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US expands oil, gas leasing and eases Alaska energy restrictions
Trump administration to open more Alaska acres for oil, gas drilling

WASHINGTON, D.C.: U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has announced plans to open more land for oil and gas drilling in Alaska and...

Lawmakers push for fewer military flights in Washington D.C. area
Democrats urge cut in Washington D.C. military flights after crash

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Ten Democratic lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives have asked the Pentagon to reduce military training...

Delta crash-landing probe finds dangerous descent before touchdown
Delta plane that flipped over in February showed high rate of descent

TORONTO, Canada: An initial investigation into last month's dramatic Delta Air Lines crash-landing in Toronto has revealed that the...

New York court blocks law allowing over 800,000 non-citizens to vote
New York City law allowing non-citizens to vote struck down by court

NEW YORK CITY, New York: New York State's highest court has struck down a law this week that would have allowed over 800,000 legal...

40 times more people killed in Gaza than in the 7 October attack
Gazan death toll now forty times that of 7 October 2023

The death toll in Gaza on the weekend has passed 50,000, local health authorities have reported. What started the carnage was the Hamas-led...

USDA pledges $100 million for bird flu research, vaccine development
USDA to invest up to $100 million in projects to combat bird flu

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced plans to invest up to US$100 million in research to develop...

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Data center safety system nearly sparked US power crisis
Big Tech's data center boom poses new risk to US grid operators

BOSTON, Massachusetts: A routine safety mechanism at data centers nearly triggered a regional power crisis last summer, highlighting...

US homebuilding, manufacturing jump in February, but tariff costs loom
US homebuilding, manufacturing surge; tariffs cast pall over recovery

WASHINGTON, D.C.: U.S. home construction and manufacturing activity surged in February, but rising costs from tariffs and economic...

10th BRICS Policy Planning Dialogue concludes in Brasilia, focusing on global challenges, bloc expansion
10th BRICS Policy Planning Dialogue concludes in Brasilia, focusing on global challenges, bloc expansion

New Delhi [India], March 26 (ANI): The 10th BRICS Policy Planning Dialogue concluded on Tuesday, in Brasilia, convening policy planners...

NBA roundup: Josh Hart leads record night as Knicks top Mavs
NBA roundup: Josh Hart leads record night as Knicks top Mavs

(Photo credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images) Josh Hart and Karl-Anthony Towns became the first teammates to record triple-doubles...

The Butler didn't do it: Heat beat Warriors in star's return to Miami
The Butler didn't do it: Heat beat Warriors in star's return to Miami

(Photo credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images) Jimmy Butler, playing against the Heat for the first since they traded him, was held to...

Paolo Banchero comes up big again as Magic defeat Hornets
Paolo Banchero comes up big again as Magic defeat Hornets

(Photo credit: Sam Sharpe-Imagn Images) Paolo Banchero scored 32 points and the Orlando Magic stiffened on defense late in the game...

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The Awakening [Blu-Ray]