Today: September 22, 2024
Today: September 22, 2024

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Nobody hurt after plane's engine catches fire at Chicago O'Hare airport

The Federal Aviation Administration says a commercial airliner’s engine caught fire at Chicago O’Hare International Airport

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European-Japanese climate research satellite launched from California aboard SpaceX rocket

A European-Japanese climate research satellite designed to study Earth’s temperature balance has been launched into orbit from California

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US appoints a new representative to Taiwan as the self-governing island faces China's intimidation

The U.S. has appointed a new representative to Taiwan as China boosts its threats against the self-ruled island following the election of a new president who wants the territory to maintain its de-facto independence

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Fire destroys part of Legoland theme park in western Denmark, melting replicas of famed buildings

A fire believed to have been caused by a short circuit, has destroyed part of Miniland, a section of the Legoland theme park in western Denmark with replicas of famous buildings made of Lego bricks

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New Orleans mystery: Human skull padlocked to a dumbbell is pulled out of water by a fisherman

Authorities say a human skull found padlocked to an exercise dumbbell has been fished out of a New Orleans waterway, leaving police with a mystery on their hands

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House Ethics Committee will investigate Rep. Henry Cuellar after his federal indictment

The House Ethics Committee is opening an investigation into Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas after his indictment this month on allegations of bribery, money laundering and working on behalf of a foreign government

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China denounces US-UK engagement of Taiwan shortly after election of new president

China's Defense Ministry has denounced U.S. and U.K. affirmations of support for Taiwan's newly elected government shortly after the island that Beijing claims sovereignty over freely chose its new leaders

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Man stabbed in both legs with a machete in Times Square

Police say a man was stabbed in both legs with a machete in New York’s Times Square

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Man, 81, charged with terrorizing California neighborhood with slingshot dies days after arrest

Authorities say an 81-year-old man who investigators alleged had terrorized a Southern California neighborhood for years with a slingshot has died, just days after his arrest

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Oil executives imprisoned five years in Venezuela sue former employer Citgo for $400 million

Two Citgo oil executives detained for nearly five years in Venezuela have sued their former employer for more than $400 million

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Rare drone video shows scale of destruction in Vovchansk, Ukraine's embattled front line town

The Associated Press has obtained rare drone footage of the destroyed ruins of the embattled town of Vovchansk in northeastern Ukraine

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Zambia's former first lady and daughter arrested over properties worth more than $2 million

Zambia’s former first lady and one of her daughters have been arrested over their ownership of several properties worth more than $2 million that a law enforcement agency says are suspected to be proceeds of crime

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Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

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Ohio explosion caused by cut gas line thought to be turned off, investigators say

The National Transportation Safety Board says a crew working in the basement area of an Ohio building intentionally cut a gas line not knowing it was pressurized before a deadly explosion this week

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At least 19 injured as Russia hits Ukraine's power grid with fresh barrage

Officials in Ukraine said Russia pummeled the country's energy infrastructure with a large-scale drone and missile attack, injuring at least 19 people

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UK ambassador to Mexico out after video allegedly shows him pointing a rifle near a colleague

The UK’s ambassador to Mexico has left his post after a video was posted on social media that purportedly shows him brandishing an assault rifle near an embassy employee

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Estonia ratifies CERN accession to become 24th member in one of Europe's key scientific bodies

Estonia’s government has ratified the country’s full membership in the European Organization for Nuclear Research, a move that will give companies, scientists and teachers in the Baltic nation complete access to one of Europe’s main research and scientific organizations

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Firefighters find charred body while extinguishing wildfire in south Florida

Firefighters found a charred body after dousing a brush fire in south Florida on Sunday, while fire crews elsewhere in the drought-stricken state battled wildfires that temporarily closed a highway

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Rapper Sean Kingston booked into Florida jail, where he and mother are charged with $1M in fraud

Rapper and singer Sean Kingston is back in South Florida, where he and his mother are charged with committing more than a million dollars worth of fraud

Rapper Sean Kingston booked into Florida jail, where he and mother are charged with $1M in fraud
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Security clearance is restored for ex-FBI employee who testified on politicization claims

A former FBI employee who accused the bureau of politicizing its work has seen his security clearance restored

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Animal control officers in Michigan struggle to capture elusive peacock

Animal control officers in Michigan are struggling to capture an elusive peacock that has been on the loose for at least two days

Health|Technology

A Russian cyber gang is thought to be behind a ransomware attack that hit London hospitals

A Russian cyber gang is thought to be behind a ransomware attack that disrupted London hospitals and led to operations and appointments being canceled

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Around 80 migrants rescued in English Channel after making risky crossing from France in small boat

Around 80 migrants have been rescued at sea by British authorities after a small boat got into difficulty while crossing the English Channel from France

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Recreating a jump into Normandy D-Day zone 80 years later, British paratroopers face French customs

British paratroopers, who parachuted into the historic D-Day drop zone in Normandy to recreate the airborne part of the battle that started 80 years ago and had led to the liberation of Europe from Nazi Germany have been met by French customs and passport control upon landing

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Giraffe's nibble turns into airborne safari adventure for Texas toddler

A Texas family got a brief scare when a nibble from a giraffe turned a 2-year-old's safari visit into an airborne adventure

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