Unbiased headline news – Ukraine announced it struck an oil depot in southern Russia supplying the Kremlin’s troops, while Russian strikes in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, where Moscow claimed further gains, left five civilians dead and 15 others wounded.
Ukraine’s General Staff stated that Kyiv’s security services were responsible for a drone strike in Russia’s southern Kursk region that morning on an oil depot used to meet the needs of the Russian military, which contains 11 tanks with a total volume of about 247,202 cubic feet.
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Embattled Canada women’s soccer coach Bev Priestman apologized to her players and pledged to cooperate with an investigation into the drone-spying scandal at the Paris Olympics.
The team was deducted six points, and Priestman was banned for a year after two of her assistants were caught using drones to spy on New Zealand’s practices before their opening game Wednesday. “I am absolutely heartbroken for the players, and I would like to apologize from the bottom of my heart for the impact this situation has had on all of them,” Priestman said in a statement.
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Britain’s new left-leaning government said Sunday that the nation is “broke and broken,” blaming the situation on its predecessors ahead of a major speech on the state of the public finances that is widely expected to lay the groundwork for higher taxes.
In a sweeping assessment three weeks after taking power, Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office expressed shock at the situation they inherited after 14 years of Conservative Party rule, while releasing a department-by-department analysis of the perceived failures of the previous government.
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Fifteen people were killed after a mudslide hit a homestay house in a tourist area in southeastern China on Sunday as heavy rains from what remained of a tropical storm drenched the region, state media said.
Elsewhere in China, a delivery person on a scooter was killed Saturday after being hit by a falling tree in Shanghai, apparently due to storm-related winds, according to The Paper, a digital news outlet. The deaths were the first in China that appear linked to Typhoon Gaemi.
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Fire crews in Northern California are racing to contain the so-called Park Fire that has scorched more than 550 square miles, darkening the sky with smoke and haze.
The sprawling blaze, which officials say was sparked after a man pushed a burning car into a gully in Chico and then fled, was only 12% contained as of Sunday. It has destroyed at least 66 structures, with about 4,200 more homes threatened. Authorities initially believed 134 structures had been lost based on drone footage, but they lowered the number after teams assessed the damage in person.
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The New York Police Department is piloting new weapons scanners that have been installed at subway stations in the city for the first time in its history.
“The NYPD will be rolling out a weapons-detecting scanner to select subway stations over the next month. Riders identified, chosen at random, can either go through the scanner or do a bag check. If they refuse both, they must leave the subway,” Mayor Eric Adams said on X.
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A recent record number of cases of polymer fume fever, also known as “Teflon flu,” are putting a spotlight on one of the most common causes of the condition, the use of nonstick pans.
Over 265 suspected cases of polymer fume fever were reported in 2023, the highest number of cases since the year 2000, according to America’s Poison Centers, which represents the nation’s 55 poison centers in partnership with the United States government. Symptoms of polymer fume fever include chest tightness, coughing, difficulty breathing, and headaches.
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New blood tests could help doctors diagnose Alzheimer’s disease faster and more accurately, researchers reported, but some appear to work far better than others.
It’s tricky to tell if memory problems are caused by Alzheimer’s. That requires confirming one of the disease’s hallmark signs, the buildup of a sticky protein called beta-amyloid, with a hard-to-get brain scan or uncomfortable spinal tap. Many patients instead are diagnosed based on symptoms and cognitive exams.
