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World - / Jul 6, 2026 - Canadian proverb of the day: 'No snowflake lands the same twice' In the serene chaos of winter, the age-old notion that no two snowflakes are identical rings true. Inspired by Wilson Bentley's groundbreaking microscopy and insights from NOAA, this idea reveals the incredible diversity of nature. Every snowflake's path through the atmosphere ensures a singular creation, serving as a poignant reminder that within seeming sameness, each moment is uniquely its own, encouraging us to appreciate life's delicate variations.

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World - / Jul 6, 2026 - Seaplane carrying 8 crashes into New York's East River, all rescued - video - A seaplane carrying eight people crashed into New York City's East River on Sunday, prompting a swift emergency response. All passengers were rescued by the FDNY, with two sustaining minor injuries. The aircraft, which partially capsized after a hard landing, was later righted and towed. Authorities are investigating the incident, which follows a similar seaplane rescue last month.

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Spanish proverb of the day: 'Don't look at the teeth of a gifted horse' — Value the gesture more than the material quality of what you receive

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Greenlandic proverb of the day: 'The weather decides for the hunter'— Nature sets the rules, and every decision must adapt to its uncertainty

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Big Loss For U.S. Near Hormuz; 102-Hour Hunt FAILS as Sailor Vanishes After Sea Hawk Crash

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EMOTIONAL: Khamenei's 3 Sons Break Down In Tears, But No Sign Of Mojtaba At Final Farewell

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Princess Diana Thought Trump Was A 'CREEP' As His Gifted Flowers 'PILED UP' At Her Apartment: Report

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Real Reason Mallory McMorrow Suspended Her Michigan Senate Run; 'Dems Disappointed Me...'

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'Death To America!': Anti-Trump Chants EXPLODE In Fiery Khamenei Funeral | 'KILL THAT BASTA*D!'

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Is it normal forgetfulness or Alzheimer's disease? Doctor reveals the warning signs you should never ignore

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Sonam Kapoor's Punit Balana look had more drama than Anshula Kapoor's mehendi playlist, and we loved every bit of it

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Heavy rain submerges streets, floods homes, disrupts flights, trains across Mumbai, Chhattisgarh and Gujarat

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5 grasslands in India where the monsoon feels magical

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5 things to expect at India's widest waterfall during the monsoon

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'Very dangerous' Super Typhoon Bavi barrels towards US Pacific islands with 280 kmph winds

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USA@250: One nation, under construction

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'People can be killed but ideals cannot': Iran condemns Donald Trump's 'one shot' threat against leaders at Khamenei funeral

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Shooting in US on fourth of July: 8, including 4 children, injured in Brooklyn's Coney Island

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Egg companies made $1.22 billion as Americans paid over $6 a dozen; now they'll donate 53 million eggs in DOJ settlement

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Charlie Kirk murder case: Utah prosecutors to argue Tyler Robinson should stand trial

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'We are heroic people with heroic spirit': Donald Trump marks America's 250th Independence Day

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Watch: New York's Brooklyn Bridge catches fire during July 4 fireworks display

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Donald Trump offers to help end Ukraine war during 90-minute call with Putin, Zelenskyy

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Donald Trump seeks more time for $5 million sexual abuse payout to E Jean Carroll; latter senses conspiracy

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'Lets have some fun': Trump says he'll deliver July 4 speech 'no matter what' despite storms

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President Trump extols America, rails at communism in USA 250 celebrations

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Pak bureaucrat, prime accused in Karachi bus project graft case, sent to judicial custody

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No salaries, drug shortages, harassment: Karachi doctors' protest lays bare Pakistan's deepening healthcare crisis

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Karachi shopping centre fire: 11-year-old named accused in chargesheet over blaze that killed 72

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PoK erupts as police open fire on protesters amid massive anti-Pakistan rallies, one killed - key points

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Workplace harassment in Pakistan: 521 men filed complaints, transgenders and women also seek redress

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'Demanded $100,000 for our release': Pakistan gang rape victim names deputy PM Ishaq Dar's kin

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BLA claims over 30 Pakistani security personnel killed in 'fidayee' attack in Balochistan's Gwadar

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'Madam is sleeping': Ex-Singapore diplomat explains why all Pakistan politicians are 'waste of time'

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How a Pakistan syndicate smuggled 200kg of human placentas every month

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Pakistan gang rape case: Deputy PM Ishaq Dar's relative among four arrested over assault on two foreign women

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'Teetering on the brink of failure': Ex-Singapore diplomat's blunt warning for Pakistan

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'Undermining freedom of belief': Speakers at UNHRC event call out Pakistan over safety of religious minority women

