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Trump revokes security clearance for Harris, Clinton and others
US President Donald Trump has revoked security clearances from his previously defeated Democratic election rivals, Kamala Harris and Hillary Clinton, as well as a number of other top former officials. The move comes after Trump said in February he was revoking security clearance for his predecessor Joe Biden. He confirmed that move in the latest…
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‘I go abroad then fly home in time for bed’
Monica Stott Monica Stott, 37, says so-called “extreme day trips” are a great way to experience holidays around family, work, pets and plants For most people, the idea of a holiday abroad involves packing a suitcase and being away for at least a weekend, if not a week or more. But for Monica Stott, a…
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George Foreman’s life in pictures
Sofia Ferreira Santos BBC News Bettmann via Getty Images Foreman exchanging punches with Muhammad Ali in their famous Rumble in the Jungle fight George Foreman, the boxing heavyweight legend, has died aged 76, his family said. Known as Big George in the ring, the American competed for decades starting in the 1960s, winning gold at…
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An earthquake prediction went viral. Is it giving people false hope?
Ana Faguy BBC News, Washington DC Christal Hayes BBC News, Los Angeles Max Matza BBC News, Seattle Getty Images Brent Dmitruk calls himself an earthquake predictor. In mid-October, he told his tens of thousands of social media followers that an earthquake would soon hit at the westernmost point of California, south of the small coastal…
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Bollywood actor tells Dear Daughter podcast she feels ugly sometimes
Hatty Nash BBC World Service Getty Images Kalki Koechlin is a popular Bollywood actor Kalki Koechlin has acted in blockbuster Bollywood films, modelled for international beauty brands and appeared on the cover of Vogue India. But in a world that puts such a premium on looking young, she says at times she feels “ugly”. “We…
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Heavyweight boxing legend dies aged 76, says family
Boxing heavyweight legend George Foreman has died aged 76, according to his family. Foreman, known as Big George in the ring, competed for decades starting in the 1960s, winning gold at the Olympics and numerous title belts, including the world heavyweight title twice. He lost his first title to Muhammad Ali in their famous Rumble…
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Why Trump is struggling to win fast ceasefire in Ukraine
When Donald Trump met President Zelensky in New York last September, the then US presidential candidate exuded confidence he could bring the war in Ukraine to an early end. “If we win, I think we’re going to get it resolved very quickly,” he said. How quickly he meant varied over time. In a TV debate…
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US to import eggs from Turkey and South Korea to ease prices
The Trump administration is planning to import eggs from Turkey and South Korea and is in talks with other countries in hopes of easing all-time high prices for the American consumer, officials confirmed. “We are talking in the hundreds of millions of eggs for the short term,” Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins told reporters at the…
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Trump revoking legal status for 530,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans
US President Donald Trump’s administration has said it will revoke the temporary legal status of more than half a million migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela. Migrants without a legal basis to remain have been warned to leave the country before their work permits and deportation shield are cancelled on 24 April, according to…
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Will recapture of presidential palace change course of Sudan war?
Barbara Plett Usher BBC News Reuters The recapture of the presidental palace marks a significant victory for the army The scenes of jubilant soldiers in Khartoum mark a significant advance in an offensive that has seen Sudan’s army seize back swathes of territory in recent months. The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) lost control of the…
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