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Swiss Bar Fire Likely Caused By Sparklers, Authorities Say

Fireworks attached to bottles of Champagne sent up showers of sparks that appear to have ignited insulation in a bar. The blaze killed 40 people.

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A memorial outside the Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, on Friday, the day after 40 people died there in a fire.

Hopes Fade as Coast Guard Seeks Survivors of Latest Boat Strikes

2 janvier 2026 à 21:57
The service said that conditions in the area where the search was taking place included nine-foot seas and winds approaching 50 miles per hour.

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A Coast Guard ship at Coast Guard Base San Juan on Wednesday. The strike on Tuesday was the fourth known instance of people surviving, at least initially, one of the 35 military strikes against boats in the Caribbean Sea and the eastern Pacific.

D.C. Pipe Bomb Suspect Ordered to Remain in Jail Until Trial

2 janvier 2026 à 20:43
A magistrate judge said he was concerned that the defendant, Brian Cole Jr., had continued after Jan. 6, 2021, to purchase components similar to those prosecutors said he had used to make pipe bombs.

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Surveillance footage from January 2021 showed the man authorities identified as Brian Cole Jr. He told investigators he felt relieved that the bombs had not exploded and that no one was hurt.

Israeli Government Accuses Mamdani of Antisemitism Over Canceled Orders

2 janvier 2026 à 20:32
Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York canceled executive orders issued by his predecessor that had barred city agencies from boycotting Israel and defined some criticism of Israel as antisemitic.

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani has been a strong critic of Israel and its treatment of the Palestinians throughout his public life.

Oil Tanker Fleeing U.S. Coast Guard Broadcasts Location in North Atlantic

2 janvier 2026 à 19:05
Russia requested this week that the United States end its pursuit of the vessel, which was intercepted in the Caribbean on its way to pick up oil in Venezuela.

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The oil tanker Bella 1, photographed in March. It recently appeared in Russia’s official register of ships under a new name, the Marinera.

On ‘Best Medicine,’ Josh Charles Has a Heart

2 janvier 2026 à 11:01
After years of playing smarmy characters, the actor is stepping up as the lead in a comedy about a grumpy but charming doctor.

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“It’s been feast or famine,” the actor Josh Charles said of his career in movies, TV and theater. He added: “I just want to do good work.”

Yemen Sends Its Military to Push Out Separatist Faction

2 janvier 2026 à 18:20
The Saudi-backed government in Yemen said it would send forces to reclaim territory from a group that the United Arab Emirates supports.

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Soldiers affiliated with the Southern Transitional Council separatist group, which has seized control of parts of Yemen, at a checkpoint in Aden on Wednesday.
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