China launches Shenzhou 23 ****** ecraft with 1 of 3 astronauts set for yearlong stay

JIUQUAN, China (AP) — China launched the Shenzhou 23 ****** ecraft Sunday night with three astronauts heading to its ****** e station, including one set to stay in ****** e for a year.
The ****** ecraft blasted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China. The much-anticipated launch comes as China prepares for its first crewed lunar landing by 2030.
The astronauts on the mission are Zhu Yangzhu, the commander, Zhang Zhiyuan and Lai Ka-ying, also identified by Chinese authorities as Li Jiaying using the Mandarin transliteration of her name.
Lai, who was born and raised in Hong Kong and has a doctoral degree in computer forensics, is the first astronaut from the city on a ****** e mission.
The crew is set to conduct dozens of science and application projects, state media said. They are also expected to complete an in-orbit rotation with the crew of Shenzhou 21, who has been at the Tiangong ****** e station for more than 200 days.

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A Ukrainian crew said its Italian tank gun hit a house that was 120 football fields away

A Ukrainian gunner said he used a tank gun to hit a house with Russian soldiers nearly 7 miles away.
He's a gunner for a B1 Centauro, an Italian wheeled tank destroyer produced in the 1990s.
Ukrainian tank and armored vehicle crews often use their guns for indirect fire like artillery.
A Ukrainian vehicle crew said it used an Italian B1 Centauro to strike a house nearly seven miles away, one of the longest indirect tank gun shots reported in the war.
"The furthest shot I had was from a closed position. It was 11 kilometers. At 11,100 meters, I hit a building directly where they were sitting," the crew's gunner from the 78th Separate Air ****** ault Brigade told Army TV, a Ukrainian channel run by the defense ministry.

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The more generous U.S. ceasefire terms are, the more suspicious Iran becomes they’re a ruse for another attack, expert says

Iran’s regime may be wondering if an emerging deal to extend its ceasefire with the U.S. is too good to be true.
While talks are ongoing with key details still to be worked out, the outlines of a deal include Iran reopening the Strait of Hormuz and letting ships pass without paying tolls, sources told Axios. In return, the U.S. would lift its naval blockade on Iranian ports and provide some sanctions relief, allowing let Tehran to sell oil openly.
But the most contentious issues must be settled during a 60-day window for talks. That includes Iran’s uranium as well as the U.S. permanently ending sanctions and releasing Iran’s frozen ****** ets abroad, estimated at $25 billion.
The U.S. would also maintain its military presence in the region and only withdraw once a final deal is reached, Axios said. But Trump would still give up significant leverage.
“One of the problems with this approach and deciding that you will just deal with the nuclear issue later is that waiving sanctions on Iranian oil exports now will decrease, not increase, Iran’s motivation for reaching a nuclear agreement,” Eric Brewer, former National Security Council director for counterproliferation, said on X. “Also, by tying those sanctions to the Strait, you’ve lost your ability to reimpose them without a huge risk that Iran retakes control of the waterway.”

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Retiring senator warns if Trump continues to do 'stupid things' it will kill GOP in November

A Senate Republican warned that President Donald Trump's decisions were "killing our chances" for the GOP holding onto power in the Senate.
It’s another chapter in the ongoing breakdown of the relationship between Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., and Trump that started last year during Republicans’ push to pass the president’s "big, beautiful bill."
The latest episode on Friday came after Trump accused Tillis of being a "nitpicker" on Truth Social.
"When I told him that I would not, under any circumstances, endorse him for another run, too much work and drama (he couldn’t have won, anyway!), he immediately quit the race and publicly announced that he was going to ‘retire,’" Trump said.
Trump Doubles Down On $1.8 Billion 'Slush Fund' That Killed His Agenda, Spurred Republican Rebellion

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Former CDC director on Ebola outbreak: ‘I suspect this is going to become a very significant pandemic’

Former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Robert Redfield said Wednesday he suspects the spreading Ebola outbreak in Africa will spread across three new countries and become a “very significant pandemic.”
“I suspect this is going to become a very significant pandemic, probably going to leak into Tanzania, leak into southern Sudan, maybe leak into Rwanda,” Redfield said during an appearance on NewsNation’s “Elizabeth Vargas Reports.”
“So, it’s going to be very disruptive,” he added.
A majority of the Ebola cases are in Congo and Uganda.
Local health officials in the two nations reported 536 suspected cases, 105 probable cases, 34 confirmed cases and around 134 suspected deaths from the outbreak, according to the CDC.

