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Global security leaders are warning that nuclear threats are growing as weapons spending has surged around the world. At the same time, private bunker sales are on the rise globally. Critics warn these bunkers create a false perception that a nuclear war is survivable. They argue that people planning to live through an atomic blast
Continue ReadingAssociated Press When Bernard Jones Jr. and his wife, Doris, built their dream home, they didn’t hold back. A grotto swimming pool with a waterfall for hot summer days. A home theater for cozy winter nights. A fruit orchard to harvest in fall. And a vast underground bunker in case disaster strikes. “The world’s not
Continue ReadingAssociated Press When Bernard Jones Jr. and his wife, Doris, built their dream home, they didn’t hold back. A grotto swimming pool with a waterfall for hot summer days. A home theater for cozy winter nights. A fruit orchard to harvest in fall. And a vast underground bunker in case disaster strikes. “The world’s not
Continue ReadingAP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The murderous, washed-up chorus girl Roxie Hart is the beating, biting heart of Broadway mainstay “Chicago,” but no single actor owns her. She instead belongs to a sisterhood of performers who seemingly have little in common besides donning a bowler hat and slinking across the stage. There are
Continue ReadingAP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The murderous, washed-up chorus girl Roxie Hart is the beating, biting heart of Broadway mainstay “Chicago,” but no single actor owns her. She instead belongs to a sisterhood of performers who seemingly have little in common besides donning a bowler hat and slinking across the stage. There are
Continue ReadingAP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — There’s only one Roxie Hart. And yet — stay with us here — there are many Roxie Harts. The murderous, washed-up chorus girl is the beating, biting heart of Broadway’s mainstay musical “Chicago,” but no single actor owns her. She instead belongs to a revolving sisterhood of performers
Continue ReadingAP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — There’s only one Roxie Hart. And yet — stay with us here — there are many Roxie Harts. The murderous, washed-up chorus girl is the beating, biting heart of Broadway’s mainstay musical “Chicago,” but no single actor owns her. She instead belongs to a revolving sisterhood of performers
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A new poll finds that Democrats are feeling more pessimistic about the U.S. economy after Donald Trump’s victory. Republicans, meanwhile, are still dour about the current state of the economy but hopeful that growth will be stronger next year when Trump returns to the White House as president. The latest
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen, CNN Washington (CNN) — Thirteen Republicans who participated in the 2020 fake electors plot, including some who are facing criminal charges, will cast real Electoral College votes Tuesday for President-elect Donald Trump, as electors in the states finalize his victory. These Republican activists hail from Pennsylvania, Michigan and Nevada – critical battleground
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — European Union regulators are investigating whether TikTok breached the bloc’s digital rulebook by failing to deal with risks to Romania’s presidential election. The vote was thrown into turmoil over allegations of electoral violations and Russian meddling. The European Commission is escalating its scrutiny of the popular video-sharing platform after
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say 23 migrants have been rescued from a dinghy near the island of Lesbos in the eastern Aegean Sea. Rescue teams also recovered two more bodies after a boat carrying migrants sank off of Gavdos over the weekend, bringing the death toll to seven, officials said Tuesday.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAINT-DENIS, Reunion (AP) — An overnight curfew goes into force Tuesday evening as Mayotte struggles to recover from Cyclone Chido, the strongest storm to hit the French Indian Ocean archipelago in 90 years. The official death toll stands at 22, with over 1,500 injured, but authorities believe hundreds and maybe thousands of people
Continue ReadingBy Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — Two attempted attacks on Pope Francis, including one by a suicide bomber, were foiled during his landmark trip to Iraq in 2021, the pontiff has revealed in an autobiography. The pope wrote that he was warned of a report by British security services that a young woman with explosives
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Kamala Harris on Tuesday urged anyone who is disappointed by her defeat in last month’s election to “stay in the fight” as Donald Trump prepares to take office, hinting that she won’t be stepping off the political stage anytime soon. The vice president’s remarks to students in the Maryland Corps
Continue ReadingAP Basketball Writer UConn has a challenging week ahead with games against two of the top players in the country. The fourth-ranked Huskies face Audi Crooks and Iowa State on Tuesday in the Basketball Hall of Fame Women’s Showcase and then No. 7 USC and phenomenal sophomore JuJu Watkins on Saturday. “Every team poses a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) — The New York architect facing murder charges in a string of deaths known as the Gilgo Beach killings was charged on Tuesday in the death of a seventh woman. Rex Heuermann pleaded not guilty to killing Valerie Mack, whose remains were first found on Long Island in 2000. Mack,
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Japanese tycoon Masayoshi Son has joined President-elect Donald Trump in announcing plans by technology and telecoms giant SoftBank Group to invest $100 billion in projects in the United States. Trump said the investments would create 100,000 jobs over four years, twice what Son promised when he pledged $50 billion
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — A controversial legislation submitted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government to change India’s voting system has failed to pass Tuesday in the country’s lower house of Parliament. The legislation presented Tuesday proposed allowing elections for state assemblies and the national parliament to be held simultaneously. However, it was not
Continue ReadingAP Entertainment Writer Nobody puts baby in a corner, but they’re putting her in the National Film Registry. “Dirty Dancing” from 1987, in which Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze mamboed their way into movie history, and 1984’s “Beverly Hills Cop,” which arguably made Eddie Murphy the world’s biggest movie star, are among the 25 films
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Kaczynski and Winter Hawk, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, justified the January 6, 2021, US Capitol attack and spread baseless conspiracy theories claiming the initial break-in was a false flag operation carried out by leftist groups disguised as Trump supporters. In comments made immediately after
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