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Tel Aviv — Israel’s defense minister threatened earlier this week to open “the gates of hell” in Gaza if Hamas refuses to meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s demands, and Israel has been delivering. At least 58 people were killed in a third consecutive night of airstrikes up and down the Palestinian territory, bringing the death toll
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The U.S. Department of State is offering a reward of up to $15 million for a woman and three accomplices who have been allegedly smuggling U.S. technology to Iran for nearly 20 years. Liu Baoxia, also known as Emily Liu, allegedly worked with three associates to use front companies in China to send U.S. electronic
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Scientists are homing in on the nature of a mysterious force called dark energy, and nothing short of the fate of the universe hangs in the balance. The force is enormous — it makes up nearly 70% of the universe. And it is powerful — it is pushing all the stars and galaxies away from
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A lunar lander has completed its two-week mission and sent spectacular sunset images as a “final goodbye” back to Earth. The Blue Ghost Mission 1 lander was launched by Firefly Aerospace in mid-January and landed on the moon on March 2. It was the first successful commercial moon landing. The lander delivered 10 NASA
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Kyiv, Ukraine — President Trump is speaking with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Wednesday, sources familiar with the planned call said, after Russia launched a series of drone strikes that struck civilian areas overnight and damaged a hospital in Ukraine. That attack came just ours after a phone call between Mr. Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Washington — A federal judge on Tuesday blocked enforcement of a new Defense Department policy barring transgender people from serving in the U.S. military. U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes granted a request for a preliminary injunction sought by transgender active-duty service members and transgender people who are in the process of enlisting. The judge’s order
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Who would steal a $6M gold toilet? Who would steal a $6M gold toilet? 00:36 A thief who swiped a golden toilet from an English palace was convicted Tuesday along with an accomplice who helped cash in on the spoils of the 18-carat work of art insured for more than $6 million. Michael Jones had
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An 81-year-old French hunter went on trial on Tuesday, accused of killing an endangered female bear that had attacked him in the Pyrenees. The brown bear is a protected species in the mountain range, which separates France and Spain. Andre Rives was boar-hunting when a female bear nicknamed Caramelles attacked him. On November 20, 2021,
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Istanbul — Turkish police on Wednesday arrested Istanbul’s mayor — a popular opposition leader and key rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan — and several other prominent figures as part of investigations into alleged corruption and terror links. It was a dramatic escalation in an ongoing crackdown on the opposition and dissenting voices in Turkey. The
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will step up its testing for heavy metals in infant formula and review nutrients required in the products used to feed millions of babies, the agency and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced on Tuesday. “The FDA will use all resources and authorities at its disposal
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