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The Dominican Republic has approved a request by a trading firm to export 20,500 gallons of diesel to Haiti for use principally in hospitals, according to letters seen by Reuters, as gangs continue blocking a key fuel terminal in Haiti. Fuel shortages created by the gang blockade have left Haitian hospitals without diesel to power […]

MIAMI (AP) — One of the world’s top electronic music festivals is returning to downtown Miami next year with the blessing of neighbors who have complained about the event in the past. Organizers of the Ultra Music Festival announced Tuesday an agreement to settle tensions with the Downtown Neighbors Alliance, the Miami Herald reported. The association representing […]

Salt-N-Pepa will receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on 4 November. The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce announced on Tuesday that the duo – Cheryl James (Salt) and Sandra Denton (Pepa) – will be feted at a ceremony next week to celebrate the unveiling of their name on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. […]

Elnaz Rekabi, who competed in the Asian rock climbing championships in South Korea without the hijab required of Iranian female athletes, arrived in Tehran to a throng of supporters and fans on Wednesday morning, amid concerns that she would be arrested and banned from leaving. As soon as Rekabi arrived in Iran, she appeared in […]

North Korea fired artillery shells late Tuesday into the waters of its coast. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said North Korea fired about 100 shells off its west coast and another 150 shells off its east coast. South Korea called the launches a “clear violation” of a 2018 agreement meant to reduce tensions between […]

Trevor Noah has responded to Kanye West’s recent antisemitic comments. On the latest episode of The Daily Show, host Trevor blasted the Donda rapper for his comments about Jewish people. As well as speaking on the subject during a Tucker Carlson interview and an Instagram post, Kanye wrote on Twitter that he would go “death […]

According to Front Office Sports, Brady is part of a group that is buying a Major League Pickleball expansion team alongside six-time tennis Grand Slam champion Kim Clijsters. “BREAKING: @TomBrady and @Clijsterskim are headlining a group to buy a Major League Pickleball expansion team. The team will be a part of MLP’s expanded 16-team league in 2023,” Front Office Sports said in […]

WELLINGTON — Some 477 pilot whales have died after stranding themselves on two remote New Zealand beaches over recent days, officials say. None of the stranded whales could be refloated and all either died naturally or were euthanized in a “heartbreaking” loss, said Daren Grover, the general manager of Project Jonah, a nonprofit group which helps […]

Elon Musk has spoken to Kanye West about the antisemitic messages he posted on social media over the weekend. On Sunday, the hip-hop star’s Twitter and Instagram accounts were suspended or locked to prevent him from making any additional offensive remarks. In response, billionaire Tesla mogul Musk, who has been attempting to buy the microblogging […]

SYDNEY — Australian academics say a project to grow plants on the moon could help feed communities on Earth that suffer from climate-driven weather disasters. The researchers are supporting an ambitious multinational mission that aims to grow plants on the lunar surface within three years. The project is led by an Australian space start-up called Lunaria One. […]