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In travel news this week, Italy proposed restricting sales of gelato and pizza after a certain hour in an effort to promote healthier eating habits among locals and tourists alike. Meanwhile, Londoner Pelumi Nubi completed a two-month solo road trip from London to Lagos, Nigeria, traveling through 17 countries along the way. A pilot…
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Rampant tornadoes ravaged residential areas in Nebraska and Iowa as severe storms wreaked havoc across the Plains and South on Friday afternoon. The hardest-hit area was Elkhorn, a suburb of Omaha, where a powerful twister left behind flattened homes that emergency services were searching for survivors or casualties. In nearby Iowa, authorities reported a…
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In an intriguing revelation during a recent interview, former Delta Force operative Dave Nielsen disclosed that some UFC fighters have provided hand-to-hand combat training to members of the elite special forces unit. The news may come as a surprise but upon further investigation, it appears this connection has been in existence for quite some…
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The article provides a detailed account of Julian Assange’s life from his unconventional upbringing as an Australian computer hacker to the founding of WikiLeaks in 2006, which gained global attention with its release of classified documents related to US wars and diplomatic cables. The author highlights how Assange became a polarizing figure due to…
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Storm chasers captured footage of a significant tornado moving through communities near Shelby, Iowa. The National Weather Service issued a Tornado Emergency warning due to this life-threatening weather event in the Hawkeye State’s southwest region. Minden appeared to be most severely affected by the storm, around 100 miles west of Des Moines. Storm chaser…
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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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Matthew Rosengart spoke to reporters outside of the courthouse after Jamie Spears attempted to crashes his daughter’s wedding by pleading not guilty during a related legal dispute over his request for Britney to cover his lawyer fees. In a significant development, Britney Spears has reached an agreement in her lawsuit against her estranged father…
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Marines made history in their victory over pirate states during the First Barbary War with a daring attack on Derna, a stronghold in present-day Libya that served as a base for the notorious Barbary Coast raiders. This climactic battle on April 27, 1805 led to negotiations just two months later and inspired the famous…
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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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Former Attorney General Bill Barr has announced that he intends to vote for Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election against incumbent Joe Biden, despite previously stating that Trump should not be near the Oval Office due to his attempts to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power following the 2020 election. In an interview…