Man who attacked author Salman Rushdie gets 25 years in prison
Hadi Matar, the man who severely injured novelist Salman Rushdie in a 2022 stabbing attack, was sentenced Friday to 25 years in prison — the maximum for attempted murder, [...]
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Bikes and bakeries are back War-torn Khartoum struggles to rebuild
Government forces retook the capital city from rebel troops in April. Now comes the task of rebuilding what was once a bustling metropolis on the Nile. (Image credit Faiz [...]
The WNBA season tips off tonight
By nearly every measure, last year’s WNBA season was a tremendous success. Attendance was up. Ratings were up. And it wasn’t all because of the rookie phenom [...]
Birthright citizenship; Diddy’s criminal trial
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Scientists have figured out why flamingos are such weird eaters
Flamingos look graceful, but when it’s time to eat, they’re very silly. “All of their feeding behavior is so weird,” says Steven Whitfield, the [...]
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