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'Chicago Rat Hole' is not imprint of rat, study suggests
A new study suggests that the iconic "Chicago Rat Hole" is actually the imprint of a squirrel, rather than a rat.
Secretary of Education points out that the government shutdown shows her department is unneeded
Amid the ongoing partial government shutdown, Education Secretary Linda McMahon pointed out that the shutdown proves that her department is not needed.
Former Bush adviser charged with amassing top secret files
Indian-born academic Ashley Tellis allegedly obtained military data and passed envelopes to Chinese officialsA prominent Indian-American academic and former US government adviser has been arrested and charged with the unlawful...
Live updates: Senate GOP pressures Dems with focus on defense funding
The Senate will pivot Thursday from efforts to reopen the government to a vote on whether to advance an $852 billion defense appropriations bill. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) scheduled the...
French PM Lecornu survives no-confidence parliament vote, now eyes budget
The two motions were tabled by the far-right National Rally and far-left France Unbowed parties.
Trump plans to switch anti-terror funds from Democratic to Republican states
Overhaul of $1bn post-9/11 program would shift funds to states that voted for Trump in 2024 electionThe Trump administration plans to shift terrorism prevention funding from Democratic-led states toward those...
Insurers are mailing people unsolicited Cologuard tests, and it's a terrible idea
Blanket-mailing screening tests to inappropriate patients isn’t the way to close care gaps.
Last surviving member of first team to conquer Everest dies aged 92
Kanchha Sherpa part of expedition that put Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary atop world’s highest peak in 1953Kanchha Sherpa, the last surviving member of the mountaineering expedition team that first...
Hackers breach US airport PA system with pro-Palestine message
Hackers took over the PA system at Harrisburg International Airport in Pennsylvania.
Trump says Modi has agreed to stop buying Russian oil
The US president says the move is "a big stop", but there has been no confirmation so far from Delhi.
EU discusses ‘drone wall’ to protect airspace from Russian violations
The proposal is one of several flagship EU projects to prepare the bloc for a potential attack from Moscow.
UK border chief ‘frustrated’ at French failure to curb small boat crossings
Martin Hewitt tells MPs ‘political instability’ is factor in failure to roll out more interventionist tacticsUK politics live – latest updatesThe UK’s border chief has expressed frustration that the French...