Sen. Marsha Blackburn has won the Republican nomination for governor of Tennessee, NBC News projects, defeating Rep. John Rose in a race in which President Donald Trump declined to endorse. Blackburn, 74, became the first woman to represent Tennessee in the Senate after she won her current seat in 2018; she had served in the…
Some estimates made by Doge, the body charged with reducing US government spending, that it saved billions of dollars are “incorrect or lack supporting evidence”, a watchdog has found. A report released on Thursday by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has given an extensive review of Doge’s claims about its so-called “Wall of Receipts”, which…
South Korean authorities are deploying drones to issue heat warnings to farmers while residents are taking shelter in airports, as the country battles an unprecedented heatwave. President Lee Jae Myung has ordered public agencies to mobilise all available resources to deal with the extreme heat, which he has called a “national disaster”. Temperatures in the…
President William Lai took part in an emergency evacuation drill as part of Taiwan’s annual Han Kuang military exercises that are running from August 5th to 14th. The BBC’s Katy Watson explains what happened and why Taiwan is using the drills to prepare for a potential Chinese invasion. Source link
Few foods are as universally loved as the sandwich. It is quick enough for a weekday lunch, satisfying enough for a hearty dinner and versatile enough to reflect the flavours of almost every culture. While the basic idea is simple, placing a filling between slices of bread, every country has put its own spin on…
A teenager accused of stabbing a 78-year-old man to death while dressed as a clown was charged with murder Thursday, and the prosecutor wants to try him as an adult, Illinois officials said. John Wesley Allen was killed Monday in East St. Louis. He “was waiting at a bus stop when he was stabbed in…
The Migration Policy Institute, a nonpartisan research group, has said that the most expansive census-based estimate accounts for about 22,000 to 26,000 babies born in the US from birth tourism every year. Government data, according to the institute, showed that there were 9,600 births to mothers with foreign addresses in 2024. “The idea (is) that…
There are some clothes you wear. And then there are clothes that stay with you.A handwoven saree often belongs to the second kind. It carries the warmth of the hands that made it, the rhythm of a loom that may have been running for generations, and the quiet patience of a craft that refuses to…
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Thousands of residents are still under mandatory evacuation orders in Spokane, Washington, where wildfires have burned down at least 860 buildings, including hundreds of homes. One suspect has been arrested on suspicion of arson in connection to one of the fires burning in the city. The BBC’s Max Matza reports from one neighbourhood impacted by…