The U.K. government approved a natural gas project off the coast of Scotland over the objections of environmental groups on Wednesday, saying it would improve energy security even as the country transitions to renewable sources of energy. Gas from the Jackdaw field east of Aberdeen, which was sta...
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A chemical leak has forced evacuations in Toledo Ohio Wednesday morning. .
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Three weeks ago, Texas Comptroller Don Huffines signed what he called an executive order aimed at eliminating a “hidden tax” on fees charged by virtual marketplaces to sellers. “There will be a lot more coming,” Huffines said as he held up a jumbo printed version of the order in ...
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President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff landed in the Russian city of St. Petersburg on Wednesday morning, a Kremlin aide confirmed.
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The body of 7-year-old Jor'Dynn Duncan has been exhumed months after prosecutors say she endured systematic cruelty and abuse before her death
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Russia has released a retired American teacher who had been imprisoned on charges of fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine, U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff said Wednesday at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg. The deal comes at a time when President Donald Tr...
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U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff arrived in St. Petersburg on Wednesday for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine , as U.S. President Donald Trump pushes Kyiv to make a deal that stops the fighting. The visit came a day after Witkoff met w...
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Doctors have amputated both of Australian federal lawmaker Helen Haines ' legs as she remains in critical condition after being repeatedly hit by a car in an apparent act of political violence, her husband said Wednesday. The 65-year-old independent politician is receiving treatm...
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There was an unexpected ending to "Dedication Night" on "Dancing with the Stars" this week.
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Losing more ground in the fight against climate change, humanity is heading for a hotter world than experts projected last year — and the United States is a big reason for that, a new United Nations report says. If all the countries do what they promise to reduce heat-trapping em...
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For Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar , defeating Viktor Orbán in a landslide election was only the beginning. Less than six months into his term, his new government is pursuing former officials he accuses of corruption and abuses of power. In his first interview with a globa...
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Episode: 3423 Protocols: From diplomatic procedures to computer communications standards. Today, we examine how protocols have shaped communication throughout the evolution of humans as well as that of the machines they create....
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World shares were mostly higher on Wednesday following a broad rally on Wall Street. Germany's DAX rose 0.5% to 25,423.64 and the CAC 40 in Paris added 0.5% to 7,880.90. Britain's FTSE 100 edged 0.1% higher, to 10,743.65. U.S. futures were mixed, with the contract for the S&P 500...
