The rival Koreas fired artillery rounds into the sea as part of provocative drills along their disputed sea boundary Friday, in violation of the fragile 2018 inter-Korean agreement.
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Don’t look so blue, Neptune: Now astronomers know this planet’s true color
Neptune has long been depicted as a deeper, darker blue than its fellow ice giant Uranus, but a new study shows that both are a similar shade of light greenish blue.
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Tiny Desk Concert: Sunny Jain’s Wild Wild East
Sunny Jain’s music promotes the idea of not just crossing boundaries but obliterating them all together.
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After striking throughout the Middle East, Iran’s proxies now become the targets
Iran supports militant groups that have been striking out at U.S. and Israeli forces. These factions are increasingly under attack themselves as fighting in the region spreads.
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Court documents reveal names of powerful men allegedly linked to Jeffrey Epstein
Epstein, a convicted sex trafficker who took his own life in 2019, has been linked to some of the world’s most powerful men. Names included in the court documents aren’t evidence of wrongdoing.
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Court documents reveal names of powerful men allegedly linked to Jeffrey Epstein
Epstein, a convicted sex trafficker who took his own life in 2019, has been linked to some of the world’s most powerful men. Names included in the court documents aren’t evidence of wrongdoing.
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Have you already broken your New Year’s resolution?
The New Year often makes people want to be a better version of themselves. But the majority of people abandon their resolutions within two months.
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Iran says 2 explosions have killed over 100 people honoring an assassinated general
Two explosions in southeastern Iran have killed more than 100 people and wounded over 200, according to Iran’s state media, which said Iranian officials called the blasts a “terrorist attack.”
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Les McCann, jazz pianist with a soulful holler, dies at 88
An impromptu jam of “Compared to What” gave McCann a career-defining moment at the 1969 Montreux Jazz Festival.
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A Hamas leader is killed in an explosion in Beirut
A senior official of the Palestinian militant group Hamas has been killed in what it believes to be an Israeli strike in Lebanon’s capital of Beirut. Israel has not taken responsibility.
