Dutch royal house helped slave trade to survive, study finds
In-depth study also says the royal house made huge profits from Dutch colonial policies in past centuries.
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With more deaths than births in Ukraine, having babies becomes an act of national pride
With deaths outnumbering births in Ukraine by more than 3 to 1, having babies in a war-torn country becomes an act of national pride, and even survival. NBC News' Richard Engel reports from an underground bomb shelter turned delivery room.
Could El Niño mean there are no Atlantic hurricanes this year?
For the first time in three decades there has not been a single Atlantic hurricane in September, normally the most active month.
Streamer Details Alleged Abuse: Lyndi alleges domestic and sexual assault; denies blackmailing RatedEpicz
Twitch streamer Lindsay “Lyndi” has opened up about what she says was domestic and sexual abuse during a past relationship with Neil “RatedEpicz”. She also denied blackmail claims and said she accepts responsibility for her own hurtful actions. Lyndi said she shared her story after the Cornell sexual assault case brought back painful memories and encouraged others to speak up.
Federal judge halts Big Bend border wall construction in blow to Trump agenda
Plan to install barriers through popular national park sparked outrage from advocates and politicians alikeA federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from expanding the border wall and other security infrastructure across the Big Bend region of west Texas, where contentious plans to build roads and vehicle barriers through a popular national park have led to furious backlash ...
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Co-pilot attacker had been banned from flying over his radical views
The Wall Street Journal reports the co-pilot who tried to fly a plane bound for Israel into the ground had been banned from flying by his home country, Oman, over his radical views. Plus, an Israeli official told NBC News investigators discovered the co-pilot had posted on social media that he wanted to kill Jews. NBC News’ Matt Bradley reports.
Women given shorts at Oktoberfest to prevent upskirting
The step at the Munich festival comes after thousands of voyeuristic videos emerged on social media.
FlyDubai co-pilot was fired from Oman Air job for "extremist views," sources say
The co-pilot who earlier this week allegedly made a violent attempt to crash a passenger aircraft was previously fired from a position with Oman Air for holding "extremist views," multiple sources told CBS News.
US road rage killer's sentence quashed because AI video of victim was shown in court
The Arizona appeals court ruled that airing an AI message from the dead victim "crossed that line".
The vanishing world of India's street magicians
India's street performers are struggling to survive as audiences shrink and public spaces become harder to access.
Flydubai pilot recounts cockpit stabbing in call with Indian PM Modi
Smit Machchhar recalls midair disaster after co-pilot's attack on Flydubai flight to Tel Aviv.
Trump expected to name Jay Clayton as AI tsar
US President Donald Trump is expected to name Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton to be his top adviser on AI, a position the president has called “AI tsar” in the past, according to a source familiar with the decision. Clayton already oversees 18 US intelligence agencies as the nation’s top spy and is expected to keep that role. “Any personnel announcement will be announced directly b...
US blast simulation targets China’s alleged secret nuclear testing
The US has conducted a non-nuclear underground experiment to enhance its ability to detect low-yield nuclear explosions that it explicitly linked with a test that Washington suspects China carried out in 2020 – an accusation Beijing denies. The US Department of Energy announced on Wednesday that the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) conducted a “subsurface, non-nuclear chemical high-...
DoJ declines to reopen investigation into former Fed chair Jay Powell
Kevin Warsh’s predecessor had been investigated over cost overruns related to central bank renovation projectThe US justice department is not reopening a criminal investigation into former Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell for cost overruns related to the central bank’s building renovation project, a department spokesperson said on Friday.Attorney general Todd Blanche – in comments to Bloom...
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Cornell rape accuser's attorney speaks to CBS; New footage shows Luigi Mangione's arrest.
US, Australia suspend consular services in Brazil ahead of election
U.S. consular services and the Australian embassy have closed in Brazil due to security concerns
US sanctions three individuals and two charities over alleged Hamas financing
The justice and treasury departments said they sent $2m to Hamas through charities and cryptocurrency, while six people were arrested across the US and FranceThe Trump administration on Friday unveiled sanctions against three individuals allegedly related to the Islamist militant group Hamas and against two charities based in France while also announcing six arrests – actions that the government c...