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Democrats vow to vote 'every single day' to expel fellow Dem from Congress if she wins midterm

Two Democratic lawmakers are threatening to force repeated votes to expel a fellow Democrat from Congress if Texas voters send her to Washington this November.
Reps. Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla., and Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., say they will force repeated votes to remove Texas Democrat Maureen Galindo from the House over comments calling for the jailing of "American Zionists."
Galindo, a ******* therapist running in a Republican-leaning district, has not backed away from a campaign proposal to turn a local ICE processing center into a "prison for American Zionists and former ICE officers for human trafficking." She also claimed in a social media post that many Zionists — broadly defined as those who support the Jewish people’s right to self-determination in their ancestral homeland — are pedophiles who should be castrated.
"I don't care if she gets sent here. I will vote to expel her and force a vote to expel her every single day," Moskowitz told Fox News Digital in an interview.
Fetterman Warns Democrats Must Confront ‘Rising Antisemitism Problem’ After Clashes Outside Nyc Synagogues

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New Jersey middle school teacher charged with child ****** ual ****** ault after alleged relationship with student

A former middle school teacher in New Jersey was arrested on Thursday following allegations she had had a ****** ual relationship with a student.
Ashley Fisler, 36, of Washington Township in Gloucester County, was charged with six counts of first-degree ****** ual ****** ault of a minor, one count of second-degree endangering the welfare of a child and one count of second-degree official misconduct, according to Fox 29.
Each first-degree charge carries a maximum of 20 years i

Nancy Guthrie Abduction Motive Identified as Possible ‘Revenge’ After Reports Savannah Is ‘Questioning’ How Much Her ‘Spotlight’ Put Her ‘Family’s Safety’ at Risk

One of the most surprising things, a month and a half into the Nancy Guthrie investigation, is how little we know about what happened the night Savannah Guthrie’s mom was abducted. Police have released surveillance video and photos, and have recovered DNA, but no suspect has yet been identified, and no motive has been disclosed.
But do police know the motive? Are they close to figuring out who did this and why? Pima County Sherif

Jeffrey Epstein's personal lawyer says he took out huge cash withdrawals because he had trouble getting a credit card

Jeffrey Epstein's longtime lawyer, Darren Indyke, was called before the House Oversight Committee.
Indyke sought to explain Epstein's large cash withdrawals starting in 2013.
Epstein used cash to cover his **** -trafficking operation, victims and their lawyers have alleged.
Speaking under oath before members of Congress on Thursday, Jeffrey Epstein's personal lawyer attempted to explain some of the now-dead financier's large cash withdrawals.
In his prepared remarks, Dar

Georgia was going to dump voting machines that Trump hates until things got complicated

ATLANTA (AP) — It seemed like the stars had aligned for Republicans to get rid of their biggest targets — Georgia's touch screen voting machines.
But the complicated reality of changing voting systems has gotten in the way, despite the ascent of 2020 election deniers into influential places in state government and the second Donald Trump administration.
Instead, it is looking increasingly likely that Georgia voters will still be casting ballots this November on the machines from Dominion Voting Systems

Colorado Police Arrest Woman Begging in a Grocery Store After She Drives Off in Luxury Sports Car

A bizarre cross-country road trip involving a stolen sports car, roadside begging, and an unexpectedly helpful diary came to an abrupt end in rural Colorado after a sheriff’s deputy noticed something that simply did not add up.
According to a report by the Moffat County Sheriff's Office, the case began on March 10 when employees at a grocery store in Craig, Colorado contacted authorities about a young woman who was allegedly approaching customers for money and causing a disturbance.
The store

Infant hospitalized with herpes after circumcision involving direct oral suction

A two-week-old baby was hospitalized at Wolfson after contracting herpes during a circumcision involving direct oral suction.
A two-week-old baby was hospitalized at Wolfson Medical Center with a severe herpes infection after contracting the virus during a brit milah (Jewish ritual circumcision) that involved direct oral suction, also known as metzitzah b’peh.
Doctors found that the virus had reached the infant’s cerebrospinal fluid, indicating that the infection had penetrated the central nervous system, a l

After Woman Rejects Minnesota Man Following Their Second Date, He Allegedly Stole Her Three-Legged Dog

