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A humpback whale was spotted on Thursday swimming in New York’s Hudson River. Sightings of humpbacks in the New York, once rare, are becoming increasingly common. In 2018, 272 whales were spotted in the city’s waters, Gotham Whale told the Guardian, and the group has documented numerous glimpses since
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Gauff wins six straight games to seal 6-4, 7-5 victory
World No 4 needs Noskova help to reach last four
Coco Gauff clawed out a 6-4, 7-5 round-robin victory over Marta Kostyuk on Thursday to keep her WTA Finals hopes alive in Indian Wells, California.
The world No 4 still needs help to reach the semi-finals of the elite season-ending event. If fifth-ranked compatriot Jessica Pegula beats Wimbledon champion Linda Noskova in Thursday’s final group match, Pegula will advance instead. Noskova has already qualified.
Continue reading...Protesters with the Sunrise Movement youth climate group push for new Senate leadership and ending the filibuster
Dozens of protesters with the Sunrise Movement, a youth climate organization, were arrested after staging a sit-in inside Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer’s Washington DC office Thursday
According to the Sunrise Movement, 54 people were arrested, among a few hundred who joined the protest from across the country, including some from New York, which Schumer represents. On its Instagram, the group is fundraising $24,000 to cover the bail fees and any potential legal fees for those arrested.
Continue reading...Kalshi announces ‘mutual decision’ after Trump Jr’s investment firm increases stake in rival Polymarket
Donald Trump Jr is no longer a paid adviser for Kalshi, the prediction market company said Thursday.
Kalshi described it as a mutual business decision between the two parties that followed a decision by Trump Jr’s investment firm, 1789 Capital, to increase its investment in Kalshi’s biggest competitor Polymarket.
Continue reading...A humpback whale was spotted on Thursday swimming in New York’s Hudson River. Sightings of humpbacks in the New York, once rare, are becoming increasingly common. In 2018, 272 whales were spotted in the city’s waters, Gotham Whale told the Guardian, and the group has documented numerous glimpses since
Continue reading...Authorities identify suspect as Matt Wade Lambert, 55, who died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound
Four people were injured and one person died after a shooting in Northwest Washington DC on Thursday morning, local police said.
In a Thursday afternoon press conference, law enforcement identified the suspect as 55-year-old Matt Wade Lambert, who died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
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Move by Norway ‘a further tightening’ of current rules
Russians ‘have no business’ in Finland, says minister
Norway’s government announced that it would prevent Russian and Belarusian professional athletes from coming to Norway to compete, hours after neighbouring Finland announced a similar move.
The government said it intended to prevent athletes from these countries coming to Norway as long as the war in Ukraine continues. In a statement, it noted that while Norway already had strict rules for visas for Russian and Belarusian citizens, recent “relaxations introduced by international sports federations” meant that more athletes and support staff from the two countries may come to the Scandinavian nation to compete.
Continue reading...Defense secretary issues commendation to US army sentinel who told him and his aides to be quiet after laughter was heard at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Perhaps you saw this ad from Scott Colom, who was just elected to serve as Mississippi’s first Democratic senator since 1989:
The New York Times spoke to Russ Hudson, the man who is grilling in the first part of the ad and uttered the “sheeeit” that has now become an emblem of Colom’s successful campaign. Here’s what he had to say, from the Times:
The lines, he said, felt natural. He left thinking maybe a couple thousand people would see it.
“I just did it like a Mississippian would,” Mr. Hudson said in an interview.
Continue reading...Police say James Stewart, 46, was the manager of the building where suspect Matt Wade Lambert lived; the suspect had an ongoing dispute with the building’s owners
The incident is shifting from an active shooter response to a barricaded subject response, a federal law enforcement official has told NBC News.
It is believed there is no other individual there at scene so this is not considered a hostage situation, they said, adding that it has been about 90 minutes since the suspect fired at law enforcement, which did not strike anyone.
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