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WATCH: Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin calls off debut launch of massive new rocket
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In photos: World's biggest religious festival begins in India
The Maha Kumbh is a colourful religious festival where millions gather in Prayagraj city to take a holy dip.BBC News - 12h -
India kicks off a massive Hindu festival touted as the world's largest religious gathering
Millions of Hindu devotees and mystics have gathered in the northern Indian city of Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh festival, which is the largest religious congregation on earthABC News - 14h -
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Senate to kick off hearings for key Trump nominees
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India kicks off a massive Hindu festival touted as the world's largest religious gathering
Millions of Hindu devotees, mystics and holy men and women flocked to kickstart the Maha Kumbh festivalNBC News - 9h -
India’s Maha Kumbh Mela festival gets under way for first time in 144 years
The grand version of the 12-yearly Hindu pilgrimage is expected to draw more than 400 million devotees. The world’s largest religious gathering kicked off on Monday as millions of Hindu devotees ...The Guardian - 13h -
Millions start bathing in holy rivers at India's biggest Hindu festival
The Hindu festival of Kumbh Mela, described as humanity's biggest gathering, begins in India's Prayagraj.BBC News - 1d -
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Apple £1.5bn class action case kicks off in UK courts
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Apple Arcade Kicks Off 2025 With 10 More Game Launches
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NFL Wild Card Weekend kicks off the road to Super Bowl 59
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World’s largest chip maker, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, reports record sales
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Nadella’s micro gift to India
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Democrats kick off fight to protect ObamaCare subsidies in new Congress
Democrats in the House and Senate reintroduced legislation Thursday to permanently extend enhanced subsidies to help people afford insurance premiums on ObamaCare plans. Led by Sens. Jeanne ...The Hill - 4d -
Corporate borrowers kick off 2025 with record-setting $83bn bond bonanza
Issuers pounce on surging investor demand for debt before Donald Trump returns to the White HouseFinancial Times - 4d -
Fani Willis Asks Georgia Supreme Court to Review Decision Kicking Her Off Trump Case
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Democrats are the party of religious freedom, not obligatory faith-talk
Democrats are advised to connect with voters by expressing their faith in an authentic way, but not to impose their religious beliefs on others, and to respect religious freedom and separation of ...The Hill - 5d -
'Largest recorded UK catfish' caught in Essex lake
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Kick Off 2025 With 8 Games For Just $12 At Humble This Month
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WATCH: Chinese city unveils magical ice and snow festival
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Amazon's Ring announces smart smoke alarm as CES tech-palooza kicks off
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NFL play-offs schedule, kick-off times and BBC coverage
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Indie band English Teacher kick off BBC's Sound of 2025
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Jason Kelce Kicks Off His New Gig: Late-Night Talk Show Host
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Live updates: US reels after New Year’s attacks; 119th Congress kicks off
In the past week, the U.S. saw a pair of New Year’s Day attacks in Nevada and Louisiana that took multiple lives and injured dozens, and the 119th Congress kicked off with a packed first day. ...The Hill - Jan. 5 -
Australia’s bowlers batter India to keep home fires burning for World Championship tilt
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Religious Leaders Experiment with A.I. in Sermons
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Massive cleanup under way in Ghana after fire destroys one of world’s biggest secondhand markets
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Biden touts 235 judicial confirmations as bulwark to protect democracy
President Biden on Thursday took a victory lap for the 235 judicial confirmations accomplished during his administration, arguing the judges he appointed to the federal bench would serve as ...The Hill - Jan. 2 -
Oil prices end higher to kick off 2025, boosted by a stronger demand outlook
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Recordings by New Orleans attack suspect express extreme religious views
Audio from Shamsud-Din Jabbar contains diatribes against music, drugs, sex and other sensuous pleasures. Nearly a year before he allegedly killed 14 people and injured dozens more by driving a ...The Guardian - Jan. 2 -
Thomas Tuchel to kick off England role by watching Tottenham host Newcastle
German’s contract officially started on New Year’s Day Head coach to visit St George’s Park and meet Lee Carsley Thomas Tuchel will attend his first match as England’s head coach on Saturday ...The Guardian - Jan. 2 -
Bangladesh court again rejects bail for Hindu leader who led rallies
A court in southeastern Bangladesh has rejected a plea for bail by a jailed Hindu leader who led large rallies in the Muslim-majority country demanding better security for minority groupsABC News - Jan. 2 -
America’s gathering legal storm
Donald Trump promises the mother of all stress tests for the US rule of lawFinancial Times - Jan. 1
