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U.S. Supreme Court rejects bid to overturn same-sex marriage ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected on Monday a bid by a former Kentucky county official to overturn its landmark 2015 ruling legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide, as the justices steered clear of the contentious case some 3-1/2 years after its conservative majority reversed abortion rights. Source link
8 people dead in explosion near Red Fort in New Delhi
At least eight people were killed in an explosion near the landmark Red Fort in a densely populated district of the Indian capital New Delhi, city police said. Source link
Flight cancellations and delays in U.S. continue to worsen amid government shutdown
The pain Americans are facing at airports across the country is expected to get worse this week if Congress is unable to reach a deal to reopen the federal government. Source link
Typhoon Fung-wong blows away from Philippines, leaving 4 dead and 1.4 million displaced
Typhoon Fung-wong blew out of the northwestern Philippines on Monday after setting off floods and landslides, knocking out power to entire provinces, killing at least four people and displacing more than 1.4 million others Source link
Typhoon Fung-wong blows away from Philippines, leaving 8 dead and 1.4 million displaced
Typhoon Fung-wong blew out of the northwestern Philippines on Monday after setting off floods and landslides, knocking out power to entire provinces, killing at least eight people and displacing more than 1.4 million others Source link
Brazil’s climate credentials tested by search for oil off Amazon coast
In Oiapoque, Brazil, hopes that oil will transform the economy hangs in air, after the government granted state-owned company Petrobras an exploratory license off the remote Amazonian city’s coast. At the same time, on the same coast, Brazilian president is hosting the world’s annual climate talks. Source link
Trump administration wants U.S. states to 'undo' full payouts of SNAP food benefits
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is demanding states “undo” full SNAP food benefits paid out under judges’ orders over the past week, now that the U.S. Supreme Court has stayed those rulings, marking the latest swing in a seesawing legal battle over the anti-hunger program used by 42 million Americans. Source link
BBC director, head of news resign after criticism of Trump speech edits
The head of the BBC resigned Sunday after criticism of the broadcaster’s editing of a speech by U.S. President Donald Trump. The BBC said that director-general Tim Davie and head of news Deborah Turness both announced their resignations on Sunday. Source link
Gaza death toll tops 69,000 as Israel and militants again exchange remains
More than 69,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war so far, Gaza health officials said Saturday, as both sides completed the latest exchange of bodies under the terms of the tenuous ceasefire. Source link
Super typhoon threatens the Philippines, forcing more than 1 million people to evacuate
Super Typhoon Fung-wong, the biggest storm to threaten the Philippines this year, started battering the country’s northeastern coast ahead of landfall on Sunday, knocking down power, forcing the evacuation of more than a million people and prompting the defence chief to warn many others to evacuate to safety from high-risk villages before it’s too late. […]