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• New search for Jay Slater begins

  29-06-2024 13:24 via bbc.com
  
  A new search involving skilled volunteers is underway for the missing British teenager.
  
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• Hungary launches EU presidency with Trump-like call to 'Make Europe Great Again'

  01-07-2024 17:39 via foxnews.com
  
  Hungary's nationalist government launches its presidency of the European Union on Monday with a Trump-like call to "Make Europe Great Again" after EU lawmakers questioned whether it should be allowed to take on the role.Their concerns are based on Prime Minister Viktor Orban's many clashes with Brussels over democratic norms.Hungarian diplomats say the country will be an honest broker, while analysts say Budapest's actions at the forefront of EU policy-making are likely to be restricted given th
  
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• South African parties finalize Cabinet positions, solidifying new coalition government

  01-07-2024 17:35 via foxnews.com
  
  South African President Cyril Ramaphosa named a new Cabinet late Sunday night after his African National Congress, the former main opposition party, and nine other parties agreed on the makeup of a coalition government following weeks of haggling.Ramaphosa's party retained the largest share of ministerial positions as he appointed ANC officials to 20 of the 32 Cabinet minister roles in the new coalition. But there were six ministers from the Democratic Alliance, once the main opposition and the
  
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• Israel releases director of Shifa Hospital, who claims he was abused in custody

  01-07-2024 15:15 via foxnews.com
  
  Israel released the director of Gaza's main hospital on Monday after holding him for seven months without charge or trial over allegations the facility had been used as a Hamas command center. He said he and other detainees were held under harsh conditions and tortured.The decision to release Mohammed Abu Selmia, apparently taken in order to free up space in overcrowded detention centers, sparked uproar from across the political spectrum, with government ministers and opposition leaders saying h
  
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• 18 confirmed dead after female suicide bombers unleash coordinated attack in Nigeria, authorities say

  01-07-2024 15:14 via foxnews.com
  
  Female suicide bombers targeted a wedding, a funeral and a hospital in coordinated attacks in northern Nigeria that killed at least 18 people, local authorities said Sunday.No one immediately claimed responsibility for the the attacks in Borno state, which has been heavily affected by the insurgency launched in 2009 by Boko Haram. The extremist group previously has used women and girls in suicide bombings, prompting suspicions that some attackers come from the many thousands of people the milita
  
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• Gaza militants fire rockets into Israel as tank advances intensify in north and south

  01-07-2024 14:33 via foxnews.com
  
  The Palestinian Islamic Jihad group fired a barrage of rockets into Israel on Monday, in an apparent show of force as Israeli tanks pressed their advance deeper into Gaza amid fierce fighting, residents and officials said.The armed wing of Islamic Jihad, an Iranian-backed ally of Hamas, said its fighters fired rockets towards several Israeli settlements near the fence with Gaza in response to "the crimes of the Zionist enemy against our Palestinian people".The volley of around 20 rockets caused
  
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• No Afghan women allowed to attend UN-led meetings with Taliban: 'Caving to terrorist demands'

  01-07-2024 13:50 via foxnews.com
  
  Afghan women were blocked from attending the high-level meetings between the Taliban and United Nations leaders and special envoys dealing with Afghanistan in Qatar on Sunday. The Taliban had earlier demanded the exclusion of its country's women as a condition for its attendance. "The diplomatic community’s constant caving to terrorist demands only reinforces the Taliban view. Women and girls in Afghanistan are living in an open-air prison and are treated as less than human. Abduction
  
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• Rivals move to block France's right-wing National Party's election momentum

  01-07-2024 13:23 via foxnews.com
  
  Rivals of France’s right-wing National Rally party are scrambling Monday to prevent it from obtaining an absolute majority after it made considerable gains in the country’s first round of elections, potentially paving the way for France's most conservative government since World War II. Marked by high turnout of nearly 68%, voters handed Marine Le Pen’s National Rally party a strong lead on Sunday, with about 33% of the vote. The New Popular Front, a leftist alliance, fini
  
