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The U.S. hosts an Iran-Russia alliance that is built on Hostility.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Russian drone strikes on the southern port city of Odesa left more than 1.5 million people in that region without power on Saturday night, the latest attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure by the Kremlin. Zelenskyy added that Russia has set a goal to leave Ukraine without light, water and…
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Heavy snow is going to hit the Northeast this weekend.
More than a foot of snow was dumped in some parts of interior New England and officials predict of dangerous travel conditions this weekend before Christmas. New York Governor Kathy Hochul warned residents of the hazardous road conditions the storm is threatening to bring as millions across in the Northeast are under winter weather alerts.…
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There are 31 games for the Nintendo switch.
Nintendo Switch is the first handheld gaming console to run on both digital and OLED displays. The platform has over 50 games, including some of the most popular titles, like Pokémon GO, Pac-ManVerse, Donkey Kong Country Returns, Dead Island and others. It has been rated ‘E’, ‘M’, ‘U’ and ‘F’ with an average of ‘M’…
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The best non-Amazon deals for Prime Day are in October.
During its Black Friday and Cyber Monday sale, Outdoor Voices is offering up to 30% off sitewide with code THANKFUL, plus additional deals all week long. Essentia is offering 25% off your purchase and two free organic pillows with the purchase of a mattress. ostrichpillow is offering up to 30% off select Ostrichpillow products and…
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Sam Bankman- Fried is increasingly alone.
The Founder and CEO of failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX Sam Bankman-Fried was arrested in the Bahamas on Monday after the US Justice Department filed criminal charges against him. “There was no person who was chiefly in charge of positional risk of customers on FTX…Look, I screwed up,” Bankman-Fried said during a virtual appearance at the…
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Vans could possibly go electric.
US electric vehicle maker Rivian has said it’s going to build all its vehicles in local markets. “We had to rethink how vehicles are designed and engineered to do this. Think of a warehouse in your city, building vehicles for your city,” the company said. Rivian is working with Amazon and Walmart to produce electric…
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During the Chinese protests, there were people on the social networking site, who remained a mystery.
Twitter search results mentioning either Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou in Chinese from November 21 to December 1 were broken up by NPR into three tranches of equal amount of time. Researchers at Graphika identified the patterns of behaviour of the accounts and unearthed a network of related accounts across other social media platforms like YouTube…
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More warnings of tornadoes and blizzards are brought on by a mammoth winter storm.
A massive winter storm has killed 34 people across the US and is expected to claim more lives after trapping some residents inside houses with heaping snow drifts and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses. The National Weather Service has said that the storm will have increasingly widespread impacts to…
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‘Avatar’ sequel is at the top of the box office.
‘The Way of Water’ has become the first film by James Cameron to make $100 million in its first week at the box office. According to Box Office Mojo, the film made $253.7 million in the US and Canada, compared to $212 million in the same period for ‘Avatar’. Notably, ‘The Way of Water’ is…
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The winter storm dumped snow in the west before hitting the south with a severe storm threat.
The US has been hit by a massive winter storm that caused the cancellation of flights and power outages in several states, including New York, Alabama, Texas, Florida and Oklahoma. In Texas, where more than 200 people died due to a 2021 winter storm, officials said they expected the grid would hold up as forecasts…
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Putin digs himself deeper into a quagmire.
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on Thursday blamed Ukraine for the blast at a bridge in Crimea that killed 18 people and injured scores of others. In a video conference with the head of Russia’s Investigative Committee, Putin said, “There is no question of a terrorist act directed at the destruction of the Russian Federation’s vital…
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The US president’s past promises in meeting with China are under scrutiny.
China on Friday held drills close to Japan’s southern Okinawa island in the Pacific Ocean, according to Japanese authorities. On December 22, China’s Liaoning aircraft carrier sailed about 560 km east of Kitadaito Island, located off Okinawa’s east coast. Earlier, around 180 fighter jets and helicopters took off and landed on the Liaoning aircraft carrier,…
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The origin of the G.O.P. Tactic of Sending Migrants to Blue States
The city of El Paso in Texas, US bussed 7,754 migrants to New York and 2,091 to Chicago from August 23 to October 6 in 207 charter buses, according to Mario D’Agostino, El Paso City Deputy Manager. The migrants being offered the city-funded buses had been processed by Border Patrol and released in the community.
