistan trade opening amid Pakistan rift

The Pakistan-Afghanistan crisis and border closures are reshaping regional trade. India is capitalizing on the conflict by deepening economic ties and strategic engagement with Kabul. Relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan have hit a historic low in recent months, after deadly cross-border clashes that left dozens of people killed. Important trade routes like Torkham and Chaman have since…
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Germany news: Lawmakers back €50 billion defense package

The Bundestag budget committee has signed off on more than €50 billion in military purchases. The Cabinet is proposing tighter rules for welfare recipients. Police investigate after neo-Nazi music played at Christmas market A 40-year-old is being investigated for having allegedly played banned neo-Nazi music at a Christmas market in Otterndorf, northern Germany. According to reports, tracks…
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Warner Bros. board recommends taking Netflix takeover offer

The Warner Bros. board informed its shareholders that the Paramount offer is “inferior” to the one from Netflix. Warner Bros. Discovery recommended on Wednesday that its shareholders reject Paramount’s offer to buy the company and instead accept Netflix’s offer. According to Warner Bros., a Netflix takeover would better serve both the company’s interests and its audiences. In…
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Trump orders ‘blockade’ of sanctioned oil tankers leaving, entering Venezuela

U.S. President Donald Trump ordered on Tuesday a “blockade” of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, in Washington’s latest move to increase pressure on Nicolas Maduro’s government, targeting its main source of income. It is unclear how Trump will impose the move against the sanctioned vessels, and whether he will turn to the Coast Guard…
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Warner Bros likely to reject $108.4 billion Paramount bid, back Netflix in bidding war, sources say

Warner Bros Discovery’s (WBD.O), board could announce a decision as early as Wednesday on Paramount Skydance’s (PSKY.O), $108.4 billion takeover bid, with the board likely to advise shareholders to vote against the offer, according to sources familiar with the matter. The decision to recommit to Netflix’s (NFLX.O), buyout offer would mark the latest twist in the race…
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Trump orders blockade of ‘sanctioned oil tankers’ into Venezuela, ramping up pressure on Maduro

President Donald Trump said Tuesday he is ordering a blockade of all “sanctioned oil tankers” into Venezuela, ramping up pressure on the country’s authoritarian leader Nicolás Maduro in a move that seemed designed to put a tighter chokehold on the South American country’s economy. Trump’s escalation comes after U.S. forces last week seized an oil tanker off…
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FBI did not believe it had probable cause to raid Mar-a-Lago for classified documents, bombshell files show

The FBI did not believe agents had probable cause to raid President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in August 2022 — but former President Joe Biden’s Department of Justice approved the search anyway, according to newly released records. An FBI official even noted that agents had spent six “counterproductive” weeks trying to establish they had grounds for a search…
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$2B budget shortfall leaves Mamdani’s freebie-filled agenda with uphill battle: ‘There’s no good news’

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is already facing a hurdle to his freebie-filled agenda with a projected $2.18 billion budget shortfall — with bigger funding gaps possible in the years ahead, a new report said. The budget shortfall could balloon to over $13 billion by 2029 due to underbudgeting of costs and sluggish economic growth, according to the report…
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Pope Leo to accept Cardinal Dolan’s resignation, possibly name Illinois bishop to lead NY Archdiocese: sources

Pope Leo XIV is expected to accept Timothy Cardinal Dolan’s resignation this week — and will possibly name a bishop from the pontiff’s Illinois home state to lead the Archdiocese of New York, well-placed sources said. Dolan, who has served as archbishop since 2009, submitted his resignation in February after reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75.…
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How divides emerged at the heart of Trump’s Maga world

At a meeting of his cabinet at the White House two weeks ago, US President Donald Trump looked around the long room filled with his top advisers, administration officials and aides, and made a prediction. The next Republican presidential candidate, he said, is “probably sitting at this table”. “It could be a couple of people sitting at…
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ISLAND MYSTERY Massive hidden structure found UNDER Bermuda Triangle like nothing ever seen before as scientists probe ‘anomaly’

MYSTERY-HUNTERS have another Bermuda Triangle puzzle to chew over – a huge hidden structure lurking below the region. Scientists have probed the area below Bermuda and found something “unlike anything else on Earth”. The Bermuda Triangle is an urban legend linked to an area in the North Atlantic Ocean that’s roughly between Florida, Bermuda, and Puerto Rico.…
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LIBERTY FALLS Horror moment massive 78ft ‘Statue of Liberty’ COLLAPSES in brutal 55mph storm sending it crumbling to the ground

