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Boat containing decomposing bodies of 9 African migrants washes up in Brazil
[ad_1] Brazilian police investigating the grim discovery of a boat full of corpses say the dead were likely African migrants from Mali and Mauritania. Fishermen off Brazil’s northern coastal state of Pará found the boat adrift Saturday in the Atlantic Ocean. Brazil’s Federal police said in a statement late Monday it had recovered nine dead…
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GMC 2024 Sierra EV Denali rolling out with 440-mile range and ‘crabwalk’ feature
[ad_1] GMC & Buick Global Vice President Duncan Aldred discusses the uniqueness of GMCs Hummer electric truck on ‘The Claman Countdown.’ GMC is rolling out its all-electric Sierra pickup for the 2024 model year, and its first Sierra EV Denali Edition 1 will have more range than the automaker previously projected. Both the interior and…
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Menendez bribery trial will be separated from wife’s
[ad_1] Sen. Bob Menendez’s (D-N.J.) bribery trial will be separated from his wife Nadine Menendez’s, a federal judge ruled Thursday. Judge Sidney H. Stein ruled that Menendez’s trial will begin May 6 as previously scheduled, but his wife’s trial has now been tentatively pushed back to July, The Associated Press (AP) reported. This comes as…
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River in Russia suddenly turns bright green: report
[ad_1] Residents of a small Russian city were startled after a small river suddenly turned bright green recently, according to local reports. Locals are calling for tests amid toxic pollution fears in the waterway in Penza, located 400 miles southeast of Moscow. “A poisonous green creek on Gagarin Street worries residents of Penza,” the Mash…
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Report: Tijuana River among most endangered rivers in America due to sewage crisis
[ad_1] South County — The Tijuana River, with frequent flows of sewage and chemical-tainted waters, is among America’s top endangered rivers, according to a report released Tuesday that spotlights threats to clean water nationwide. American Rivers, a nonprofit focused on protecting the health of rivers in the U.S., compiled a list of the 10 most threatened…
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Boston Marathon bomber fighting to keep $4,000 prison canteen account
[ad_1] Check out what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com The man convicted and sentenced to death for carrying out the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013 is fighting to keep federal prosecutors from seizing the funds he has accumulated in his prison canteen account. The Boston Herald reported an attorney for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 30, filed an appeal seeking…
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Fundraising effort for conflict-hit Ethiopia garner just over half of $1B goal
[ad_1] A United Nations-backed gathering raised pledges of almost $630 million for Ethiopia’s humanitarian crisis on Tuesday but fell short of the $1 billion sought to help feed and support millions of people facing conflict and climate change in Africa’s second most populous country. The United States, Ethiopia’s leading humanitarian donor, warned that its resources…
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Top Republican demands Biden admin block Iranian foreign minister’s visit to UN: ‘an insult’ to victims
[ad_1] A leading Republican senator is demanding the U.S. cancel the visa reportedly given to Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian to attend a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) meeting this week after Iran’s unprecedented attack on Israel over the weekend. “As the host country of the United Nations, the United States has historically granted visas…
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Wawa offering any size free coffee to celebrate its 60th anniversary
[ad_1] Check out what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com Wawa has been handing out complimentary cups of joe as it commemorates six decades of retail operations. Fans and customers of the convenience store chain can score a free hot coffee so long as they visit one of its over 1,000 locations on Tuesday, the company said. April…
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University of Southern California cancels 2024 valedictorian speech
[ad_1] LOS ANGELES (NewsNation) — The University of Southern California‘s Class of 2024 valedictorian will no longer give her speech at the school’s commencement due to safety concerns amid the war and growing tensions in Palestine, the university said Monday. Valedictorian Asna Tabassum of Chino Hills, California, was scheduled to speak at this year’s commencement…