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U.S., Iran trade strikes as dispute over control of Strait of Hormuz escalates

The U.S. military launched a round of strikes against Iran on Sunday evening as Washington sought to disrupt the Islamist regime’s control over the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. Central Command, which oversees military operations in the Middle East, wrote in…

The SpaceX IPO made history. Is the excitement still there?

SpaceX investors have swung from celebration to apparent concern in its first month as a publicly traded company. When shares in the firm, co-founded and led by Elon Musk, first became available for individuals to buy on the public stock…

McConnell speaks out for first time about his health, absence from Senate

Conspiracy theorists claimed Sen. Mitch McConnell had suffered a heart attack, and some even claimed he was no longer alive and his death was being kept hidden. But he issued a statement Sunday and provided proof of life — a…

Pokémon Go at 10 and the millions still trying to catch ’em all

Over the years, the game has sometimes been a victim of its own hype and global appeal. Police and safety groups once warned players not to become so engrossed in catching the next Psyduck that they got lost or put…

Several people killed in Chile after car driven by navy officer crashes into an open-air market

SANTIAGO, Chile — An off-duty member of the Chilean navy driving a private vehicle crashed into an open-air market in the coastal city of Vina del Mar Sunday, killing several people, the navy said in a statement. Footage circulating on…

How Indian scientists are mapping the brain’s last frontier

Anchor attempts to close that gap. Users can zoom from the whole brainstem seen on MRI down to individual neurons while maintaining their precise spatial relationships. The researchers have made the atlas freely available online, external, hoping it becomes a…

Philadelphia area digs out from damage left by a severe series of microburst storms

PHILADELPHIA — Residents in some Philadelphia neighborhoods and surrounding counties were cleaning up Sunday from widespread damage caused by a line of severe, short thunderstorms that passed through. The storms, called microbursts, passed through Saturday afternoon, downing trees and power…

At least 27 killed in Bangkok bar fire

The prime minister told reporters that he asked a musician, who was performing when the fire started, what happened. “He said that there was a fire at the cut-out switch, and after that things happened very quickly. There was blasting…

Keystone Pipeline system’s operator agrees to pay a $26.9M penalty over a major Kansas oil spill

TOPEKA, Kan. — A proposed legal settlement with the U.S. government would require the Keystone Pipeline system’s operator to pay a $26.9 million civil penalty over a major oil spill in Kansas in December 2022 and spend about $40 million…

Former Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani dies aged 74

Funeral prayers will be held on Sunday evening before several days of public mourning across the country to mark his death. Flags will be flown at half mast, while government offices and public institutions will be shut as a mark…