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News24 | Iran hangs man 'for second time' after previous execution halted - NGO

Iran hanged a 26-year-old man for a second time Wednesday months after a previous execution was halted half a minute in, an NGO said.




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News24 | How climate change is making us sick - and rich countries don’t want to pay up

Climate change is affecting the way in which we’re producing food and how polluted the water we drink and the air we breathe are, but only about one in three governments pointed out the impact of climate change on their citizens’ health.




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News24 | 'Lone wolf' suspected bomber dead after trying to enter Brazil Supreme Court ahead of G20

A man killed himself with a bomb outside Brazil's Supreme Court after trying to enter the building, officials said, stirring security concerns before the country hosts global leaders from the Group of 20 major economies.




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News24 | Two pupils stabbed in suspected gang-related attacks at Meriti Secondary School in Rustenburg

Two pupils were stabbed in suspected gang-related attacks at Meriti Secondary School in Rustenburg on Tuesday morning.




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News24 | Woman pleads for husband's rescue, but minister says government won't help trapped zama zamas

Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni said illegal miners trapped underground are criminals, and the government won't send help.




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News24 | 'Indefensible': Judge slaps ANC mayor with costs after he suspends municipal head unlawfully

ANC Mayor Bongani Hadebe's attempts to suspend Dannhauser municipal manager Mandla Sithole without following due process, and in the middle of the municipality's regulatory audit, has backfired spectacularly.




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News24 | Legal council refuses request for access to Mpofu complaint records - because he won't give consent

The Legal Practice Council has refused to release records linked to professional misconduct complaints lodged against Dali Mpofu, because the advocate “did not give his consent for sharing his information”.




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News24 | Man, 51, in custody after naked body of missing teen found in Limpopo plantation

A 51-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the murder of a teenaged girl, whose naked body was found in the Khalavha plantation in Limpopo on Tuesday - a day after she was reported missing.




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News24 | Property laundromat: Prominent African families used SA properties to wash dirty money - report

An investigation by NPO Open Secrets has accused heavyweight South African estate agents and law firms of facilitating money laundering - allegedly helping African kleptocrats use dirty money to acquire luxury properties in the country.




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FBI Pushed To Spill Details On Bureau’s Monitoring And Censoring Of Americans

The following article, FBI Pushed To Spill Details On Bureau’s Monitoring And Censoring Of Americans, was first published on Conservative Firing Line.

Congressional committees already have determined that the FBI “improperly interfered in presidential elections in coordination with social media companies,” and now U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, chief of the Judiciary Committee, wants to know what the bureau still is doing to monitor Americans’ social media posts in order to “censor lawful speech.” Jordan has dispatched a …

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House, Senate Leadership Fights Dominate The Week After GOP Secures Trifecta

The following article, House, Senate Leadership Fights Dominate The Week After GOP Secures Trifecta, was first published on Conservative Firing Line.

This week the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives are scheduled to choose their leadership after Republicans won majorities in the Senate and House in the 2024 elections and President-elect Donald Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Harris for the White House, securing the trifecta for the GOP for the first time since 2016. The Senate …

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Putin Prepares For Showdown With Trump As 50,000 Russian Troops Move Into Position

The following article, Putin Prepares For Showdown With Trump As 50,000 Russian Troops Move Into Position, was first published on Conservative Firing Line.

Now that Donald Trump has won the election, he is going to have to deal with Vladimir Putin and Russia, and that isn’t going to be easy.  The Russians have no incentive to end the conflict because they are steadily gobbling up territory in eastern Ukraine.  As long as the Russians are making progress toward …

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‘Delusional’: Poor Whoopi Goldberg Complains She, Too, Suffered Under Biden Economy, On $8 MILLION Annual Income (Video)

The following article, ‘Delusional’: Poor Whoopi Goldberg Complains She, Too, Suffered Under Biden Economy, On $8 MILLION Annual Income (Video), was first published on Conservative Firing Line.

