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• WATCH: Dad surprises daughter by rapping at wedding

  05-07-2023 23:14 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The bride, Megan Washburn, said this was not the first time her dad, Wes Boldt, wrote his own rap.
  
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• WATCH: White House shuts down question about unacknowledged Biden granddaughter

  05-07-2023 22:48 via foxnews.com
  
  White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre shut down a reporter's question Wednesday concerning President Biden's seventh grandchild, the estranged daughter of his son Hunter Biden who he has so far refused to acknowledge. During the daily White House press briefing, Jean-Pierre was asked specifically about a Saturday New York Times story centered on 4-year-old Navy Joan Roberts, and whether Biden acknowledged her as his granddaughter, even though the two have not yet met. "There was a story
  
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• GOP senator who sued over Big Tech censorship vows to enforce ‘chilling’ decision against Biden

  05-07-2023 22:47 via foxnews.com
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., is pledging to keep a close eye on the Biden administration after a judge blocked key agencies and departments from communicating with social media companies to avoid potential First Amendment violations. Schmitt, who filed the lawsuit last year when he was Missouri's attorney general, told Fox News Digital he believes the case revealed "perhaps the most chilling example" of a government coordinating with private businesses to restrict free speech. "That's at
  
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• Chicago crime: Man beaten, 5 shot, 1 killed during chaotic 4th of July gathering

  05-07-2023 22:47 via foxnews.com
  
  Chicago police responded to a shooting Wednesday morning, where a man was beaten and critically injured, another man was fatally shot and four other people sustained gunshot wounds. The Chicago Police Department said the shooting took place in the Englewood neighborhood on South Ada Street near West 56th Street at about 4:45 a.m. A preliminary investigation found a group of people was gathered outside for a 4th of July celebration when an unknown person opened fire, striking five victims. A 35-y
  
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• Kevin Spacey accuser says groping was aggressive 'like a cobra,' reveals why he kept quiet

  05-07-2023 22:36 via foxnews.com
  
  One of Kevin Spacey's accusers described during the actor's ongoing London criminal trial the moment he claims the "House of Cards" star groped him. Spacey, 63, has pleaded not guilty to charges of sexual assault, indecent assault and causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent.  The charges stem from allegations from four different men. One man who testified Wednesday claimed Spacey made sexual and racially offensive comments to him before allegedly groping hi
  
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• Ohio abortion amendment is an attack on parental rights, pro-life groups say as initiative clears key hurdle

  05-07-2023 22:35 via foxnews.com
  
  A proposed amendment that would enshrine abortion rights in Ohio’s constitution is being decried as an attack on parental rights by prominent pro-life groups. The amendment, which was drafted by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Ohio, declares that "every individual has the right to make and carry out one’s own reproductive decisions" on contraception, fertility treatment, continuing one’s own pregnancy, miscarriage care and abortion. A coalition of pro-abo
  
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• Trump campaign raises eye-popping amount while battling dual indictments, multiple GOP challengers

  05-07-2023 22:33 via foxnews.com
  
  Former President Donald Trump has a commanding polling lead in the crowded race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, but his fundraising is also robust. The former president hauled in more than $35 million during the April-June second quarter of 2023 fundraising, Trump's campaign confirmed to Fox News on Wednesday. That's nearly double the $18.8 million the Trump campaign brought in during the January-March first quarter of fundraising. The massive haul appears to be an indicator tha
  
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• Florida good Samaritan springs to action, pulls woman from car submerged in pool: 'She was pretty shocked'

  05-07-2023 22:23 via foxnews.com
  
  A Florida woman is shaken up but uninjured after crashing her car into a swimming pool before being pulled to safety by a good Samaritan. Police in Fort Lauderdale say a woman crashed through a wooden fence and drove her silver sedan into a swimming pool where the car became fully submerged in the water on Tuesday afternoon, WSVN-TV reported. T.J. Yarborough, who was nearby when the accident occurred, reportedly sprang to action and helped rescue the driver from the submerged car. "I’m jus
  
