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Strikes Hit Staging Ground in Russia’s Border Region.
Ukrainian military on Friday said its artillery battalions had fired more than 160 times at Russian positions over the past 24 hours, but it also reported Russian return fire into Ukrainian positions. Meanwhile, Russia blamed Ukrainian artillery for damage to power lines in the Kherson region, where Ukrainian troops have advanced towards the Russian-occupied city…
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Before he died, Boseman did not read the script.
Late actor Chadwick Boseman, during a recent interview, revealed that he had asked his ‘Black Panther’ co-star, Denzel Washington, if he wanted to read the script of the film before getting notes from the studio. “He passed maybe a couple weeks after I finished,” Boseman added. “So I texted him and told him…’Hey man, Denzel…
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Alec Baldwin is trying to clear his name after killing someone in a movie.
Alec Baldwin has filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles for wrongful death of Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who was shot by the actor in October last year. Baldwin claimed he pulled the hammer of the gun while working on camera angles with Hutchins, which discharged. He is seeking “compensatory, nominal, statutory, and punitive damages” through a…
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There is a question about where I am going to go after the hurricanes and the housing crunch.
Two people died after a house collapsed due to Hurricane Ian’s surge in the US state of Florida on Wednesday. A woman was killed after a tree fell on her home and her son was killed after he tried to rescue her. Hurricane Ian made landfall in the state as a tropical storm on Tuesday…
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Residents are leaving the region of Ukraine to Russia.
Russian troops have left Kherson city in Ukraine with “not a single piece of military equipment or weapons” on the other side, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Friday. Earlier, Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov had said it would take “as a minimum, one week” for Russian forces to leave the city. Notably, this comes…
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One NBA star takes responsibility for the negative impact of Twitter, while another NBA star donates $500,000 to anti-hate organizations.
NBA player Kyrie Irving has said he doesn’t have antisemitic beliefs and that he has a lot of work to do. “I cannot be Antisemitic if I know where I come from,” he added. Irving was suspended by the Brooklyn Nets last week after he shared a link to a documentary which was criticised as…
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A mid-credits scene in a film is exactly what it sounds like.
‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’, the fourth instalment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), opened in theatres on Thursday. Directed by Ryan Coogler, the film follows T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman) as he ascends to the throne of the fictional nation of Wakanda. ” Wakanda Forever” also stars Chadwick Boseman, Lupita Nyong’o, and Bokeem Woodbine.
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There are more graves in the search for Tulsa massacre victims.
The bodies of four men who were missing since October 9 have been found at a cemetery in the US state of Oklahoma. The remains have been identified as those of Billy Chastain, Alex Stevens, Mark Chastain and Mike Chastain. Okmulgee’s Police Chief said the men had planned to “commit some type of criminal act”…
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The watermelon-smashing comedian has died.
US comedian Leo Anthony Gallagher, who appeared on ‘The Tonight Show’ with Johnny Carson in the 1970s, died at his home in Palm Springs, California at the age of 67 on Friday. “His death was due to a brief illness,” his longtime former manager, Craig Marquardo, said. The first comedy stand-up special titled ‘AnUncensored Evening’…
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The family of Halyna Hutchins settles with Alec Baldwin.
The family of Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins has reached a settlement with the producers of the movie ‘Rust’, over her death in October last year. Matthew Hutchins will serve as executive producer and the film will continued with the original principal players on board according to the settlement. Halyna was killed when actor Alec Baldwin accidentally…
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As top US general pushes for diplomacy, Biden admin is divided over path for Ukraine.
The US has said that it will provide additional support packages for Ukraine in the “very near future”. This comes amid reports that US President Joe Biden’s defence chief Mark Milley has urged him to push towards an end to the war between Russia-backed separatists and Ukraine’s military. The US is providing Ukraine with security,…
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The member of Atlanta rap group Migos died at the age of 28.
American rapper Takeoff, who passed away aged 32 in June, was laid to rest in a private ceremony in Atlanta, Georgia, on Saturday. The funeral was attended by over 500 family members, friends and fans. Other performers from the music industry including Drake, Justin Bieber and Yolanda Adams performed at the event.
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The police officer was found dead after the crowd crush.