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Pakistan bus tragedy: 40 killed after vehicle loses control, plunges into ditch in Balochistan

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Unesco warns Pakistan over 'reconstructions' at Taxila, the Vedic-era city

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Pakistan only a 'guest' in Balochistan for few more years, says Baloch activist

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'Shortsighted leaders tend to repeat errors': Analyst warns Trump's Pakistan outreach may cost US dearly

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'Always ready to resolve border issue with India through talks': Nepal foreign minister

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'Closest neighbour': Jamaat chief says Bangladesh seeks trust-based ties with India

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Days after Pakistan's airstrikes, Afghanistan launches strikes on ISIS targets in Balochistan

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Don't broadcast Sheikh Hasina speeches: Bangladesh warns its media outlets

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'Stripped him, forced him to seek money from kin': Temple priest 'abducted, assaulted' in Bangladesh

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Jamaat ally wants India's apology for 'sheltering' those involved in 'killings'

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'Will implement Teesta project at any cost', says Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman

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11:44 - Pakistani strikes in Afghanistan kill 36 civilians; Kabul vows retaliation

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I don't fear death, will return to Bangladesh this year: Former PM Sheikh Hasina

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Quote of the day by King Charles: "Whatever may be your background or beliefs, I shall..."

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Massive anti-Pakistan protests erupt in London over crackdown on PoK activists - Watch

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Quote of the day by Winston Churchill: "I am prepared to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another matter."

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YouTube alerts UK creators over govt's proposed algorithm changes; Nigel Farage calls it 'state censorship'

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Cargo ship under attack 'by unknown armed assailants' in Red Sea, says British military

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'We have no stake in it': Pakistan refuses to take back grooming gang leader Shabir Ahmed as UK seeks deportation

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Three acquitted of 2019 murder of Irish journalist Lyra McKee; family vows to keep fighting for justice

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King Charles congratulates Trump, Americans on US' 250th Independence Day, hails enduring UK-US ties

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Why did Keir Starmer leave 10 Downing Street? Outgoing UK PM opens up on 'intensely personal' decision

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Sikh man Vickrum Digwa seeks to appeal murder conviction, 21-year sentence in Henry Nowak killing

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‎Which countries allow foreigners to adopt children? Here's what the rules look like

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'I don't think it is possible': Keir Starmer says next PM cannot spend less time on diplomacy

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Lady Louise graduates from university, but royal fans can't stop seeing young Queen Elizabeth II in her

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UK Hindus lose land bid to church and Muslim group

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'Why are the police here?' Wife's chilling remark after killing husband of nearly 30 years

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A river straightened in the 1800s has been 're-wiggled' after more than 100 years. Now wildlife may return

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'Biological terrorism' in occupied Ukraine? Kyiv accuses Russia of creating anthrax outbreak risk

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Donald Trump offers to help end Ukraine war during 90-minute call with Putin, Zelenskyy

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Ukraine hits Russian oil terminal; smoke rises over St Petersburg facility - watch

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Russia says it has taken five villages in Ukraine

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Indian student drowns in Germany; four questioned

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Bulgarian proverb of the day: "If you don't patch your old cloth, you will not wear a new one", an age-old wisdom on management, moderation and sustainability

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Too hot for a cold one: How European heatwave is impacting alcohol consumption?

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06:10 - 'We are the new people's party': Far-right AfD re-elects leaders as mass protests rock Germany

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'Lift sanctions, we're ready to ... ': Iran's 'AC suggestion' to Europe amid deadly heatwave

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Watch: Massive wildfire menaces Portugal, devours thousands of hecatres

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'France, Belgium & The Netherlands saw 3,700 excess deaths in heatwave'

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France records 2,025 deaths amid record-breaking heatwave, toll may rise further

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'Disguised as a man': Ukrainian woman on Interpol wanted list for Monaco bombing

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Russia planning armed incursion into Poland to test Nato's response: Report

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Nato set to declare Russia a 'long-term threat' amid Putin's fresh assault on Ukraine: Report

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Uyghur groups escalate global campaign against China's Ethnic Unity Law

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Xi Jinping says ready to work with Kim Jong Un for 'long-term, sound and stable' China-North Korea ties

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China's Xi Jinping promotes two PLA generals after anti-corruption purge thins top military ranks

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Singing so bad that China cancelled her concert - who is Xie Na?

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Beijing pushes for a China-Pakistan-style economic corridor with Bangladesh and Myanmar

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'Wrote about ending his life': Pilot who hit Beijing's tallest building suffered from anxiety, say Chinese authorities

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Accident or attack: What's behind Beijing's 'unprecedented' plane crash?

