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Virgin Atlantic makes maiden transatlantic flight using 100% green fuel
Ying Tang/NurPhoto via Getty Images (LONDON) — The Virgin Boeing 787 took off from London’s Heathrow Airport en route to New York on Tuesday. Virgin Atlantic just became the first airline to power a transatlantic flight [Read More…]
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Israel-Gaza live updates: 12 hostages released in latest exchange: IDF
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A four-day cease-fire between Hamas and Israel has been extended by two days, Qatari officials announced on Monday. Dozens of the more than 200 people taken hostage during Hamas’ Oct. [Read More…]
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Ukrainian forces under intense pressure in key eastern battle
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Ukrainian forces are under intense pressure around a strategically important city in eastern Ukraine, where the Russian military has made some of its greatest gains this year, according to the [Read More…]
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“WSJ” reporter’s pre-trial detention in Russia extended into January
Darrin Klimek/Getty Images (LONDON) — A Moscow court extended on Tuesday the pre-trial detention of a Wall Street Journal reporter accused of spying. Evan Gershkovich, an American reporter in the newspaper’s Moscow bureau, was arrested [Read More…]
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Trump fraud trial live updates: Trump never risked defaulting on loan covenants, banker suggests
ftwitty/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York in a $250 million civil lawsuit that could alter the personal fortune and real estate empire that helped propel Trump [Read More…]
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2 suspects arrested in death of California teen, 1 caught after police chase
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (MADERA, Calif.) — A California teenager missing since last week was found dead in an orchard and two suspects have been arrested in her slaying, including her ex-boyfriend who was caught after allegedly [Read More…]
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Heavy lake effect snow hits from Ohio to western New York
Daniela Simona Temneanu / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Lake effect snow warnings are in effect from Cleveland to Syracuse, New York, as intense snowfall slams the region. In Ohio, schools including the Cleveland Metropolitan School [Read More…]
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Alex Murdaugh sentenced to 27 years in state prison for financial crimes
Joshua Boucher/The State/Pool/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (BEAUFORT, S.C.) — Disgraced South Carolina attorney and convicted double murderer Alex Murdaugh was sentenced Tuesday to 27 years in state prison on financial crimes. Murdaugh, 55, pleaded [Read More…]
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Pope Francis cancels trip to COP 28 conference on doctor’s orders
Jasenka Arbanas/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Pope Francis has canceled a trip to a climate conference in Dubai on doctor’s orders, according to the Holy See Press Office. “Although the Holy Father’s general clinical picture has [Read More…]
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Jimmy Carter attends memorial service for wife of 77 years, Rosalynn Carter
Brynn Anderson-Pool/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Former President Jimmy Carter made a rare public appearance when he attended Tuesday’s memorial service for his late wife, Rosalynn Carter, who died earlier this month. Jimmy Carter, who has been [Read More…]
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House Democrat files privileged resolution to expel Rep. George Santos
Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Rep. Robert Garcia, a Democrat from California, filed a privileged resolution on the House floor Tuesday to expel Republican Rep. George Santos, officially triggering another push to [Read More…]
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Watch Selena Gomez’s appetizer fail in an advance clip from ‘Selena + Chef: Home for the Holidays’
Courtesy Food Network Selena Gomez sometimes seems as though she can do it all: She acts, she sings, she writes songs, she executive produces TV shows and movies, and she runs her own beauty empire. [Read More…]
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Kendall Jenner on work, working with her momager and covering ‘Forbes+” 30 under 30
Photo: Jamel Toppin for ‘Forbes’ Reality show star and entrepreneur Kendall Jenner graces the cover of Forbes‘ 30 Under 30 list and in the accompanying article, sheds some light on her business endeavors. “I find [Read More…]
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Israel-Gaza live updates: 5th hostage transfer begins, Israeli source says
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A four-day cease-fire between Hamas and Israel has been extended by two days, Qatari officials announced on Monday. Dozens of the more than 200 people taken hostage during Hamas’ Oct. [Read More…]
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Ukrainian forces under intense pressure in key eastern battle
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Ukrainian forces are under intense pressure around a strategically important city in eastern Ukraine, where the Russian military has made some of its greatest gains this year, according to the [Read More…]
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“WSJ” reporter’s pre-trial detention in Russia extended into January
Darrin Klimek/Getty Images (LONDON) — A Moscow court extended on Tuesday the pre-trial detention of a Wall Street Journal reporter accused of spying. Evan Gershkovich, an American reporter in the newspaper’s Moscow bureau, was arrested [Read More…]
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Pentagon says Somali pirates likely behind seizure of commercial ship near Yemen
Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Taylor A. Elberg/U.S. Navy photo (WASHINGTON) — Attackers who seized a commercial ship in the Gulf of Aden this weekend appear to have been Somali pirates, the Defense Department’s top [Read More…]
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New York City police issue warning ahead of Rockefeller Center tree lighting event
Thinkstock Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — With thousands of people expected to converge on Rockefeller Center for Wednesday evening’s Christmas tree lighting ceremony, New York City police counterterrorism officials have issued a confidential warning that [Read More…]
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Experts warn of extremism in online games, share tips for parents
Westend61/Getty Images Experts are raising the alarm about the rise of extremism in popular online games and how easy it can be for children to stumble upon hateful or violent content. A 2023 report from [Read More…]
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‘Burns me to a crisp’: Farmers allege link between popular herbicide and Parkinson’s disease
ATU Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — It is against the law to use paraquat in China, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and dozens of other countries. Many countries have banned the herbicide due to its extreme [Read More…]