A powerful nor’easter storm has washed up what may be a shipwreck from the 19th century in Massachusetts, local media said. The wreckage discovered on a beach on Sunday is believed to be part of the “Warren Sawyer” – which ran aground near Nantucket in 1884, according to the Nantucket Current. Fragments of the wooden […]
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For the US economy, a ban could deliver short-term relief at the pump by flooding the domestic market with excess supply. However, energy analysts warn it could backfire. David Fyfe, chief economist at Argus Media, notes that cutting off American supply would likely cause international prices to skyrocket. That would push up global freight, food, […]
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An independent review has pointed to a number of security shortcomings at the Utah campus where conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot dead last year. The report said Utah Valley University (UVU) did not carry out a proper written security assessment nor prepare an event action plan, deferring key decision-making about the event to Kirk’s […]
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A local resident told the BBC she alerted the police to suspicious activity near the base early on Sunday. The woman, who did not want to be named, said she initially called the Ministry of Defence (MoD) police but nobody answered, and then called 999. She said she had seen three parked vans and a […]
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Regular US television coverage resumed on Friday after the White House was forced to lift its ban of news outlets and readmit journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico. A federal judge had ruled on Thursday that the ban was likely unconstitutional and the administration had to let them back in, at least for now. […]
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The man has been identified as 56-year-old Leighton Brown, an employee of the New York City Housing Authority. According to local news, he was walking through east Brooklyn neighbourhood working an extra shift when the deadly incident occurred. “We mourn deeply for the loss of Leighton Brown, a NYCHA employee who faithfully served Brooklyn residents […]
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The world’s two most powerful men – Xi Jinping and Donald Trump – have just met in Washington after days of pomp and pageantry. While there were many symbolic gestures, including Chinese pandas from President Xi, there were few big movements – although they committed to a two month extension of the tariff truce. The […]
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Cyber-criminals who hacked the FBI say they have extremely sensitive medical data for thousands of its special agents. BBC News has seen samples of the stolen “fitness-for-work” medical examinations, which contain information such as blood and urine test results, and doctors’ notes mentioning conditions such as a “shellfish and banana allergy”. The records include agents’ […]
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In a post on his social media site Truth Social, Trump called Copenhaver a “true American patriot”. “More than two years ago in Butler, Pennsylvania, a crazed gunman attempted to stifle our America First Movement. Instead, Jim and so many other wonderful Patriots who love our Country, stood united in defense of our shared values […]
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New York officials have arrested two of three men who they said were seen emerging from a manhole to exit the city’s underground sewer system on Wednesday. The New York Police Department (NYPD) arrested 26-year-old Kevin Rodriguez and 25-year-old Samuel Reveron on charges of conspiracy and trespassing. Three men were seen exiting a manhole near […]
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