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Topping-out ceremony held in Lithuania at future Bundeswehr site
Lithuania celebrated the topping-out ceremony on Wednesday for the staff building at the future site that will house a German brigade…
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Jack Smith Testifies That He’d Prosecute Trump All Over Again
“We kept yelling, ‘She is pregnant, she’s pregnant,’” resident Tonika Deutch told Murphy. “They put their knees on her. We kept telling…
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Merz campaigns for Russian assets deal ahead of key EU talks
Lars Klingbeil, Germany's Minister of Finance, and Chancellor Friedrich Merz sit during the 49th plenary session of the 21st legislative…
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Top Trump Advisers Totally Undermine His Main Boat Strike Claim
The U.S. military has conducted at least 25 strikes on boats in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific on the basis that the small watercraft…
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Republicans defy Johnson to force House vote on extending health insurance subsidies
WASHINGTON — Four House Republicans broke with party leadership on Wednesday to join Democrats in overriding the GOP majority and forcing…
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Another Republican Retires as MTG Warns “Dam Is Breaking”
Another Republican is retiring from Congress, in what is becoming an exodus before next year’s midterm elections. Representative Dan…
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Trump Reveals Who’s Next on His Chopping Block for Revenge
President Donald Trump signaled he plans to go after former FBI Director Christopher Wray and former Attorney General Merrick Garland.…
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IDF probing mortar fire targeting Gaza terror activity that reportedly veered off course - source
Al Jazeera reported the attack was an Israeli airstrike, though the Israeli military has yet to comment. IDF troops of the 16th Brigade…
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MAGA Freaks Out at Trump’s Chief of Staff Over Vanity Fair Interview
“No, she meant that I’m—you see, I don’t drink alcohol,” Trump told the New York Post later Tuesday, defending Wiles’s comments. The…
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MAGA Freaks Out at Trump’s Chief of Staff Over Vanity Fair Interview
“No, she meant that I’m—you see, I don’t drink alcohol,” Trump told the New York Post later Tuesday, defending Wiles’s comments. The…
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Oracle data centre plan hit as Blue Owl walks from US$10 billion deal: source
Blue Owl’s discussions with lenders and Oracle for an OpenAI-linked Michigan data centre stall after failed negotiations Oracle’s largest…
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Watch: Wild koala rides the city bus in Brisbane, Australia
Dec. 17 (UPI) -- A bus driver in Brisbane, Australia, spotted a koala darting through traffic on a busy road and brought the animal aboard…
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Trump “Jokes” About Third Term as Miriam Adelson Offers Him Millions
One email reportedly states that at one point, the FBI’s Washington Field Office did “not believe (and has articulated to ), that we have…
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On thin ice: STG95 is out now!
Welcome to the latest issue of Ship Technology Global magazine In our final issue of this year, we take a focused look at the cruise…
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Forecast shows small drop in German energy consumption in 2025
Germany's energy consumption is expected to fall slightly in 2025, according to a forecast by the Working Group on Energy Balances (AGEB)…
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China dumps five-year duties on EU pork
China has slapped import duties on EU pork for five years but at lower rates than the preliminary tariffs announced three months ago.…
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Bears QB Caleb Williams issues clear warning to Packers
Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears are back in first place when it comes to the NFC North division race and are set to face off against…
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AI Isn’t Just Spying on You. It’s Tricking You Into Spending More.
In October, the Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator published research showing that companies use loyalty programs to hook consumers, creating a…
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A Graphic Novel About Rage and Repression in Montreal
“Cannon” is the second graphic novel by Lai, a thirty-two-year-old Australian who lives in, and makes art about, Montreal. Her first book,…
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At a Silicon Valley summit, robots fold laundry—and investors open their wallets
Robots from around the world converged on Silicon Valley to provide a glimpse of a potential future. Two robots picked up T-shirts with…
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The MAGA Crack-Up Is Overrated. MAGA Is Here to Stay.
Some will point to Republican politicians bucking Trump as a reason to believe that the whole circus tent is about to collapse. Marjorie…
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Is Cognitive Dissonance Actually a Thing?
In 1934, an 8.0-magnitude earthquake hit eastern India, killing thousands and devastating several cities. Curiously, in areas that were…
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Failed emergency alerts during L.A. firestorms eroded public trust. How to fix a broken system?
During the first days of the January firestorms, Los Angeles became a case study in what can go wrong with emergency alerts and…