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• US bases in Europe on high alert for possible terrorist attack: DOD

  01-07-2024 00:53 via foxnews.com
  
  U.S. military bases throughout Europe have been put on heightened alert status due to a potential terrorist attack, Fox News Digital has confirmed. "There is credible intel pointing to an attack against U.S. bases over the next week or so," a U.S. defense official told Fox News’ Lucas Tomlinson. The official, who declined to be identified because he was not authorized to speak to the media, did not elaborate on the nature of the threat, but confirmed it was not tied to the French
  
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• Tourist reportedly dies under mysterious circumstances on idyllic vacation in Greece: 'Puzzling'

  01-07-2024 00:26 via foxnews.com
  
  A tourist from the United Kingdom, who recently died under mysterious circumstances during a vacation in Greece, may have been the victim of a homicide, according to a report.The 44-year-old man was found dead on the Greek island of Spetses, according to local officials. He was reportedly floating in a bay of the island.A coast guard official told Reuters the victim was found with head wounds. The British citizen was taken to a local hospital before being pronounced dead.Speaking to The Sun, a p
  
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• North Korea launches ballistic missile off east coast, Seoul says

  01-07-2024 00:25 via foxnews.com
  
  North Korea launched a ballistic missile off its east coast on Monday, South Korea's military said, a day after the North vowed "offensive and overwhelming" responses to protest a new U.S. military drill with South Korea and Japan.The Joint Chiefs of Staff said the launch was made on Monday morning, but gave no further details, including how far the weapon traveled.The launch came two days after South Korea, the U.S. and Japan ended their new multidomain trilateral drills. The "Freedom Edge" dri
  
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• Macron on edge as France’s right-wing National Rally party gains momentum in first round of elections

  30-06-2024 22:55 via foxnews.com
  
  France’s right-wing National Rally party on Sunday made considerable gains in the country’s first round of elections, putting the centrist President Emmanuel Macron and his supporters on edge. Early projections suggest that the National Rally, led by Marine Le Pen, stands a good chance of winning a majority in the lower house of parliament for the first time, with an estimated one-third of the first-round vote, nearly double their 18% in the first round in 2022.French polling ag
  
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• UN official called 'terror sympathizing antisemite' by Israeli ambassador as calls grow for her dismissal

  30-06-2024 20:20 via foxnews.com
  
  JERUSALEM – The walls appear to be closing in on an official for the United Nations over allegations of antisemitism. The official, Francesca Albanese, the special rapporteur on the Palestinian territories, recently made news after criticizing the Jewish state for its successful June rescue of four hostages held by Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip.Israel’s outgoing ambassador to the U.N., Gilad Erdan, told Fox News Digital, "Francesca Albanese is the very definition of a terror sym
  
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• 'Grey's Anatomy' star Eric Dane shares surprising reason he was 'let go' from hit series amid addiction battle

  30-06-2024 19:29 via foxnews.com
  
  There's a "McSteamy" answer to why Eric Dane left the hit series "Grey's Anatomy" in dramatic fashion in 2012.The actor, who played the beloved plastic surgeon Dr. Mark "McSteamy" Sloan, says when he booked the hit ABC show fronted by Patrick Dempsey and Ellen Pompeo, he'd been "sober for three or four years.""So I had my wits about me and I sort of knew what reality was and what reality wasn't," he shared on the "Armchair Expert" podcast with actor Dax Shepard. "And I was able to differentiate
  
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• DeSantis touts results from anti-illegal immigrant moves, as ‘sanctuary’ cities struggle with migrant influx

  30-06-2024 19:20 via foxnews.com
  
  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is touting results in his efforts to make sure Florida is not an attractive destination for illegal immigrants, as new data show that the state’s Medicaid spending on illegal immigrants has dropped sharply.State data obtained by Fox News Digital shows that in FY 2022-2023, $159 million in state and federal dollars went to Medicaid for immigrants. In May 2023, DeSantis signed a law that included a provision that requires hospitals to collect and submit data on the
  
