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Wyoming girl, 7, on verge of heartbreak after every guest canceled on birthday party — before mom’s frantic call to action
A 7-year-old Wyoming girl who was left with no guests at her birthday party after every invited friend canceled got an unexpected surprise when strangers rushed in to celebrate instead. Chloe Blanden was sitting with her family at a pizzeria in Cody, Wyo., surrounded by decorations and a birthday cake — but no party guests…
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American woman Dena Karari arrives back in US after being wrongfully detained by Iran for 566 days on spying charges
An American woman wrongfully detained in Iran for a year and a half on spying charges has now landed back in the US, her attorney announced. Dena Karari, who was locked up by the Iranian regime for 566 days and charged with espionage, wore an American flag around her shoulders as she arrived in San…
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Hawaii liberal judge blasts SCOTUS conservatives, says state will defy high court
A Hawaii Supreme Court justice used a ruling overturning a decades-old criminal conviction to deliver a blistering rebuke of Chief Justice John Roberts’ Supreme Court, accusing the nation’s highest court of weakening constitutional rights, damaging democracy and advancing a political agenda. Justice Todd Eddins authored the 91-page majority opinion Wednesday in State v. Granillo, a case involving a man…
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Dear Abby: My mother secretly buried my dad’s ashes and left me out of his final goodbye
DEAR ABBY: After many years living near and helping my parents, I moved to another state to retire. My dad died three months after I moved. I begged my mother to let me fly back and help her with his arrangements, but she insisted I stay put. Some weeks later, and two days after we…
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US ambassador to UN slaps down Zohran Mamdani’s threat to have Benjamin Netanyahu arrested when Israeli PM visits NYC
Mike Waltz, US ambassador to the United Nations, said on Saturday that New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s threat to have Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrested during the UN General Assembly is “pure political theater.” “Mayor Mamdani. Here’s why your threat to arrest Prime Minister Netanyahu’s in New York City during UN General Assembly…
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Matty Healy and Gabbriette Bechtel marry in star-studded LA wedding at Madonna’s former estate
Matty Healy and Gabbriette Bechtel are married. The 1975 frontman, 37, and the model, 28, tied the knot Saturday in a star-studded ceremony at Castillo del Lago — Madonna’s former estate in Los Angeles — according to Just Jared. Healy wore a black tuxedo while Bechtel stunned in a white wedding gown for the ceremony…
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Second death reported in NYC’s Legionnaires’ cluster – but source of outbreak likely eliminated: officials
A second person has died from the Legionnaires’ disease cluster in the Upper East Side,health officials announced, but the recent decline in new cases suggests that the source of the deadly outbreak has likely been eliminated. “We are heartbroken to learn that another New Yorker has lost their life to Legionnaires’ disease on the Upper East Side. Our deepest condolences are with their…
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Jennifer Finch, bassist for influential L.A. rock band L7, dead at 59
Jennifer Finch, bassist for the influential Los Angeles rock band L7, has died. She was 59. Finch died of “an aggressive form of brain cancer,” according to a statement from the band. “We are shattered by the loss of our beloved bandmate, sister and friend Jennifer Finch, whose fierce spirit, humor and boundless creativity helped…
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Arizona man who allegedly rode naked atop moving locomotive arrested after bizarre train stunt
He boarded the train, but his clothes stayed behind. An Arizona man was arrested after authorities said he allegedly broke into a Union Pacific locomotive and surfed atop the moving train in the nude as it traveled through northeastern Colorado, leaving stunned witnesses watching the bizarre ride before deputies took him into custody Thursday. The Sedgwick County…
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Ricky Gervais rejects calls to tone down comedy: ‘I don’t care if people are offended’
Ricky Gervais isn’t backing away from controversial comedy. The comedian doubled down on his long-held defense of free speech during a recent radio interview, saying he has no interest in changing his material to avoid offending audiences and arguing that backlash only adds to the joke. “I don’t tell people not to be offended; I tell them I…