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Electric aircraft lands at JFK as Beta hits major milestone
Beta lands first all-electric aircraft at JFK in regional first

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vermont: Beta Technologies has become the first U.S. company to land an all-electric aircraft at an airport in the...

New mRNA vaccine is more effective, less costly to develop: Study
New mRNA vaccine is more effective, less costly to develop: Study

Washington, DC [US], June 8 (ANI): A new type of mRNA vaccine is more scalable and adaptable to continuously evolving viruses such...

Measles outbreaks end in Michigan, Pennsylvania
Measles outbreaks end in Michigan, Pennsylvania

WASHINGTON, 7th June, 2025 (WAM) -- The United States recorded 122 new measles cases this week, with only four reported in Texas. Health...

Philadelphia shooting leaves two dead, nine others injured
Philadelphia shooting leaves two dead, nine others injured

WASHINGTON, 27th May, 2025 (WAM) -- Two people were killed and nine others, including three teenagers, injured in a shooting at Philadelphia's...

Community Corner: Busy day of helping others
Community Corner: Busy day of helping others

Teresa Varley Monday, June 9 Swinging for a cause:Defensive tackle Cameron Heyward hosted the Irons for Impact Golf Outing on Monday...

Adam Sandler Raises the Stakes on Bet With Derrick Henry
Adam Sandler Raises the Stakes on Bet With Derrick Henry

Kevin Eck During an appearance on The Dan Patrick Show, Derrick Henry said rushing for 2,000 yards last season wasn't that important...

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Australian PM rejects US pressure to ease biosecurity rules
Australia stands firm on biosecurity in trade talks with US

SYDNEY, Australia: Australia will not ease its strict biosecurity rules during trade talks with the United States, Prime Minister Anthony...

Flotilla ship prevented from reaching Gaza, passengers and crew detained
Israeli Navy intercepts Freedom Flotilla ship, detains all on board

The Israeli Navy has intercepted a ship carrying humanitarian aid and a number of activists including Greta Thunberg, Rima Hassan,...

Japan’s 2024 birth rate drops below 700,000 for first time
Japan's births hit record low, deepening demographic emergency

TOKYO, Japan: Japan's demographic challenges intensified in 2024, with the number of births falling to another all-time low—underscoring...

China bureaucrat bottlenecks over rare earths ripple through industry
Few Chinese officials now decide the fate of global EV production

BEIJING, China: A little-known office inside China's Ministry of Commerce has become a powerful chokepoint in the global auto and tech...

WWII heroes visit Normandy, say freedom still worth fighting for
D-day veterans return to Normandy 81 years later to honor freedom

OMAHA BEACH, France: Eighty-one years after the D-Day landings, a small group of World War II veterans has returned to the beaches...

China offers secret bounty for suspected Taiwan-linked hackers
China issues bounty for hackers it says are linked to Taiwan

BEIJING, China: The public security bureau in Guangzhou, a city in China, has announced a secret reward for more than 20 people it...