DRAMATIC footage shows the moment an enormous ‘Statue of Liberty’ crashes to the ground in southern Brazil. The 78ft statue can be seen leaning precariously before smashing into a car park in Guaíba, Brazil. High winds reached up to 55mph as Brazil was struck by a powerful storm on December 15. Footage shows cars driving away from…
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IN COLD BLOOD MIT head of nuclear science shot dead at home after neighbors ‘hear door being kicked in and three bangs’

A CELEBRATED college professor has died after being shot multiple times at his apartment building as authorities launch a manhunt for the suspected gunman. Nuno F.G. Loureiro, a 47-year-old nuclear science, engineering, and physics educator at MIT, died on Tuesday after being admitted to Boston Hospital. Brookline police responded to Loureiro’s apartment at around 8:30 pm on…
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TWIST OF FATE Rob Reiner’s son Nick could face DEATH PENALTY for ‘slashing his mom and dad’s throats in bed’ as murder charges filed

THE son of iconic filmmaker Rob Reiner and Michele Singer has formally been charged with two counts of first-degree murder and faces a possible death sentence. Nathan Hochman, the district attorney of Los Angeles, unveiled the charges against Nick Reiner, who is accused of brutally murdering his parents with a knife in their sprawling $13.5 million Brentwood…
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Why Germany’s auto capitals face financial crisis

The crisis in Germany’s revered car industry is taking a toll on its wealthiest regions — and hitting the pocketbooks of residents. Their worldwide exports transformed them into some of the most prosperous regions in Europe, but now Germany’s auto capitals are veering toward harder times. Cities like Wolfsburg, Ingolstadt and Stuttgart — home to Volkswagen, Audi…
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Myanmar: Rakhine state in dire straits as conflict rages on

As Myanmar’s military loses ground, Rakhine state plunges into isolation, ethnic strife, and a humanitarian crisis that threatens regional stability. Rakhine state in western Myanmar plays a key role in determining the outcome of the civil war that has been raging in the Southeast Asian nation since its military seized power in a coup in February 2021.…
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Blackstone leads investment in data-security firm Cyera at $9 billion valuation, WSJ reports

Blackstone is leading a $400 million investment in Cyera that values the Israeli data-security startup at $9 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Cyera, founded in 2021 and backed by venture capital firms Sequoia Capital and Accel, has an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered platform. Existing investors plan to participate in…
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Taylor Swift updates: Book sales skyrocket after Taylor Swift docuseries highlights popular thriller

‘God of the Woods’ book sales skyrocket after Taylor Swift docuseries highlights popular thriller Call it the Swift Effect. Book sales for Liz Moore’s “God of the Woods” skyrocketed over the weekend after the pop star was heard listening to the popular thriller on her new documentary series, “The End of an Era.” Reps for Penguin Random…
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Meta tolerates rampant ad fraud from China to safeguard billions in revenue

Last year, Meta had to reckon with an ugly conclusion about its Chinese advertising customers: They were defrauding Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp users worldwide. Though China’s authoritarian government bans use of Meta social media by its citizens, Beijing lets Chinese companies advertise to foreign consumers on the globe-spanning platforms. As a result, Meta’s advertising business was thriving…
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Spirit Airlines secures $100 million lifeline to stay afloat during bankruptcy

Spirit Airlines (FLYYQ.PK), said Monday it has secured an additional $100 million in emergency financing to support its operations and restructuring efforts while under bankruptcy protection. The move comes amid mounting speculation about the ultra-low-cost carrier’s future. Aviation outlet The Air Current reported, Friday that some rival airline executives believed Spirit could halt operations abruptly around a…
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Trump urges Xi to free Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai

US President Donald Trump says he has asked Chinese leader Xi Jinping to “consider” releasing Jimmy Lai, the Hong Kong pro-democracy tycoon who was earlier this week found guilty under the city’s controversial national security law. “I feel so badly,” Trump told reporters. “I spoke to President Xi about it and I asked to consider his release.”…
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‘Battlefield’ maker EA forecasts softer 2026 bookings amid slow spending, crowded holiday slate

“Battlefield” maker Electronic Arts forecast fiscal 2026 net bookings below analysts’ estimates on Monday, as soft consumer spending and elevated console prices weigh on demand during a fiercely competitive holiday season. The Redwood City, California-based company expects net bookings of about $7.85 billion for the year, compared with the analysts’ average estimate of $8.06 billion, according to…
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Japan to expand rules on foreigners’ property purchases, finance minister says

