U.S. infant mortality hits new low, but similar nations do better

Infant mortality in the U.S. in 2025 seems to have reached a record low, according to preliminary data from the National Center for Health Statistics, which also released completed infant death data from 2024 on Tuesday.

The story for both years is largely similar: The number of neonatal and postnatal deaths has been falling, though the U.S. is still bested by similar countries that have fewer…

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The double Dan Sullivans in Alaska’s Senate race

U.S. GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan is running for reelection in Alaska. One of his 15 competitors is ... Dan Sullivan.

Sen. Dan S. Sullivan has accused Dan J. Sullivan Jr., a former schoolteacher living in Petersburg, of running with the intention to confuse voters and give an advantage to former U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola, a Democrat. The incumbent called Sullivan Jr.’s candidacy a “dirty political trick”…

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La narrativa desinformadora que afirma que Zelenski ha admitido que la mitad del dinero que le ha enviado Estados Unidos está ‘desaparecido’

Zelenski dijo que Ucrania había recibido entonces 76.000 millones de dólares en armas de Estados Unidos

A Zelenski le preguntaron en una entrevista en Associated Press el 1 de febrero de 2025 por su reacción ante la paralización de la ayuda económica de Estados Unidos a organizaciones que actúan en Ucrania. En su respuesta afirmó que había escuchado antes y ese mismo día “desde Estados…

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В Афганистане около сотни человек вышли на протест против задержания женщин за нарушение дресс-кода

Во вторник в западном городе Афганистана – Герат около 100-150 человек вышли на акцию протеста против задержания и ареста женщин за нарушение дресс-кода, сообщает агентство Associated Press.

США планируют ввести ускоренное рассмотрение заявок на получение деловых и туристических виз

Государственный департамент США предложит ускоренную услугу для иностранцев, желающих получить деловую или туристическую визу в Соединенные Штаты. Как сообщает агентство Associated Press, эта услуга будет стоить $750 в дополнение к первоначальному сбору в $185.

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Kellyanne Conway Is Annoyed Republicans Had to Denounce KKK Leader

Republicans are slinging mud at the wall trying to counter Graham Platner’s popularity in Maine.

Lacking any competitive, ideological alternative, Kellyanne Conway suggested Monday night that Democrats should be forced to step away from Platner, who has been polling with a tremendous lead for the state’s Senate seat over Governor Janet Mills. (Mills ended her campaign in April, but she is still…

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Virginia bus crash: Family of 4 among 5 killed, relative says

A family of four traveling to a family wedding was among those killed in Friday morning's bus crash on Interstate 95 in Stafford County, Virginia, a relative confirmed to the Associated Press.

Family killed in bus crash

The Doncev family — 45-year-old Dmitri, 44-year-old Ecaterina, 13-year-old Emily and 7-year-old Mark — was killed in the chain reaction crash, after their car caught fire,…

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California AG Rob Bonta sues 23andMe, alleging it failed to protect sensitive user data in a 2023 breach that affected ~7M people across the US (Jaimie Ding/Associated Press)

Jaimie Ding / Associated Press:
California AG Rob Bonta sues 23andMe, alleging it failed to protect sensitive user data in a 2023 breach that affected ~7M people across the US — California's attorney general sued the genetic testing company formerly known as 23andMe on Thursday, alleging it failed to protect sensitive user data …

Trump administration doubles down on threat to pull CBP officers from sanctuary city airports, and the whole travel industry is shaken

The travel industry is seriously on edge right now after Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin doubled down on his threat to pull U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers from airports located in what the administration calls “sanctuary cities,” Associated Press reported. This move could seriously mess with international flights, and it’s got everyone from major airlines to industry…

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Local residents burn an Ebola treatment center in Congo, and it was fueled by a disagreement on burial rites

Tensions reached a breaking point in eastern Congo when local residents set fire to an Ebola treatment center in the town of Rwampara, Associated Press reports. The incident occurred after a group of people were blocked from retrieving the body of a local man who had apparently died from the virus. This confrontation highlights the deep-seated fear and frustration surrounding the current health…

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Trump Gives Bizarre Message to Half-Empty Christian Nationalist Event

Practically no one attended Donald Trump’s eight-hour religious program Sunday on Washington’s National Mall.

Even the president—or his cabinet members—couldn’t be bothered to show up to Rededicate 250, which was billed as a “national jubilee of prayer, praise and thanksgiving.” A smattering of people attended the outdoor event, held during 90-degree weather and high humidity in the nation’s…

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Outrage after FBI director Kash Patel snorkels at Pearl Harbor shipwreck

Patel has caused fury with his controversial choice of snorkelling venue (Picture: Getty Images)

Kash Patel’s trip to Hawaii last summer was supposed to be fairly straightforward.

A few meetings with local law enforcement. A visit to the FBI’s Honolulu field office. The usual photos of important-looking people standing around in polo shirts beside flags. All very standard stuff.

Instead,…

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How is This Not Dancing on Sailors' Graves?

When Kash Patel went to Hawaii last year, he insisted that it was not a vacation, but rather a working trip where he snorkeled around the wreck of the USS Arizona.

As an FYI, this is generally forbidden, with exceptions being made for surveys of the state of the wreck and for interring survivors of the December 7, 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, who have requested to be laid to rest…

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