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• Water leak at Louvre museum damages hundreds of Egyptian books

  07-12-2025 19:50 via article.wn.com
  A water leak last month damaged hundreds of books in the Egyptian antiquities department in Paris’ famed Louvre museum, reports on Sunday revealed, raising concerns about the state of the world's most visited museum’s internal management, weeks after a daring jewel heist exposed security flaws. Around 400 rare books were affected after pipes containing contaminated water had burst, specialist...
  
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• Democrats need a midterm win in Texas to take back the Senate. Jasmine Crockett just made things interesting

  10-12-2025 23:14 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump nemesis’ decision to run in Texas instantly shook up the race, and she faces detractors on the right and left. But some believe she could end up surprising everybody, writes John Bowden
  
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• Scores of government statisticians are gone, leaving data at risk, report says

  10-12-2025 23:12 via independent.co.uk
  
  A new report reveals that the U.S. government's statistical system is struggling due to staff layoffs, reduced funding, and political interference
  
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• Tucker Carlson admits that he doesn’t have a ‘ton of confidence’ in the FBI or its director Kash Patel

  10-12-2025 23:07 via independent.co.uk
  
  Tucker Carlson said FBI Director Kash Patel’s chaotic handling of the Charlie Kirk assassination allowed for conspiracy theories around the shooting to flourish
  
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• House is voting on a defense bill to raise troop pay and overhaul weapons purchases

  10-12-2025 23:05 via independent.co.uk
  
  The House is headed toward a final vote on a sweeping defense bill that authorizes $900 billion in military programs
  
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• Dashcam footage captures huge fireball flying across the Texas sky

  10-12-2025 23:05 via independent.co.uk
  
  The fireball spotted is part of the Geminid meteor shower — which is set to peak on Saturday
  
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• Epstein and Maxwell grand jury docs are being unsealed as Trump’s DOJ approaches deadline to publish files

  10-12-2025 23:01 via independent.co.uk
  
  Judges and prosecutors have cautioned that the materials might not lead to any new revelations
  
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• Thousands rally again in Bulgaria to demand government’s resignation

  10-12-2025 22:50 via article.wn.com
  Thousands of Bulgarians rallied on Wednesday evening against the country’s minority government and what they say is its failure to tackle endemic corruption in the European Union’s poorest member state. The protests in the capital Sofia and dozens of other towns and cities across the Black Sea nation are the latest in a series of rolling demonstrations and come as...
  
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• What is Trump's Gold Card? Applications start for investor visa program; check cost, deadline, how ...

  10-12-2025 22:49 via article.wn.com
  President Donald Trump on Wednesday officially launched the 'Gold Card' investor visa program. A website has been launched for the program, and applications are now live for the $1 million visa program, Trump announced on Truth Social. Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Wednesday, Dec. 10.(AP) Trump established the Gold Card visa program with an executive order in September this year. Now, the order has been formally put into...
  
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• Trump says he is scheduling a phone call for Thursday with Thailand, Cambodia amid conflict

  10-12-2025 22:46 via article.wn.com
  Dec 10 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he was scheduling a phone call for Thursday with Thailand and Cambodia regarding the conflict between the two Southeast Asian countries. Read full story ......
  
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• Trump launches $1 million Gold Card fast-track visa to keep top foreign talent

  10-12-2025 22:46 via article.wn.com
  Trump launches $1 million Gold Card fast-track visa to keep top foreign talent ......
  
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• Thieves boost $19K worth of bronze plaques from Missouri Humane Society park

  10-12-2025 22:46 via independent.co.uk
  
  One Missouri Humane Society employee called the alleged theft ‘a real kind of gut punch’
  
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• WTF? Embracing profanity is one thing both political parties seem to agree on

  10-12-2025 22:40 via article.wn.com
  The language of politicians has become...
  
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• What a Democrat's victory in the Miami mayoral election may mean for Trump

  10-12-2025 22:40 via article.wn.com
  Democrat Eileen Higgins’ victory in...
  