Police in Minnesota have arrested a man who allegedly stole a three-legged dog from a woman he met on a dating app.
Akhil Miryala has been charged with burglary and stalking in connection to the incident, Us Weekly confirmed with police.
Miryala of Minneapolis will appear before a judge on Thursday, March 19, at which time he'll likely be asked to enter pleas to the felonies he faces.
Miryala, 27, allegedly matched with a woman in February while using an unspecified dating app and they

Exclusive-As India seeks Hormuz safe passage, Tehran asks for return of seized tankers, sources say

By Saurabh Sharma and Krishna N. Das
NEW DELHI, March 16 (Reuters) - Iran has asked India to release three tankers seized in February as part of talks seeking the safe passage of Indian‑flagged or India‑bound vessels out of the Gulf via ‌the Strait of Hormuz, three sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
Indian authorities seized the three Iran‑linked tankers near ‌Indian waters alleging they had concealed or altered their identities and were involved in illegal ship‑to‑ship tran

For the second time, this Kansas chain has abruptly closed a Wichita restaurant

For the second time, a Wichita Jose Pepper’s restaurant has abruptly closed.
It first happened in late 2022 when the Jose Pepper’s on the west side closed after a decade in business.
Now, the one at the Plazzio development at 13th and Greenwich has closed.
A Google listing for the restaurant said it’s temporarily closed, but a voicemail at the restaurant said, “This location has permanently closed.”
Former employees of the restaurant, which opened in 2009, posted about it on social media Monday. They are not

Confused Trump, 79, Forgets Who President He Installed Is

Even President Donald Trump seems to be struggling to keep track of the sheer number of countries he’s waged war with lately.Trump, 79, appeared to forget who the leader he installed in Venezuela was while speaking on Monday—just over two months after he directed the United States military to kidnap the country’s former president, Nicolás Maduro.“Venezuela, who’s been great, by the way, the relationship with Venezuela has been fantastic,” Trump said during a news conference regarding his shuttering of the John F. Kennedy Center for t

BMW’s iX3 Defies Expectations, Racks Up 50,000 Orders Without Test Drives

Over 50,000 people have ordered the new BMW iX3 without even sitting in it.
The Neue Klasse-based SUV went on sale in Europe in early September.
BMW recently added a second shift at its Hungarian plant to meet demand.
The new BMW iX3 is proving quite the success story, even though European deliveries have only recently begun. Unveiled back in September, BMW’s first Neue Klasse-based electric car has already racked up over 50,000 orders in Europe, the company revealed at its annual conference last week, BMW Blog rep

24-year-old cancer survivor nearly dies after eating friend’s home-cooked dinner

A dangerous dinner party left a young cancer survivor hospitalized with a rare, life-threatening illness.
After sharing a meal with friends last month, 24-year-old Trinity Peterson-Mayes found herself unable to swallow, speak or move.
“Slowly, over the course of 24 hours, I went from not being able to chug water to not being able to drink any water at all,” Peterson-Mayes told Arizona outlet KPNX.
After violently choking on a sip of coffee, a distressed Peterson-Mayes sought emergency medical attention.
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Scottish Woman With Rare Breast Condition Says Doctors Dismissed Her For Over A Decade

A Scottish woman living with a rare medical condition that causes uncontrollable breast growth says she spent more than a decade seeking answers before receiving a diagnosis — and that the condition affects nearly every aspect of her daily life.
Summer Robert, 28, was diagnosed with macromastia at age 25. She stands 4 feet 11 inches tall and currently wears an R-cup bra. In the past year alone, she grew 11 bra sizes, a pattern her doctors say is driven by hormonal shifts.
“Basically, I go through growth

A new report reveals that a third of colon cancer cases now occur in the ****** . Take these steps to protect yourself at any age.