Japan will revise rules to require foreigners buying domestic property, including for residential purposes, to file a report to the government, Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said on Tuesday. Under current rules, the government only requires foreigners buying property for investment purposes to file a report. The government will expand the requirement to include property purchased for residential…
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GET WELL Hospitalised hero of Bondi massacre said ‘I’m going to die, tell my family I wanted to save people’ as GoFundMe tops $1m

THE emotional last words of the brave shopkeeper who disarmed one of the Bondi Beach terrorists have been revealed – along with pictures of the hero recovering in hospital. Ahmed Al Ahmed, 43, told his cousin, Jozay Alkanj, he was going to die before valiantly wrestling the rifle out of the hands of one of the gunmen…
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TRAGIC HISTORY Rob Reiner’s ‘killer’ son went to rehab 17 times from age 15 but insisted he’s clean before ‘slitting parents’ throats’

SURPRISING details have resurfaced about the complicated relationship between Rob Reiner and his son Nick, who is accused of murdering the filmmaker and his wife, Michele. The youngest son of the A-list Hollywood couple reportedly battled a 15-year-long addiction to drugs and was even homeless for a period of time. On Sunday, Rob, 78, and Michele, 68,…
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Ukraine-US talks ‘real chance for peace process’ — Germany

First German-Ukrainian drone factory to be opened A German-Ukrainian joint venture is set to establish Europe’s first industrial-scale droneproduction line for Ukraine. According to a statement by the two companies involved, Quantum Systems and Frontline Robotics, all drones produced in the factory will be delivered to Ukraine’s military. “The production line will combine Ukrainian battlefield-proven technology with…
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Germany news: Automakers see worst profits since 2009

Germany’s car industry has hit a rough patch, having its worst quarter since after the financial crisis in 2009. Meanwhile, in Berlin, EU, US and Ukrainian representatives are discussing a US peace plan. Bundestag holds ceremony for Sydney Hanukkah event victims The Bundestag, the German lower house, commemorated the victims of the terrorist attack at a Hanukkah…
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Morocco flash floods leave 37 dead

Sudden and heavy rainfall in Safi, Morocco, led to deadly flash-floods on Sunday. Forecasters are predicting more rain in the country. Flash floods from torrential rains have killed at least 37 people in Morocco’s coastal town of Safi. What do we know about the flooding in Morocco? An hour of heavy rain on Sunday triggered a deluge…
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Medical experts are pushing back on new US vaccine policy

US health agencies under Robert F Kennedy Jr. and American medical groups are in conflict over childhood vaccination policy. At the heart of the clash is a long debunked, persistent myth about vaccine safety. Family doctors are probably the best place to obtain trusted, first-point information about vaccines and other medicines, say experts, amid a growing and…
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How the US freight rail industry got dirtier than coal power plants

BNSF Railway, one of the crown jewels of Warren Buffett’s sprawling Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate, calls itself an environmental leader in the U.S. rail industry with the cleanest locomotive fleet in North America. “When you see our orange locomotives’ and freight cars’ steel wheels moving on steel rails, think green,” BNSF says in its latest sustainability overview. But…
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‘Nancy a symptom of malfunctioning Celtic machine’

St Mirren character, St Mirren cleverness, St Mirren glory – all there in black and white and in fantastic technicolour too. A triumph for the ages, a day to rank with any in their history. Deserved and, on the final whistle, delirious. Untrammelled, uninhibited joy. In marching on towards a storied victory against all odds, St Mirren…
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Zelenskyy offers to drop NATO bid for security guarantees but rejects US push to cede territory

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday voiced readiness to drop his country’s bid to join NATO in exchange for Western security guarantees, but rejected the U.S. push for ceding territory to Russia as he held talks with U.S. envoys on ending the war. Zelenskyy sat down with U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s…
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FAMILY ATTACK Bondi Beach shooters revealed as father and son after 15 killed in ‘act of pure evil’ at Jewish festival

THE two gunmen behind the horrifying Bondi Beach attack were a father and son duo, police have revealed. The 50-year-old dad was shot dead by cops during the terrifying Hanukkah assault while his 24-year-old son was left in critical condition. The brazen attack in Sydney, Australia, left 16 people dead including a 10-year-old girl. At least 40…
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BEACH BLOODBATH Girl, 10, among 15 dead and dozens injured in Bondi Beach shooting after two gunmen open fire in horror Hanukkah attack

