Denmark has Europe’s oldest ruling monarchy, which traces its line back to the Viking king Gorm the Old, who died in 958.
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Shecky Greene, legendary standup comic, improv master and lord of Las Vegas, dies at 97
Those who saw Greene in his decades of comedy dominance on the Vegas Strip in the 1950s, ’60s, and ’70s said that with a mic in his hand, he could roam a room and work a crowd like no other.
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Firefighters extinguish late-night Farmingdale mobile home fire
Mobile home damaged by fire was unoccupied, officials investigating cause.
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North Korea leader vows to launch more spy satellites and produce more nuclear materials in 2024
Kim called for ‘the overwhelming war response capability’ to deter potential enemy provocations, Korean Central News Agency said.
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Suspect in Waterville homicide apprehended, shot by police in Arkansas
Spridal Hubiak, 20, of Waterville, was found in Arkansas early Sunday morning, after authorities had issued an arrest warrant for him in connection with the killing of Angela Bragg.
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John Pilger, Australia-born journalist and filmmaker known for covering Cambodia, dies at 84
He also won acclaim for a 1974 documentary looking into the campaign for compensation for children after concerns were raised about birth defects when expectant mothers took the drug Thalidomide.
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U.S. Navy helicopters fire on Yemen’s Houthi rebels, killing several, after latest Red Sea shipping attack
The military said Sunday that four small boats attacked a cargo ship and fired at responding U.S. helicopters, which returned fire and sank three of the boats.
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Paula Abdul accuses ‘American Idol’ producer Nigel Lythgoe of sexual assault in lawsuit
The lawsuit filed Friday in Los Angeles also accuses Lythgoe of sexually assaulting Abdul after she left ‘American Idol’ and became a judge on Lythgoe’s other competition show ‘So You Think You Can Dance.’
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Sen. Fetterman says he thought his depression treatment would end political career
Before checking into Walter Reed, Fetterman had never publicly discussed his battle with depression. He has since said that he has experienced it on and off throughout his life.
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Russia launches fresh drone strikes on Ukraine after promising retaliation for Belgorod attack
The Ukrainian Air Force said Sunday that it had shot down 21 of 49 drones launched by Russian forces overnight.