A man rides a bike through a flooded street in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, August 26, 2017. Picture taken August 26, 2017. — Reuters The weather in some of the world’s most densely populated cities is swinging from droughts to floods and back again as rising temperatures play havoc with the global water cycle, a…
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A federal judge awarded nearly $2 million in damages after determining that an FBI agent was negligent when he shot and killed a kidnapped Texas man during a botched rescue effort. The mother and son of Ulises Valladares, 47, were awarded the money as part of a civil lawsuit filed in Houston federal court alleging…
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Friday that his government is working on a plan to prepare large-scale military training for every adult male in response to the changing security situation in Europe. The military training would create a reserve force that is “adequate to possible threats,” Tusk said in a major speech on security…
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Several Arab states and the UN have condemned Israel for blocking the entry of all humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip. UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher described it as alarming. Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan and Qatar released statements criticizing the move. Israel’s decision to halt the entry of aid shipments came hours after the first…
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Elon Musk attends the first cabinet meeting hosted by US President Donald Trump, in Washington, DC, US on February 26, 2025. — Reuters WASHINGTON: Tech billionaire and close aid of United States President Donald Trump, Elon Musk has become a father for the 14th time. His latest child, a son, is with Shivon Zilis, an…
A 40-year-old woman was arrested after police say they found a number of explosives at a Colorado Tesla dealership, the latest incident in a string of apparent protests against Tesla CEO and DOGE leader Elon Musk. Lucy Grace Nelson was charged with explosives or incendiary devices use, felony criminal mischief and criminal attempt to commit…
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An American woman was arrested in Paris after she allegedly threw a newborn baby out of a hotel window, according to reports. The Paris prosecutor’s office confirmed the incident, first reported by local outlet Paris Match, with the New York Post on Monday. The child was thrown out of the window earlier that morning. The…
A Sri Lankan passenger train derailed on Thursday after smashing into a family of elephants, with no passengers injured but six animals killed in the island’s worst such wildlife accident, police said. The express train was travelling near a wildlife reserve at Habarana, some 180 kilometres east of the capital Colombo, when it hit the…
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Emergency responders operate around a plane on a runway after a plane crash at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada February 17, 2025. — Reuters Child among three people critically injured from accident. Video filmed by passenger shows plane belly up on tarmac. Toronto experiencing strong winds, snowstorm for past few days. A…
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Tarera Thomas: Arrested for alleged fleeing to elude, driving under the influence, possession of a concealed firearm during the commission of a felony, attaching a tag unassigned, driving while license suspended, resisting law enforcement without violence, possession of marijuana under 20 grams, possession of suspended driver’s license and having no insurance in Polk County, Iowa…
