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South Korean soldiers wearing protective gear check debris on a Seoul street dropped from a balloon sent by North Korea on Wednesday. (Park Dong-joo / Yonhap via AP) Trash from at least one North Korean balloon fell on the South Korean presidential compound Wednesday, raising worries about the security of key South Korean facilities from … Read more

A container floats on swollen Marikina River on the outskirts of Manila as monsoon rains were worsened by Typhoon Gaemi offshore on Wednesday. (Joeal Capulitan / Associated Press) Taiwan shut offices, schools and tourist sites across the island Wednesday ahead of a powerful typhoon that already worsened seasonal rains in the Philippines, killed at least … Read more

Be sure to put on sun cream, as the UV will be high today (Picture: Reuters) After yesterday’s grey skies, London is clearing up to give way to sunshine and warmer temperatures today. Though parts of the capital could see the odd rain shower throughout the day, most will bask in the sun. London will … Read more

A beachgoer suffered a “likely shark bite” on Hilton Head Island Monday — marking a rare shark encounter on the South Carolina shore. The woman was chomped on while swimming in the waters at the Sea Pines Resort, a sprawling hotel along the island’s south shore, News 3 reported. She was able to escape the … Read more

A young Texas high school English teacher and cheer coach was “randomly” shot and killed at an outdoor bar in San Antonio in a shocking tragedy Tuesday. The beloved Jasper High educator Ayden Burt, 28, was at a local rooftop bar while in town for the Texas High School Coaches Association Conference when she was … Read more

Christopher and Janine Barton were killed in the collision (Picture: West Yorkshire Police) A motorcyclist and pillion passenger who were among six people killed in a crash near Wakefield have been named as a husband and wife. Christopher Barton, 56, and Janine Barton, 48, have been described by their son as ‘a loving, caring mum … Read more

Of the 6,997 people who took the California State Bar Exam last July, 59.5% passed and won the right to practice law. The pass rate was 72.2% among the 4,909 people taking the exam for the first time. The pass percentage traditionally is higher among first-timers than among the total group of applicants, which includes … Read more

Former Harvard’s women’s hockey coach, Katey Stone, filed a sex discrimination suit on Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Massachusetts, claiming that the university forced her out last year over misconduct and hazing allegations — which she claims are false — while also alleging she faced gender bias and unfair pay from the school.  Stone … Read more

Donald Trump shared a letter Tuesday he received from Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, who condemned the assassination attempt against the Republican presidential nominee. “Your Excellency,” began the short letter from Abbas to the 78-year-old former president. “It is with grave concern that I have received news and later on watched footage of your attempted … Read more

Former US President and 2024 presidential nominee Donald Trump pictured during a campaign rally with US Senator and vice presidential nominee JD Vance at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on July 20, 2024. Mirrorpix / MEGA Since the end of World War II, debates about American foreign policy have more often been within … Read more