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Trump Welcomes Home Freed Russian Prisoner Marc Fogel
AFP From a Russian prison to the White House in a matter of hours, American schoolteacher Marc Fogel saw his three-and-a half-year captivity come to a whirlwind end in...
Asian Stocks Rise As Powell Rate Warning Taken In Stride
Equities rose in Asia on Wednesday as traders took in their stride a warning from Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell that the US central bank "did not need to...
The Squad Saving Deer From Tourist Trash In Japan’s Nara
As peckish deer chase delighted tourists in Japan's temple-dotted Nara Park, a quiet but dedicated team of litter-pickers patrols the stone paths, collecting plastic waste that threatens the animals'...
Internet Left Baffled as Musk Claims Americans Are Responsible for Calling Out His Conflicts of Interest: ‘So Basically ‘Trust Me Bro”
In Elon Musk's latest remarks on government transparency, he suggested that any conflicts of interest involving his companies and federal contracts would be obvious to the public—who would then...
Trump Insists Plastic Straws Don’t ‘Affect Sharks’ in Odd Defense While Signing Order to Eliminate Paper Straws
Trump dismissed environmental concerns as he signed an executive order banning paper straw use in the federal government. Getty Images President Donald Trump officially reversed federal use of paper...
AP Reporter Barred From White House Event Over ‘Gulf Of America’
The Associated Press said Tuesday that its White House reporter was barred from an event with President Donald Trump over the top US news agency's refusal to follow his...
Altman Says OpenAI ‘Not For Sale’ After Musk’s $97 Bn Bid
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman responded to a takeover offer by Elon Musk, who helped found the company AFP Artificial intelligence developer OpenAI is "not for sale", chief executive Sam...
Pope Told To ‘Stick To Church’ After Trump Migrant Critique
Pope Francis described Donald Trump's migrant deportations as a "major crisis" Tuesday, prompting a rebuke from the US president's border czar, who told the pontiff to "stick to the...
Restaurant Chain Replaced Human Dishwashers With Machines After Minimum Wage Increase
Dave's Hot Chicken Handount/Dave's Hot Chicken One restaurant chain has a solution to help deal with mandated wage increases. It's replacing human workers with machines.California-based Dave's Hot Chicken has...
Venice Extends Tourist Tax For 2025
Venice authorities said Monday they would extend a controversial ticket policy for day-trippers in 2025, reporting that last year's trial scheme had "slightly" reduced crowds.The Italian city, built on...
