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Singtel’s Optus investigating emergency hotline outage that caused death of three people
The Australian telco will co-operate fully and transparently with all relevant government agencies and regulatory bodies Singtel’s…
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India launches national policy to harness geothermal energy
India’s Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has unveiled the National Policy on Geothermal Energy, introducing a framework…
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World's longest railway connection makes construction breakthrough
Engineers broke through the final rock barrier beneath the Alps, completing the main excavation of a new tunnel that will link Austria and…
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Transcript: Trump’s Crazed Rants Reveal Dark Truth about Kimmel Ouster
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the September 19 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here. Editor’s note:…
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Transcript: Kimmel Suspension Is Another Shameless Media Capitulation
Cox: I think about it when I have to pay my mortgage every month. I mean, like, these are the institutions, like these are the places that…
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Riefenstahl Raises the Riddle of Artistic Heroism
A timely hit job equates cinema and politics. Source link
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Abolish the FCC
Rather than fantasizing about using government power to punish the left, Republicans should foreclose the possibility of future…
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The Kirk Assassination Won’t Silence Us
We need to find the courage to speak as free men. Source link
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Video of Uganda's Yoweri Museveni saying 2026 presidential bid will be his last is doctored
As Uganda gears up for the January 2026 polls, President Yoweri Museveni, who has been in power since 1986, is seeking to extend his…
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Raul Lopez Wants to Be American Fashion
In the fall of 2014, Lopez staged an official Fashion Week event at Webster Hall. He recalled thinking, I’m about to hit it, I’m about to…
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Jimmy Kimmel’s New Best Friend Is the Supreme Court
It is important to explain exactly what the problem is here. If ABC fired Kimmel because he wanted to do something different in the 11 PM…
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Yellowstone hiker survives bloody encounter with a bear, possibly a grizzly
A hiker who was attacked by a bear — probably a grizzly — in Yellowstone National Park this week has been released from the hospital. The…
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The Metropolitan Opera Delves Into Comic Books
1. The beloved British polymath and broadcasting legend Melvyn Bragg, who joined the BBC in 1961, recently stepped down from his show “In…
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Trump’s Argument for Firing Lisa Cook Lies in Tatters
It was evident from the start that this case was a dog. About the Virginia property, James had emailed her mortgage broker, “This property…
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What Place Does Concentration Camp Art Have in Holocaust History?
Yet at times, her book can fall into the trap of seeing music as inherently uplifting. Many of her chapter titles, for example—“I felt sun…
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Maurene Comey’s Case Will Tell Us: Does Impartial Justice Still Exist?
The answer to that question would not have been in doubt a year ago. The law is long established. The Civil Service Reform Act, and…
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Trump’s Terrifying, Self-Serving Rebrand of Political Violence
It was no doubt inconvenient for the current administration for two of the claims Trump most often deploys to legitimize his hold on…
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STI continues slide on Friday, falls 0.2%
Across the broader market, advancers outnumber decliners 295 to 262 after 2.6 billion shares worth S$3.3 billion change hands Singapore…
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Singapore reviewing short seller claim against India's Vedanta
The Singapore Police Force replied to Viceroy’s complaint, assigning it a reference number indicating it was reviewing the matter The…
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Old visuals misrepresent Indonesian lawmaker's situation after anti-government protests
Anti-government protests in Indonesia sparked by low wages, unemployment, and anger over lawmakers' perceived lavish perks turned violent…
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Trump’s Crazed New Rants Make Jimmy Kimmel Mess Look Even More Corrupt
This week, ABC suspended comedian Jimmy Kimmel’s show under pressure from the Trump administration. The ostensible reason: Kimmel…
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Philippines central bank tightens rules on large cash withdrawals amid graft crackdown
The new rule comes amid a government-led anti-corruption crackdown on infrastructure projects The Philippine central bank has tightened…
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Video shows independence day march in Poland, not far-right UK rally
After one of the largest-ever far-right protests in Britain, an old video was shared in posts falsely claiming it depicted the "Unite the…
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Video from northeast India misrepresented as Modi supporters in Nepal
Nepal's "Gen Z" youth demonstrations ousted the Himalayan nation's prime minister in September 2025, but visuals of people marching with a…