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• Clues emerge but no arrests yet as New York police hunt health CEO’s killer

  06-12-2024 23:50 via theguardian.com
  
  Brazen shooting in Manhattan turns up evidence including video and bullets but, two days on, suspect remains at largeAfter the United Healthcare chief executive Brian Thompson was gunned down outside a Manhattan hotel on Wednesday morning in a “brazen targeted attack”, clue after clue swiftly emerged.Surveillance video seems to show the shooter leaving a nearby subway station at 6.15am and buying two energy bars, as well as a bottle of water, at a nearby Starbucks, CNN reported. Cont
  
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• Lawyers say they suspect Harvey Weinstein has been deliberately mistreated in prison

  06-12-2024 23:28 via theguardian.com
  
  According to Weinstein’s legal team, the disgraced movie producer has faced egregious conditions while jailedHarvey Weinstein’s lawyers are afraid he will die during his incarceration at Rikers Island, where he has been since a 2020 rape conviction in New York was overturned on appeal, according to the Hollywood Reporter.According to Weinstein’s legal team, the disgraced movie producer has faced egregious conditions while jailed, including being left to fester in blood-spattere
  
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• Judge dismisses manslaughter charge in Daniel Penny trial

  06-12-2024 23:25 via nbcnews.com
  The judge in the trial of Daniel Penny, accused of using a deadly chokehold on Jordan Neely last year on a New York City subway, has dismissed a manslaughter charge after jurors were unable to reach a verdict. The jurors will consider only the lesser charge of criminally negligent homicide. 
  
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• What does Bob Dylan think of Timothée Chalamet's portrayal of him in 'A Complete Unknown'?

  06-12-2024 23:22 via nbcnews.com
  
  Bob Dylan has nothing but praise for Timothée Chalamet, who plays the famed singer-songwriter in the upcoming "A Complete Unknown" film about Dylan's life.
  
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• Police find body of US woman who fell into sinkhole while looking for her cat

  06-12-2024 23:12 via theguardian.com
  
  Police had been searching for four days for Elizabeth Pollard, who fell into a sinkhole above a shuttered coal mineThe remains of a Pennsylvania woman who fell into a sinkhole were recovered Friday, four days after she went missing while searching for her cat, a state police spokesperson said.Trooper Steve Limani said the body of 64-year-old Elizabeth Pollard was sent to the coroner’s office of Westmoreland county near Pittsburgh for an autopsy after rescuers used machinery to bring her to
  
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• UnitedHealthcare is increasing security after Brian Thompson’s killing, executive says

  06-12-2024 22:50 via theguardian.com
  
  In comments shared with the Guardian, Andrew Witty said ‘permanent’ changes would make campuses less ‘welcoming’The CEO of UnitedHealth Group, Andrew Witty, told employees he would increase security, including “perimeter protection”, at the company’s sites following the killing of one of their colleagues, CEO of the company’s health insurance branch Brian Thompson.In comments shared with the Guardian, Witty said the company would make “perman
  
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• Missing US journalist Austin Tice believed alive in Syria, mother says

  06-12-2024 22:27 via theguardian.com
  
  Debra Tice and other relatives spoke at White House Friday after meeting with national security officialsThe mother of Austin Tice, an American journalist missing in Syria for more than a decade, said on Friday that she was confident her son was alive, citing information she said had come from a “significant source” that she did not identify but that had been vetted by the US government and treated as credible.“He is being cared for and he is well – we do know that,&rdquo
  
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• USDA orders testing of milk for bird flu

  06-12-2024 21:28 via nbcnews.com
  
  The national milk supply must be tested for bird flu under a federal order announced Friday by the U.S.
  
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• Kabir Singh, comedian and former 'America's Got Talent' contestant, dies at 39

  06-12-2024 21:03 via nbcnews.com
  
  Comedian and "America's Got Talent" semi-finalist Kabir Singh has died, a family member confirmed to NBC News.
  
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• Israel seeks Elon Musk’s influence in resolving hostage situation in Gaza

  06-12-2024 20:38 via theguardian.com
  
  SpaceX head has had Trump’s ear since election, and Israel hopes he can convince president-elect to pursue a dealIsrael has sought to enlist Elon Musk’s help in reviving hostage negotiations with Hamas, according to reports in US media.Israel’s president, Isaac Herzog, called the billionaire tech entrepreneur earlier this week to ask for his help in convincing Donald Trump to pursue a deal, according to CNN. Continue reading...
  