AT least 15 people including a 10-year-old girl are now confirmed dead in the brazen terror attack on Australia’s famous Bondi Beach. Cops confirmed at least another 40 people – including more children – were injured in the attack carried out by a father and son duo targeting people celebrating a Hanukkah event. New South Wales Health…
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MAHOMES MESSAGE Patrick Mahomes breaks silence over injury as the WORST news has been confirmed for Kansas City Chiefs star

PATRICK Mahomes broke his silence over his brutal leg injury as the worst news has been confirmed for the Kansas City Chiefs star quarterback. Mahomes injured his left leg late in the Chiefs’ 16-13 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday. Mahomes suffered the knee injury after he was tackled from behind by Chargers defensive end…
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Australia: 16 dead in shooting at Sydney’s Bondi Beach

Australian Prime Minister Albanese proposes ‘tougher gun laws’ Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Monday that his government was considering tougher gun laws after the Bondi beach shooting. The laws under consideration by the center-left government include limiting the number of guns used or licensed by individuals, and periodically reviewing gun licenses. “The government is prepared…
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H-1B, H-4 visas prudentially revoked in US amid interview delays in India

Amid the mass rescheduling of H-1B visa interviews in India, many US-based temporary work visa holders have reportedly received emails informing them that their visas have been “prudentially revoked”. An immigration expert says many previously cleared issues are being re-reviewed. In view of the postponement of H-1B visa interviews in India, H-1B and H-4 visa holders in…
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‘Pins on a Map’: How Chicago students are tracking ICE raids

The windowless newsroom of The Phoenix, the Loyola University Chicago newspaper, hums like an old refrigerator. A coffee pot burbles in the corner as juniors Julia Pentasuglio and Ella Daugherty lean over a glowing laptop, updating a Google map. Each red pin marks a sighting of federal immigration agents near campus and the surrounding neighborhoods. Nearby, editor-in-chief…
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Belarus frees 123 prisoners as US lifts sanctions

Belarus has freed 123 prisoners, including prominent opposition activist Maria Kolesnikova, after the US agreed to lift sanctions on the country. Nobel Peace Prize winner Ales Bialiatski is also among those who have been released following talks in Minsk with US President Donald Trump’s special envoy for Belarus, John Coale. The US has agreed to lift sanctions…
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Erika Kirk speaks out against antisemitism, political violence, during CBS town hall with Bari Weiss

Erika Kirk addressed political violence and rising antisemitism during an emotional town hall discussion on CBS with host Bari Weiss on Saturday night. The tearful widow of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk was questioned by Bob Milgrim, whose daughter Sarah, was fatally shot outside the Washington, DC Jewish Museum alongside her boyfriend Yaron Lischinsky. He asked…
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Belarus frees Nobel Prize laureate Bialiatski, opposition figure Kolesnikova as US lifts sanctions

Belarus freed Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski, key opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova and dozens of other political prisoners on Saturday, capping two days of talks with Washington aimed at improving ties and getting crippling U.S. sanctions lifted on a key Belarusian agricultural export. President Alexander Lukashenko pardoned 123 prisoners, Belarus’ state news agency, Belta, reported. In…
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FLIGHT DISASTER ‘I don’t want to look’: 911 calls from fiery UPS plane crash reveal horror scenes from ground as it killed 14

PANICKED 911 dispatch calls from the UPS plane crash in Kentucky last month reveal the horror scenes from the ground as 14 people died. Over a thousand horrified onlookers called the emergency services as the massive cargo plane crashed on takeoff and erupted into a giant fireball at Louisville International Airport on November 4. Now, just over…
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NO FLY ZONE Major US airline at risk of collapse in matter of hours leaving passengers stranded after second bankruptcy

A POPULAR budget airline is rumored to ‘collapse’ this week, with competitors believing it will cease all operations. Competitors are preparing to help rescue the thousands of passengers who would be left stranded should the rumored demise actually occur. Spirit Airlines is at an “imminent risk” of shutting down, according to a report by The Air Current.…
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URGENT MANHUNT At least two dead and 8 critically injured after gunman opens fire at US university as cops hunt suspect at large

AT least two people have been killed and eight others are critically injured after a mass shooting at a top Ivy League school. Cops are responding to the active situation at Brown University in Rhode Island – with the suspect still understood to be at large. The mayor of Providence – where Brown University is situated –…
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Fake weddings in Pakistan signal a cultural shift

Henna nights, bold fashion and zero family drama: Pakistan’s fake weddings give young people the excuse to have stylish, stress-free parties devoid of social pressure. The wedding stage looks inconspicuous at first glance: marigold-laden, with bright, cheery yellow tones adorning where the bride and groom sit. It seems like a typical Pakistani mehndi — part of the…
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