A massive explosion at an Iranian port linked to missile fuel shipment kills 14, injures some 750.

A massive explosion and fire rocked a port Saturday in southern Iran purportedly linked to a shipment of a chemical ingredient used to make missile propellant, killing 14 people and injuring around 750 others. Helicopters and aircraft dumped water from the air on the raging …

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California now 4th largest economy in the world.

California is now the fourth largest economy in the world, according to new data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). The data shows California's nominal GDP reached $4.1 trillion, surpassing Japan's $4.02 trillio…

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Nvidia reveals it will make AI supercomputers in the U.S. for the first time.

Nvidia announced Monday that it will produce its artificial intelligence supercomputers in the United States for the first time. The tech giant said it has commissioned more than one million square feet of manufacturing space to build and test its specialized Blackwell chips…

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Trump administration looking at closing nearly 30 overseas embassies and consulates.

The Trump administration is looking at closing nearly 30 overseas embassies and consulates as it eyes significant changes to its diplomatic presence abroad, according to an internal State Department document obtained by CNN. The document also recommends reducing the footprin…

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China’s Kuaishou unveils ‘world’s most powerful’ AI video generator to rival OpenAI’s Sora.

Chinese short video giant Kuaishou Technology on Tuesday unveiled an upgraded version of its Kling video generation artificial intelligence (AI) model, touting it as “the world’s most powerful” as competition intensifies in the race to develop video-generating models. “This …

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Hong Kong suspends postal service to the US after Trump’s tariff hikes.

Hong Kong’s postal service will stop handling packages coming from or going to the United States, in the latest retaliatory move amid an escalating trade war between Washington and Beijing. In a statement published Wednesday announcing the decision, the government of Hong Ko…

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50,000 killed in Gaza since start of Israel-Hamas war, health ministry says.

More than 50,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since Israel’s war with Hamas began, the territory’s health ministry said Sunday, a grim milestone for a war with no end in sight as Israel resumes fighting and warns of even tougher days ahead. The ministry on Sunday re…

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Former US Attorney Jessica Aber found dead in Virginia at 43.

Former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Jessica Aber was found dead Saturday morning in Alexandria, Virginia, according to police. She was 43. Police in Alexandria, Virginia, were called to a home on Beverly Drive in the suburb of Washington, D.C., at aroun…

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Canada's Dunfee breaks 35km race walk world record.

Canadian Evan Dunfee broke the men's 35-kilometre race walk world record with a time of two hours, 21 minutes and 40 seconds in Dundice, Slovakia on Saturday. Dunfee, 34, shaved seven seconds off the record set by Japan's Masatora Kawano last October, going solo from…

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Elon Musk’s X regains $44 billion valuation in major comeback.

Elon Musk’s X has reportedly regained a $44 billion valuation – the same price the world’s richest person paid to buy the social media site in 2022. The company formerly known as Twitter was valued at $44 billion in a recent secondary financing round in which investors excha…

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More than 200,000 Canadians sign petition to revoke Musk’s citizenship.

More than 200,000 people from Canada have signed a parliamentary petition calling for their country to strip Elon Musk’s Canadian citizenship because of the tech billionaire’s alliance with Donald Trump, who has spent his second US presidency repeatedly threatening to conqu…

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Roberta Flack, Grammy Award-winning singer dies.

Roberta Flack, the Grammy-winning soul singer best known for her celebrated interpretations of romantic ballads like “Killing Me Softly With His Song,” as well as her professional collaborations and social activism, has died, according to a statement from her publicist. She…

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Pope Francis has peaceful night but remains in critical condition.

Pope Francis had a peaceful night in the hospital as he was being treated with oxygen, the Vatican said Sunday, following a respiratory scare a day earlier that prompted Catholics worldwide to pray for the pontiff.  Francis remained in critical condition and was receiving hi…

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Chinese team finds new bat coronavirus that could infect humans via same route as Covid-19.

A Chinese team has found a new bat coronavirus that carries the risk of animal-to-human transmission because it uses the same human receptor as the virus that causes Covid-19. The study was led by Shi Zhengli – a leading virologist known as the “batwoman” due to her extensiv…

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Researchers found the world’s oldest pyramid hidden in Indonesia.

Beneath the rolling hills of West Java, Indonesia, lies a site that could challenge the very timeline of human civilization. Known as Gunung Padang, or the "mountain of enlightenment" by the local Sundanese people, this enigmatic structure may be the oldest pyrami…

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Gaza’s Health Ministry warns of severe oxygen shortage in hospitals after Israeli war.

Gaza’s Health Ministry warned Sunday of a severe oxygen shortage in hospitals across the enclave after the destruction of 10 power plants by Israel’s genocidal war. “Many hospitals are unable to meet their oxygen needs,” the ministry said in a statement. The ministry warned t…

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State Department halts plan to buy $400M worth of armored vehicles from Musk’s Tesla.

The State Department had been in talks with Elon Musk’s Tesla company to buy armored electric vehicles, but the plans have been put on hold by the Trump administration after reports emerged about a potential $400 million purchase. A State Department spokesperson said the ele…

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TikTok Returns to Apple's App Store.

TikTok is once again available for download from the App Store, which means it can be installed on iPhones and will be able to receive updates. Apple's decision to start distributing TikTok again comes after a letter sent from U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, according …

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Senior U.S. official exits after rift with Musk allies over payment system.

The highest-ranking career official at the Treasury Department left the agency after a clash with allies of billionaire Elon Musk over access to sensitive payment systems, according to three people with knowledge of the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to des…

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Meta agrees to pay $25 million to settle lawsuit from Trump after Jan. 6 suspension.

Meta has agreed to pay $25 million to settle a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump against the company after it suspended his accounts following the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, according to three people familiar with the matter. It's the latest instance of a…

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