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World
RFK jnr and paediatricians clash over Covid shots for kids
Wednesday, 20 August 2025, 2:42pmThe American Academy of Pediatrics has urged parents to get their youngest children vaccinated for Covid, part of a broader...
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World
US public media stations saved by $62m fund after federal cuts
Wednesday, 20 August 2025, 2:20pmMajor philanthropic organisations say they are committing nearly US$37 million ($62m) in emergency funding to keep public...
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World
US National Guard deployment in DC may soon include armed troops
Sunday, 17 August 2025, 1:17pmNational Guard troops patrolling Washington DC may carry weapons in the near future, a reversal of their initial orders. The...
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World
Juneau braces for record flood as glacial basin overflows
Wednesday, 13 August 2025, 2:36pmA basin full of icy meltwater perched above Juneau has broken through its glacial barrier and begun flooding down towards...
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World
Trump’s takeover reignites debate over statehood
Wednesday, 13 August 2025, 1:16pmUnited States President Donald Trump’s decision to place Washington DC police under direct federal control and deploy some...
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World
What the data shows about crime in US capital
Tuesday, 12 August 2025, 2:56pmPresident Donald Trump once again catapulted crime in Washington DC into the national conversation this week, putting District...
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Finland charges captain of tanker in undersea cable damage
Tuesday, 12 August 2025, 1:15pmFinland filed criminal charges against the top officers of a Baltic oil tanker today in connection with severe damage done...
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In Hawaii, new tourism tax aims to offset costs of climate change
Monday, 11 August 2025, 3:35pmAs Hawaii nears the second anniversary of the Maui fires, its government is turning to tourism to mitigate future climate-related...
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FBI dispatching 120 agents to patrol Washington streets
Monday, 11 August 2025, 1:58pmThe FBI has begun dispatching about 120 of its agents in overnight shifts to help local law enforcement prevent carjackings...
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Suspect named in fatal shooting near Atlanta's CDC campus
Sunday, 10 August 2025, 10:06amInvestigators have identified 30-year-old Patrick Joseph White of Kennesaw, Georgia, as the suspected gunman who opened fire...
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Research on reversing Alzheimer’s reveals lithium as potential key
Thursday, 7 August 2025, 1:34pmSeven years of investigation by scientists at Harvard Medical School has revealed that the loss of the metal lithium plays...
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US axes some mRNA vaccine research contracts
Wednesday, 6 August 2025, 3:32pmUnited States Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy jnr announced a crackdown on mRNA vaccine technology...
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World
Israel vows to occupy entire Gaza Strip
Tuesday, 5 August 2025, 2:35pmNegotiations over a Gaza ceasefire appear to have reached an end - or at least a point of extreme brinkmanship - as Israeli...
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World
Scientists say they’ve solved the mystery of starfish that turn to goo
Tuesday, 5 August 2025, 1:47pmIt starts with a twist. One arm pretzels in on itself. Then another. Then another. Before long, the writhing arms detach...
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Maryland mum whose kids went missing in 2014 is re-indicted on murder charges
Monday, 4 August 2025, 2:35pmA Maryland woman whose young children went missing in 2014 - leading to murder charges against her that were later dismissed...
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Ex-Fox host Jeanine Pirro confirmed as a top federal prosecutor
Monday, 4 August 2025, 1:29pmThe Senate has confirmed former Fox 九一星空无限 host Jeanine Pirro as the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia in...
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World
Feeling it in your bones: The science behind weather-related pain
Sunday, 3 August 2025, 1:56pmSome people don’t need a weather app – they feel the forecast in their bones. A storm rolls in and so do throbbing heads,...
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World
Crash probe: Helicopter unit flew using faulty altitude readings
Thursday, 31 July 2025, 3:18pmInvestigators painted a devastating picture today of numerous mistakes and government failures that converged at a tragic...
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World
England and Wales population surges by a near record 707,000
Thursday, 31 July 2025, 1:36pmThe population of England and Wales has hit an estimated 61.8 million after a near-record jump last year, reigniting the...
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Lifestyle
Is your heart ageing faster than you? Here’s how to check
Thursday, 31 July 2025, 1:12pmIs your heart older than you are? A free, newly developed online calculator may be able to tell you, according to a large-scale...
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World
US FDA seeks to ban synthetic opioid 7-OH over addiction concerns
Wednesday, 30 July 2025, 1:49pmThe United States Food and Drug Administration pushed today to restrict a synthetic opioid found in tablets, gummies, and...
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Entertainment
Wrestling superstar Hulk Hogan dies aged 71
Friday, 25 July 2025, 7:09amTerry Bollea, the Florida wrestler who shot to superstardom as Hulk Hogan and whose tabloid-centric private life became a...
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Columbia to pay $221m in settlement with Trump administration
Thursday, 24 July 2025, 3:08pmBy Susan Svrluga and Emily Davies Columbia University and the Trump administration have agreed to resolve a months-long dispute...
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Epstein case: Pressure builds on Trump as Democrats see an opening
Thursday, 24 July 2025, 2:54pmUnited States President Donald Trump was struggling today to contain the fallout from his Administration’s decision not to...
