Suicide bomber kills at least one police officer in Syria’s Aleppo
Officials say a ‘terrorist’ detonated suicide belt as police protecting New Year’s Eve festivities tried to detain him.
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Most of Iran Shuts Down as Government Grapples With Protests and Economy
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Teacher wins Guinness World Record for working 61 years at the same school
Retired Tennessee teacher Glenda Akin has lived and worked through a whole lot of history. And now she’s made history herself as the Guinness-certified longest serving teacher at the same school .
New York man, 80, faces homicide charge after sidewalk shoving
Dana Escoffier was indicted on a charge of criminally negligent homicide in the death of Dean Whetzel, 82, a neighbor whom he had known for decades.
Mississippi man serving an illegal sentence granted clemency, weeks after his brother
Two brothers who both received illegal prison sentences that were years longer than the maximum penalty for their crimes have been granted clemency by Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves.
Times Square revelers brace for coldest New Year’s Eve in years as nasty weather derails iconic celebrations
Snow flurries could hit hundreds of thousands of people in Times Square
State regulators let Seattle-based crypto vendor restart operations
Regulators had also ordered Coinme, which operates in tens of thousands of sites, to refund $8.4 million to customers for unredeemed vouchers.
Putin’s 140 Pets: Russian Strategy of Asset Seizure to Erase Identities
BBC reports Russia declared it has curated 140 billionaires this year. The article calls them “oligarchs” by mistake, since it also admits “Russian oligarchy was well and truly dead.” They’re not oligarchs. Oligarch means …
The tiny ‘Britain-by-the-Med’ with £2.95 pints that’s ‘under threat’ because of Starmer
Boasting cheap drinks, low taxes, crime and illegal immigration, thousands of Brits flock to this Mediterranean gem each year.
Most of Iran Shuts Down as Government Grapples With Protests and Economy
Amid mounting street protests, businesses, universities and government offices stayed closed Wednesday under government orders, in 21 of 31 provinces, including Tehran.