Greta Thunberg calls out Chinese state-run media for 'fat-shaming' her in a scathing article that questioned her veganism

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Health officials say Louisiana patient is first severe bird flu case in US
A person in Louisiana has the first severe illness caused by bird flu in the U.S., health officials said Wednesday. The patient had been in contact with sick and dead birds in backyard flocks, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. Agency officials didn't immediately detail the person's symptoms.
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Fingerprints on Aquaphor lotion bottle lead Memphis police to arrest Walgreens theft suspect
A woman was arrested on Tuesday after Memphis police found a Aquaphor lotion bottle that connected her to a theft that occurred in December 2023.
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Republican Rep. Victoria Spartz says she won't join GOP Conference, voices support for DOGE
Rep. Victoria Spartz will not participate in Republican committees in the upcoming session. She wants to work with Elon Musk on DOGE.
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Cyclone Chido leaves Mayotte reeling. Warmer oceans fueled it
The Indian Ocean archipelago of Mayotte is reeling from Cyclone Chido, the most intense storm to hit the French territory in 90 years. At least 22 people have been killed since Chido made landfall on Saturday, as high winds swept away entire neighborhoods, damaged major infrastructure and uprooted trees. When is cyclone season in southeast Africa?
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New attempted felony murder charge for Ryan Routh, accused of attempted Trump assassination
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody announced an attempted felony murder charge against Ryan Routh for the near-death of a 6-year-old girl.
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Fed expected to cut rates again — but what happens next is anyone's guess
The Federal Reserve is expected to announce another quarter-point cut to its key interest rate Wednesday, an effort to boost what appears to some to be a steady but cooling economy.
AFP
UniCredit ups pressure on Commerzbank, fuelling German anger
Italian bank UniCredit said Wednesday it had boosted its stake in Germany's Commerzbank, intensifying takeover speculation and sparking condemnation from Berlin of an "unfriendly" move at a time the country is in political limbo. - 'Political vacuum' - The latest move from the Italians comes despite UniCredit Chief Executive Andrea Orcel having stressed last month he did not believe exploiting the political turbulence with a takeover bid would be the "right thing to do".
Politico
Ethics Committee secretly voted to release Gaetz report
It could soon lead to the report’s public release.
Reuters
US Supreme Court to hear South Carolina Planned Parenthood defunding case
(Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Wednesday to hear South Carolina's bid to cut off public funding to Planned Parenthood in a case that could bolster efforts by conservative-leaning states to deprive the reproductive healthcare and abortion provider of government money. The justices took up South Carolina's appeal of a lower court's decision barring the Republican-governed state from terminating funding to Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, the organization's regional affiliate, under the Medicaid health insurance program because the organization provides abortions. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic operates clinics in the South Carolina cities of Charleston and Columbia, where it provides physical examinations, screenings for cancers and other conditions, as well as abortions.
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Supreme Court will hear arguments over the law that could ban TikTok in the US if it's not sold
The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will hear arguments next month over the constitutionality of the federal law that could ban TikTok in the United States if its Chinese parent company doesn't sell it. The law, enacted in April, set a Jan. 19 deadline for TikTok to be sold or else face a ban in the United States. The popular social media platform has more than 170 million users in the U.S.
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4 Russian warplanes spotted flying near Alaska, NORAD says
Four Russian military aircraft flew in international airspace near Alaska on Tuesday, according to the North American Aerospace Defense Command.
Reuters
Weight loss drugs could help end obesity - but risks remain, WHO says
A new class of weight loss drugs developed by Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly “opens the possibility of an end to the obesity pandemic” alongside other interventions, the World Health Organization (WHO) said this week. But the global health agency said it has concerns that unless health systems prepare properly, the drugs could distort the response to the global obesity crisis, risking leaving people behind and overshadowing other steps to improve health. The new drugs “have the potential to be transformative”, according to the WHO’s chief scientist, Jeremy Farrar, its director of nutrition, Francesco Branca, and his senior adviser, Francesca Celleti, in an opinion piece in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
AFP
Melting sea ice in Antarctica causes ocean storms, scientists say
The record-breaking retreat of Antarctic sea ice in 2023 has led to more frequent storms over newly exposed parts of the Southern Ocean, according to a study published Wednesday.Since 2016 there has been a large-scale reduction in Antarctic sea ice, but nothing like 2023 when a record amount failed to reform over the winter.
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Putin-tattooed dancer Polunin says leaving Russia
Former Royal Ballet star Sergei Polunin, famous for his tattoos of Russian President Vladimir Putin, on Wednesday announced that he plans to leave Russia. With his tattoos and rebellious attitude, he became known as the "bad boy of ballet" and caused a sensation by resigning from the Royal Ballet at the height of his fame in 2012.
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How you could benefit from tax-loss selling this year
It doesn’t seem like it would be a market environment that’s conducive to tax-loss selling. It’s important to note that tax-loss selling is only a worthwhile strategy if you have taxable accounts. To benefit from a tax loss that in turn can help you save on taxes, you need to find holdings in your taxable portfolio that are trading below your cost basis — your purchase price adjusted upward to account for any commissions that you paid along with reinvested dividend and capital gains distributions.
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Not quite the 'Girl from Ipanema', a fur seal's rare appearance on Rio's famous beach turns heads
Short, and dark, and young, and tired, the seal on Ipanema was basking ... The animal is often spotted along Brazil's coastline during winter and spring, but rarely is it seen this time of year, a few days before the start of the Southern Hemisphere's summer, said Suelen Santiago, a biologist who works at the company that monitors the beach. Among the curious onlookers was Jordana Halpern, 29.
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U.K. court clears seizure of millions in unpaid taxes from Andrew Tate
A British court has cleared police to seize $3.3 million from misogynist social media influencer Andrew Tate and his brother to cover unpaid taxes.
CNN
Russia detains Uzbek national over bomb assassination of senior general
Russia said on Wednesday it had detained a man from Uzbekistan over the killing of a senior Russian general and his assistant in Moscow a day earlier.
CNN
The Assad regime has fallen. Why are foreign powers still targeting Syria?
Syria’s Bashar al-Assad and his years-long regime have fallen, but the country remains a battleground for an array of actors seeking to secure interests in what may emerge to be a dangerous power vacuum.
Time
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