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Growing up in Philadelphia’s poorest neighborhood, Corem Coreano had gotten used to apartments ravaged by mold and run by slumlords, including one who sold their home without notice. But being awakened in the middle of the night by sharp pains was new for Coreano and their family. Rats had begun to bite them in their […]

Israel’s military said on Sunday that it was reducing its numbers of soldiers from southern Gaza, leaving just one brigade in the area. The military stressed a “significant force” would remain in Gaza. “This is another stage in the war effort”, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesman Lt Col Peter Lerner told the BBC. The pull-out […]

A man was arrested Sunday for allegedly setting a fire outside the office of Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vt.) in Burlington, Vermont, according to federal officials. Shant Soghomonian, 35, formerly of Northridge, California, was charged with using fire to damage a building used in interstate commerce and as a place of activity affecting interstate commerce, after […]

RAS ANGELA, Tunisia (AP) — Sore and sandblasted but triumphant, runner Russ Cook reached the northernmost point of Africa on Sunday, almost a year after he set off from its southern tip on a quest to run the length of the continent. Dozens of supporters gathered on a rocky outcrop beside the Mediterranean in northern […]

By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) – A standoff between Elon Musk and Brazil escalated on Sunday when a Supreme Court judge opened an inquiry into the billionaire after Musk said he would reactivate accounts on the social media platform X that the judge had ordered blocked. Musk, the owner of X and a self-declared free […]

Almost one year after he started, traversing deserts, mountains and rainforest across 16 countries, Russ Cook – more widely known as the Hardest Geezer – has completed his challenge to run the entire length of Africa. The task of covering the distance, equating to more than 385 marathons, was initially planned to end by Christmas. […]

Seven Powerball tickets across the United States won $1 million each, just missing out on the estimated $1.33 billion jackpot, lottery officials say. Tickets sold in Arizona, Delaware, Florida, Iowa, Massachusetts, Michigan and Wyoming matched five winning numbers in the drawing Saturday, April 6, but not the Powerball, according to the national Powerball site. A […]

Russell Cook, nicknamed “Hardest Geezer”, completed his run through Africa in 352 days [GUUS VAN VEEN] A man from West Sussex has successfully to run the full length of Africa, crossing the finish line in Tunisia on Sunday after 352 days. Before he set off on the mammoth challenge, Russell Cook – nicknamed “Hardest Geezer” […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former U.S. President Donald Trump said it would be “my great honor” to go to jail for violating a gag order imposed by the judge who will hear his upcoming trial on charges stemming from a hush-money payment to a porn star. “If this Partisan Hack wants to put me in the […]

It sounded like an ultimatum.  Thursday President Biden spoke for about 30 minutes with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The call came after Biden took it in the shorts from a variety of critics after the IDF killed humanitarian workers in Gaza. Biden told Netanyahu the “overall humanitarian situation is unacceptable” and that there was […]