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US unveils new ‘Flight of the Eagle’ passport: Know about online process, premium packaging and what has changed

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Marco Rubio, US secretary of state, during the launch of America.gov in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. The new website is designed to help Americans access federal information and resources currently spread among numerous agencies. Photographer: Daniel Heuer/Bloomberg (Bloomberg)

The United States government has unveiled a newly redesigned ‘Flight of the Eagle’ passport and disclosed comprehensive plans to substantially transform the application process for American citizens. Marco Rubio, US secretary of state, during the launch of America.gov in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. The new website is designed to help Americans … Read more

Trump $500 Obamacare refund checks: Who will get the ACA payments in 30 states?

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Trump announces $500 Obamacare refund checks for eligible Americans in 30 states. (REUTERS/Mike Blake) (REUTERS)

Nearly 1 million Americans are set to receive $500 Obamacare refund checks starting Sept. 30. The Trump administration says the payments are for people who were overcharged through the Affordable Care Act’s federal health insurance exchange. Trump announces $500 Obamacare refund checks for eligible Americans in 30 states. (REUTERS/Mike Blake) (REUTERS) More than 950,000 people … Read more

Justine Pissott stands with Cornell ‘rape’ survivor, reveals her own sexual assault story, ‘It hits a place in me’

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Justine Pissott supports a survivor of alleged fraternity sexual assault at Cornell. (Getty Images via AFP)

Las Vegas Aces guard Justine Pissott expressed her solidarity with the student who filed allegations against seven Cornell University fraternity members for sexual assault, while simultaneously disclosing that she herself had experienced sexual assault. Justine Pissott supports a survivor of alleged fraternity sexual assault at Cornell. (Getty Images via AFP) Pissott shared an extensive series … Read more

Brent crude oil price today: Why are oil prices rising as Saudi exports recover?

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Brent crude prices rise as Saudi Arabia restores oil exports amid Hormuz tensions. (Reuters)

Oil prices rose on Wednesday as markets remained worried about the ongoing US-Iran war. Efforts to end the war have not made much progress, keeping geopolitical risks high. These concerns pushed oil prices higher even as crude exports from the Persian Gulf showed signs of recovery. Brent crude prices rise as Saudi Arabia restores oil … Read more

Omaha Burke High School shooting update: Police respond as one injured; first details on suspect out

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In a shooting incident near Omaha Burke High School, one person was injured Wednesday morning. Police arrested a suspect (Unsplash)

Police have responded to a shooting incident that resulted in one injury occurring in the vicinity of Omaha Burke High School, Nebraska on Wednesday morning. In a shooting incident near Omaha Burke High School, one person was injured Wednesday morning. Police arrested a suspect (Unsplash) At approximately 7:30 a.m., First Alert 6 initially received notification … Read more

In 1983, Atari buried its games in a New Mexico dump; in 2014, over 1,300 were dug up and one sold for more than $1,500

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Atari's burial of unsold cartridges in 1983 led to a 2014 excavation revealing over 1,300 games. (AI-generated/ChatGPT)

In 1983, a video game giant trucked its surplus games to a desert landfill and left them there. Decades later, that dump turned into an archaeological site. According to Andrew Reinhard’s 2015 study in the Journal of Contemporary Archaeologythe 2014 dig in Alamogordo, New Mexico, was the first archaeological excavation of a collection of video … Read more

In 2019, Los Angeles announced a test of a road mix of old asphalt and plastic bottles to repave without new asphalt

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The use of recycled PET in asphalt could enhance road durability and cut carbon emissions by 26.2%. (AI-generated/ChatGPT)

A plastic water bottle takes a few seconds to use and a long time to break down. A 2021 review in Sustainability by researchers at Universiti Putra Malaysia and Misurata University notes that PET (polyethylene terephthalate), the plastic used in drink bottles, is not biodegradable and is a real environmental hazard. So what do you … Read more

Christa Pike makes strange request before Tennessee execution, refuses last meal – ‘I’m only nervous about…’

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Christa Pike, sentenced to death for a murder committed at 18, requested an all-female team for her execution in Tennessee. (Tennessee Department of Correcti)

The first woman to undergo capital punishment in Tennessee in more than 200 years made a formal request for an exclusively female observation team to be present during the execution procedure. The execution comes after US Supreme Court denied a last-minute bid to halt it. Christa Pike, sentenced to death for a murder committed at … Read more

PCE inflation rises 0.3%: What latest US inflation data means for Fed’s next rate hike

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US PCE inflation rises 0.3% in August as Fed weighs its next rate move (Representative Image/Unsplash)

US inflation data showed mixed signals in August, with the overall Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index rising 0.3% month-on-month and 3.4% year-on-year. The 0.3% monthly rise in overall PCE inflation was below economists’ expectations. In July, the overall PCE measure had increased 0.1% from the previous month. US PCE inflation rises 0.3% in August … Read more

Are Christa Pike and Lindsay Clancy related to each other? All we know about the ‘kinship’ ahead of Tennessee execution

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Christa Pike Expresses Support for Lindsay Clancy Amid Trial (via REUTERS)

A woman scheduled for execution in Tennessee has expressed compassion toward Lindsay Clancy, stating she experiences a profound sense of “kinship” with the Massachusetts mom who faced trial for the killing of her three children. Christa Pike Expresses Support for Lindsay Clancy Amid Trial (via REUTERS) Clancy, 36, a former labor and delivery nurse, is … Read more