South Korean Police chief Yoon Tae-won said that the police have launched an internal probe into the officers’ handling of the emergency calls and other issues, including on-the-spot response to the crowd surge in Itaewon that night. Yoon said police have acknowledged that the 137 officers dispatched to Itaewon were primarily assigned to monitor crime,…
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Research shows oil field flaring emits methane five times greater than expected.
US oil and gas companies emit at least 1.3 billion tonnes of methane per year, according to a report by Environmental Defense Fund. Methane, a greenhouse gas, contributes to global warming and packs a bigger short- term punch than even carbon dioxide. Former US Vice President Al Gore said the country’s oil and gas industry…
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A Crispr therapy is designed to attack tumors.
Scientists at University of Pennsylvania in the US have discovered a way to personalise cancer therapy by editing and transporting gene expression to cancerous cells. They infused the edited cells back into volunteers who had previously been treated with several rounds of chemotherapy. The edited cells travelled to the tumors and killed them.
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Musk said that a lot of brands have paused ads, which has seen a drop in revenue.
Twitter CEO Elon Musk said the platform is a safe platform for all legal speech and information consumption in the European Digital Services Act, as proposed by Musk in a Twitter post. This comes after Musk announced that he would charge a monthly fee of $8 for a service called “Twitter Blue” that would allow…
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If Musk buys it, he will probably do some things with it.
Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Friday said there’s no choice except to cut jobs “when the company’s losing over $4 million/day”. He didn’t give any information on the day-to-day losses or the amount of pay offered to employees who were fired. This comes after Twitter announced it had fired around 80 employees, including some of…
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The best-sellers for the fall of REI.
If you’re planning on doing any sort of outdoor activity, like hiking or camping, you’re likely in need of some cold-weather gear. Here are some cold-weather gear that’ll make your fall activities a fun one. The REI Co-op has a bike that’s great for pedaling around town in the autumn. This packable stove from Jettherm…
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Mastodon is on fire.
A Twitter-like social networking platform, Mastodon is not accepting new users despite being launched in November. Mastodon’s new sign-up includes Twitter users like Kathy Griffin, who joined in early November, and journalist Molly Jong-Fast, who joined in late October. In contrast to Twitter, which categorizes conversations around hashtags much more frequently, Mastodon categorizes conversations around…
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The 1986 Challenger space shuttle wreck was found off the coast of Florida.
A group of explorers has discovered a piece of debris from the 1986 NASA Space Shuttle Challenger in the Bermuda Triangle off Florida’s Space Coast. The team was diving to search for suspected shipwrecks when they found the piece of debris. It’s believed to belong to Challenger, which was carrying seven astronauts when it crashed…
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There are fertility tracking features in the iPhone and iPad.
Apple has clarified that the ‘cycle tracking’ app on its Watch is for women’s health only. “The cycle tracking feature is not meant to be any kind of birth control,” it added. Apple said that users’ data won’t be used in a manner that would lead to their personal information being shared with third-party apps.…
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The dark ships emerged from the shadows of the mystery.
The Nord Stream Pipeline leak in the Baltic Sea is likely caused by a powerful underwater explosion, according to Swedish and Danish scientists. They also say it is likely that the first leak was caused by a failure of the pipeline’s anchor bar. They added that the second leak may be caused by a failure…
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Ukrainian troops enter Kherson city.
Ukrainian forces have entered the Russian-occupied city of Kherson following a Russian military retreat from the area, Ukraine’s military said on Friday. The Russian military claimed that it had removed all armed personnel from the city. This comes after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that he would make a formal request for Russia to withdraw…
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The warning from COP 27 about carbon emissions has hit a new high.
The UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has said that it needs to cut the world’s carbon emissions by at least 42% from their 2019 levels by 2030. It added that there should be no investment in new fossil fuel supplies to reach the goal of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
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Musk wants people to stop mimicking his accounts on the social network.
Twitter has fired three people, including the company’s SVP of Global Public Policy and Safety, Vijaya Gadde, after it announced a “major restructuring” on Friday. Twitter CEO Elon Musk had earlier tweeted that the company was “losing over $4 million/day” and that there was no choice to cut jobs “when the company is losing over…