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• UK weather: Storm Darragh prompts red warning of ‘danger to life’ 90mph winds

  06-12-2024 20:04 via theguardian.com
  
  Fourth named storm of season follows concern over lack of flood warnings for Storm Bert last week A red warning for wind, signalling “danger to life”, has been issued by the Met Office for parts of Wales and south-west England on Saturday as Storm Darragh hits the UK.Gusts of 90mph (145km/h) or more were possible over the coasts and hills of west and south Wales, as well as funnelling through the Bristol Channel with some very large waves on exposed beaches, the forecaster said. Cont
  
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• Protest planned over Dutch parliament motion to keep details of migrants

  06-12-2024 19:47 via theguardian.com
  
  Public petition calls for motion by VVD party in ruling rightwing coalition to be withdrawnProtests are planned in the Netherlands in response to a motion accepted by the Dutch parliament to “keep details of cultural and religious norms and values of Dutch people with a migration background”.A public petition is calling for the motion to be withdrawn and anti-racism campaigners are planning to demonstrate next Saturday against the direction of the government, in which the largest par
  
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• Turkey’s Erdogan encourages Islamist rebels to continue advances as Assad regime scrambles to survive

  06-12-2024 19:46 via foxnews.com
  
  JERUSALEM — After Turkey-backed radical Islamist forces seized the pivotal Syrian city of Hama on Thursday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan cheered the astonishing military advance of his allies."I would say we hope for this advance to continue without any issues," Erdogan said on Friday, according to a Reuters report.He added that the capital city of Damascus, where Syrian dictator Bashar Assad resides, is the objective. "The target is Damascus."Erdogan continued, "However, wh
  
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• Trump belittles leaders of Canada and Mexico at Fox Nation’s ‘patriot’ awards

  06-12-2024 18:56 via theguardian.com
  
  Audience also taunted Canada in chant of ‘51’, suggesting northern neighbour should be 51st US stateDonald Trump belittled the leaders of the United States’ closest neighbours, Canada and Mexico, at a Fox awards ceremony intended to celebrate his role as America’s greatest “patriot”.Two weeks after threatening the two countries with 25% tariffs on their imports for supposedly failing to prevent drugs and migrants from crossing the border, the president-elect t
  
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• Middle East crisis: Lebanon and Jordan close borders with Syria as rebel forces push on – as it happened

  06-12-2024 18:55 via theguardian.com
  
  This live blog is now closed. You can read the latest full report and analysis here:Syrian insurgents close in on Homs in advance towards Damascus Can Syrian rebels maintain momentum and take Damascus?Iran aims to send missiles and drones to Syria and increase the number of its military advisers there to support president Bashar al-Assad in his battle against rebels, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Friday.“It is likely that Tehran will need to send military equipment, missiles an
  
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• Taliban move to ban women training as nurses and midwives ‘an outrageous act of ignorance’

  06-12-2024 18:50 via theguardian.com
  
  Afghan students and activists condemn halt to medical courses amid warnings of women dying from lack of healthcareThe Taliban’s ban on Afghan women attending nursing and midwife courses has been condemned as “an outrageous act of ignorance” by human rights organisations.The official decree detailing the ban has not been shared publicly, but several media reports confirmed that the order was announced at a meeting of the Taliban public health ministry on Monday and communicated
  
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• Man dies after yachts collide in Sydney Harbour

  06-12-2024 18:40 via theguardian.com
  
  Emergency services called to Darling Point on Friday evening after reports two boats collidedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA man has died after two yachts collided in Sydney Harbour.Emergency services were called to New Beach Road in Darling Point at about 6.30pm on Friday evening, after reports that two boats had collided, NSW police said in a statement.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
  
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• Canada boosting Arctic presence in face of Russian threats

  06-12-2024 18:37 via theguardian.com
  
  New plans include more aircraft and drones to grow foothold as other powerful countries seek base in far northCanada will boost its military and diplomatic presence in the Arctic to counter what it calls threats from Russia and others seeking a foothold in the far north, as part of a new doctrine unveiled on Friday.The government envisions the deployment of new patrol ships and navy destroyers, ice breakers and submarines capable of operating beneath ice sheets, as well as more aircraft and dron
  
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• Can Syrian rebels maintain momentum and take Damascus?