One social media commenter summed it up succinctly: “Boo hoo.” That was a reaction to multi-millionaire entertainer Whoopi Goldberg’s claim that she, too, works for a living and struggled under the economy of the past few years. That would be the economy under Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, who Goldberg pushed in the 2024 election, …

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Kamala Harris Upstages Israel President at White House with Bizarre Spectacle

Before Israeli President Isaac Herzog met with U.S. President Joe Biden at the White House, the ceremonial head of the Jewish state made it clear just how dire and grave […]

The post Kamala Harris Upstages Israel President at White House with Bizarre Spectacle appeared first on The Western Journal.




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Election Denier: Top Senate Democrat Still Refuses to Concede Race as Post-Election Tantrum Continues

Remember: It’s only “election denial” if you have an R after your name. Sure, the Democrats raised a stink about the presidential election results in 2000, 2004 and 2016. The […]

The post Election Denier: Top Senate Democrat Still Refuses to Concede Race as Post-Election Tantrum Continues appeared first on The Western Journal.




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'So Far From the Truth': Michael Strahan Addresses National Anthem Controversy That Left Many Viewers Furious

“Fox NFL Sunday” analyst Michael Strahan has apologized following the volcanic outrage he unleashed by appearing to disrespect the national anthem during a ceremony honoring veterans, saying it was an […]

The post 'So Far From the Truth': Michael Strahan Addresses National Anthem Controversy That Left Many Viewers Furious appeared first on The Western Journal.





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CNN Anchor Calls White House Staffers' Response to Trump Visit 'Really Stunning'

A CNN anchor sounded surprised by the level of interest President Joe Biden’s staff members showed regarding President-elect Donald Trump’s arrival at the White House Wednesday. As “Newsroom” host Pamela […]

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Sport | Ex-Wales flanker Popham hopes next World Rugby chairman heralds new dawn in concussion issue

Former Wales flanker Alix Popham has told AFP he hopes the new chairman of World Rugby will push for the changes required to prevent players from suffering the long-term effects of successive head injuries, as he has done.




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Sport | All the Bomb Squad fuss: 'If anybody else had done it...' says Bok No 8 Jasper Wiese

The Springboks aren't too perturbed by all the commotion in the Northern Hemisphere about their fearsome Bomb Squad. Actually, they welcome it.




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Voyager 2 is the only craft to visit Uranus. Its findings may have misled us for 40 years.




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Exclusive-Chinese giant CATL pushes beyond batteries into power grids, EV platforms




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Beirut bombing victims' $1.68 billion Iran judgment overturned by US appeals court




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GM recalling big pickups and SUVs because the rear wheels can lock up, increasing risk of a crash




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Exclusive-Trump's team drawing up list of Pentagon officers to fire, sources say




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A Mysterious Extinct Species Seeded Their Genes in Modern Humans




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Exclusive-Pfizer explores sale of hospital drugs unit, sources say




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Iran sets up mental health clinic to ‘treat’ women who refuse to wear hijab




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US envoy says Mexico not safe, blames ex-president for failed security




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Russia launches massive missile, drone attack on Kyiv as it ramps up airborne offensive

Russia launched a massive combined missile and drone attack on Ukraine, the third in three days, but Ukrainian air defenses shot most of the airborne ordnance out of the sky with only one person reported hurt.




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Watch: Koala found relaxing in South Australia couple's bedroom

A couple arrived at their home in Australia after midnight and found their bedroom occupied by an unexpected intruder -- a koala.




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Erik Spoelstra: 'Horrendous' timeout, mental error costly in Heat loss to Pistons

Erik Spoelstra, who is widely known as one of the NBA's top coaches, shouldered blame for a brutal timeout infraction, calling it a "serious mental error" in the final seconds of a Miami Heat loss to the Detroit Pistons.




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Pickens, Sutton among 4 must-start Week 11 fantasy football wide receivers

George Pickens and Courtland Sutton are among my four must-start wide receivers for Week 11 of the fantasy football campaign.




