Elon Musk concedes DOGE unlikely to find $2 trillion in budget cuts — but here’s what would be an ‘epic outcome’
Tech baron Elon Musk walked back a prior claim that his vaunted blue ribbon commission on government bloat and inefficiencies would be able to slash the roughly $6.75 trillion federal budget by $2 ...
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South Korean Lawmakers Impeach Acting President as Crisis Deepens
The vote was the second major impeachment in two weeks after President Yoon’s ill-fated martial law bid set off turmoil. The country’s currency has plunged. By Jin Yu Young and Choe Sang-Hun ...
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Bird Flu Samples From Very Ill Patient Had ‘Concerning’ Mutations
Tiny genetic alterations could help the bird flu virus enter cells in the upper respiratory tract, the C.D.C. said. But there is no sign that mutations are widespread in nature. By Benjamin ...
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Concerning Bird Flu Virus Mutations Found in Severely Ill Patient
Editor’s Note (1/6/25): The Louisiana Department of Health has announced that the patient in the state who had been hospitalized with severe H5N1 avian influenza has died. The individual had ...
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Multiple crews battle grain elevator fire in Cairo, Ill.
CAIRO, Ill. (KFVS) - Crews from multiple Heartland fire departments battled a fire at a grain elevator in Cairo, Illinois on Thursday morning, December 26. According to Cairo Fire Department ...
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Bashar al-Assad's Wife Asma 'Severely Ill' With Cancer, Has 50 Per Cent Survival Chance: Report
Asma al-Assad, wife of ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, is reportedly severely ill and has been isolated by her doctors, who have expressed she has a 50-50 chance of survival. According to a ...
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Asma al-Assad, wife of ousted Syrian leader, reportedly severely ill with leukaemia
The wife of deposed Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad is severely ill with leukaemia and has been given a 50/50 chance of survival, media reports have claimed. Asma Assad is being isolated to prevent ...
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Feeling ill? Health officials warn of rise in illnesses in Illinois. What to look for
In the midst of all the holiday gatherings, health officials in Illinois are warning of an uptick in a number of illnesses spreading currently. The Illinois Department of Public Health warned this ...
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Do you know what the ‘i’ in iPhone stands for? You’re not alone — and here’s the answer
There’s more to the name than meets the “i.” If you’ve ever wondered what the “i” in Apple products like “iPhone” or “iPad” stands for, you aren’t alone. Throughout the years ...
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Family pushing for early release of terminally ill inmate
Dadras explains Cowan was already ill when she was sentenced in July on burglary and theft charges. Her anticipated release date is February 2027, but Dadras says when she talks to Cowan ...
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People left mindblown after discovering what the ‘I’ in iPhone stands for
10 guesses for what the 'i' in iPhone stands for and I bet you get them all wrong. We've all been there, lying awake at night trying to go to sleep but our minds are wandering, pondering the ...
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Mo Salah refers to goal tally he’ll leave Liverpool with, amid one-word update on contract
Mohamed Salah has provided his reaction after moving into fourth place on the all-time Liverpool scoring chart – before being pressed once again about his future. Salah is showing no sign of ...