  06-12-2024 18:33 via theguardian.com
  
  Assad’s forces have offered little resistance so far, as attention turns to how his allies will reactAssault on Aleppo: who are the Syrian rebels HTS and why are they advancing?So far the rebel advance in Syria appears unstoppable. On Friday, the columns of pickup trucks and motorbikes of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and its allies were reported to have reached the outskirts of the city of Homs, only 100 miles (160km) from Damascus, the capital.The extraordinarily rapid advance made by the c
  
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• In 'Queer,' Daniel Craig and Drew Starkey share 'unsynchronized love' and a brutal ayahuasca trip

  06-12-2024 18:03 via nbcnews.com
  
  Luca Guadagnino’s 'Queer' stars Daniel Craig as a loquacious heroin-addicted expat living in 1950s Mexico City, and Drew Starkey as the man who becomes his obsession.
  
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• Romania annuls first round of presidential vote won by far-right candidate

  06-12-2024 18:00 via foxnews.com
  
  A top Romanian court on Friday annulled the first round of the country's presidential election, days after allegations that Russia ran a coordinated online campaign to promote the far-right outsider who won the first round.The Constitutional Court’s unprecedented decision — which is final — came after President Klaus Iohannis declassified intelligence on Wednesday that alleged Russia ran a sprawling campaign comprising thousands of social media accounts to promote Calin Georges
  
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• Iran launches rocket with heaviest-ever payload into space amid heightened concern over nuclear program

  06-12-2024 17:49 via foxnews.com
  
  Iran launched its heaviest-ever rocket into space on Friday, carrying a payload of roughly 660 pounds in what security experts fear is an indication that Tehran has developed technology that could also be used for its nuclear program.The launch of the Simorgh rocket coincided with an announcement by Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi, who said Iran has "drastically" increased its enriched uranium stockpiles which are nearing weapons grade purity, firs
  
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• Irish parliament has worst gender diversity in western Europe, study finds

  06-12-2024 16:51 via theguardian.com
  
  Out of 174 seats in the November election, 44 went to women in a representation of slightly more than 25%Ireland’s new parliament has the lowest proportion of female parliamentarians in western Europe, an analysis has revealed, suggesting that a country that elected its first female president more than three decades ago has trailed behind when it comes to the inclusion of women in politics.An analysis of Inter-Parliamentary Union data by Bloomberg, published on Friday, described the Irish
  
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• Syrian insurgents close in on Homs as advance towards Damascus continues

  06-12-2024 16:47 via theguardian.com
  
  Opposition forces enter key towns north of Syria’s third largest city after taking control of HamaSyrian insurgents have entered towns north of the country’s third largest city, Homs, sweeping along a highway that eventually leads to the capital, Damascus, in a lightning-fast advance that has shaken the Middle East.Militants spearheaded by the group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) took control of the city of Hama on Thursday before moving south, swiftly capturing two key towns on the road
  
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• Donald Trump vs the media...Round 2!

  06-12-2024 16:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How will Trump’s next White House deal with journalists?
  
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• Romanian court annuls first round of presidential election

  06-12-2024 16:19 via theguardian.com
  
  Ruling follows revelation of declassified intelligence alleging Russia ran online campaign to promote far-right outsiderA top Romanian court has annulled the first round of the country’s presidential election, days after declassified intelligence alleged Russia ran a coordinated online campaign to promote the far-right outsider who won the first round.The momentous move by the court effectively voids the national election, which will have to be re-run. Continue reading...
  
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• Japanese singer and actor Miho Nakayama dies aged 54

  06-12-2024 15:07 via theguardian.com
  
  After making her name with J-pop hits, the performer went on to win acclaim for film roles including Love LetterMusician and actor Miho Nakayama, best known for her dual role in the successful 1995 feature Love Letter and for her music career in the 1980s and 90s, has died aged 54.According to a report in the Japan Times, Nakayama was found dead at her home in Tokyo on Friday. The cause of death has not been confirmed, but the Japan Times reported her body was found in the bathtub, and her death
  
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• Your smoke detector may be at risk if solar power is turned off during sunny days to protect the grid, experts say