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Florida museum attempting paper rocket world record

A Florida museum is seeking to gather science enthusiasts of all ages to set the Guinness World Record for the most people flying paper rockets simultaneously.




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K.C. Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes 'frustrated' after home burglars target him, Travis Kelce

Police are investigating burglaries that occurred at the homes of Kansas City Chiefs players Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce.




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IBM’s Latest Quantum Tech Pushes Boundaries Toward Quantum Advantage in Science

YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y., Nov. 13, 2024 — Today at its inaugural IBM Quantum Developer Conference, IBM announced quantum hardware and software advancements to execute complex algorithms on IBM quantum computers […]

The post IBM’s Latest Quantum Tech Pushes Boundaries Toward Quantum Advantage in Science appeared first on HPCwire.




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NEC Secures Order for Advanced Supercomputer to Drive Fusion Science Research at Japan’s National Institutes

TOKYO, Nov. 13, 2024 — NEC Corporation has received an order for a next-generation supercomputer system from Japan’s National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST), under the National Research […]

The post NEC Secures Order for Advanced Supercomputer to Drive Fusion Science Research at Japan’s National Institutes appeared first on HPCwire.




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IQM Quantum Computers Unveils Development Roadmap Focused on Fault-tolerant Quantum Computing by 2030

ESPOO, Finland, Nov. 13, 2024 — IQM Quantum Computers (IQM), a global leader in superconducting quantum computing, today announced its development roadmap with technical milestones targeting fault tolerant quantum computing by […]

The post IQM Quantum Computers Unveils Development Roadmap Focused on Fault-tolerant Quantum Computing by 2030 appeared first on HPCwire.




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Docuseries follows the making of Israel-Palestinian pop group as1one

Paramount+ is teasing a new docuseries about an Israeli-Palestinian pop group.




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Trump says 'politics is tough' in traditional White House meeting with Biden

President Joe Biden pledged a smooth transition as he welcomed President-elect Donald Trump to the White House on Wednesday in a reignited tradition Trump balked at in 2020.




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GOP maintains control of U.S. House, gives Trump supermajority

The Republican Party will remain in control of the U.S. House, securing a supermajority for the next two years.




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Oakland airport ordered to stop using 'San Francisco' in its name

A judge has temporarily ordered Oakland International Airport in California to stop using the name "San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport" as the cities' legal battle plays out.




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Sabres Dodge Serious Injury On Two Key Players, Lose Samuelsson

Thompson and Luukkonen considered day-to-day, Sabres blueliner out long-term.




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Washington Capitals' Top Center Rips Off Bust Label As Ovechkin's Helper

Washington Capitals center Dylan Strome needed time and three NHL teams to develop into a force. But his three seasons with the Caps so far have removed any bust labels.




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Harriet Tubman Just Became a One-Star General, More Than 150 Years After Serving With the Union Army

The celebrated Underground Railroad conductor received posthumous recognition for her service as a spy, scout, nurse and cook during the Civil War




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Voyager 2 Measured a Rare Anomaly When It Flew Past Uranus, Skewing Our Knowledge of the Planet for 40 Years, Study Suggests

The roughly six-hour flyby in 1986 revealed Uranus' protective magnetic field was strangely empty. Now, researchers say that the data could have been affected by a solar wind event




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Scientists Are Using CT Scanners to Reveal the Secrets of More Than Two Dozen Ancient Egyptian Mummies

For the first time, researchers were able to see inside the mummies in the Chicago Field Museum's collections. Their findings paint a more comprehensive picture of ancient Egyptian life




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See Rare First-Edition Copies of Jane Austen's Novels at the Cottage Where She Wrote and Revised Them

A new exhibition at the author's home in Chawton, which has never previously displayed all six first-edition books together, is part of preparations for the author's 250th birthday celebrations




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NDP election platform promises affordability and better access to housing, health care

Promises to build 30,000 affordable rental homes, make Halifax ferries free and temporarily remove the provincial tax on gasoline were centrepieces of the Nova Scotia NDP election platform released Wednesday.



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