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• Son of jailed Belarusian presidential hopeful sentenced to 8 years in prison on disputed charges

  05-07-2023 22:21 via foxnews.com
  
  The son of a jailed Belarusian presidential hopeful was convicted and sentenced Wednesday on charges that he and other activists rejected as trumped up. The Minsk District Court sentenced Eduard Babaryka, 34, to eight years in prison for "organizing mass riots" and "inciting hatred" — accusations that he denied. "I have not committed a single crime I am accused of," said Babaryka, who has been in custody since his arrest more than three years ago. "The investigation did not find a single p
  
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• These are the officials blocked from meeting with social media companies in dramatic First Amendment ruling

  05-07-2023 22:20 via foxnews.com
  
  A U.S. District Court judge this week banned an extensive list of top Biden administration officials from meeting or communicating with social media companies on the topic of restricting online speech. The injunction issued Tuesday by Louisiana Judge Terry A. Doughty ruled that the Biden administration likely violated the First Amendment as it pressured social media companies to censor speech it deemed misinformation on topics such as the COVID-19 vaccine and election integrity. Officials named
  
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• Greta Thunberg charged with disobeying law enforcement during climate protest in Sweden

  05-07-2023 22:19 via foxnews.com
  
  Swedish prosecutors have charged climate activist Greta Thunberg with disobedience to law enforcement in connection with a protest in Malmö last month. Local newspaper Sydsvenskan reported Wednesday that Thunberg was detained with other activists after they stopped traffic in the oil terminal of the port in Malmö on June 19. A short statement by Swedish prosecutors on Wednesday said a "young woman" was charged with disobedience because she "refused to comply with police orders to leave
  
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• Florida Gov DeSantis announces crackdown on out-of-state illegal immigrant driver licenses

  05-07-2023 22:17 via foxnews.com
  
  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday announced that the state will no longer recognize a number of out-of-state driver licenses that are given to illegal immigrants, enacting restrictions in legislation passed earlier this year. DeSantis, who is also running for president in 2024, announced that the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles has published a list of out-of-state license classes that are now invalid in Florida.  That list targets certain licenses given to illeg
  
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• Tel Aviv protests: Thousands of Israelis rally over police chief resignation, chaos erupts

  05-07-2023 22:16 via foxnews.com
  
  Thousands of Israelis came together in a mass protest Wednesday evening, as the country grapples with anti-government sentiment over proposed judicial reforms. Hundreds of protesters blocked Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv in response to the resignation of district commander Amichai Eshed on Wednesday night. Eshed, who was reportedly removed over his handling of anti-government demonstrations, resigned after being demoted Wednesday. Pictures from Tel Aviv show Israelis lighting fires, waving flags an
  
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• Kate Middleton pays tribute to Queen Elizabeth II at King Charles' coronation celebration in Scotland

  05-07-2023 22:16 via foxnews.com
  
  Kate Middleton is remembering Britain’s longest-reigning monarch. On Wednesday, the Princess of Wales accompanied her husband Prince William to King Charles’ coronation celebration in Scotland. The 41-year-old attended the National Service of Thanksgiving and Dedication at St. Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh. According to the Scottish government, the church service was organized in honor of the king and Queen Camilla's coronation in London. Charles, 74, and his wife were crowned
  
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• Angels' playoff hopes take drastic turn after injuries to Shohei Ohtani, Mike Trout in back-to-back games

  05-07-2023 22:14 via foxnews.com
  
  The Los Angeles Angels have been in the fight to make their first postseason since 2014, but now, plenty of hopes are lost. The team's two best players in Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout — both arguably the two best players in all of baseball — left back-to-back games with injuries. Trout is expected to miss up to eight weeks with a broken hamate bone in his left wrist he suffered during a swing on Monday, and Ohtani left Tuesday's game with a blister on the middle finger of his throwin
  
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• IRS whistleblower demands Washington Post clear his ‘good name’ after Hunter Biden team’s ‘defamatory' claims