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• Bill Belichick kept love life closely guarded, ex-Patriots player says

  30-06-2024 19:02 via foxnews.com
  
  Bill Belichick’s love life has been in the spotlight over the last few weeks as it was revealed he was dating 23-year-old Jordon Hudson, a former cheerleader, for quite some time.Former New England Patriots tight end Pharaoh Brown said in a recent interview that Belichick’s personal life was kept heavily under wraps and he had no idea about Hudson.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"One thing about Bill Belichick," Brown told TMZ Sports. "He's one of the greatest coach
  
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• The Philadelphia Inquirer calls on Donald Trump to drop out after debate performance

  30-06-2024 19:00 via foxnews.com
  
  The Philadelphia Inquirer editorial board called on former President Trump to bow out of the race following his debate with President Biden, citing a "bombastic litany of lies.""The debate about the debate is misplaced. The only person who should withdraw from the race is Trump," the editorial board wrote on Saturday. Biden's debate performance sparked panic from members of the media, in addition to some members of the Democratic Party, as several media outlets have suggested he withdraw fr
  
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• Fauci says Biden’s bid for second term is ‘an individual choice,’ recalls ‘positive’ experience with president

  30-06-2024 18:54 via foxnews.com
  
  Dr. Anthony Fauci on Sunday spoke about President Biden’s age following the president’s much-criticized debate performance against former President Trump.Fauci, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, appeared on ABC's "This Week" and was asked about whether Biden, who is 81 years old, should be running for re-election."You know, I think it's just an individual choice, and you really can't generalize," Fauci said. Fauci, who helped lead
  
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• Fmr top Dems rally behind Biden amid dropout calls, claim debate performance was due to 'preparation overload'

  30-06-2024 18:39 via foxnews.com
  
  Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and former House Majority Whip Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., rallied behind President Biden during television appearances Sunday, saying he should remain in the race despite his disastrous debate performance.The lawmakers admitted during appearances on CNN's "State of the Union" that Biden had a "bad night" Thursday, but both rejected the growing calls for him to drop out of the race. Pelosi claimed he only struggled due to former President Trump's on-s
  
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• Fetterman cites own 'difficult' debate in arguing Biden can still win, slams Democrats 'defecting' to Trump

  30-06-2024 18:29 via foxnews.com
  
  Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., cited his own "difficult" debate performance in 2022 against Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz while arguing Sunday that President Biden can still win in November and "deserves" a second term. In an appearance on "Fox News Sunday," Fetterman dismissed the New York Times, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and a number of left-leaning pundits calling on Biden to drop out of the race. "There's no value in, in any of those things. I mean, there was that same kind of a fre
  
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• Caitlin Clark says nobody gives her advice during games

  30-06-2024 18:19 via foxnews.com
  
  Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark suggested she’s navigating the WNBA waters without the advice of those who have come before her – at least during games.Clark was asked after the team’s 89-77 loss to the Seattle Storm on Thursday night what was the best advice she’s received from veterans during games.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"Nobody gives me advice in games," Clark said. "I wish."She was then asked about her legacy but made clear she’s no
  
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• John Force faces 'long and difficult recovery' as he begins to overcome neurological obstacles, team says

  30-06-2024 17:55 via foxnews.com
  
  John Force "has begun to show signs of improvement, according to family members who have maintained a presence at the trauma hospital to which he was transported by air ambulance," the National Hot Rod Association legend’s team said in an update on Sunday.John Force Racing described the challenges the driver has faced in the days after he was involved in a horrific crash at the Virginia Nationals last weekend.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMThe team said Force failed to a
  
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• Regular snacks of baby carrots bring significantly more antioxidant protection, new study finds

  30-06-2024 17:49 via foxnews.com
  
  Have an urge to nibble on some baby carrots here and there during the week?You could be making a smart move for your health, according to a new study's findings. The small study found that snacking on baby carrots just three times a week "significantly increased" skin carotenoids in young adults, according to a June 30 media release. DRINKING CARROT JUICE COULD BOOST THE IMMUNE SYSTEM AND REDUCE INFLAMMATION, SAY RESEARCHERSAnd when this healthy snack was combined with a multivitamin c
  
