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Wrestler Hulk Hogan helps rescue teenage girl trapped after Florida car crash

Retired wrestler Hulk Hogan and a friend rescued a teenage girl who was trapped in an overturned vehicle after a crash in Florida

Wrestler Hulk Hogan helps rescue teenage girl trapped after Florida car crash
Crime|News|US

Justice Department report into Uvalde school shooting expected this week

The Justice Department is planning this week to release findings of an investigation into the 2022 Uvalde, Texas, school shooting

Justice Department report into Uvalde school shooting expected this week
Europe|News|World

New doctrine in Russia ally Belarus for the first time provides for using nuclear weapons

The defense minister of Belarus says the country closely allied with Russia will put forth a new military doctrine that for the first time provides for the use of nuclear weapons

New doctrine in Russia ally Belarus for the first time provides for using nuclear weapons
News

Heavy snowfall and freezing rain disrupt transport in Scandinavia and Germany

Heavy snow and freezing rain have hit parts of northern and central Europe, bringing transport to a halt in some Scandinavian regions and causing major disruption at airports in Frankfurt and Oslo

Heavy snowfall and freezing rain disrupt transport in Scandinavia and Germany
Arts|Asia

Two Malaysian filmmakers are charged with offending the religious feelings of others in banned film

Two Malaysian filmmakers have been charged with offending the religious feelings of others in a rare criminal prosecution that has been slammed by critics as an attack on freedom of expression

Two Malaysian filmmakers are charged with offending the religious feelings of others in banned film
Americas|Crime|News

A prosecutor investigating a TV studio attack in Ecuador has been shot dead in Guayaquil

A prosecutor in Ecuador who was investigating an attack on the set of a public television channel by a group of armed men last week has been slain

A prosecutor investigating a TV studio attack in Ecuador has been shot dead in Guayaquil
Crime|US

South Dakota House passes bill that would make the animal sedative xylazine a controlled substance

The South Dakota House has passed a bill that would make xylazine a controlled substance

South Dakota House passes bill that would make the animal sedative xylazine a controlled substance
Environment

Plan for $400 million monkey-breeding facility in southwest Georgia draws protest

Some local residents and an animal-rights group are protesting plans for a monkey-breeding facility in southwest Georgia

Plan for $400 million monkey-breeding facility in southwest Georgia draws protest
News|Sports

Downhill racer Aleksander Aamodt Kilde to have 2nd operation after high-speed crash at Wengen

Downhill racer Aleksander Aamodt Kilde is having a second operation five days after his shocking crash and airlifted exit from Switzerland’s signature World Cup event

Downhill racer Aleksander Aamodt Kilde to have 2nd operation after high-speed crash at Wengen
Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

India’s newest airline orders 150 Boeing Max aircraft, in good news for plane maker

India’s newest airline says it will buy 150 Boeing 737 Max aircraft, in the first major announced sale for the manufacturer since a panel blew out of another Max model in midflight earlier this month

India’s newest airline orders 150 Boeing Max aircraft, in good news for plane maker
Americas|Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment

Dominican authorities arrest US rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine on domestic violence charges

Authorities in the Dominican Republic have arrested U.S. rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine on charges of domestic violence

Dominican authorities arrest US rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine on domestic violence charges
News|Sports|US

Christian Pulisic voted top US men's soccer player for fourth time, tying Landon Donovan

Christian Pulisic has been voted the U.S. Soccer Federation’s Male Player of the Year for the fourth time, matching Landon Donovan for the most times receiving an award that began in 1998

Christian Pulisic voted top US men's soccer player for fourth time, tying Landon Donovan
Business|MidEast|Sports

Jordan Henderson completes move to Dutch club Ajax in blow to Saudi soccer league

The lucrative Saudi soccer league has lost one of its high-profile players

Jordan Henderson completes move to Dutch club Ajax in blow to Saudi soccer league
Celebrity|Europe|News

Arnold Schwarzenegger stopped by customs over a luxury watch after arriving in Germany

Arnold Schwarzenegger was stopped for hours by customs at Munich Airport after entering Germany with a luxury watch that was potentially to be auctioned at a charity event

Arnold Schwarzenegger stopped by customs over a luxury watch after arriving in Germany
Asia|News

A court of appeals in Thailand hands an activist a 50-year prison term for insulting the monarchy

A court of appeals in Thailand has handed a political activist what is believed to be a record sentence for the criminal offense of insulting the monarchy

A court of appeals in Thailand hands an activist a 50-year prison term for insulting the monarchy
News|Sports

Soccer fan plucked from crowd to be a match official in FA Cup. Can't cheer when his team scores

A Wolverhampton fan was unable to celebrate his team’s late winner in an FA Cup replay because he’d been plucked from the crowd to stand in as a match official

Soccer fan plucked from crowd to be a match official in FA Cup. Can't cheer when his team scores
News|Sports

Warriors vs. Mavericks game postponed following death of assistant coach Dejan Milojević

The NBA has announced the Dallas Mavericks’ game at the Golden State Warriors scheduled for Friday night has been postponed following the death of Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojević

Warriors vs. Mavericks game postponed following death of assistant coach Dejan Milojević
Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment|News

6 alleged gang members convicted of killing Chicago rapper FBG Duck in 2020

A federal jury has convicted six alleged gang members in the 2020 fatal shooting of Chicago rapper FBG Duck

6 alleged gang members convicted of killing Chicago rapper FBG Duck in 2020
News|US|World

Boeing 747 cargo plane makes emergency landing shortly after takeoff at Miami airport

A witness saw sparks shooting from a cargo plane as it made an emergency landing at Miami International Airport shortly after takeoff

Boeing 747 cargo plane makes emergency landing shortly after takeoff at Miami airport
Crime|News

Teen pleads guilty in Denver house fire that killed 5 from Senegal

One of three teens charged with starting a house fire in suburban Denver that killed five members of a Senegalese family has pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree murder

Teen pleads guilty in Denver house fire that killed 5 from Senegal
Business|Finance|Technology

Apple offers rivals access to tap-and-go payment tech to resolve EU antitrust case

Apple has promised to open up its tap-and-go mobile payment system to rivals as a way to resolve an antitrust case and avoid potentially billions in fines

Apple offers rivals access to tap-and-go payment tech to resolve EU antitrust case
Europe|News|World

Thousands rally across Slovakia to condemn changes to penal code proposed by populist prime minister

Thousands of people have rallied across Slovakia as protests intensify against a plan by the new government of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico to amend the penal code

Thousands rally across Slovakia to condemn changes to penal code proposed by populist prime minister
Education|News|Sports

Miami TE Cam McCormick says he's coming back for 9th year of college

Miami tight end Cam McCormick has announced he will return to college for what is believed to be an unprecedented ninth season of eligibility

Miami TE Cam McCormick says he's coming back for 9th year of college
Business|Economy|Finance

We could see the world's 1st trillionaire in the next decade. Here are some of today's richest 1%

The world might see its first trillionaire sooner than you think

We could see the world's 1st trillionaire in the next decade. Here are some of today's richest 1%
Business|Food

Ben & Jerry's and Vermont scoop shop employees reach contract agreement

Ice cream maker Ben & Jerry’s has reached its first contract agreement with workers at a retail shop in the Vermont city where the company was founded after the employees petitioned to unionize last year

Ben & Jerry's and Vermont scoop shop employees reach contract agreement

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