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Dali crew will stay on board during controlled demolition to remove fallen bridge from ship's deck
Officials say the crew of the Dali will shelter in place aboard the grounded container ship while demolition crews use explosives to break down the largest remaining span of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge
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WNBA to begin full-time charter flights this season, commissioner says
The wait for full-time charter flights for WNBA teams finally is over with commissioner Cathy Engelbert announcing the league’s plans to start the program this season
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EBay vendor gets suspended sentence for selling dangerous skin bleaching cream. Government urged to crack down
One MP told The Independent: “While I’m pleased that this seller has been brought to justice, the government must take action to strengthen guidelines, tighten regulations, and increase deterrents”
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Drake and Kendrick Lamar's feud — the biggest beef in recent rap history — explained
Rappers Drake and Kendrick Lamar are feuding — to the point that police were asked about it after a security guard was shot outside Drake’s Toronto mansion on Tuesday
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Democrats say they’ll save Johnson from Marjorie Taylor Greene’s ouster attempt: ‘I’ll hold my nose’
‘She can’t decide what she wants to do other than try and be famous’
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Teacher ‘became pregnant by a teenage schoolboy while on bail’
Rebecca Joynes, 30, is accused of six counts of engaging in sexual activity with a child, two while being in a position of trust
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Scenes from Israel and Gaza reflect dashed hopes as imminent cease-fire seems unlikely
An announcement by Hamas that it had accepted a cease-fire proposal sent people in the streets of Rafah into temporary jubilation
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Fox News host slammed for ‘slut shaming’ Stormy Daniels over Trump testimony: ‘That’s what she got paid to do’
On Tuesday, Harris Faulkner and Kennedy Montgomery dismissed Ms Daniels’ claims that she was ‘nervous’ and had ‘blacked out’ during an alleged sexual encounter with the former president
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Georgia mother identified as person killed in fall at daughter's Ohio State graduation ceremony
A woman who fell to her death during a graduation ceremony at Ohio State University last weekend has been identified as a Georgia resident
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Met Gala photos: Outside the Mark Hotel, the carpet before the carpet
Before guests make it to the Met Gala, there are the red carpets before the carpet — otherwise known as the parade of departures from the various New York hotels that host gala guests and their teams for preparations before fashion's big night.
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CFL's Chad Kelly suspended at least 9 games after investigation into ex-coach's lawsuit
The CFL has suspended Toronto Argonauts quarterback Chad Kelly for at least nine regular-season games following its investigation into a lawsuit filed by a former strength-and-conditioning coach against both the player and club
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State involvement in MoD cyber attack cannot be ruled out, Grant Shapps says
The Defence Secretary said there is evidence of ‘potential failings’ of the contractor behind the hacked payroll system, named as SSCL in Parliament.
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Mel Stride dodges question over NHS waiting lists as he’s grilled on benefits crackdown
Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride was put on the spot about NHS waiting lists as he was grilled on changes to benefits in the UK.
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Met Opera hosts 4 female conductors in landmark week. From its founding to 2016, there were only 4
Only four women conducted the Metropolitan Opera in its first 133 years ending in 2016, but now four women have taken the baton in a one-week span
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Chimps – like humans – may be lifelong learners, researchers say
Study shows these great apes continue to learn and hone their tool-using skills well into adulthood.
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Globe-trotting jewelry thief finally caught after ‘Oceans 11’ style diamond ring heist in New York
The arrest ended Wan’s years-long criminal career took him from South Korea to Beverly Hills, police say
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Music Review: Kings of Leon electrify with new album that nods to the past, 'Can We Please Have Fun'
Kings of Leon are back with a dozen new tracks on the album “Can We Please Have Fun.”
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Trump was given the day off for Barron’s graduation. Now he’s headlining a Republican fundraiser
Mr Trump’s busy schedule on 17 May comes after the judge in his hush money trial gave him the day off to attend Barron’s graduation from Oxbridge Academy
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Rikers Island ‘prepared’ for Trump if former president jailed, insists New York mayor
The former president has been threatened with time behind bars multiple times by the presiding judge in his criminal hush money trial, Juan Merchan, after violating a gag order against him
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Here's why the verdict in New Hampshire's landmark trial over youth center abuse is being disputed
A landmark trial over abuse at New Hampshire's youth detention center resulted in a $38 million award to a former resident
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Met Gala hauls in record sum of more than $26 million to fund Costume Institute
The 2024 Met Gala raised more than $26 million, a record sum for the party that has become an annual gathering for mega-celebrities in fashion, film, TV, sports, music, business and more
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Garrick Club to accept women for first time in history after Stephen Fry, Sting vote in favour
Gentleman’s club has faced pressure to change admissions rules since membership list was leaked to the press
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Brown agreed to vote on divestment and Columbia refused: what does it mean for colleges and how would it work?
Columbia University and numerous other schools have refused Gaza solidarity protesters’ demands for divestment. Graig Graziosi explains what exactly protesters are wanting
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High-voltage power line through Mississippi River refuge approved by federal appeals court
A federal appeals court has cleared the way for utilities to finish building a high-voltage power line across a Mississippi River refuge
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Panera Bread axes highly caffeinated lemonade blamed for two deaths in lawsuits
The lawsuits claim a large Charged Lemonade has nearly 400mg of caffeine, the most caffeine a healthy person can safely consume in a day per FDA guidelines
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State involvement in MoD cyber attack cannot be ruled out, Grant Shapps says
The Defence Secretary said there is evidence of ‘potential failings’ of the contractor behind the hacked payroll system, named as SSCL in Parliament.
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From flooding in Brazil and Houston to brutal heat in Asia, extreme weather seems nearly everywhere
In a world growing increasingly accustomed to wild weather swings, the last few days and weeks have seemingly taken those environmental extremes to a new level
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Pollsters tell Sunak he is wrong over ‘hung parliament’ prediction
Rishi Sunak’s claims that Britain is heading to a hung parliament after general election have been dismissed as “wishful thinking”
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Elon Musk listens to podcasts about fall of civilization to get to sleep - even though it worries him
Billionaire Tesla boss has long theorised that artificial intelligence, declining birth rates or a ‘single world government’ could lead to the collapse of civilization
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Putin sends message to West as he is sworn in for fifth term as Russian president
Vladimir Putin sent a message to the West during his inauguration ceremony on Tuesday 7 May.