Trump Picks Kari Lake to Lead Voice of America

Man dies after 70-metre fall from mountain ridge in Lake District

Callout ends in tragedy after an as yet unnamed person fell on Thursday and their body was recovered by a rescue team. A man has died after falling 70 metres from a mountain ridge in the Lake ...

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Man dies in Lake District ridge fall

Members of Keswick Mountain Rescue Team thank fell walkers who went to help.

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Eye on America: First U.S. sub built with women in mind, and veterans gain business skills

In Virginia, we step aboard the USS New Jersey, the Navy’s first submarine designed with women in mind. And in Washington D.C., we spotlight a program that’s empowering veterans with business ...

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Is America Just Going to Abandon Its Towns Falling Into the Ocean?

Communities must be able to move to solid ground while remaining whole.

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Only US leadership can stop China’s economic power in Latin America

The only way to stop China’s accelerated advance in Latin America continues to be democracy and the counterweight of greater leadership from Europe and the U.S.

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Gaza Rescuers Are Haunted by Voices of Those They Couldn’t Save

Rescuers rushing to the scene of Israeli airstrikes save those who they can, but are forced to leave many behind. “My soul is tired from this war,” one said.

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Hideki Matsuyama sets the target at Kapalua and leads Collin Morikawa by 1

Hideki Matsuyama is leading The Sentry at the halfway point of the start to the new PGA Tour season

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‘That is Maganomics’: where Trump is taking America on trade

Maverick economist turned presidential adviser Peter Navarro has helped bring back a world in which power takes precedence over economic exchange. Will he prove his critics wrong?

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Over 300,000 migrants crossed Latin America’s Darien Gap in 2024, down 42%

Over 300,000 migrants crossed the Darien Gap into Panama in 2024, 42% fewer than the record number who made the perilous jungle crossing from South America a year earlier, Panama’s migration ...

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E.V. Demand Leads Automakers to a Strong 2024 Finish

General Motors was the biggest winner in U.S. sales in the final quarter, with a gain of 21 percent. It more than doubled its electric vehicle sales.

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What America should learn from South Korea’s democratic crisis

Any “us vs. them” dynamic can be dangerous for democracy. But when that divide centers on mutually exclusive visions of a nation, the effects are uniquely detrimental.

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Thune says Trump's picks deserve a fair confirmation process

When asked whether Senate Republicans would oppose some of President-elect Donald Trump's picks for his Cabinet and second term, new Senate Majority Leader John Thune tells "Face the Nation with ...

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'I lost my voice laughing': Darts fans on the pantomime of watching live

Spectators at Ally Pally might not be able to see where the darts land - but that doesn't detract from the fun

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Empower skilled immigrants to revitalize America’s industrial heartland

The Heartland Visa Act of 2024, introduced by Sens. Young and Manchin, would allow visa hopefuls to bring their talents to the cities that need them most, providing a bipartisan solution to the ...

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How to map OpenAI’s ChatGPT Advanced Voice Mode to your iPhone action button

Mapping ChatGPT Advanced Voice Mode to the new physical Action Button on the side of newer iPhones, just above the volume up and down.

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New to the U.S.: How migrants are building new lives in America

CBS News tells the real-life stories of migrants across the country and the impact a recent influx is having on our communities.

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Thunderous 144mph aces: Mpetshi Perricard leads ‘serve-bot’ revival

French 21-year-old is one of many big servers making their mark and testing the speed clock early in 2025. As Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard stepped to the baseline for the start of his contest against ...

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Speaker Mike Johnson re-elected to lead Republican-controlled House

The 119th Congress begins with Republican majorities in both chambers and a vote to re-elect Mike Johnson as House speaker.

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From Carter’s diplomacy to Trump’s unilateralism: A reckoning for US power in the Americas

Donald Trump's second term as president is marked by a shift from multilateralism to unilateralism, with a focus on reasserting control over strategic infrastructure and using punitive measures to ...

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Cold comfort: The latest attacks on America follow a familiar playbook

Vehicle ramming attacks are not a new phenomenon.

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America needs a real challenger to corporate greed, not conspiracy-riddled RFK Jr.

We need more policy leaders who are genuinely committed to challenging corporate power without harmful quackery.

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January 6 was part of an attempted coup d’etat in America. Don’t let Trump and his allies tell you otherwise | Arwa Mahdawi

Four years on, it’s the most astounding case of collective amnesia. That so many seem willing to normalise that anti-democratic outrage is frightening. The sun shone brightly on 6 January 2021. The ...

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