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President Joe Biden is set to speak at this year’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner, continuing a tradition dating back to Calvin Coolidge of presidents addressing the event during their term. While former President Donald Trump did not attend as president, he had previously been in attendance as a private citizen. In recent weeks, Biden…
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Walgreens has found unexpected success in its “Gummy Mango” candy, which has gone viral among Gen Z consumers thanks to social media platform TikTok. The cute and chewy fruit-shaped gummies from the retailer’s lower-priced Nice! house brand have sold out quickly due to demand since they arrived on shelves in about 2,500 stores last…
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Slavyansk oil refinery in Russia’s Krasnodar region suffered damage from a series of nine attacks by Ukrainian drones according to local authorities on Saturday via Telegram. The tank farm was fortunately undamaged due to protective measures, but the distillation column sustained damages that sparked an immediate fire. Authorities assertively clarified in their announcement that…
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Liverpool and Feyenoord have reached a preliminary agreement regarding compensation for Arne Slot, who is set to replace Jurgen Klopp at Anfield. The Dutch manager led his team to their second Eredivisie title in 17 years last season. Liverpool’s extensive search process for a new coach began with Slot on the list of potential…
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China has restructured its military with a focus on technology-driven strategic forces capable of modern warfare, as tensions rise between China and other regional powers. The move by President Xi Jinping involved scrapping the Strategic Support Force (SSF) in favour of three new units: an Information Support Force, Aerospace Force, and Cyberspace Force. These…
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Incidents at nightclubs in Dupont Circle, Washington D.C., took a violent turn on Friday evening as multiple individuals were left wounded following a shooting inside the establishment around 11:30 p.m. The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) revealed that they dispatched officers to attend an incident at Connecticut Avenue Northwest and 18th Street Northwest, where several…
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Seth Mazibuko leads a tour through Soweto’s intersection of Moema and Vilakazi Street, recalling how peaceful protests by students in June 1976 turned violent as police opened fire on them. Hundreds were killed, many more went into exile or prison, but the events became known as the Soweto uprisings, a turning point for South…
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A severe weather outbreak hit the Plains over several days, resulting in violent supercells that produced multiple tornados across an 800-mile span from Nebraska and Iowa to Central Texas. One such cell caused significant damage as it moved through eastern Nebraska on Friday afternoon, knocking down part of a train near Wilber before hitting…
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Columbia University has banned Khymani James, an anti-Zionist student protest organizer, from its premises following reports of his past violent remarks towards Zionists. The decision was made after it emerged that James had previously made incendiary comments during a disciplinary hearing in January 2021. In the video recording obtained by Campus Reform, an online…
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More methamphetamine is making its way into the United States through the southern border, leading to an increase in deaths caused by a combination of meth and opiates. In Florida earlier this month, DEA agents seized approximately 150 pounds of meth along with two kilograms of cocaine, one kilogram of fentanyl, over 100,000 counterfeit…