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• Pete Hegseth says US troops ‘need to be fit, not fat’ as he attacks ‘completely unacceptable’ statistic

  25-04-2025 19:57 via independent.co.uk
  
  Pete Hegseth has said America's troops "need to be fit, not fat", after a report by the American Security Project found two-thirds of Guard and Reserve service members are overweight.
  
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• Australian PM meets hero shopkeeper who tackled Bondi Beach gunman

  16-12-2025 12:02 via independent.co.uk
  
  Anthony Albanese met with the heroic shopkeeper who tackled a Bondi Beach gunman to the ground.
  
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• Is MAGA tiring of Trump? New poll shows cracks in the president’s base

  16-12-2025 11:56 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump has been dogged by the Epstein scandal and rising costs during his second term
  
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• Why America still can’t make its own artificial Christmas trees

  16-12-2025 11:51 via independent.co.uk
  
  Tariffs are pushing up prices on artificial Christmas trees, exposing how reliant the US remains on overseas manufacturing
  
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• The Kid Whisperer: How to use love, kindness and limits with a potentially terrible teen

  16-12-2025 11:47 via article.wn.com
  Dear Kid Whisperer, My son is 10 years old and about to turn 11. We have a great relationship with him, and besides some minor behavior issues (occasionally forgetting to clean up a mess, losing homework, getting mad at his ......
  
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• Plan to build church for war dead in city park sparks rare protest in Russia

  16-12-2025 11:47 via article.wn.com
  LONDON, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Plans to build...
  
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• Netherlands will host International Claims Commission for Ukraine, minister says

  16-12-2025 11:47 via article.wn.com
  THE HAGUE, Dec 16 (Reuters) - The...
  
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• Ex-etiquette: First holiday since breakup

  16-12-2025 11:47 via article.wn.com
  Q. Our kids seem overwhelmed since the breakup. This is their first holiday in two separate homes, and they are having trouble even knowing how to talk about the holidays. They're also clingier during exchanges, waking up at night and ......
  
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• US soldiers and translator killed in Syria are identified

  16-12-2025 11:45 via article.wn.com
  The two Iowa National Guard...
  
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• UAE expresses solidarity with Morocco after deadly flash floods

  16-12-2025 11:45 via article.wn.com
  The United Arab Emirates has expressed its sincere condolences and solidarity with Morocco over the victims of floods that occurred in Safi, which resulted in dozens of deaths and injuries and...
  
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• Trump weighs order to loosen federal marijuana restrictions

  16-12-2025 11:45 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald...
  
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• Son of filmmaker Rob Reiner charged with homicide for death of his parents

  16-12-2025 11:45 via article.wn.com
  LOS ANGELES — The son of Hollywood actor and filmmaker Rob Reiner has been arrested and charged...
  
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• Pakistani Cleric Sentenced: 35 Years for Inciting Violence

  16-12-2025 11:45 via article.wn.com
  Lahore: A Pakistani anti-terrorism court sentenced a senior leader of a banned Islamist party to 35 years in prison for inciting violence, more than a year after the cleric publicly called for the killing of the country’s then-chief...
  
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• News in brief for December 16

  16-12-2025 11:45 via article.wn.com
  Man convicted of murdering wife, searched how to ‘dispose of a body’...
  
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• Louvre Museum staff go on daylong strike, shutting out tourists

  16-12-2025 11:45 via article.wn.com
  PARIS — Hundreds of...
  
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• How tech’s biggest companies are offloading the risks of the AI boom

  16-12-2025 11:45 via article.wn.com
  SEATTLE — This fall, Microsoft announced a series of...
  
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• Ford retreats from EVs, takes $19.5 billion charge as Trump policies grip industry

  16-12-2025 11:45 via article.wn.com
  Ford Motor said on Monday it will take a $19.5 billion writedown and is killing several...
  
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• Born deaf and blind, she’s caught in Trump’s anti-diversity crusade

  16-12-2025 11:45 via article.wn.com
  REEDSBURG, Wis. — Casey and...
  
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• Australian leader pledges stricter gun laws after deadly Bondi shooting

  16-12-2025 11:45 via article.wn.com
  SYDNEY — Prime Minister Anthony...
  
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• Pung’s experience, friendships help make Kailua go

  16-12-2025 11:42 via article.wn.com
  On weekdays, Maddox Pung is in class, practicing, playing basketball for the fourth-ranked, defending OIA champion Kailua Surfriders. ......
  
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• Kamehameha girls regain top spot in poll

  16-12-2025 11:42 via article.wn.com
  Kamehameha collected all 11 votes from the panel of coaches and media to regain the No. 1 ranking in the Star-Advertiser Girls Basketball Top 10. ......
  
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• India’s EV boom is real – but the hardest miles lie ahead

  16-12-2025 11:42 via article.wn.com
  India’s electric vehicle market, long dismissed as aspirational rather than imminent, is finally gathering speed. NEW DELHI — On India’s crowded city streets, where the air often hangs heavy with exhaust and impatience, a quiet shift is under way. Scooters glide past traffic lights without a growl. Three-wheeled rickshaws hum instead of sputter. And in bus depots from Delhi to Bengaluru, charging cables now snake across the ground where diesel hoses once lay. India’s elec
  
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• Fernandez’s hot hand sparks No. 3 ‘Iolani by Maryknoll

  16-12-2025 11:42 via article.wn.com
  Hailey Fernandez hit her first seven shots from the field and finished with 18 points as No. 3 ‘Iolani fought off No. 4 Maryknoll, 63-52, on Monday night in ILH girls basketball action. ......
  
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• Ukraine spies warn 'no Russian facility is safe' as missiles blast targets

  16-12-2025 11:41 via article.wn.com
  Russian 'warchest' oil industry under attack by Kyiv special ops in a bid to smash Vladimir Putin's ability to bankroll his bloody Ukraine war - as Zelensky denies Donbas to Moscow ......
  
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• Trump Files $5 Billion Defamation Lawsuit Against BBC

  16-12-2025 11:39 via article.wn.com
  US President Donald Trump has filed a defamation...
  
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• Ten Killed as Small Passenger Jet Crashes In Mexico

  16-12-2025 11:39 via article.wn.com
  Ten people, including three children, are believed...
  
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• Rod Stewart Loses Temper At First-Ever Greece Concert (VIDEO)

  16-12-2025 11:39 via article.wn.com
  British music icon Sir Rod Stewart briefly halted...
  
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• Jerusalem Patriarchs Condemn Bondi Beach Terror Attack, Praise Muslim Hero Who Tackled Shooter

  16-12-2025 11:39 via article.wn.com
  The Patriarchs and Heads of...
  
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• Italy Arrests 34 Tomb Raiders; 7,000 Ancient Greek Coins Seized

  16-12-2025 11:39 via article.wn.com
  Italian authorities announced on Friday the arrest of 34...
  
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• Greek Drug Lord Caught in Atlantic Cocaine Sting

  16-12-2025 11:39 via article.wn.com
  Greek authorities, in cooperation with the U.S. Drug...
  
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