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36 United Nations Personnel Killed, Nearly 200 Missing

Crews rescued a security guard Thursday from the U.N. headquarters building that collapsed in the Haiti earthquake, “a small miracle” as 36 U.N. personnel were confirmed dead and nearly 200 remained missing, the head of the world body said. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the U.N.’s mission chief, Hedi Annabi, and …

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104-Year-Old Famed Strongman Dies After Being Hit by Car

NEW YORK – A famed strongman who once lifted 3,200 pounds at Coney Island during its heyday and was still bending quarters with his fingers at age 104 died Monday after he was hit by a minivan. Joe Rollino was struck as he crossed a major street in Brooklyn, and …

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Vietnam Sentences Democracy Activists to Up to 16 Years in Prison

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam – Vietnam convicted four democracy activists of trying to overthrow the communist government on Wednesday and sentenced them to up to 16 years in prison for promoting multiparty democracy. The most well known of the four defendants, U.S.-trained human rights attorney Le Cong Dinh, received …

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Sole Double Atomic Bomb Survivor Dies in Japan

TOKYO – Tsutomu Yamaguchi, the only person officially recognized as a survivor of both the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings at the end of World War II, has died at age 93. Yamaguchi was in Hiroshima on a business trip for his shipbuilding company on Aug. 6, 1945, when a …

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Police Call Off Search for Missing 4-Year-Old N.Y. Boy

NEWBURGH, N.Y. – Police have called off the search for a 4-year-old New York boy who has been missing for three weeks. Marc Anthony Bookal was last seen Dec. 14. Authorities say they’ve covered everywhere they wanted to search in the city of Newburgh, including the boy’s neighborhood and the …

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Ibram X. Kendi's Center for Antiracist Research lays off staff members, Boston University confirms

The staff for Ibram X. Kendi’s Center for Antiracist Research at Boston University will be smaller this school year after recent layoffs. Boston University confirmed to FOX News Digital on Thursday that the center laid off approximately 15 to 20 staff members in what it called an “evolving” process. “The …

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German climate protestors spray paint Brandenburg Gate columns

Climate activists in Berlin, Germany used orange and yellow paint on Sunday to spray the columns of the Brandenburg Gate, demanding all use of fossil fuels come to a halt by 2030. The 18th century landmark was painted by members of Letzte Generation (“Last Generation”), though Berlin Police made efforts …

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Sean Penn: Whichever party commits to 'decisive action' in Ukraine will score 'political win'

Actor Sean Penn spoke to FOX News about his new documentary on Ukraine, which he began filming prior to the Russian invasion and how he views the United States’ role in the war. Penn, who has long been connected to liberal causes and previously had a friendship of the late …

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Emma Roberts accused of transphobic remark by 'American Horror Story' co-star: ‘My blood is boiling’

Trans woman and “American Horror Story” actor Angelica Ross recently accused show co-star Emma Roberts of making anti-trans comments while on set. Ross, who acted alongside Roberts during the 2019 season “American Horror Story: 1984,” claimed that Roberts denied Ross was a woman while they were both filming a scene …

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Meet the American who snapped the first selfie, Robert Cornelius, Philadelphia vanity photo futurist

A Philadelphi photo pioneer proved that human vanity is limited only by the technology to express it. Robert Cornelius shot the world’s first-known self-portrait photograph — the world’s first selfie — in October 1839. He captured the image, both mundane and momentous, only weeks after the advent of photography itself. …

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