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Trump Press Sec’s Epstein Spin Implodes as New Info Rattles Him Deeply
Suddenly, the Jeffrey Epstein files are back. Democrats released new emails raising fresh questions about the relationship between the sex…
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South Sudan leader sacks powerful Vice-President Bol Mel
South Sudan's leader Salva Kiir has dismissed one of his vice-presidents, Benjamin Bol Mel, who had been tipped as his possible successor.…
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Singtel remains ‘fully behind’ Optus despite outages and lacklustre returns
Singtel chief says it has to ‘work very hard to rebuild the trust and the confidence’ the outages have taken Minority shareholders of…
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The Rev. Jesse Jackson, powerful voice for Black equality, is hospitalized
Trailblazing civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson was hospitalized in Chicago on Wednesday due to symptoms from the…
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Bihar election: Can Modi buck Gen Z rage in India’s youngest state?
Patna, India – As 20-year-old Ajay Kumar scrolled through social media on his mobile phone in Muzaffarpur district in the eastern Indian…
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France honors the victims of the Paris attacks' night of terror 10 years on
PARIS (AP) — Coordinated terrorist attacks turned Paris into a theater of blood and calamity 10 years ago Thursday, with gunfire on café…
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Fact Check: Some Bridge Photos Circulating Do NOT Show The Hongqi Bridge That Collapsed In Southwest China Nov. 11, 2025
Do all the collapsed bridge photos on social media really show the Nov. 11, 2025 collapse of the Hongqi bridge in southwest China? No,…
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Parents search for children missing since a volcanic eruption in Colombia 40 years ago
ARMERO, Colombia (AP) — Martha Lucía López released the boat into the river alongside hundreds of others with the faces of missing…
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Fake new headlights rule steer Australian drivers astray
Australia has seen a spike in misinformation related to fabricated traffic rules -- the latest includes a purported new national law that…
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Old photos misrepresented as aftermath of political party supporters' brawl in Bangladesh
Rivalries between major Bangladeshi political parties have simmered ahead of elections scheduled in February 2026. After supporters of…
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From German names to Milei-style metal: three Chilean campaign quirks
Chile's presidential election has been big on musical and other surprises, from a 72-year-old candidate's ill-advised foray into rap to a…
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France wary of enemy that never went away, 10 years after Bataclan attacks
Just as France marks the 10th anniversary of the Bataclan massacres, another reminder has come of the permanence of the jihadist threat. A…
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Pope Leo XIV reveals a very wholesome list of favorite films. You expected different?
The “Purge” movies are missing from the list, as are the entries in the “Saw” franchise. There are no “Evil Dead” titles. “The Exorcist”…
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Trump signs final bill to reopen government after record shutdown
President Trump signed legislation late Wednesday ending the record-long government shutdown, resolving the 43-day closure caused by…
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Thirteen hours by touch – inside one of the world's longest exam days
Every November, South Korea comes to a standstill for its infamous college entrance exam. Shops are shut, flights are delayed to reduce…
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Waymo taxis are coming to Los Angeles and Bay Area freeways
Nearly one year after Waymo launched its autonomous ride-hailing service in Los Angeles, the company is ready to take on freeways. Waymo…
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French relief as Algeria frees jailed novelist at centre of diplomatic crisis
Almost a year to the day since French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal was arrested on arrival at Algiers airport, the Algerian presidency…
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October inflation, jobs data may never be released: White House
OFFICIAL US data on how consumer inflation and the jobs market fared in October may never be published, the White House said on Wednesday,…
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The Joyful Mythology of “Nouvelle Vague”
That word, instantly identified with the French New Wave, is missing from “Nouvelle Vague,” an absence that comes off not as an accident…
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“I Know How Dirty Donald Is”: GOP Releases More Damning Epstein Emails
“There’s a total of about 23,000 documents.… We obviously released some today, we’ll be releasing additional documents likely later…
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Democrat Adelita Grijalva Finally Sworn In—Teeing Up Epstein Vote
“There’s a total of about 23,000 documents.… We obviously released some today, we’ll be releasing additional documents likely later…
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Was Trump Still Hanging Out With Epstein When He Was President?
“There’s a total of about 23,000 documents.… We obviously released some today, we’ll be releasing additional documents likely later…
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Knesset advances first reading for tax benefits bills for Ashkelon, southern Israel, West Bank
The bills will now be brought to the Knesset’s committees for further discussion before being brought back to the plenum, where they will…
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Malala’s Favorite Mother-Daughter Memoirs
When the Nobel Peace Prize–winning activist Malala Yousafzai was fifteen, she was shot by a member of the Taliban for advocating for…