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NASA satellite discovers second Earth-sized planet in habitable zone
NASA (NEW YORK) — Scientists from NASA announced Tuesday that they discovered an Earth-size planet orbiting its star’s habitable zone. Called TOI 700 e, the planet is part of the TOI 700 system and is [Read More…]
Charles’ former aide responds to Harry’s claim in “Spare” that royals fed stories to the press
ABC News (LONDON) — A former top press aide to King Charles III and Queen Camilla is speaking out to refute claims made by Charles’s son Prince Harry in his new memoir Spare. In the [Read More…]
Rare, green comet to pass by Earth starting this week
NASA (NEW YORK) — If you’re looking at the night skies over the next month and make out a tiny green light in the sky, don’t panic, aliens haven’t landed. A rare, green comet is [Read More…]
Ozone layer on track to recover within decades: ‘We need to be vigilant’
NASA (NEW YORK) — When the hole in the ozone layer was first discovered in 1985, Paul A. Newman was shaken as a scientist. “I lost a lot of sleep back then because we didn’t [Read More…]
Madagascar faces millions of years of extinctions due to human activity, scientists say
chronowizard gasikara/Getty Images (ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar) — The ramifications of human activity on the island of Madagascar will affect the island far longer than previously realized, scientists say. It could take millions of years for the [Read More…]
Ukraine sees surge of female fighters
ABC News (KYIV, Ukraine) — By now she’s gained a few nicknames; from “punisher of Russians,” to the “Ukrainian Joan of Arc.” Eugenia Emerald has become somewhat of an icon in Ukraine, fighting on the [Read More…]
Toronto homeless man ID’d as victim in alleged fatal ‘swarming’ attack by 8 girls
Toronto Police Service (TORONTO) — A homeless man was identified Tuesday as the victim of a fatal “swarming” attack police allege was committed by eight teenage girls in downtown Toronto last month. Toronto police said [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russians on verge of overtaking eastern Ukrainian city
SAMEER AL-DOUMY/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than 10 months after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion into neighboring Ukraine, the two countries are engaged in a struggle for control of areas [Read More…]
2022 was fifth-warmest year on record and had 3rd most billion-dollar disasters, scientists say
Photo by cuellar/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — If there is any indication that temperatures around the world are rising, look to the last several years and the intense warmth experienced in almost every region, experts [Read More…]
White House announces new agreements ahead of ‘Three Amigos’ Summit
NICOLAS ASFOURI/AFP via Getty Images (MEXICO CITY) — The White House announced new agreements between the United States, Mexico and Canada on Tuesday, just hours before the countries’ leaders — the so-called “Three Amigos” — [Read More…]
Jair Bolsonaro admitted to US hospital as Biden condemns ‘outrageous’ attack on Brazilian government
Joedson Alves/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (LONDON) — Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been admitted to a hospital in Orlando, Florida, for abdominal pain, according to the presidential office. News of Bolsonaro’s hospitalization comes [Read More…]
Biden condemns ‘outrageous’ attack on Brazilian government as hundreds are arrested
Joedson Alves/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (LONDON) — President Joe Biden condemned the “outrageous” storming of three major government buildings by supporters of the former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday, as a heavy police [Read More…]
Prince Harry opens up about rift with royal family and whether he can return to royal role
Richard Harbaugh/ABC (LONDON) — Prince Harry is sharing new details about his fractured relationships with his father King Charles III and brother Prince William, and how his hope for a “reconciliation” has led him to [Read More…]
Colorado to stop busing migrants to NYC and Chicago amid influx of asylum seekers
SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Colorado will stop sending migrants to New York and Chicago, according to a press release from Colorado Gov. Jared Polis. The decision followed days of public discussion [Read More…]
Pro-Bolsonaro protesters storm Brazilian capital over refusal to accept presidential election results
pop_jop/Getty Images (BRASILIA, Brazil) — Hundreds of supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro stormed three of the most emblematic official buildings in the country’s capital over refusal to accept the results of the election. [Read More…]
Taliban leaders respond to Prince Harry’s reported claim in “Spare” he killed 25 fighters in Afghanistan
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Prince Harry writes in his new memoir Spare that he killed 25 Taliban fighters during his second tour of Afghanistan, according to reporting from news outlets that obtained the book [Read More…]
Ovidio Guzman, son of El Chapo and alleged major fentanyl trafficker, arrested in Mexico
NICOLAS ASFOURI/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Ovidio Guzmán, a top leader of the Sinaloa Cartel and the son of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán, the notorious drug lord currently serving a life sentence in [Read More…]
US to send Bradley Fighting Vehicles to Ukraine
Hedil Amir/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The United States plans to send Bradley Fighting Vehicles to Ukraine in a new security aid package expected to come on Friday, U.S. officials told ABC News. [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Putin calls for Orthodox Christmas truce
SAMEER AL-DOUMY/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than 10 months after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion into neighboring Ukraine, the two countries are engaged in a struggle for control of areas [Read More…]
France’s bakers may be forced to close their shops or raise baguette prices
© Ian Laker Photography/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The cherished French baguette is in trouble. Soaring electricity prices in France are threatening the livelihoods of bakers. Baker Julien Pedussel, 36, started demonstrations near his shop [Read More…]