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• Biden’s teleprompter ability not enough, Scaramucci says

  30-06-2024 17:27 via foxnews.com
  
  Former Trump administration communications director Anthony Scaramucci argued President Biden will have to do more to prove he’s up to being president for another four years."I went to President Biden‘s fundraiser in East Hampton and I thought he did quite well reading the teleprompter today and meeting with people," Scaramucci said. "However, that is not going to be enough to prove to the American people that he’s up for another four years." The comments come after the fi
  
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• Giant alligator lunging at cars in NC road shooed away after firefighters take clever approach

  30-06-2024 17:16 via foxnews.com
  
  A 12-foot alligator that was lunging at cars in the middle of a dark road in North Carolina on Friday was encouraged to move on after firefighters deployed a unique method – spraying the massive reptile with a hose.The giant gator was reported to be blocking traffic around 1 a.m. in Boiling Spring Lakes, a town in Brunswick County, south of Wilmington."This angry interloper was laying in the middle of the road and would lunge at passing motorists," Boiling Spring Lakes Fire Rescue sai
  
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• 11 injured at Brewers' ballpark after escalator malfunctions, official says

  30-06-2024 17:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Nearly a dozen baseball fans who packed into American Family Field to watch the Milwaukee Brewers battle the Chicago Cubs on Saturday were injured when an escalator malfunctioned.Six people were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries and five others were treated at the ballpark, Tyler Barnes, the senior vice president of communications and affiliate operations for the Brewers, said in a statement.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMThe escalator’s malfunction resulte
  
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• Olivia Culpo insisted that her wedding dress not 'exude sex in any way, shape, or form'

  30-06-2024 16:50 via foxnews.com
  
  Olivia Culpo has married her prince charming in NFL star Christian McCaffrey.The duo, who got engaged last year after a few years of dating, married in a church in Watch Hill, Rhode Island, on Saturday, something Culpo says was imperative for the couple."That was our number one priority," she told Vogue of marrying in a church.'IMMEDIATELY' AFTER WEDDING CHRISTIAN MCCAFFREY, OLIVIA CULPO PLANS TO 'RIP OUT' IUD AND TRY FOR BABIESThe religious element of their ceremony definitely played a role in
  
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• Aaron Rodgers makes appearance at UFC 303 amid Jets minicamp absence

  30-06-2024 16:33 via foxnews.com
  
  Aaron Rodgers made his first public appearance since the drama over his whereabouts while the New York Jets began mandatory minicamp earlier this month.Rodgers was seen cageside at UFC 303 in Las Vegas on Saturday night. He was seen with his former Green Bay Packers teammate, tight end Marcedes Lewis. The veteran NFL player now plays for the Chicago Bears.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMThe star quarterback has been absent from minicamp. Jets head coach Robert Saleh described i
  
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• Ex-NFL player's son, 14, missing amid domestic battery investigation in Indiana

  30-06-2024 16:24 via foxnews.com
  
  Authorities in Indiana put out a Silver Alert for the 14-year-old son of former NFL defensive lineman Daniel Muir on Friday and believe the boy is in "extreme danger."Indiana State Police launched an investigation into the allegations of domestic battery to Bryson Muir on June 18, which was alleged to have occurred in his Logansport home.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMPolice said he was last seen on June 16 leaving a residence with his mother, Kristen. Garfield Heights Police
  
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• Trump puts Biden on defense for Medicare Advantage cuts

  30-06-2024 16:16 via foxnews.com
  
  Medicare benefits have emerged as an election hot topic, putting President Biden in a likely precarious situation with senior voters after slashing the popular Medicare Advantage program’s benefits ahead of the election. "I will not cut one penny from Social Security or Medicare, which Joe Biden is destroying by letting millions of people come into our country. He’s destroying Medicare and Social Security," Trump said during his rally on Temple University’s campus in Phila
  
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