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Video: New York Home Explosion Sends Police Officers Flying Across Yard
Police body camera video of the explosion shows officers about to enter a small home in Queens before 3 am, and just as one starts to open the door, a huge blast erupts.
Pete Hegseth Asked If Trump Is "Mentally Stable" To Lead US. His Reply Is Viral
Hegseth later said Donald Trump is an "incredible commander-in-chief who puts our troops first."
China Building 'Super Soldiers' With Help From Harvard Scientist Convicted Of Lying To US
Charles Lieber, 67, was convicted of making false statements to US officials about his ties to a Chinese state program to recruit overseas talent.
Russia's Tuapse Faces Toxic Aftermath Of Ukrainian Attacks On Refinery
Residents of the Russian port city of Tuapse were ordered not to drink tap water and schools remained closed on Thursday, as authorities grappled with the aftermath of the third
'Fix Your Broken Country': Trump Says German Chancellor Doing "Terrible Job"
US President Donald Trump said the German chancellor has got "immigration and energy problems, and a problem with Ukraine."
Who Is Lorna Hajdini? The JPMorgan Executive Named In Lawsuit Over Workplace Allegations
Before joining JPMorgan, Hajdini interned at the office of the medical director, and later at Glazer Capital Management.
"Don't Want To Look 20 Pounds Heavier": Trump On Not Wearing A Bullet-Proof Vest
US President Donald Trump said Thursday he wasn't keen on wearing a bulletproof vest despite multiple alleged assassination attempts -- as he is worried it...
Heavy traffic expected as RAC predicts busiest bank holiday for motorists in years
Drivers seem undeterred by high fuel prices and gloomy weather forecasts, while engineering works spell delays for railway passengersDrivers have been told to expect the UK’s busiest May bank holiday traffic in years, despite high fuel prices and the looming end of the sunny spell threatening to dampen the long weekend.More than 19m leisure trips by car were expected over the long weekend from Friday to Monday, according to research by the RAC motoring organisation – the most since 2016. Engineering works are also likely to disrupt rail journeys this weekend. Continue reading...
Australia news live: ‘Barely a street’ in Dubbo without trees poisoned by pesticides, NSW Greens say; PM rejects speculation about CGT changes
Follow updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA man has allegedly stolen nearly $3,000 worth of diesel in jerry cans and drums from a South Sydney service station.Police said they were told a driver of a white ute allegedly filled large drums and jerry cans with 915 litres of diesel, valued at over $2,870 (or about $3.14 a litre), without paying at about 7.15pm on 11 April. Continue reading...
Met chief: Green party leader ‘undermined’ officers with Golders Green post
Mark Rowley says Zack Polanski’s comments risk denting confidence of officers confronting ‘dangerous’ suspectsThe Green party leader, Zack Polanski, thoughtlessly undermined the confidence of officers to deal with dangerous people by sharing a critical social media post after the Golders Green stabbings, according to the head of the Metropolitan police.Officers were filmed detaining the suspect after two Jewish people were stabbed in the north-west London suburb on Wednesday. Continue reading...
Trump threatens to withdraw US troops from Italy and Spain – Europe live
The US president said he would carry out of a review of US military presence in Europe after public criticism of the US-Israeli war on IranItaly and Spain have joined a growing list of countries that US president Donald Trump is threatening with pulling US troops from as part of a broader review of the US military presence in Europe.Responding to a question from a reporter, Trump said he would “probably” consider such a move, linking it to the two countries’ criticism of the US campaign in Iran.“Look, why shouldn’t I? Italy has not been of any help to us and Spain has been horrible, absolutely horrible.” Continue reading...
MPs accuse South East Water leaders of incompetence over repeated outages
Resignation of non-executive chair Chris Train announced after publication of damning Commons committee reportBusiness live – latest updatesMPs have accused the leadership of South East Water of incompetence over repeated water outages for tens of thousands of customers in a damning report, and expressed no confidence in their ability to reform the company.After publication of the report, SEW announced the resignation of its independent non-executive chair, Chris Train, saying new leadership was needed to “oversee a critical period of positive, transformative change”. Continue reading...