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Holiday travel is dangerous because of a huge winter storm across the U.S.
In the US, over 200 people have died after a winter storm hit Texas and other parts of the US. The death toll has risen to over 200 after two more fatalities were reported in the state on Saturday. More than a million people are without power in Texas due to the winter storm that…
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Flight cancelations on Thursday are disrupting holiday travel.
A record winter storm has affected roughly 60% of the US population on Friday. The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a winter weather advisory for parts of the US on Christmas Eve. “We’re looking at much-below normal temperatures…potentially record-low temperatures leading up to the Christmas holiday,” an NWS spokesperson said. The weekend temperatures will…
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There are three game subscription services that are Best Game Subscription Services.
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate allows users to play over 50 free-to-play games, including ‘Halo: Infinite’, ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops 4’, ‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’, among others. A subscription to the Xbox Game Pass gives users access to all previously released games on Xbox Live, as well as games that are exclusive to…
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Putin wants you to know that he won’t be humiliated.
Ukraine’s military said that Russian forces have carried out over 100 airstrikes on Ukrainian positions in the country’s south in the past two days. It added that its artillery units had fired more than 160 times at Russian positions over the past 24 hours, but it also reported Russian Return fire into Ukrainian positions. Ukraine…
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The Queen was a shining example of female leadership, according to the duke.
Talking about the loss of her husband Prince Philip, Duchess of Cornwall Meghan Markle said that it was a “complicated time”. “In big moments in life, you get a lot of perspective. It makes you wonder what you want to focus your energy on,” she added. The Duchess further said that she hoped people would…
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In southern Ukraine, residents live in fear and hope.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that Russia’s withdrawal from its southern city of Kherson was the “beginning of the end of the war” between the two countries. He also claimed that Ukrainian investigators have already documented more than 400 cases of suspected war crimes by the Russian forces during their occupation of Kherson.
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Travel was disrupted across the U.S. after the worst storm in decades.
A man’s body was found inside his house in New York State on Saturday, days after he was swept away in a snowstorm that left at least 18 people dead across the US. The 61-year-old had gone missing on Thursday and is believed to have been trapped inside his home since then, said Erie County…
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Paris police use teargas to quell protesters after three are killed at a Kurdish center.
Three people were killed in a shooting at a Kurdish cultural centre in Paris on Friday, French authorities said. The suspect, whose identity hasn’t been confirmed, had been the subject of two prior run-ins with the police. The prosecutor said the suspect had at least two prior run-ins with the police, an attack on migrants…
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The 19-year-old died after an altercation at the Mall of America.
A 19-year-old man was killed on Friday in a shooting at the Mall of America in Minnesota, the US, police said. A nearby Bloomington police officer, who heard the gunfire, tried to save the victim, but he wasn’t able to save himself. Five people have been arrested in connection with the shooting, the police added.
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The moral test for the Western world is the bravery of the Iranian protesters.
A video has surfaced online showing Iranian anti-government protesters chanting “death to dictator” and “Allahu Akbar”. Protests started after a 22-year-old woman named Mahsa Amini was killed in police custody in the Iranian city of Isfahan last month. Over 200 people, including teenage girls, have reportedly been killed by security forces during anti-government protests in…
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There are 10 great PS5 games that you can play now.
Video game website Theverge named ‘Elden Ring’ as the best game to play on PS5 in the best-of-2022 round-up. Theverge also named ‘Horizon Zero Dawn’ as the second-best game for PS5 in the best-of-2022 round-up. It further named’Neon White’ as the third-best game for PS4 in the best-of-2022 round-up.
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Russian missile strikes devastated Ukraine, knocking out power, and put the entire country under air-raid alarm.
Ukraine’s military said on Friday that its forces have entered the Russian-occupied city of Kherson, which has been under Russian rule for over five years. The military added that it fired over 160 times at Russian positions over the past 24 hours, but also reported Russian return fire into Ukrainian positions. Notably, this comes after…