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• Tickets Now on Sale for 2026 International Fireworks Championship in Las Vegas

  10-12-2025 22:40 via article.wn.com
  LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 10, 2025-- ......
  
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• Botulism outbreak sickens more than 50 babies and expands to all ByHeart products

  10-12-2025 22:40 via article.wn.com
  Federal health officials on Wednesday expanded an outbreak of infant botulism tied to recalled ByHeart baby formula to include all illnesses reported since the company began production in March 2022. ......
  
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• Women’s solo travel growing globally, even when it’s risky

  10-12-2025 22:38 via article.wn.com
  Across the travel industry, the evidence is clear. Women now account for the overwhelming majority of interest in solo travel, with major platforms reporting that 70 to 85 percent of enquiries and bookings come from female travellers. They are at the forefront of adventure trips, volunteering journeys, cultural travel, and even digital-nomad programs, with most solo female travellers aged 22 to 38. The numbers vary by region, yet every dataset points to the same conclusion: women are driving the
  
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• Video shows plane crashing on car during emergency landing on Florida highway

  10-12-2025 22:38 via article.wn.com
  Dramatic video showed a small plane crashing into a car as it was forced to make an emergency landing on Interstate 95 in Florida during rush hour. The incident happened in Brevard County on Monday. Watch NBC Bay Area News free wherever you are WATCH HERE In the...
  
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• Bank of Canada holds key interest rate at 2.25 pct

  10-12-2025 22:38 via article.wn.com
  OTTAWA, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- The Bank of Canada on Wednesday announced it is holding its key policy rate at the current level of 2.25 percent. Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem told a press conference that steep U.S. tariffs on...
  
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• U.S. Seizes Oil Tanker Off Venezuela in Escalation of Pressure on Maduro Regime

  10-12-2025 22:37 via article.wn.com
  The move comes amid heightened tension between Washington and Caracas, and hours after the U.S. sneaked the country’s opposition leader out of the country. ......
  
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• U.S. Blueprint to Rewire Economies of Russia, Ukraine Sets Off Clash With Europe

  10-12-2025 22:37 via article.wn.com
  Undisclosed appendices to current peace proposals detail the Trump administration’s plan to unlock frozen Russian funds held in Europe and bring Moscow in from the cold. ......
  
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• Two buildings collapse in Moroccan city of Fez, killing 22 people

  10-12-2025 22:37 via article.wn.com
  It was unclear what caused the collapse or how many people were unaccounted for. Authorities said an investigation has been opened. ......
  
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• Military drone attack on Sudan oil field kills dozens, threatens South Sudan's economic lifeline

  10-12-2025 22:37 via article.wn.com
  South Sudanese soldiers were among the dead in the attack by a Turkish-made Akinci drone, according to the RSF, which condemned the attack as a violation of international law. ......
  
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• Johnson reveals House GOP won’t allow extension of Obamacare subsidies, leaving 24M Americans at risk

  10-12-2025 22:37 via independent.co.uk
  
  This comes as the Senate tees up a vote on its plan for its own health care bill
  
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• Real Madrid trio suspended 2 matches for behavior toward referees in league match

  10-12-2025 22:34 via article.wn.com
  Real Madrid players Dani Carvajal,...
  
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• Raiders' Geno Smith misses practice with shoulder injury, status for game at Philadelphia uncertain

  10-12-2025 22:34 via article.wn.com
  Raiders quarterback Geno Smith did not...
  
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• New contracts and newborns go together for Phillies' Kyle Schwarber

  10-12-2025 22:34 via article.wn.com
  Kyle Schwarber has signed a $150...
  
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• Leverkusen coach Hjulmand misses Newcastle game on short notice for personal reasons

  10-12-2025 22:34 via article.wn.com
  Bayer Leverkusen will face Newcastle in...
  
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• DE Stephen Daley expected to miss the rest of this season as No. 1 Indiana ...

  10-12-2025 22:34 via article.wn.com
  Defensive end Stephen Daley is expected...
  
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• Chicago Bears prepare for Myles Garrett after tough loss to Packers

  10-12-2025 22:34 via article.wn.com
  The Chicago Bears have faced a few...
  
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