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Monday, Dec 1st, 2025 -
The blaze last week started on the lower-level netting around one high-rise in the Wang Fuk Court housing complex before spreading to other buildings, officials said. HONG KONG — Hong Kong officials said Monday that their investigation into a deadly blaze that killed at least 151 has revealed netting that covered scaffolding used in renovations was not up to fire-safety codes , as a wave of public sympathy ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Monday, Dec 1st, 2025 -
Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle voiced serious concerns over the weekend over reports on a follow-up strike that killed survivors on an alleged drug vessel in the Caribbean, with some suggesting it could constitute a "war crime." Rep. Mike Turner, an Ohio Republican who serves on the House Armed Services Committee, said the follow-up strike was "completely outside of anything that has been discussed with ...
Source: aol.com
Monday, Dec 1st, 2025 -
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Two conservative challengers were practically tied for the lead in Honduras' with votes from about 55% of polling places counted early Monday, according to preliminary and partial results. The previous day's vote had come just days after U.S. President The National Electoral Council said that fewer than 5,000 votes separated Nasry "Tito" Asfura of the National Party who had 40% of ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Monday, Dec 1st, 2025 -
Georgia and Oregon climb into the top four and Texas A&M drops in the penultimate USA TODAY Sports NCAA Re-Rank 1-136 of the regular season. Georgia is up to No. 3 and Oregon to No. 4 after both capped the regular season with rivalry wins. The Bulldogs smothered Georgia Tech and the Ducks did the same to Washington. The Aggies are down two spots to No. 5 after losing 27-17 to Texas . The move up one spot to No. 14 ...
Source: aol.com
Monday, Dec 1st, 2025 -
Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Authorities in Australia on Monday said they have arrested and charged four Sydney men for their alleged role in what they called "an international satanic child sex abuse material ring." The suspects were detained Thursday when police executed six search warrants in the Sydney regions of Waterloo, Ultimo and Malabar, the New South Wales Police said Monday in a statement . At the Waterloo residence, ...
Source: upi.com
Monday, Dec 1st, 2025 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article President repeats claim he's 'aced' a cognitive test as he tells reporter she would be 'incapable' of doing same President Donald Trump has insulted another female reporter after he was asked about releasing the results of an MRI test that he announced he had taken earlier this ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Sunday, Nov 30th, 2025 -
Marco Rubio, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner meet Kyiv delegation amid more deadly Russian attacks in Ukraine Ukrainian negotiators have met US officials in Florida to thrash out details of Washington's proposed framework to end Russia 's war in Ukraine, as Kyiv faces pressure on military and political fronts. The secretary of state, Marco Rubio ; the special envoy, Steve Witkoff; and Jared Kushner, Donald Trump's ...
Source: theguardian.com
Sunday, Nov 30th, 2025 -
Request is submitted weeks after Donald Trump called on Isaac Herzog to pardon Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked Israel's president for a pardon for bribery and fraud charges and an end to a five-year corruption trial, arguing that it would be in the "public interest". Isaac Herzog's office acknowledged receipt of the 111-page submission from the prime minister's lawyer, and said it had been ...
Source: theguardian.com
Sunday, Nov 30th, 2025 -
By Welcome back, welcome back, welcome back. The Miami Dolphins benefited from the return of three starters — right tackle Austin Jackson, tight end Darren Waller and cornerback Rasul Douglas — en route to their 21-17 victory of the New Orleans Saints. While the game itself was far from the most entertaining game in NFL history, in large part due to the four field goals, the trio certainly made its ...
Source: miamiherald.com
Sunday, Nov 30th, 2025 -
Lando Norris, Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri will contest a final-race championship showdown in Abu Dhabi after Red Bull's Verstappen won a gripping Qatar Grand Prix. Verstappen benefited from a strategy call from McLaren that flew in the face of decisions made by every other team during an early race safety car. It was a costly decision that sacrificed track position to Verstappen in the final stages and in ...
Source: bbc.com
Sunday, Nov 30th, 2025 -
A new left-wing political party co-founded by veteran British socialist Jeremy Corbyn narrowly voted to be led by its members rather than an individual leader, it announced on Sunday. The decision, after a vote at Your Party's founding conference in the northwestern English city of Liverpool, was welcomed by party co-founder Zarah Sultana. "I have fought for maximum member democracy since day one," she said. ...
Source: digitaljournal.com
Sunday, Nov 30th, 2025 -
Lane Kiffin wanted to leave Ole Miss for LSU, and has done so . But he did not want to leave now , and he is blaming the University of Mississippi athletic director for it. In his announcement that he is bolting for Baton Rouge, Kiffin called out AD Keith Carter for not allowing him to remain with Ole Miss through the College Football Playoff. "I was hoping to complete a historic six season run with this year's ...
Source: nypost.com
Sunday, Nov 30th, 2025 -
Hundreds of people still missing after heavy rain and mudslides in country's deadliest natural disaster for years Entire areas of Sri Lanka's capital are flooded after a powerful cyclone triggered heavy rains and mudslides across the island, with authorities reporting nearly 200 dead and dozens more missing. Officials said the extent of the damage in the country's worst-affected central region was slowly becoming ...
Source: theguardian.com
Sunday, Nov 30th, 2025 -
Ludwig Minelli, whose work had lasting influence on Swiss law, dies just days before his 93rd birthday The head of the Swiss right-to-die organisation Dignitas has ended his life through an assisted death, the group has said. Ludwig Minelli, who founded the group in 1998, died on Saturday, days before his 93rd birthday, Dignitas said. It added: "Right up to the end of his life, he continued to search for further ...
Source: theguardian.com
Sunday, Nov 30th, 2025 -
San Joaquin County sheriff's office says juveniles were among the victims in possible 'targeted' attack on a banquet hall in Stockton Four people have died after 14 people were shot at a family gathering in northern California on Saturday night, police said. The victims, who range from "juveniles to adults", were taken to local hospitals, Heather Brent, a spokesperson for the San Joaquin County sheriff's office, ...
Source: theguardian.com
Sunday, Nov 30th, 2025 -
Lionel Messi will play for another trophy. Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets clearly aren't ready to begin their retirements, either. Tadeo Allande scored three goals — Alba and Busquets, a pair of longtime Messi teammates who will retire when this season ends, had the assists on his first two — and Inter Miami topped New York City FC, 5-1, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Saturday night for the Eastern ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Saturday, Nov 29th, 2025 -
The Trump administration is casting more doubt on the safety of vaccines, with an internal memo from the Food and Drug Administration linking the deaths of at least 10 children to the COVID vaccine and proposing new regulatory measures as a result. The memo was obtained by The New York Times and not publicly released. It did not provide details such as the ages of the children, whether they had any health problems ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Saturday, Nov 29th, 2025 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article The Texas GOP lawmaker is one of dozens of lawmakers who have announced plans to exit Congress Texas Republican Rep. Troy Nehls announced he's retiring from Congress, joining a growing list of Donald Trump's allies who are stepping down. In a social media post Saturday, Nehls ...
Source: independent.co.uk