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An Indian court sentences a man to life in prison for raping and murdering an Irish backpacker - ABC News
A court in India’s western Goa state has sentenced a 31-year-old man to life in prison for raping and murdering an Irish woman at a popular tourist resort nearly eight years ago
CDC Report Suggests Bird Flu Is Spreading Undetected to Humans - ScienceAlert
Amidst surging respiratory illnesses and previously controlled diseases like tuberculosis making alarming comebacks, a new CDC report provides further evidence bird flu is spreading undetected to humans.
Intense Flu Surge Gripping The US Is The Worst in Years, CDC Says - ScienceAlert
The US is dealing with an unusually intense influenza outbreak that has infected between 29 and 51 million people and hospitalized up to 820,000 since October.
Postcard from Munich: American carnage - EURACTIV
European diplomats drank Munich dry of camomille tea as they sought respite from a harrowing weekend.
Apple Reportedly Battling Bugs Holding Back Long-Awaited Siri Upgrade - PYMNTS.com
Apple is reportedly dealing with tech issues that could delay its long-awaited Siri update. The upgraded version of the tech giant’s digital assistant is
Kentucky timelapse video shows rising floodwaters during torrential rains - WKRC TV Cincinnati
Heavy rains and dangerous flooding swept through the Southeast U.S. on Saturday, submerging cars and buildings in Kentucky.
New York Democrat blasts DOJ’s dismissal of Eric Adams case as ‘outright extortion’ - The Hill
Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) slammed the Department of Justice (DOJ) for dismissing the criminal case against New York Mayor Eric Adams, saying it’s “outright extortion.” Goldman joined MSNBC’s “Inside with Jen Psaki” on Sunday, where he weighed in on the mayor’…
No More Needles: Stanford Scientists Create a Painless, Living Vaccine You Rub on Your Skin - SciTechDaily
Stanford scientists discovered that a harmless skin bacterium triggers a powerful immune response. By tweaking a bacterial protein, they turned it into a living vaccine, training the immune system to fight diseases like tetanus and diphtheria. Mice given this…
Fan beats Damian Lillard to win $100,000 in MrBeast Logo Shot Challenge - NBA.Com
Jaren Barajas wins $100,000 after beating NBA legend Damian Lillard in a halfcourt shooting contest during the 2025 NBA All-Star Game.
2025 NBA All-Star Game scores: Live updates, format explained as Stephen Curry, Nikola Jokic, more share floor - CBS Sports
Curry won MVP honors in San Francisco, but there was too much Kevin Hart and not enough basketball
Preece "lucky to walk away" from second terrifying airborne crash at Daytona - Motorsport.com
Unfortunately, Preece is no stranger to scary wrecks at the superspeedway, and once again ends a Cup race upside down.
Musk’s DOGE seeks access to personal taxpayer data, raising alarm at IRS - The Washington Post
Musk’s DOGE seeks access to personal taxpayer data at IRS
College student Jaren Barajas beats Damian Lillard in 3-point shooting contest, wins $100K - The Associated Press
A college student named Jaren Barajas beat Milwaukee Bucks star Damian Lillard in a 3-point shooting contest during the All-Star Game and won $100,000. Lillard needed to make three to win, while Barajas had to hit just one basket from way back — and with the …
Europe, sidelined by U.S. and Russia, seeks influence in Ukraine talks - The Washington Post
European leaders planned to meet Monday on how they might influence talks that could determine the future of Ukraine and of Europe’s security landscape.
Can Europe conjure a united front on Ukraine's future? - BBC.com
Europe's hastily convened security summit in Paris is proof of leaders' anxiety about their role in defending Ukraine, the BBC's Katya Adler writes.
Byron battles rain, wins 2nd Daytona 500 in row - ESPN
William Byron raced to his second straight Daytona 500 victory, escaping a string of late-race wrecks that knocked out a chunk of contenders and sent the Hendrick Motorsports driver into victory lane on Sunday night at Daytona International Speedway.
Ludvig Åberg sinks shorter version of Tiger Woods' iconic U.S. Open putt to win Genesis - Yahoo Sports
Anyone who follows golf knows of Tiger Woods' putt to force a playoff at the 2008 U.S. Open. Ludvig Åberg made a putt on a similar line to win Tiger's event Sunday.
UK ‘ready’ to send peace-keepers to Ukraine, PM Starmer says - POLITICO Europe
Ahead of a crunch meeting in Paris on Monday, the U.K. leader commits to putting British troops in harm’s way to secure lasting peace.
Musk's DOGE seeks access to IRS database housing Americans' tax information, sources tell ABC News - ABC7 Los Angeles
If granted, DOGE staffers would have personal details on millions of Americans.
Trump administration tries to bring back fired nuclear weapons workers in DOGE reversal - The Associated Press
The Trump administration has halted the firings of hundreds of federal employees who were tasked with working on the nation’s nuclear weapons programs. It's an about-face that has left workers confused and experts cautioning that DOGE’s blind cost cutting wil…