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A torpedoed US Navy ship escaped the Pacific in reverse, using coconut logs. Its sunken bow has just been found

A torpedoed US Navy ship escaped the Pacific in reverse, using coconut logs. Its sunken bow has just been found


July 9, 2025
More than 80 years ago, the crew of the USS New Orleans, having been hit by a Japanese torpedo and losing scores of sailors, performed hasty repairs with coconut logs, before an 1,800-mile voyage across the Pacific in reverse. The front of the ship, or the bow, had sunk to the sea floor. But over […]
More than 200 children found with high lead levels after kindergarten in China uses paint as food coloring, authorities say

More than 200 children found with high lead levels after kindergarten in China uses paint as food coloring, authorities say


July 9, 2025
More than 200 kindergarten students in northwestern China were found to have abnormal blood lead levels after kitchen staff used paint as food coloring, authorities said, in a case that’s stoked outrage in a country long plagued by food safety scandals. Eight people, including the principal of the private kindergarten that the children attended, have […]
Russia launches record drone attack on Ukraine after Trump criticizes Putin

Russia launches record drone attack on Ukraine after Trump criticizes Putin


July 9, 2025
Russia launched its largest drone attack on Ukraine since the beginning of its invasion, Ukrainian officials said Wednesday, just hours after US President Donald Trump pledged more military support for Kyiv and accused his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin of throwing “bullsh*t” over peace talks. The massive aerial assault involved 741 drones, Ukraine’s Air Force said, […]
Desperate Gaza doctors cram several babies into one incubator as fuel crisis reaches critical point

Desperate Gaza doctors cram several babies into one incubator as fuel crisis reaches critical point


July 9, 2025
Doctors in Gaza say they were forced to cram multiple babies into one incubator as hospitals warned that fuel shortages are forcing them to shut off vital services, putting patients’ lives at risk. The UN has warned that the fuel crisis is at a critical point, with the little supplies that are available running short […]
Russian minister dies by suicide hours after getting fired by Putin, officials say

Russian minister dies by suicide hours after getting fired by Putin, officials say


July 8, 2025
Former Russian Transport Minister Roman Starovoit died by suicide on Monday, just hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin fired him from the job, officials said. Starovoit was dismissed by Putin on Monday morning. The decree announcing his dismissal was published on the official Kremlin website, with his deputy Andrey Nikitin appointed acting minister. Asked by […]