  05-07-2023 21:57 via foxnews.com
  
  Lawyers representing Internal Revenue Service whistleblower Gary Shapley sent a letter demanding The Washington Post set the record straight on allegedly "false and defamatory" statements made by Hunter Biden’s legal team. Shapley’s legal team sent a letter Monday to Post reporters Devlin Barrett and Perry Stein, asking them to clear Shapley’s "good name" and confirm publicly that he was not their source for an October 2022 article after Hunter’s legal team complaine
  
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• GQ deletes article criticizing Warner Bros. CEO as ‘most hated man in Hollywood’ after Zaslav camp complaint

  05-07-2023 21:54 via foxnews.com
  
  Men’s fashion magazine GQ edited and subsequently deleted an article criticizing Warner Brothers Discovery CEO David Zaslav this week following complaints from his team. The piece by freelancer Jason Bailey blasted the powerful media executive for his handling of the company’s entertainment projects, particularly Warner Brothers’ films. In the piece, Bailey called the CEO "perhaps the most hated man in Hollywood," a line that was removed in subsequent edits requested by someone
  
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• Missouri reported 8 traffic fatalities, 4 drownings over July Fourth weekend

  05-07-2023 21:48 via foxnews.com
  
  Eight people died on Missouri roads over the long Fourth of July weekend, and four people drowned on the state's waterways, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said Wednesday. The patrol said 56-year-old James Roy of Kansas City, Missouri, drowned in Lake of the Ozarks on Saturday. Hamsa Mohamed, 41, of St. Louis, drowned Saturday after jumping from a cliff into the Big River in Jefferson County. MISSOURI WOMAN ACCUSED OF KILLING MOM-TO-BE FOR HER BABY NOW CHARGED WITH UNBORN CHILD'S MURDER Two ot
  
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• Illinois man drowns in Lake Michigan after rescuing tubing kids in affluent Chicago suburb

  05-07-2023 21:47 via foxnews.com
  
  An Illinois man drowned in Lake Michigan on Tuesday while helping some children who were tubing. He was identified by officials as 43-year-old Luke Laidley of Winnetka, an affluent Chicago suburb.  "Our thoughts are with his family and loved ones at this difficult time," Winnetka Police Chief Brian O'Connell said in a statement. ILLINOIS TROOPER FATALLY SHOTS MAN SUSPECTED IN 2 IA SHOOTINGS The Winnetka police and fire departments responded to Elder Beach around 1:25 p.m., Fox Chicago repor
  
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• Suspect in fatal shooting of Georgia sheriff's deputy arrested after trying to flee in patrol car

  05-07-2023 21:46 via foxnews.com
  
  A sheriff's deputy in Georgia was shot and killed Wednesday and the suspect tried to flee in the deputy's patrol car, authorities said. "A Crisp County sheriff’s deputy met evil as he patrolled the streets of Crisp County," Sheriff Billy Hancock said in a video posted on Facebook. The deputy encountered a vehicle in the middle of a road in Cordele, about 140 miles south of Atlanta, around 3:40 a.m., according to a sheriff's office news release. After learning that the vehicle was reported
  
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• Border Patrol weapon among items stolen from home where 4 were murdered

  05-07-2023 21:44 via foxnews.com
  
  Two people are being held in the theft of items including a federal officer's gun from a home where four people were killed in April, a sheriff said Wednesday. Several guns that were stolen June 19 included a service weapon belonging to a U.S. Border Patrol agent whose parents — Robert Eger, 72, and Patti Eger, 62 — were killed in the attack two months earlier, Sagadahoc County Sheriff Joel Merry said. The agent was staying in his parents' home when the items were taken, Merry said.
  
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• China cancels visit from top European official, offers no explanation as relations grow tense

  05-07-2023 21:38 via foxnews.com
  
  Beijing has canceled a visit from a top European diplomat amid ongoing disagreements on a range of issues, marking a potential step backward in relations.  "Unfortunately, we were informed by the Chinese counterparts that the envisaged dates next week are no longer possible and we must now look for alternatives," EU spokesperson Nabila Massrali said in an emailed statement on Wednesday. "It is for China to communicate on the reasons," she added. "We will adapt and find together a new date."
  
