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ToplineLionel Messi, one of soccer’s wealthiest and most famous stars, has become the subject of conspiracy theories from some World Cup watchers who accuse FIFA of displaying favoritism toward him and the Argentine team, which advanced to the World Cup final by beating England on Wednesday.Key FactsMemes of Messi dressed up like a princess—some AI-generated—and cozying up to FIFA president Gianni Infantino have spread across social media, some of which have garnered hundreds of thousands of likes, as some World Cup viewers accuse the governing body of displaying favoritism toward the soccer legend.One post on X has garnered more than…
Thousands of visitors were told to evacuate a remote Minnesota wilderness area accessible only by boat as wildfires send dangerously heavy smoke over the U.S. Midwest and Northeast this week.More than 100 wildfires are burning in Canada, where a train crew in northern Ontario filmed themselves surrounded by flames before…
Margaret Cooper got a surprise on Canada Day when she stepped in a puddle of water on the vinyl floor of her basement in Ottawa’s Crystal Beach neighbourhood.She ran to grab towels and returned to find “water coming from everywhere.””I thought I was going to have a heart attack,” Cooper…
Life sentence for Magdeburg attacker When he drove a car into the Magdeburg Christmas market, he killed six people and injured more than 300. Taleb al Abdulmohsen has now been sentenced to life imprisonment. 26/06/2026 Read the full article here
OpenAI’s plans to build and sell an AI device undeniably hit a bump in the road this month when Apple filed a lawsuit against the ChatGPT maker, alleging that former Apple employees stole trade secrets when they left Apple to join OpenAI. But if OpenAI isn’t careful, it’s going to…
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Storm-1516, a Russia-linked influence operation — which routinely disseminates fabricated claims about Europe and the West — comes in all shapes and sizes. This time round, researchers say it could be behind a social media video in which alleged militants from Hezbollah — an Iran-backed Lebanese militant group — threatened…
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UN health agency warns of underreported cases while doctors at outbreak epicentre threaten to go on strike.The true number of Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is likely at least double the official tally, according to a World Health Organization (WHO)…
Gov. Gavin Newsom recently doubled down on his mission to make California a haven where only new electric vehicles are…
A quartet of witnesses testifying this week to the House Small Business Committee disputed the commonly-held belief that artificial intelligence…
It is well-known that Beyoncé is intending to release three albums, acts I, II, and III, as part of a…
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Widening evacuation warnings and high-water rescues in Texas mounted Wednesday under relentlessly heavy storms that turned…
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They couldn’t let it skate. A scrawny skateboarder tangled with a Mercedes…
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ToplineLarry Page’s fortune swelled above $300 billion on Wednesday following a rise in Alphabet shares, after Warren Buffett took credit for Berkshire Hathaway’s multibillion-dollar investment in the Google parent, which has more than quadrupled over the last year.Key FactsShares of Alphabet jumped 3.9% to around $373 as of Wednesday afternoon,…
ToplineSpaceX on Wednesday fell below its IPO price for the first time,…
ToplinePublic health officials are reportedly investigating whether lettuce served at Taco Bell…
Governor Mike Kehoe has signed into law the Missouri Uniform Public Expression…
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Lindsey Vonn is sharing an update on her health five months after…
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