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Wyatt Kauffman slipped on a cliff and fell after ‘moving out of the way so other people could take a picture’.more

The women's competition in the 52nd edition of the prestigious New York City Marathon (5 November) promises great excitement at the end of the season at this distance. Kenyan defending champion Sharon Lokedi and Olympic champion, her compatriot Peres Jepchirchir, will be competing.more

"Russia must be contained in Ukraine now so that American soldiers do not have to shed blood later to renew peace in Europe as they did in both world wars," President Andrzej Duda said in an interview published in the Washington Post. The president also said he would push the White House to ensure that Ukraine received an invitation to join Nato at next year's summit.more

Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity spaceplane took three customers on the company's first tourist flight to the edge of space yesterday. On board the craft were the first representatives of Antigua and Barbuda in space.more

A 64-year-old Texas resident was injured after a hawk tried to retrieve a snake it had dropped on her, the BBC television website reported yesterday.more

Kobieta doznała poważnych obrażeń, gdy zaatakował ją rekin przy plaży w Nowym Jorku – poinformowały władze nowojorskie.more

Police dispersed thousands of teenagers in Manhattan yesterday due to the chaos at a PlayStation console giveaway by influencer Kai Cenat. The famous video game developer, known for his social media activity, did not have permission for the event, which got out of hand.more

Meta will launch a group of chatbots, powered by artificial intelligence (AI) and possessing different "personalities" with which the company's 4 billion platform users will be able to have conversations. For example, the company is considering creating a chatbot that will mimic President Abraham Lincoln, the "Financial Times" reported.more

A grand jury in Washington yesterday filed four charges against former President Donald Trump, accusing him of illegally acting to reverse the outcome of his election loss.more

The American space agency NASA has announced which companies it will cooperate with in the development of technologies needed for long-term exploration of the moon and space.more

The same number of American voters say they want to vote in next year's election for president Joe Biden, as for his likely rival Donald Trump, according to a New York Times and Siena College poll published yesterday. As the daily adds, although Biden's ratings are better than a year ago, the poll draw with Trump is a warning signal for him.more

Suddenly appearing hives, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain and even difficulty breathing. These can be symptoms of a meat allergy, the so-called alpha-gal syndrome, which is caused by a tick bite. In the United States, more and more people are suffering from this ailment.more

Sea temperatures around Florida have exceeded 37.8 degrees Celsius for two days in a row, which meteorologists consider a potential world record, the Associated Press reported yesterday.more

In Chicago, a 10-year-old boy fired a gun yesterday at police officers who were called when he took his mother's gun out of her purse and started shooting inside the house because he was told to clean up, Chicago Deputy Police Chief Migdalia Bulnes reported.more

Lukashenko's and Putin's words about Poland are irresponsible, and if necessary, we will defend every inch of NATO territory, said the spokesman of the US State Department, Matthew Miller, referring to the suggestion of the Belarusian dictator about a "tour" of the Wagnerians to Warsaw and Rzeszów.more

Twitter began rebranding yesterday, changing its logo to the letter X. According to an announcement by Elon Musk and company director Linda Yaccarino, X is to become "the app for everything."more

If the United States had mortality rates similar to other countries, more than one million deaths could be avoided in 2021 alone, including many deaths of young adults and working-age people, reports the journal PNAS Nexus.more

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were reportedly denied their request to fly back to the United States with President Joe Biden on Air Force One after the funeral of the late Queen Elizabeth II.more

An Irish-based company is behind the first-ever birth control pill to be sold over the counter without a prescription in the United States. Perrigo Company plc, whose headquarters are in Dublin, will be part of manufacturing the tablet which is now set to transform reproductive care in America.more

It's called Sugar Lab, and that alone suggests that it's no ordinary candy shop. What sets it apart is that the goodies created here are designed and then printed on a 3D printer. The advantage is that here you can order cakes and chocolates in any shape: from a strawberry, to a skull or a beer can, to a cartoon character or a superhero. The only limitation is your imagination.more

There will be no more cool summers like the current ones in your lifetime, and this should not be taken as a joke; it is frightening," warned Peter Kalmus, a climate change scientist at the US space agency NASA. The only way to end the nightmarish heat is to give up fossil fuels, he added.more

Winning a million dollars in a scratch-off game did not bring happiness to Kathryn Faver of Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, News Com wrote on Sunday. The woman collected her winnings, paid her taxes and used the rest to buy a new home. She managed to transport the furniture, but before she could even collect the dog from the person taking care of it during the move, she learned from a phone call from tmore

Europe, the US and the Middle East are both struggling to cope with a massive heatwave that has led to fires, health problems and brings with it violent storms and flooding.more

The union representing some 160,000 Hollywood actors went on strike at midnight local time after negotiations with major studios and streaming services failed. It is demanding, among other things, wage increases.more

President Joe Biden signed an executive order yesterday allowing 3,000 reservists to be called up for active duty to participate in Operation Atlantic Resolve in Europe, the White House reported. According to the Pentagon, this is to allow "access to more troops" as part of the increased presence of US forces on the continent.more