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• Texas beekeeper, 79, dies after freak fire occurs while harvesting honey: police

  05-07-2023 21:36 via foxnews.com
  
  A 79-year-old beekeeper in White Settlement, Texas, was killed while harvesting honey Wednesday morning, police say. The man was gathering honey at a house on Vaquero Street, when a building behind the house went up in flames, according to FOX 4 Dallas. The fire broke out at around 10:15 a.m. "The homeowner was tending to his bees to harvest honey when a fire started and the man was pronounced deceased at the scene," White Settlement Police Chief Christopher Cook tweeted.  Police did not re
  
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• Johnny Depp feels 'lucky' after Amber Heard trial as she returns to 'Aquaman' in controversial move

  05-07-2023 21:34 via foxnews.com
  
  Johnny Depp and Amber Heard are moving on from their controversial defamation trial. Depp, 60, has "closed the chapter" on the six-week court battle months after the final verdict, a source close to the "Pirates of the Caribbean" actor told People. "He feels incredibly lucky to do what he loves," the Depp source added. AMBER HEARD'S DIRECTOR THINKS SHE'S READY FOR 'HELL OF A COMEBACK' AFTER JOHNNY DEPP DRAMA Meanwhile, Heard appears to be "doing much better now," amid her return to the spotlight
  
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• PETA condemns Brittany Mahomes' dolphin photoshoot while on vacation

  05-07-2023 21:19 via foxnews.com
  
  Brittany Mahomes, the wife of Kansas City Chiefs superstar quarterback Patrick Mahomes, is in some deep water with PETA.  Mahomes shared a photo from her vacation, where she was playing with a dolphin during a swim on Monday. And PETA had something to say on the matter.  "We know you love companion animals, but we hope to see you extend your compassion to marine life too." PETA wrote in a long comment under Mahomes’ Instagram where she posted the photo. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS
  
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• WATCH: Spider crabs crawl on marine biologist

  05-07-2023 21:16 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A marine biologist on a dive off the coast of Australia attracted lots of attention from hordes of spider crabs.
  
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• N.J. judge under investigation for lip-synching lyrics about murder and drugs on TikTok

  05-07-2023 21:10 via nbcnews.com
  
  A New Jersey judge used an alias to post TikTok videos lip-synching rap and pop songs with controversial lyrics and did so, at times, while wearing judicial robes and in the courthouse, according to a judicial conduct complaint.
  
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• N.J. judge under investigation for allegedly lip-synching controversial lyrics on TikTok

  05-07-2023 21:10 via nbcnews.com
  
  A New Jersey judge used an alias to post TikTok videos lip-synching rap and pop songs with controversial lyrics and did so, at times, while wearing judicial robes and in the courthouse, according to a judicial conduct complaint.
  
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• Singer Coco Lee dies by suicide at age 48, her siblings say

  05-07-2023 20:59 via nbcnews.com
  
  Coco Lee, a Hong Kong-born singer and songwriter who voiced Fa Mulan in the Mandarin version of Disney's "Mulan," has died by suicide, her siblings said.
  
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• Lab test confirms white substance found at the White House is cocaine

  05-07-2023 20:58 via nbcnews.com
  
  A lab test of the white substance found at the White House on Sunday confirmed it was positive for cocaine, a source said.
  
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• Man sentenced to life in prison for rape of 10-year-old

  05-07-2023 20:32 via nbcnews.com
  
  The man charged with raping a 10-year-old girl who traveled to Indiana for an abortion pleaded guilty to a charge of rape Wednesday and was immediately sentenced to life in prison.
  