Partner of Gypsy Rose Blanchard found dead in Louisiana home
Kenan ‘Ken’ Urker, 34, who died of apparent drug overdose, was partner of woman convicted of murder of mother The on-and-off partner of Gypsy Rose Blanchard, who spent time in prison for her role in the murder of her abusive mother, was found dead inside his Louisiana home on his 34th birthday on Thursday in what authorities described as an apparent drug overdose.The sheriff’s office in Lafourche ...
‘That’s 100% him’: new video shows police arrest of Luigi Mangione
Judge unseals bodycam footage from officers who responded to 911 from McDonald’s in PennsylvaniaPolice bodycam footage released Friday shows the moment officers located and arrested Luigi Mangione at a Pennsylvania McDonald’s in connection with the shooting death of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan.In one video, officers ask Mangione to lower the face mask he was wearing to hide h...
‘That’s 100% him’: new video shows moment police arrested Luigi Mangione
Judge unseals bodycam footage from officers who responded to 911 from McDonald’s in PennsylvaniaPolice bodycam footage released Friday shows the moment officers located and arrested Luigi Mangione at a Pennsylvania McDonald’s in connection with the shooting death of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan.In one video, officers ask Mangione to lower the face mask he was wearing to hide h...
London sent 3 million tonnes of railway soil to rebuild Essex wetlands; bird numbers hit 39,000
More than three million tonnes of soil excavated for London’s Elizabeth line were transported to Wallasea Island in Essex to help create coastal wetlands. Ten years after seawalls were breached, the restored RSPB reserve has recorded a record 39,000 wintering birds, including thousands of Knot, Avocets, Grey Plovers and Bar-tailed Godwits.
South Korea’s military says North Korea fired projectile toward its eastern waters
South Korea’s military says North Korea has fired at least one projectile toward its eastern waters
Why Carney’s economic overhaul is clashing with Canada’s unions
Unions say proposed changes to Canada's labour laws could weaken workers’ right to strike.
‘No retreat’: key Trump ally urges continued US-China engagement on rare earths
US Republican Senator Steve Daines, a close aide to President Donald Trump and a key interlocutor between Washington and Beijing, has called on the two capitals to stay engaged and “not retreat” over differences on issues including rare earth supply chains. Daines told the South China Morning Post that both sides still had issues that predated Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to Washingt...
‘No retreat’: Key Trump ally urges continued US-China engagement on rare earths
US Republican Senator Steve Daines, a close aide to President Donald Trump and a key interlocutor between Washington and Beijing, has called on the two capitals to stay engaged and “not retreat” over differences on issues including rare earth supply chains. Daines told the South China Morning Post that both sides still had issues that predated Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to Washingt...
Croatia vs England: UEFA Nations League – Kane, Modric, teams, form
Heavyweights England play away to Croatia, with captain Harry Kane going up against veteran Luka Modric.
Police bodycam shows Luigi Mangione arrest at Pennsylvania McDonald’s
Newly released bodycam footage shows police arresting and searching Luigi Mangione at a McDonald’s in Altoona in 2024.
US man arrested over alleged $300 million scheme to smuggle Nvidia AI servers to China
Amid intensifying competition in the AI technology race, US authorities have arrested a California technology company owner accused of using Malaysia and Singapore as transit points to circumvent US export controls and send more than US$300 million worth of restricted computer servers to China. Greg Lui, 38, also known as Yiu Kong Lui, of San Gabriel, was arrested on Thursday and charged with cons...
Israel could’ve ended Gaza war, freed captives sooner: Israel ex-negotiator
Retired General Nitzan Alon says more captives could have returned alive and a deal was possible 'maybe a year earlier'.
French media respond to M. Le Pen’s ‘Kevlar suit’ comments against investigative outlet
The editorial committees of 39 French media outlets, including FRANCE 24 and RFI, on Friday released a joint statement condemning National Rally (RN) party leader and presidential candidate Marine Le Pen’s recent comments targeting investigative outlet Médiapart as “violent attempts at intimidation” against press freedom in France, qualifying them as “particularly worrying for the right to informa...