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A powerful winter storm has hit parts of the US Midwest with strong winds and heavy snow. In Iowa, blizzard conditions left vehicles stranded on Wednesday. Video shows a snowplough used to move cars stuck in snow and lorries that had careened off roads.
Christal Hayes BBC News, Los Angeles Getty Images California Governor Gavin Newsom has broken with many elected Democrats by saying he thinks it is “deeply unfair” to allow transgender women and girls to compete in female sports. Newsom, a potential 2028 presidential contender who leads one of the most liberal states in the US and … Read more
US aviation authorities have halted all flights at several Florida airports over concerns about debris from SpaceX’s Starship, which spun out of control shortly after launch. A ground stop was temporarily in effect for airports in Orlando and Miami after the failed launch over the Atlantic Ocean. In a statement, SpaceX confirmed that the ship … Read more
SpaceX, the private space company owned by Elon Musk, sent up its eight Starship test flight. As pioneered by the company, the launch tower successfully caught the rocket booster but the rocket itself spun out of control. It is the second consecutive Starship test flight failure.
Pamela Bach, the former Baywatch actress and ex-wife of David Hasselhoff, has died aged 62. Bach was found at home in the Hollywood Hills on 5 March after she died by suicide, said the Los Angeles Medical Examiner’s office. She met Hasselhoff while acting with him on the set of TV series Knight Rider, and … Read more
Syrian forces loyal to the new government in Damascus have engaged in heavy fighting with remnants of the ousted Assad regime in a coastal area in the country’s north-west. At least 13 soldiers have been killed in the clashes in Latakia province, close to a Russian-controlled airbase, according to state TV. A curfew has been … Read more
Courtesy: Sthal The film centres around Savita, a young woman striving for an education and a career in a patriarchal society It is often said that marriages are made in heaven. But in India, where a majority of marriages are arranged, the process of match-making can feel like a passage through hell for a woman … Read more
Pope Francis has released an audio message thanking people across the world for their support after being admitted to hospital on 14 February. It is the first time the 88-year-old has been heard by the public since entering hospital to be treated for bronchitis, before being diagnosed with pneumonia in both lungs. The short, two-line … Read more
Hunter Biden has told a federal judge he is facing severe financial difficulties and cannot afford to move forward on his lawsuit against a former aide to President Donald Trump. Mr Biden sued Garrett Ziegler in 2023, accusing him and his company Marco Polo of violating state and federal laws by publishing an online database … Read more
Five members of a German far-right group have been jailed for plotting to overthrow the government and kidnap its health minister. Four of the group were described as “ringleaders” of a “terrorist organisation” which planned to use violence to trigger civil war-like conditions in Germany. The group had planned to kidnap Health Minister Karl Lauterbach … Read more