Washington — President Trump on Friday celebrated the signing of a U.S.-brokered peace agreement between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, marking what the Trump administration hopes will be the end of a deadly conflict that has spanned nearly three decades. The agreement brokered by the Trump administration …
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Artificial intelligence is helping to solve an ancient mystery from the Roman Empire involving scrolls from a library that was buried when Mount Vesuvius erupted. The eruption of Vesuvius in A.D. 79 not only wiped out Pompeii, but also the nearby town of Herculaneum. Deep beneath the surface where a …
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Rep. Kat Cammack said late Wednesday her offices were evacuated due to “imminent death threats” against her and her family. The Florida Republican said on X the threats began after a recent Wall Street Journal story about her experience with an ectopic pregnancy last year. She told the paper that …
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Tokyo — A Japanese court said Wednesday it has found a U.S. Marine guilty of sexually assaulting a woman on Okinawa in a case that has triggered anger and safety concerns on Japan’s southern island, which has a heavy American troop presence. The Naha District Court said Lance Cpl. Jamel …
Read More »A man has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder in connection with the 2003 death of his father, New Hampshire authorities said Tuesday. Paul Herlihy, 50, was found dead at his home in Milford, New Hampshire, on Aug. 27, 2003, according to the New Hampshire Department of Justice. His …
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WhatsApp has announced a series of new features that will change the way people interact with brands on the Meta-owned messaging platform and give companies more chances to cash in on user engagement. The changes, to be rolled out over the next few months according to Meta, expand and monetize …
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Washington — Senate Republicans on Monday released details on the most contentious elements of the sweeping legislation to enact President Trump’s second-term agenda. The Senate Finance Committee unveiled its portion of Mr. Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” which makes changes to the tax and Medicaid provisions in the version that narrowly …
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The average age of moms giving birth in the U.S. continues to rise, hitting nearly 30 years old in 2023, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In the report, published Friday by the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics, researchers found the average age …
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When the Trump administration swept into the Department of Justice on Jan. 20, it moved swiftly to purge, demote, transfer and otherwise sideline career lawyers not perceived to be team players or sufficiently committed to the MAGA legal agenda. Amid the upheaval and exodus of longtime federal prosecutors, one quiet …
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Emperor penguin populations in Antarctica may be declining faster than the most pessimistic predictions, scientists said after analyzing satellite images of a key part of the continent. The images, spanning from 2009 to 2024, suggest a decline of 22% in the Antarctic Peninsula, Weddell Sea and Bellingshausen Sea, according to …
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