A huge bell has arrived at a temple in Nagasaki City, southern Japan, as a token of peace from a province in China. The bell was donated by Fujian Province, southern China, in recognition of ties dating back more than 360 years. In Japan’s early Edo period, Zen master Ingen from Wanfu Temple in Fujian […]
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Illinois Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Congressional Representative Bill Foster introduced legislation to provide tax relief for anyone who used unemployment benefits last year. Called the Coronavirus Unemployment Benefits Tax Relief Act, the bill would waive federal income taxes on the first $10,200 of unemployment benefits collected in 2020. That relief is applicable […]
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This is the dramatic moment a SpaceX rocket exploded into a fireball mid-air during an attempted test flight landing. Footage captures the craft burning up and plummeting to the ground during the high-altitude flight test in the United States. The Starship SN9 rocket was reduced to a burning wreck at the company’s development facility in Boca Chica, South […]
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Ryanair has been ordered to remove an “irresponsible” advert depicting misleading claims about coronavirus vaccinations by the advertising watchdog. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said it had received 2,370 complaints about the advert – which was shown from December to January -making it the third most complained about of all time. The advert encouraged consumers […]
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A 22-year-old woman allegedly poured boiling water on her boyfriend while he slept at their Roselle apartment, causing burns that required skin graft surgery. After Alexis Sykes dumped the boiling water on him early Jan. 2, she went to SnapChat and described watching his skin fall off his arms, according to the DuPage County state’s […]
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Japan plans to extend its state of emergency in Tokyo, Osaka and eight other prefectures as the country continues to battle rising Covid-19 cases, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Tuesday. The move comes as questions persist over the country’s readiness to host the Olympics, which are scheduled to be held in Tokyo this summer from […]
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Easy jet said its revenues plunged 88% at the end of last year, with turnover slumping to £165million. It flew just 18% of its normal schedule in the three months to the end of December, which saw the second coronavirus lockdown in England and tighter curbs on travel. But the airline said it expects a surge in […]
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BORIS Johnson will tighten UK borders today as the first Brits are forced to pay £1.5k for post-holiday quarantine stays. Travellers returning from Brazil and South Africa will now have to isolate in hotels for 10 days on their return to the UK – all at their own expense. The Prime Minister last night said he […]
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Dominion Voting Systems has sued former President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani for defamation after he pushed the “Big Lie” about election fraud on his podcast and TV appearances.
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A new bill that would decriminalize sex work in New York — while still holding pimps and buyers accountable — is set to be introduced in the state senate this week, The Post has learned. Sen. Liz Krueger (D-Manhattan), who is slated to announce the bill Monday morning, created the legislation with the assistance of […]
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