Parts of Australia, including Sydney, sweltered through the hottest November night on record with temperatures likely to stay high on Sunday — prompting authorities to issue a total fire ban.
New York Mets fire general manager Jared Porter after reportedly sending explicit pictures to female reporter
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The New York Mets have fired general manager Jared Porter after he reportedly sent explicit pictures to a female reporter in 2016. ESPN reported that Porter sent unsolicited, explicit texts and photos "culminating ...
India achieves stunning Test victory over Australia with record-breaking run chase
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A record-breaking run chase at the Gabba saw India topple Australia to take an unlikely 2-1 series victory. India needed 328 to win on Tuesday -- the final day of the four-test series -- as Shubman Gill's 91 and an ...
A teenager saved her family when they lost their sense of smell from Covid-19 and didn’t realize their house was on fire
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A Texas family who lost their sense of smell because they have coronavirus nearly died when a fire engulfed their house and they couldn't smell the smoke. The only family member who didn't have the virus was 17-year...
Capitol Building put on alert after a small fire several blocks away
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Washington A small fire at an apparent homeless encampment less than a mile away from the US Capitol Building on Monday prompted the building to enter lockdown, a reflection of the heightened state of alarm at the co...
Test fire of NASA’s SLS moon rocket ends prematurely
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NASA's Space Launch System rocket ignited its four main engines Saturday on a test stand in Mississippi, but the space agency prematurely ended the test. The hot fire test was the eighth and final test of a series a...
Fire destroys homes of thousands in Bangladesh Rohingya refugee camps, UN says
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A huge fire swept through Rohingya refugee camps in southern Bangladesh early Thursday, the United Nations said, destroying homes belonging to thousands of people. The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said more than 550 sh...
Lose weight with household chores! Seoul government’s 1950s-style advice to pregnant women comes under fire
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Officials in South Korea have withdrawn recently published guidelines for pregnant women, following a backlash over their use of outdated sexist stereotypes. Seoul city government's Pregnancy and Childbirth Informa...
Ten newborn babies have died in a fire at a hospital in India’s Maharashtra state
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Ten newborn babies died in a hospital fire in the western Indian state of Maharashtra on Friday, according to the country's state-run broadcaster Doordarshan. The fire broke out in a local hospital's Sick Newborn Ca...
Trump pressured Pence to engineer a coup, then put the VP in danger, source says
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President Donald Trump and top White House officials did little to check in on Vice President Mike Pence while he and members of his family were inside the US Capitol when Trump-backed rioters stormed the halls of C...
South Africa records ‘grim’ Covid milestone as humanitarian crisis unfolds at border with Zimbabwe
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South Africa has reported a "grim milestone" with 844 deaths and 20000 new Covid cases reported in 24 hours on Wednesday, sparking fears of stricter lockdown measures as the country battles with an influx of immigra...
The last call of 2020 for this Florida fire department was literally a dumpster fire
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After an overall unfavorable year filled with uncertainty, one Florida fire department ended 2020 by responding to an ironic last call: a dumpster fire. As they were counting down to the New Year, Brevard County fir...
Australia has changed its national anthem in a bid to reflect 60,000 years of Indigenous history
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Australia woke up to a new year on Friday -- and a slightly different national anthem. The anthem, "Advance Australia Fair," has been tweaked to recognize the country's Indigenous history and communities, Prime Mini...