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Millions of people in the US are hunkering down in the cold.
New York State Governor Kathy Hochul said that almost every fire truck in the city was stranded due to the snowstorm in Buffalo and shutting down the airport. Her statement comes after four people died due to the storm that dumped over 18 cm of snow on the city since Friday. Hochul further said that…
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A helicopter crash near Gold Coast has left four people dead and many others injured.
Four people have died after two helicopters collided in mid-air on the Gold Coast. The two helicopters had reportedly been taking off and the other was landing when the collision occurred. One of the helicopters had its cockpit window removed and was on the island while the other had crashed and was upside down, police…
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There are 5 tips for a successful dry January.
The founder of the Sober Girl Society, a group that supports women who want to stay sober or drink less, has said the toughest part about not drinking is other people’s perception of it. “It’s about how you go out and live as a person in a world where alcohol is so normalized and you…
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The January 6 revelations were the biggest mystery.
Former US Vice President Dick Cheney has revealed that ex-President Donald Trump said he “didn’t want people to know we lost the election” in December 2020. Trump had also said he didn’t want people to know he was “pissed”, adding, “I didn’t want people to know we lost.” The Democrats said Trump started lying before…
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It was a lucky break that the U.S. electric grid didn’t break.
A week-long outage in several US states including California, Georgia and Texas was caused by a shooting at two power substations. Tens of thousands of people were off the grid for weeks due to a shooting attack on one of the substations. Several attacks have been reported on the US power grid in recent years.
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A winter storm causes power failures, snarls travel, and is cold on Christmas Day.
Buffalo International Airport is expected to remain closed until late Wednesday morning due to ‘hazardous weather conditions’, Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA) said on Twitter. The airport, which was closed on Friday due to “hazardous weather conditions”, is expected to remain closed until late Wednesday morning. Over 39 people have died in New York as…
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Over 100 people were saved and housed in a church during the historic storm.
Several people in US’ Buffalo, New York, have started a Facebook group called ‘Buffalo Blizzards’ to help each other amid the massive snowstorm. The group has been created by Aquilina and Al Robinson, who saved 154 people from the city. “We had people sleeping everywhere in our church, but we were the only ones with…
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Nineteen people were killed in a hotel and casino fire in Cambodia.
Nineteen people have died and over 60 others have been injured after a fire broke out at the Grand Diamond City Hotel and Casino in Poipet, Cambodia. “Some people ran to the rooftop, (thinking) that Cambodians might have a rescue crane to help,” an official from the Aranyaprathet Rescue Foundation said. The fire broke out…
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Emergency responders were working to clear snow covered roads in the winter storm.
The mayor of New York’s Buffalo on Monday said that there were some people in his area who were without power and that his own home had no power and the temperature inside was 40 degrees. His statement came after a storm struck the US state on Saturday, killing at least three people, stranding thousands…
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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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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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Afghans fear that the winter will be worse than the last.
A 50-year-old Afghan woman named Mari Jaan waits in a long food line in Kabul every couple of weeks. She says she always waits for cooking oil, flour and lentils. “With the disappearing of jobs…we’re now seeing people standing in line for food assistance who never would’ve believed in their lives they’d be standing in…
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Trump filed a lawsuit in order to avoid a subpoena.
US President Donald Trump was advised by one of his advisers in the days before the election that he could reverse the election results in a joint session of the Congress the next day, according to reports. The adviser had advised Trump’s aides that it was important for people not to see Vice President Pence…
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How can we help children who have been through war?
Norway-based Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has received Hilton Prize, which was awarded five million years ago, for helping people in need. It helped people hit by the conflict in Ukraine, the earthquake in Afghanistan, and the ongoing famine in Somalia this year alone. The council was awarded theHilton Prize for helping people in need at…
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Russia’s war in Ukraine is being live-capped.
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, has said that the Russian air defence system “worked over Simferopol” following a missile strike by Ukraine. Earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had said that the missile attack in Zaporizhzhia had completely destroyed a recreation centre where “people, civilians, and [military] base personnel were having dinner on Saturday…
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Dave Chappelle spoke about Trump and antisemitism in his monologue.
Comedian Dave Chappelle, while addressing criticism over his stand-up special ‘The Closer’, said he’s willing to talk with trans people but is “not bending to anybody’s demands”. Chappelle said that he no longer enjoys performing in front of large crowds due to the backlash when comedians make offensive jokes. “I want everyone in this audience…
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Two historic military planes collide and crash at an air show.
At least three people have died after a World War II-era B-17 Globemaster fighter jet crashed into a crowd at an airshow in the US’ Dallas. The aircraft had taken off from Dallas Executive Airport for the Wings Over Dallas air show. “This is…a very, very sad day for Dallas,” the city’s Mayor Eric Johnson…
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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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The people who will make a decision in this election.
Republican registered voters nationwide and in competitive Congressional districts are a bit more likely to say they are deeply motivated to vote than are Democratic registered voters (52% extremely motivated among Republicans nationally, 46% among Democrats), a new survey said. Registered voters are more likely to see local Democratic candidates as caring about people like…
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At least 19 people are dead and millions without power in Florida after Hurricane Ian hit the state.
Hurricane Ian, which hit the southwest coast of Florida as a Category 4 storm, left at least six people dead. Homes on the coast were washed Out to sea, buildings were smashed throughout the state and floodwater ruined homes and businesses and trapped residents. Hundreds of rescues have taken place by land, air and sea,…