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After years of debate, former COVID response coordinator acknowledges pandemic source ‘probably a lab leak’
Dr Ashish Jha, who served as the White House’s COVID-19 response coordinator under President Joe Biden, has said he now believes the pandemic “probably” originated from a laboratory leak, marking a shift from his earlier position. He made the comments during a Sunday interview with CNN, adding weight to a theory that had long been…
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Analysis: Trump fumes as top allies back down on his personal battles
Donald Trump has faced a string of setbacks in recent days, with even close allies pulling back from personal and political battles he has championed. US Attorney Jeanine Pirro dropped felony destruction of property charges against former Olympian David Hearn over damage to Washington’s Reflecting Pool, concluding it stemmed from a “botched installation” rather than…
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‘The Brink of War’ tells story of Reagan-Gorbachev nuclear discussions
A new film titled “The Brink of War” tells the story of the 1986 Reykjavik summit between US President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, a pivotal moment in Cold War history when the two leaders discussed sweeping nuclear arms reductions. The production, starring Jeff Daniels as Reagan, was previewed by Fox News anchor…
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Senate overwhelmingly advances stopgap funding bill aimed at preventing shutdown
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Pirro’s future in question amid break with Trump on Reflecting Pool
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‘My son said he was off to play football… then police arrived at my door to say he was a HITMAN who’d been arrested in a Huddersfield hotel room with a gun and £2,000 cash’: Middle-class mother tells of every parent’s social media worst nightmare
A Norwegian mother, Ellen Kongsnes, has spoken out after her son Johannes Natland was arrested in a hotel room in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, and revealed to be working as a hitman, in what she describes as every parent’s worst social media nightmare. Natland had left the family’s home in Stavanger, south-west Norway, on 17 March…
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These are some of the last pristine ocean ecosystems. Now, they’re losing protections
The largest conservation areas in the U.S. are in the Pacific Ocean, where tiny islands are epicenters of biodiversity. The Trump administration is now opening their waters to commercial fishing, sparking a battle over some of the country’s most pristine ecosystems.
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Democrats blink as Schumer helps GOP clear key shutdown hurdle
Senate Republicans and Democrats reached bipartisan agreement to clear a key procedural hurdle towards a short-term government funding extension, averting the threat of a shutdown almost two months ahead of the deadline. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer helped secure Democratic support for the move, a notable step given the party’s earlier reluctance to back GOP-led…
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Burgum, Trump still blame pool damage on vandals
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Burgum, Trump still blame pool damage on vandals Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has been sticking to his original story that vandals were responsible for damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, despite a court filing from U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro saying the department had…
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Manchin on supporting socialist candidate with ‘good ideas’: ‘Are you crazy?’
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