Alec Baldwin, 67, and his brother Stephen Baldwin, 59, were involved in a car accident on Monday, October 13, when their vehicle collided with a tree in East Hampton, New York. The crash occurred amid a powerful nor’easter impacting the greater New York City area, bringing heavy rain, strong winds, and coastal flooding from North

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Alec Baldwin, 67, and his brother Stephen Baldwin, 59, were involved in a car accident on Monday, October 13, when their vehicle collided with a tree in East Hampton, New York. The crash occurred amid a powerful nor’easter affecting the greater New York City area, bringing heavy winds and rain that caused coastal flooding, downed

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Kylie Jenner is officially stepping into the music world. On October 13, at 9 p.m. PT, the beauty mogul dropped her verse on the new electro-pop track “Fourth Strike,” collaborating with Los Angeles duo Terror Jr. The release was accompanied by a music video on her official YouTube account, marking Jenner’s first official foray into

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President Donald Trump’s announcement of a potential 100% tariff on imports from China triggered a dramatic sell-off in cryptocurrency markets on Friday, exposing the high levels of leverage and risk in digital assets. The market turmoil wiped out $18.28 billion in crypto holdings, according to data from analysis platform CoinGlass. Bitcoin, Ether, and Solana were

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Cryptocurrencies suffered a sharp decline on Tuesday as trade tensions between the United States and China added pressure to an already volatile market. The global crypto market shed over $150 billion in value over a 24-hour period, continuing the dramatic selloff that began over the weekend. Bitcoin, the world’s largest digital asset, fell as much

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WASHINGTON – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a ground stop alert late Monday for Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Austin, Texas, citing staffing shortages as the primary cause. The advisory, released by the U.S. aviation authority, indicated that the temporary halt in flights was initially scheduled to last from 0101 GMT to 0215 GMT on

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BEIJING/LOS ANGELES — The United States and China on Tuesday began imposing additional port fees on ocean shipping firms, escalating tensions in the ongoing trade conflict between the world’s two largest economies. The levies target vessels transporting everything from crude oil to consumer goods. China started collecting charges on U.S.-owned, operated, built, or flagged vessels,

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GYODONG ISLAND, SOUTH KOREA — For North Korean refugees living on South Korea’s Gyodong Island, the most tangible connection to the homeland they left behind are telescopes pointed across the heavily fortified border. During the autumn harvest festival Chuseok, refugees like Ryh Jae-hong perform rituals at altars along the border, offering fruit, dried fish, and

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WASHINGTON — An ambitious UN plan to cut emissions from global shipping faces uncertainty after the United States threatened sanctions against countries supporting the proposal. The International Maritime Organization (IMO), the London-based UN agency for shipping, approved the Net Zero Framework (NZF) in April. Members are set to formally adopt the framework on Friday, following

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LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County officials are set to vote Tuesday on whether to declare a local state of emergency, a move aimed at providing support to residents financially affected by ongoing federal immigration raids. If approved, the declaration would empower the LA County Board of Supervisors to offer rent relief to tenants struggling

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