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JANUARY 21, 2025
Musk responds after backlash over gesture at Trump rally. - Reuters
Elon Musk has caused outrage over a one-armed gesture he gave during a speech celebrating the inauguration of Donald Trump.
Musk thanked the crowd for "making it happen", before placing his right hand over his heart and then thrusting the same arm out into air straight ahead of...
JANUARY 21, 2025
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Among other false and misleading claims in U.S. President Donald Trump's inauguration addresses on Tuesday, his declaration that Americans “split the atom” prompted vexed social media posts by New Zealanders, who said the achievement belonged to a pioneering scientist revered in his homeland.
Ernest Rutherford, a Nobel Prize winner known as the father of...
JANUARY 20, 2025
A woman steels herself against a blast of winter weather as she walks along security fencing outside the White House the day before President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on Jan. 19, 2025.
An arctic air mass sprawling across the eastern, central and parts of the western U.S. on Monday will channel temperatures 20-30 degrees below already historically cold January...
JANUARY 18, 2025
As Donald Trump prepares to return to the White House, the 4.5 million-strong Indian-American community in the US finds itself at a pivotal crossroads. With a reputation for contributing significantly to the economy, technology, medicine, and education, Indian Americans are both keen observers and active participants in the political shifts that could shape their future. Trump's first...
JANUARY 17, 2025
Maha Kumbh 2025: One of the main attractions of the festival are the enigmatic Naga Sadhus and Aghori Sadhus. (Shutterstock)
The Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the largest religious gatherings in the world, has commenced in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, drawing a vast number of devotees from across the globe. In this confluence of faith, sadhus and saints join...
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Farmer uncovers unexpected benefits of solar panels on cropland — here’s how it’s transforming food production
JANUARY 15, 2025
When Byron Kominek took over his grandfather's farm in 2016, he had little agricultural knowledge but knew he needed to start generating income.
As KSJD detailed, installing an array of solar panels was the answer, but the idea of passively earning money while utilizing the sun to create energy had additional benefits that helped with other aspects of...
JANUARY 15, 2025
US stocks ripped higher Wednesday after strong bank earnings results and encouraging inflation data.
The bond sell-off also saw some relief as yields tumbled.
The moves mark a recalibration in the Fed's path for rates.
US stocks rallied sharply on Wednesday as traders took in encouraging inflation data and strong earnings from Wall Street banks.
The sell-off in...
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US First Lady Jill Biden expresses disappointment with Pelosi: ‘We were friends for 50 years’
JANUARY 15, 2025
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden wave during a campaign rally in Raleigh, North Carolina, on June 28. - Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters
friends for 50 years,” the first lady said in an interview with The Washington Post published Wednesday. “It was disappointing.”
Pelosi was among the top Democrats to express reservations about Joe Biden’s ability to defeat...
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One of the world’s greatest religious spectacles is underway and the numbers are staggering
JANUARY 14, 2025
Around 400 million people are expected to attend the Maha Kumbh Mela in the next six weeks. - Sanjay Kanojia/NurPhoto/Getty Images
Millions of Hindu devotees are bathing in sacred waters as the world’s biggest religious gathering begins in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh.
Over the next six weeks, a staggering 400 million people are expected to attend the...
JAN 7, 2025
Denmark’s king has unveiled a new royal coat of arms that more prominently features Greenland, as President-elect Donald Trump again floats the idea of the United States buying the Danish territory, a proposal that disrupted relations with Copenhagen during his first term in office.
King Frederik X issued a declaration in December to change the royal coat of...