A prosecutor at the International Criminal Court cited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for alleged ‘use of starvation as a method of warfare.’
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Severe turbulence during Singapore Airlines flight leaves 1 dead, several injured
Passengers say some people hit their hits on the baggage bins while others broke through the overhead oxygen chambers from the force of sudden descent.
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No more cute snaps of Mt Fuji. A screen is up in a Japanese town to prevent tourist crowds
Townspeople were were complaining that visitors would block the sidewalk, take photos on the busy road or walk onto private properties in pursuit of their shot.
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Actor Matthew Perry’s death under investigation
Authorities are trying to determine why the ‘Friends’ star died with so much ketamine in his system.
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Trump or Biden? Either way, U.S. seems poised to preserve heavy tariffs on imports
The one thing they both seem to agree on is the view that opening the country to more imports has wiped out American manufacturing jobs.
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Biden releasing 1 million barrels of gas from Northeast reserve in bid to lower prices at pump
Tapping reserves is one of the few actions a president can take by himself to try to control inflation.
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Graceland not for sale, Elvis Presley’s granddaughter Riley Keough says in lawsuit
Naussany Investments and Private Lending claims Lisa Marie Presley used the famous estate as collateral for a loan and the property would be sold to the highest bidder.
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Blinken in Kyiv tries to rally sagging Ukrainian spirits as Russia makes new military gains
President Volodymyr Zelensky appealed to the secretary of state for more air defense systems, despite Congress recently approving $60 billion in aid for the beleaguered country.
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Alice Munro, Nobel literature winner revered as short story master, dead at 92
The Canadian author was revered for her thoughtful characters and her ability to ‘accommodate an entire epic complexity …. in just a few short pages.’ She was admired without apparent envy, placed by the likes of Jonathan Franzen, John Updike and Cynthia Ozick at the very top of the pantheon.
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Trial for final wrongful death suit in Astroworld concert crowd crush set for September
The Blount family – whose son Ezra, 9, was killed during rapper Travis Scott’s show – is suing Scott, entertainment company Live Nation and others connected to the November 2021 event.