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South Carolina six-week abortion ban temporarily halted

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Influencer dies after live-streaming himself drinking bottles of Chinese spirit Baijiu

A social media influencer died soon after live-streaming himself drinking several bottles of strong alcohol on China’s version of TikTok, state-run media in the country are reporting, in a development likely to renew debate about how to regulate the...

'Utter chaos': Passengers complain of delays after airport e-gates stop working nationwide

There have been long queues and "scenes of utter chaos" at the UK border due to a nationwide problem with e-gates at ports and airports.The technical problem caused electronic gates to stop working late on Friday, meaning all passengers...

'Doorstepping' denial was typical Johnson but lacked detail - and key question went unanswered

The "doorstep".It's an often necessary but rarely tidy journalistic exercise - locating and asking pertinent questions of an unwilling participant who has gone to some effort to avoid them. Boris Johnson had been on a lengthy US trip, t...

Lionel Messi: Destiny - new documentary goes inside Argentina's World Cup win

Watch Lionel Messi: Destiny on BBC One on Saturday, 3 June at 22:20 GMT, and on BBC iPlayerA new BBC documentary tells the inside story of how the great Lionel Messi finally won the World Cup.In an hour-long film, the BBC delves into that success wit...

As Elizabeth Holmes heads to prison for fraud, many puzzle over her motives

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — As Elizabeth Holmes prepares to report to prison next week, the criminal case that laid bare the blood-testing scam at the heart of her Theranos startup is entering its final phase.The 11-year sentence represents a comeuppance...

I did 70 Turkish get-ups every day for a week to strengthen my core — here are my results

Man performing a Turkish get-up during workout with left arm extended holding a kettlebell and left leg bent and right leg extendedA Turkish get-up should do the trick if you need new ways to challenge your core muscles. The move might be driven by y...

Oleksiy Danilov interview: Ukraine counter-offensive 'ready to begin'

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Powerball lottery winner faces lawsuit alleging ticket theft

The winnings are subject to federal taxes of between 24% and 37%, and, in most cases, state taxes. Only 10 states - including California - do not have state taxes on lottery winnings. In several locations, such as New York City, the winnings are also...

Ex-Met Police officer says she has received hate messages over handling of Wayne Couzens flashing cases

A former Metropolitan Police officer says she has received hundreds of hate messages since being banned from policing over her handling of two incidents of flashing by Wayne Couzens.Samantha Lee did not make "the correct investigative i...

Back in Mexico, 'Earth Monster' sculpture points to ancient beliefs

By David Alire GarciaMEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A massive stone sculpture carved by Olmec artists more than 2,000 years ago that evokes ancient religious beliefs has returned to Mexico after decades in the United States in a homecoming cheered by offici...

AOC heckled, booed as NYC town hall descends into chaos

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was shouted down and faced a partially hostile crowd during a Friday town hall where some participants were upset about the Democratic socialist legislator's positions on immigration Ukraine funding and the debt lim...

DeSantis campaign tells nervous donors in leaked audio that voters will care more about a recession and Biden's age than the governor's anti-abortion record

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during the annual Feenstra Family Picnic at the Dean Family Classic Car Museum in Sioux Center, Iowa, on Saturday, May 13, 2023.Photo by Rebecca S. Gratz for The Washington Post via Getty ImagesLeaked audio from Flori...

North Korea spent the pandemic building a huge border wall

By Josh Smith and Sudev KiyadaSEOUL (Reuters) - For North Koreans, the country's northern frontier long offered rare access to outside information, trade opportunities, and the best option for those seeking to flee.But as the pandemic gripped the wor...

Papuan fighters threaten to shoot NZ pilot hostage without independence talks

Fighters in Indonesia's Papua region have threatened to shoot a New Zealand pilot they took hostage in February if independence talks are not launched.The demand comes in a new video released by the group on Friday, which shows an emaci...