  06-12-2024 15:00 via theguardian.com
  
  High voltage required to use Aemo’s emergency backstop is a bit like stopping a car by driving into a tree, Vince Garrone saysGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThis week’s call by the Australian Energy Market Operator for “emergency backstop” mechanisms to switch off rooftop solar systems brings safety risks, because the high voltages needed exceed the limits that many appliances have safely been tested for.That’s according to Vince Garrone,
  
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• Pondi: Western Sydney’s Penrith beach returns for a second summer season after $2.5m renovation

  06-12-2024 15:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Residents of the city’s west, where temperatures can be up to 10C hotter than the rest of Sydney, will be able to visit Pondi until 27 AprilGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWhen it was announced that Penrith beach – commonly known as Pondi – would be reopening, Mereline Murimwa-Rarami was overjoyed.The aged care services manager at SydWest Multicultural Services knows intimately how important it is for residents in western Sydney to have access to swim
  
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• Investigation into contractor that faked voice referendum data extended to two federal election campaigns

  06-12-2024 15:00 via theguardian.com
  
  AEC ‘incredibly disappointed’ after internal documents obtained by Guardian Australia revealed probe into market researcher was extended to previous projectsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA government contractor found to have fabricated data on Indigenous communities during the referendum quietly commissioned an independent investigator to probe the integrity of its work for the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) in the past two federal elections, inter
  
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• Metal detectorist uncovers fragment of Viking sword in the Netherlands

  06-12-2024 14:51 via foxnews.com
  
  A metal detector led to a "first of its kind" ancient discovery in the Netherlands. The finding turned out to be a 10th-century Viking sword fragment, the Fries Museum and the Fryske Akademy announced in a press release. On May 3, 2024, Sander Visser was exploring farmland near Witmarsum, Netherlands, with his metal detector. 12-YEAR-OLD GIRL FINDS ANCIENT EGYPTIAN AMULET IN ISRAELWhile scouring the land, something caused his metal detector to sound. After digging a little le
  
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• Ex-school welfare officer jailed for sexual assaults

  06-12-2024 14:50 via bbc.com
  
  Nine of the teenagers who brought charges against Neil Beckett were pupils at Lagan College in Belfast.
  
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• K-pop and autocrats: jolt to democracy lays bare South Korea’s two sides

  06-12-2024 14:21 via theguardian.com
  
  While some say political turmoil has harmed country’s cultural reputation, others say it proves resilienceIn the global battle for soft-power supremacy, a clear winner has emerged in recent years: South Korea. Spearheaded by the boyband phenomenon BTS, the Korean Wave has turned a country that few knew much about into a cultural behemoth.But just days ago, as anticipation grew over the start later this month of the second season of Squid Game – the first season of which is Netflix&rs
  
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• Russia and Ukraine wait warily for Trump transition … and subsequent peace talks

  06-12-2024 13:31 via theguardian.com
  
  President-elect’s strategy on ending war is yet to emerge but interviews with Ukrainian officials and Russians suggest a compromise may be hard to findNobody knows when the talks will happen, or in what city. It is unclear who might be sitting at the table, or what format the discussion will take. But at some point in the coming months, the incoming US administration will likely attempt to negotiate an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine.Donald Trump takes office in January and with his s
  
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• ‘Great danger’ to South Korea unless President Yoon suspended, says ruling party leader

  06-12-2024 12:59 via theguardian.com
  
  Head of the People Power party claims there is a significant risk that president could order ‘extreme actions’The South Korean president, Yoon Suk Yeol, could put citizens in “great danger” if he is not suspended, the head of the ruling party said on Friday, increasing the likelihood that parliament will vote to impeach Yoon over Tuesday’s failed martial law declaration.“[If] President Yoon continues to hold the office of the presidency, there is a significant
  
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• South Korean lawmakers support suspending president’s powers after short-lived martial law declaration

  06-12-2024 11:16 via foxnews.com
  
  South Korean lawmakers are calling for suspending the constitutional powers of President Yoon Suk Yeol after his short-lived martial law declaration earlier this week, raising the prospects of impeachment. Opposition parties are pushing for a parliamentary vote on Yoon's impeachment on Saturday, calling his martial law declaration an "unconstitutional, illegal rebellion or coup." President Yoon shocked democratic allies by declaring martial law late Tuesday night, sending the East Asia
  
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• Gavin & Stacey stars' tribute to Doris before finale

  06-12-2024 09:30 via bbc.com
  
  Ruth Jones and Joanna Page have paid tribute to Gavin & Stacey star Margaret John who played next-door neighbour Doris in the hit BBC sitcom.
  
