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Two killed in refrigerator fire at Nirmal
Representational photo Hyderabad: A tragic incident occurred in the Nirmal district headquarters, where a fire broke out in a refrigerator at a house in the Mahalakshmi Wada area. Vijay and another woman sustained severe injuries in the incident and were shifted to a hospital. Doctors, however, confirmed that both had died by the time they were brought in. Also Read…
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Middle East crisis live: Trump says F-15 crew member missing in Iran is ‘safe’ after ‘dozens of aircraft’ sent to recover him | US-Israel war on Iran
Trump confirms on Truth Social rescue of second F-15 crew member US President Donald Trump has confirmed on Truth Social that the US has rescued the second crew member from a F-15 fighter jet shot down over Iran on Friday. Identifying the crew member as a colonel, Trump wrote that US forces were monitoring his location “24 hours a day”…
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10 Greatest ’80s Sci-Fi Movies Ever Made
Science fiction has always been one of the most popular and prolific genres in all of cinema, and the ’80s weren’t an exception to the rule. Several of the best sci-fi movies of all time — the best of them perhaps even among the greatest films ever made, period — came out at some point during the ’80s, a decade…
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German researchers set right the story of a 9,000-year-old shaman’s grave : NPR
When a 9,000 year-old grave of a shaman was discovered in Nazi Germany, the discovery was quickly politicized to support Nazi propaganda. But new analysis shows that initial narrative was all wrong. ROB SCHMITZ, HOST: This next story has Nazis. It’s got an archaeological dig. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, “INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE”) HARRISON FORD: (As Indiana Jones) That…
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CEO says she doesn’t “allow” employees to take mental health days
Music, community and joy drive real change In a small village in Pwani, a district on Tanzania’s coast, a massive dance party is coming to a close. For the past two hours, locals have paraded through the village streets, singing and beating ngombe drums; now, in a large clearing, a woman named Sheilla motions for everyone to sit facing a…
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The death penalty law for Palestinians convicted of deadly acts of terror is unconstitutional
The death penalty law for Palestinians convicted of deadly acts of terror, which was fully enacted into law by the Knesset plenum earlier this week, is a stain not only on Israel’s statute books, but on the very fabric of Israeli society and the state itself. It is a flagrantly unconstitutional law. Not only must the High Court of Justice…
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VCK chief Thirumavalavan opts out of race
Chennai: VCK founder Thol Thirumavalavan on Saturday announced he will not contest the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, withdrawing from the race days after he nominated himself from Kattumannarkoil. “I wanted to enter the Assembly, but I have now changed my mind to ensure the unity of the DMK alliance,” Thirumavalavan told reporters at a press briefing here. Earlier, the…
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12,000-Year-Old Native American Dice Rewrite the History of Gambling
Long before ancient civilizations in the Old World, Native American hunter-gatherers were already playing games of chance using carefully crafted bone dice more than 12,000 years ago. New research shows these small, two-sided pieces were intentionally designed to create random outcomes and used in structured games across the Great Plains during the Ice Age. Credit: Robert Madden Native Americans were…
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7 Movies You Didn’t Know Were Based on Bible Stories
Nowadays, we’re living in a “Bible boom” of entertainment where television networks and streamers alike are going back to the Old and New Testaments to mine them for new material. Whether you love The Chosen, House of David, or any of the other Bible-based projects making their way into the public eye, sometimes the scriptural texts are best used as…
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New General Authority Seventies – April 2026 general conference – Church News
Eight new General Authority Seventies and a new member of the Presidency of the Seventy were among those announced among leadership changes of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints during the April 2026 general conference. The additions were part of the calls announced by President D. Todd Christofferson, second counselor in the First Presidency, during the Saturday afternoon…
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