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• US Navy stops Iran from seizing two oil tankers in Gulf of Oman

  05-07-2023 20:24 via foxnews.com
  
  The U.S. Navy on Wednesday said it stopped Iran from seizing two commercial tankers in the Gulf of Oman following a series of attacks and seizures on vessels in the region since 2019. The first seizure attempt occurred around 1 a.m. local time on a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker TRF Moss but ended after U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul arrived on the scene, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) said in a statement. The U.S. Navy also deployed "surveillance assets" like th
  
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• Hong Kong-born singer Coco Lee dies by suicide aged 48, siblings confirm

  05-07-2023 20:17 via theguardian.com
  
  The singer was known for voicing Mulan in the Mandarin version and becoming the first Chinese American to perform at the OscarsCoco Lee, a Hong Kong-born singer and songwriter who had a highly successful career in Asia, has died by suicide, her siblings said on Wednesday. She was 48.The star had depression for several years, Lee’s elder sisters Carol and Nancy Lee said in a statement posted on Facebook and Instagram, with her condition deteriorating drastically over recent months.In the US
  
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• Nevada Republican Sam Brown likely to launch Senate campaign to unseat Democrat Jacky Rosen

  05-07-2023 20:16 via nbcnews.com
  
  Retired Army Capt. Sam Brown of Nevada is expected to soon announce that he will be running to unseat Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen in 2024.
  
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• North Korean satellite wasn’t advanced enough to conduct reconnaissance from space, Seoul says

  05-07-2023 20:08 via foxnews.com
  
  The satellite North Korea failed to put into orbit wasn't advanced enough to conduct military reconnaissance from space as it claimed, South Korea's military said Wednesday after retrieving and studying the wreckage. North Korea had tried to launch its first spy satellite in late May, but the long-range rocket carrying it plunged into the waters off the Korean Peninsula's west coast soon after liftoff. The satellite was to be part of a space-based reconnaissance system North Korea says it needs
  
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• UN atomic agency chief visits Fukushima nuclear plant, supports wastewater release

  05-07-2023 20:05 via foxnews.com
  
  The head of the U.N. atomic agency toured Japan's tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant on Wednesday and said he is satisfied with still-contentious plans to release treated radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean. International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Mariano Grossi observed where the treated water will be sent through a pipeline to a coastal facility, where it will be highly diluted with seawater and receive a final test sampling. It will then be released 1,000 yards of
  
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• Suicide bombing targets security checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan, killing 3 soldiers and a child

  05-07-2023 20:03 via foxnews.com
  
  A suicide bomber riding in a vehicle targeted a security checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing at least three soldiers and a 10-year-old boy and wounding 14 other civilians, officials said. The bombing occurred in Miran Shah, a town in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province that borders Afghanistan and is a former stronghold of the militant Pakistani Taliban group, also known as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan. At least 14 civilians and some soldiers were wounded in the attack, according to
  
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• Judge orders release of more Mar-a-Lago search warrant information in Trump classified docs case

  05-07-2023 19:59 via nbcnews.com
  
  A judge ordered more information from the search warrant affidavit in the FBI discovery of classified documents at Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago be made public.
  
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• English soccer team owner killed when Range Rover ‘lost control on bend’ in Cape Cod

  05-07-2023 19:56 via nbcnews.com
  
  The owner and chairman of Millwall football club died in a car crash, police have revealed.
  
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• Russian journalist beaten in Chechnya returns to Moscow, in 'difficult' condition

  05-07-2023 19:50 via foxnews.com
  
  Award-winning Russian reporter Elena Milashina is in "difficult" condition after being beaten during a trip to Chechnya, Russia.  Milashina's editor confirmed her arrival back in Moscow on Wednesday in a statement to Agence France-Presse. "Milashina is in Moscow in hospital. Her condition is, frankly, difficult: she was really severely beaten, beaten with a stick," said editor Dmitry Muratov, according to the Moscow Times.  "Let's just wait. The reactions have all been voiced and now a
  
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• Supreme Court backtracked on Black death row inmates’ racial bias claims, liberal justices say

  05-07-2023 19:47 via nbcnews.com
  
  Liberal Supreme Court justices say the conservative majority backtracked in a ruling on a Black death row inmate's claim jurors were racially selected.
  