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Chinese proverb of the day: 'The toad wants to eat the swan' delivers a blunt reality check on overreaching ambition

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Chinese proverb of the day on the passing of time: 'Light travels like an arrow, and time like a shuttle'

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Chinese proverb of the day: 'Be not afraid of growing slowly. Be afraid only of ... ' — a lesson on why slow progress always beats no progress

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'We have some other friends, like India': Netanyahu pushes back after Vance calls US 'only ally' of Israel

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US pressured countries to skip Khamenei funeral, at least 13 withdrew or reduced participation: Reports

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Indian missions in UAE launch online appointment system for passport, visa services amid transition

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'Under attack by unknown assailants': British military reports fresh cargo ship attack off Yemen

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16 Yemen troops killed as Houthis unleash 'deadliest attack in years' on government forces

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'Directly attacking people': Rat infestation, sewage worsen Gaza's humanitarian crisis

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Indian expats rush for passport renewals in UAE amid consular services transition; here's what applicants need to know

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Successor in hiding? Three of Ali Khamenei's sons attend funeral, Mojtaba skips

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'People can be killed but ideals cannot': Iran condemns Donald Trump's 'one shot' threat against leaders at Khamenei funeral

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'Why should we not kill the man who killed my Imam?' Angry slogans against Trump at Khamenei's funeral

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Chants, tears and prayers: Massive crowd gathers in Tehran for Ali Khamenei funeral ceremony - watch

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'One shot can take them all out': Trump says Iran leaders are within reach

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Where is Mojtaba Khamenei? Iran Supreme Leader missing from father's funeral ceremonies

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Mass grief at funeral projects hardline grip on post-war Iran

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'Divine retribution against US, Israel not far off': Iran fires new warning as Khamenei funeral begins

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'Iran mourns 40,000 killed by Khamenei, not him': Exiled crown prince calls funeral 'propaganda'

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Why do some villages in China build circular homes: The remarkable story behind Fujian Tulou earthen fortresses

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Taiwan brings back 'anti-communist' classes after 25 years amid rising China tensions

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Proverb of the day: Fine feathers do not make fine birds—on luxury culture, curated identity and the illusion of arrival

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Proverb of the day: He who chases two rabbits catches neither—on the myth of multitasking and the cost of divided attention

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Proverb of the day: The cobbler's children have no shoes—Why the experts we trust are often the last to apply their own expertise

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Oceans hit record June temperatures as El Niño builds: Why the world is heading for more heat, floods and stronger cyclones

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Spain has an island where people speak entirely through whistles, full sentences travel across kilometres of mountain valleys, and every child still learns the language in school

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McDonald's, bus station turn quake clinics in Venezuela

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Cops in Canada stopped a car for dangerous driving, found a gun, drugs and Indian-origin criminal inside

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Russian proverb of the day 'Don't look a gift horse in the mouth' teaches us how to accept a gift with gratitude, humility instead of finding fault in it

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'He did it to himself': Girlfriend high on drugs stabs weed farmer boyfriend to death in Thailand

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Thailand in the 1950s planted millions of leucaena trees for fodder and reforestation, but scientists now say they have spread into natural forests, replacing native vegetation with dense single-species stands

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China's grasslands don't adapt to drought gradually; scientists found that they reach a point where perennial plants give way to fast-growing annual species

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China's forests with the greatest tree diversity were better at keeping carbon in the soil as temperatures rose, scientists found, because soil microbes released less carbon and stored more in biomass

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Israel in the early 1900s planted millions of pine trees to green barren hills, but ecologists later found many native Mediterranean habitats had disappeared beneath them

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The United States in the 1800s planted thousands of tamarisk trees to stabilise riverbanks, but scientists now say they have spread across the American West, replacing native cottonwood forests and reshaping entire river ecosystems

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A US county welcomed 37 data centres. Now its schools are being told to dim lights as power bills jump 25%

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America's snake capital: This US state has the most venomous snakes in the country (and it's not Texas)

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Pakistan air force captain gunned down in broad daylight while rescuing woman

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'Knows who the boss is': Trump says Netanyahu requested White House meeting next week

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China spent decades planting 66 billion trees; scientists found they now outgrow natural forests by 66%

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Canada and Siberia are turning the boreal forest younger, but a new pan-Arctic map shows most of it is still mature and crucial for carbon storage

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Lost for 50 years, Japan's WWII gold submarine was finally found nearly 3 miles underwater

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When hate crashed US birthday party

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Sneako criticizes Asmongold's comments on adult content, claims promised debate never happened

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