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• Canada bans more assault firearms, suggests donating guns to Ukraine

  06-12-2024 05:55 via foxnews.com
  
  Canada on Thursday announced a ban on 324 assault-style firearms in a continued effort for more stringent gun control.Leaders in Canada also said that they are working with the government of Ukraine to see how the guns can be donated to support the fight against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine."Every bit of assistance we can offer to the Ukrainians is one step toward their victory," Defense Minister Bill Blair said.The latest restriction, announced by Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc, a
  
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• South Korean public in ‘great danger’ if president stays, says party boss

  06-12-2024 04:37 via bbc.com
  
  The head of President Yoon's party called for his suspension in a sign it may back moves to impeach him.
  
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• Worshippers flee arson attack at Melbourne synagogue

  06-12-2024 02:47 via bbc.com
  
  Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called the fire an antisemitic "act of hate".
  
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• New photos released as NYPD hunt insurance boss killer

  06-12-2024 02:44 via bbc.com
  
  Police are still working to determine a motive in the slaying of insurance executive Brian Thompson.
  
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• Actress dies after consuming amphibian's venom at spiritual cleansing retreat

  06-12-2024 01:57 via foxnews.com
  
  A Mexican actress is dead after voluntarily participating in a spiritual cleansing ritual during which she reportedly consumed poisonous Amazonian frog venom.Marcela Alcázar Rodríguez, 33, took some of the poison as part of a spiritual cleansing return that some South American natives have used for toxic cleansing, according to local reports. Rodríguez started throwing up and had severe diarrhea.She first refused help while feeling ill but eventually gave in when her fr
  
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• Lauren Mayberry of Chvrches: I was always trying to make everyone happy

  06-12-2024 01:37 via bbc.com
  
  The Chvrches singer on going solo, and the loneliness of being the only woman in a touring band.
  
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• Unions pressure ministers to raise worker sick pay

  06-12-2024 01:30 via bbc.com
  
  A number of union leaders have written to the PM, concerned that Labour's commitment to strengthen sick pay isn't being honoured.
  
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• How citizen scientists are uncovering the secret lives of blue whales

  06-12-2024 01:11 via bbc.com
  
  A thrifty study uncovers a wealth of data about one of the world's largest and most elusive species.
  
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• Families of disgraced child surgeon hit out at ‘whitewash’

  06-12-2024 01:05 via bbc.com
  
  Families of children operated on by Yaser Jabbar say independent reports into their care are a "whitewash".
  
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• PM to meet leaders from both sides of the Irish border

  06-12-2024 01:02 via bbc.com
  
  Sir Keir Starmer will meet political leaders from both sides of the Irish border in Edinburgh later.
  
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• Husband leaps onto polar bear that lunged at wife in surprise attack: police

  06-12-2024 00:50 via foxnews.com
  
  A Canadian man leaped to the defense of his wife after a polar bear lunged toward her in a dramatic ambush by the animal in rural Ontario.According to the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service, the unidentified couple left their house at around 5 a.m. Tuesday to find their dogs.They were met in their driveway by a feisty polar bear, who lunged at the woman.TORONTO WNBA FRANCHISE REVEALS NAME, SET TO COMPETE IN 2026Police said the fast-moving man jumped onto the mammal to prevent the attack."The woman sl
  
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• The Papers: PM's 'pledges' and NHS faces 'quad-demic'

  06-12-2024 00:49 via bbc.com
  
  Keir Starmer's "plan for change" speech and rising cases of winter viruses in hospital lead the front pages.
  
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• Assad regime under major pressure as Islamist rebels seize more territory; Israel, US watch

  06-12-2024 00:41 via foxnews.com
  
  Anti-Assad rebel forces captured the strategic Syrian city of Hama Thursday, marking one of the most significant developments in Syria’s 13-year civil war. The rapid rebel advances, including the fall of Aleppo, seemingly caught many off guard. During Thursday's Pentagon briefing, Maj. Gen. Patrick Ryder acknowledged the destabilizing effects of the developments in Syria but emphasized that the U.S. has no involvement in the ongoing fighting. "We call on all parties to de-escalat
  
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