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UN Security Council demands Houthis halt Red Sea attacks as US and UK warn of strikes
The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday approved a resolution calling on Yemen’s Houthi rebel group to “cease its brazen” attacks in the Red Sea, as the United States and Britain hinted at military strikes.
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Missile blitz, jet drones, night camouflage: Kyiv warns how Russia could overwhelm air defenses
In the snow-filled skies above Ukraine, a deadly game is playing out.
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Ukrainian firefighters attempt to extinguish a fire after a missile strike in Kyiv on January 2, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Mandatory Credit: …
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A King Kong-like ape once roamed southern China. Scientists say they now know why and when it disappeared
The largest ape on record stood almost 10 feet tall (3 meters) and weighed nearly twice as much as a gorilla. Why and when the legendary colossus — which has captivated the popular imagination as “the real King Kong” — disappeared is one of the biggest mysteries in paleontology.
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Gene that protected humans 5,000 years ago may be linked to debilitating modern disease
Scientists have compiled the largest database of ancient DNA based on the bones and teeth of almost 5,000 humans who lived across Western Europe and parts of Central Asia from 34,000 years ago until medieval times.
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Michael Strahan’s daughter is battling a malignant brain tumor
“Good Morning America” anchor Michael Strahan sat beside his 19-year-old daughter, Isabella, as the two revealed that she is battling medulloblastoma.
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Inflation is down sharply, but getting to exactly 2% will be tough
The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge, the Personal Consumption Expenditures price index, measured 2.6% annually in November. So, getting that number down to the Fed’s 2% target should happen in no time, right?
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NASA delays astronaut moon landing to at least 2026
NASA’s Artemis program, which aims to return astronauts to the moon this decade amid a renewed international push for lunar exploration, is facing some lengthy delays, the space agency has announced.
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Penny Black: ‘First’ piece of mail sent using a stamp could fetch up to $2.5 million at auction
The first known piece of mail sent using a prepaid stamp — “one of the greatest leaps forward in human communication” — could fetch between $1.5 million and $2.5 million when it comes up for auction at Sotheby’s in New York next month.
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Bill Belichick looks on during the New England Patriots' game against the Denver Broncos. Belichick is leaving the New England Patriots after 24 seasons and …
Published on January 11, 2024
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Legendary NFL coach Bill Belichick leaving the New England Patriots after 24 seasons and six Super Bowl titles, reports say
Bill Belichick is leaving the New England Patriots after 24 seasons and winning six Super Bowl titles with the team, according to multiple reports.
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Milford Township couple create model railroad masterpiece
When you think of a model railroad, the tradition of a train circling a Christmas tree may come to mind.
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Plastic chemicals linked to $249 billion in US health care costs in just one year, study finds
By contributing to the development of chronic disease and death, a group of hormone-disruptive plastic chemicals is costing the US health care system billions — over $249 billion in 2018 alone, a new study found.
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America’s final inflation report for 2023 just came in
US consumer prices rose 3.4% annually to close out 2023, capping a year of substantial progress on efforts to rein in decades-high inflation.
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The Sears at the Newport Centre Mall in Jersey City, New Jersey is closing after nearly 40 years. Mandatory Credit: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg/Getty Images
Published on January 11, 2024
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The last Sears in the New York area is closing. Just over a dozen remain in America
Sears’ last-remaining store in the New York metro area is closing, bringing the number of Sears locations still in existence down to about a dozen.
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Alabama football head coach Nick Saban, seven-time national champion, is retiring
Alabama football coach Nick Saban, whose seven career national championships are the most by a head coach at NCAA football’s highest level, is retiring, the school said Wednesday in a news release.
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Blinken warns ‘there will be consequences’ for continued Houthi attacks
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Wednesday that “there will be consequences” for the continued Houthi attacks in the Red Sea.
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Biden meets with Paul Whelan’s sister at White House
President Joe Biden met Wednesday with the sister of Paul Whelan, an American who has been designated as wrongfully detained in Russia, the White House said.
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College Football Playoff Championship Games
Houston hosted 2024 College Football Playoff Championship activities on January 5-8, 2024, at NRG.