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• Missing Israeli-Russian academic being held in Iraq by militia group

  05-07-2023 19:41 via theguardian.com
  
  Elizabeth Tsurkov went to Iraq to do research for Princeton University, office of Israeli prime minister saysAn Israeli-Russian academic who went missing for months in Iraq is alive and being held in the country by an Iraqi Shia militia group, the Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said on Wednesday.Elizabeth Tsurkov was captured by Kata’ib Hezbollah in March, the office said. She holds Israeli and Russian passports and entered Iraq using her Russian passport, accordi
  
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• Powerful summer storm tears through Netherlands, parts of Germany, killing at least 2 people

  05-07-2023 19:33 via foxnews.com
  
  A powerful summer storm lashed the Netherlands and parts of Germany on Wednesday, killing at least two people, blowing trees onto houses and forcing one of Europe's busiest airports to cancel or delay hundreds of flights. The Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute issued its highest-level alert in three provinces as Storm Poly hit the country with heavy rain and powerful winds. One gust, on the coast west of Amsterdam, was recorded at just over 90 mph, the institute said. The alert level was
  
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• Amsterdam plans cleanup of infamous red-light district with new 'erotic center': report

  05-07-2023 19:31 via foxnews.com
  
  Amsterdam’s long-awaited plans to diminish its red-light district and establish a legal alternative "erotic center" continue to face pushback from sex workers, bartenders and entrepreneurs.  City officials introduced new measures to crack down on related issues that make the famous red-light district less attractive, with noise limits and substance abuse at the forefront of new laws passed this spring. The chief alternative offered by Mayor Femke Halsema would see the establishment of
  
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• A day ahead of launch, public gets a glance at Instagram's new Twitter competitor

  05-07-2023 19:29 via nbcnews.com
  
  Meta plans to launch Threads, its much-anticipated rival to Twitter, just days after Twitter began instituting limits on how many tweets a person can see.
  
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• WATCH: Piglets and puppies become perfect pals

  05-07-2023 18:38 via abcnews.go.com
  
  These piglets and puppies became adorable best friends while playing around at an Alabama farm.
  
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• Indian police bulldoze home of man accused of urinating on Indigenous youth

  05-07-2023 18:38 via theguardian.com
  
  Police said man charged with assault, which could see him fined and jailed for a yearIndian authorities on Wednesday demolished the home of a man accused of publicly urinating on a member of a tribal community after footage of the alleged assault sparked public condemnation.A video shared widely on social media appeared to show Pravesh Shukla urinating on his young victim in a dark street in the central Sidhi district while smoking a cigarette. The attack took place last year but came to public
  
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• North Korea appears to lift its COVID-19 mask mandate after years of restrictions

  05-07-2023 18:35 via foxnews.com
  
  Reports of North Korean citizens going maskless in large groups indicate the country has rolled back its intense COVID-19 restrictions. South Korean analysts are speculating that the hermit nation has ended its blanket mask requirements as of the beginning of July.  SOUTH KOREA DRAWS HARD LINE ON NORTH KOREAN AID, NO LONGER A 'SUPPORT DEPARTMENT' DICTATORSHIP "Photos carried by the Rodong Sinmun show that the wearing of face masks has notably declined since July 3. They are only worn in ext
  
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• U.S. Navy says it stopped Iran from trying to seize two tankers

  05-07-2023 18:29 via nbcnews.com
  
  The U.S. Navy stopped Iranian warships from seizing two oil tankers in international waters near Oman on Wednesday, according to a U.S. military official.
  
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• ‘It’s just like the intifada’: Palestinians reel from Israel’s raid on Jenin

  05-07-2023 18:24 via theguardian.com
  
  Clean-up begins after three-day operation, the largest attack on occupied West Bank in two decades On the second floor of the Shibli family home in the Jenin refugee camp, three small boys knelt on the tile floor, picking up hundreds of spent bullet casings left by Israeli snipers who had used their kitchen as a firing position. The cartridges clinked and chimed gently as the children cleared up and their glum parents surveyed the extent of the damage inflicted on their property.The 50 members o
  
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