Rectal cancer, a form of colon cancer that often comes with more blood in stool, is on the rise.
Experts suspect something in our environment is triggering this — diet changes may play a role.
At-home stool tests, colonoscopies, and more awareness of key symptoms can all help.
More colon cancer cases are being diagnosed in the ****** s of people in their 40s, 50s, and 60s, a clear sign that something in our modern environment is perturbing colon health, and m

Nancy Guthrie Update: Former FBI Agent Shares ‘Great News’

More than a month into the investigation into the apparent kidnapping of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, the mother of "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie, there have not been many promising updates as the FBI reportedly fears the case is quickly becoming a cold case. However, one former FBI agent has outlined some positive news as the investigation progresses.
While positive and substantial updates have been few and far between since Guthrie went missing on Feb. 1, retired FBI agent Jennifer Coffindaffer recently explained why the prese

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, former President of Iran who was a zealous hardliner with popular appeal

​Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the former President of Iran (2005-13), who has died aged 69, was an obscure figure when he was appointed mayor of Tehran in the spring of 2003, and not particularly well known when he won the second round run-off vote in the 2005 presidential election; yet over the next five years he established himself firmly as the West’s favourite bogeyman.
In 2005 the international community anticipated a win for the incumbent president Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, so Ahm

Death of woman at house treated as 'unexplained'

The death of a woman at a property in Leeds is being treated as "unexplained", police have said.
Emergency services were called to Primrose Hill Drive, in Swillington, shortly after 06:30 GMT on Saturday, following a concern for safety report.
West Yorkshire Police said a woman was treated at the scene by paramedics but died a short time later.
Her death is currently being treated as unexplained, a spokesperson for the force said, with inquiries continuing.
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FBI concluded Jeffrey Epstein wasn’t running a **** trafficking ring for powerful men, files show

NEW YORK (AP) — The FBI pored over Jeffrey Epstein’s bank records and emails. It searched his homes. It spent years interviewing his victims and examining his connections to some of the world’s most influential people.
But while investigators collected ample proof that Epstein **** ually abused underage girls, they found scant evidence the well-connected financier led a **** trafficking ring serving powerful men, an **** ociated Press review of internal Justice Department records shows.
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Trump breaks longstanding tradition and excludes Dems from annual governor meeting

Later this month, President Donald Trump is hosting an annual meeting with governors at the White House, but he will not invite any Democrats, only Republicans, breaking a long-standing tradition.
The meeting, part of the National Governors **** ociation winter gathering, will only include Republican governors, a spokesperson for the organization confirmed to ABC News.
"The bipartisan White House governors meeting is an important tradition, and we are disappointed in the administration’s decision to make it

Landmark trial begins over claims Meta and YouTube intentionally addicted kids

The world's largest social media companies have been accused of creating "addiction machines" as a landmark trial began in California examining the mental health effects of Instagram and YouTube.
In his opening argument before Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Carolyn B. Kuhl and a jury, Mark Lanier argued that his client, plaintiff "K.G.M.," suffered from mental health issues as a result of her social media addiction.
"These companies built machines designed to addict the brains of children, and they did it on

Trump threatens to block opening of $5.7 billion border bridge funded by Canada

President Donald Trump says he will not allow the Gordie Howe International Bridge between Detroit and Windsor to open unless Canada makes significant concessions to the U.S.
Trump said in a Feb. 9 post on Truth Social that the U.S. will open negotiations with Canada, which has footed the entire bill for the $5.7-billion bridge construction project, but believes the U.S. should probably take ownership of at least half of it.
In fact, the bridge is jointly owned by Canada and the U.S., with Canada intending to

New climate report says 41 states are getting warmer by the decade

Researchers at two Spanish universities have found that 84% of the contiguous U.S. states have shown signs of warming over the last 70 or so years, which is more than previously suggested.
In a report published last week in the journal PLOS Climate, the researchers found that 41 U.S. states have gotten warmer since the middle of the last century. Alaska and Hawaii weren't included in the study.
The states' warming patterns weren't uniform, Jesús Gonzalo, an economist and professor at the University of Charles III in Madrid

William and Catherine release statement over Epstein revelations

The Prince and Princess of Wales have said they are "deeply concerned" by the latest revelations about Jeffrey Epstein in their first public statement on the scandal.
A Kensington Palace spokesperson said Prince William and Princess Catherine were "focused on the victims" in light of new information contained in documents related to the late ****** offender released in the US.
The statement was released after more allegations against Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor emerged, increasing the scrutiny on the former prince.
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Stocks climb while warnings grow over what's next

The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit a fresh record high on Monday, after topping 50,000 for the first time last week. The S&P 500 and teach-heavy Nasdaq also climbed, continuing to reverse major losses suffered days earlier.
The performance marked the latest move in topsy-turvy markets -- and that rollercoaster may very well continue, some **** ysts told ABC News.
Analysts attributed the volatility to a flurry of developments in artificial intelligence (AI), and a perception of looming geopolitical uncertainty. Mixed signals in economic d