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‘Baby bonus’: US fertility rate hits record low in 2024; government pushes IVF, cash perk to reverse trend

The fertility rate in the United States fell to its lowest point in history in 2024, just under 1.6 children per woman, according to new data released by the CDC on Thursday. The rate is well below the replacement level of 2.1 and now sits close to that of many western European countries. This marks […]

Hulk Hogan died an hour after medics responded to ‘serious’ medical issue: New details revealed

Hulk Hogan tore off his shirt at the Republican convention last year as he roared in support of Trump-Vance. (Photo: USA Today) Florida’s Clearwater Police Department revealed the exact chronological details of what happened when they received a call from Hulk Hogan’s Florida home for a “serious medical” issue. Medics were sent to Hulk Hogan’s […]

‘After your dads affair makes national news’: TikToker claims to be Andy Byron’s daughter to go viral

A random TikToker stole photos and videos of a French model and claimed to be Andy Byron’s daughter in the wake of the Coldplay scandal. Social media users are doing random things to gain traction as former Astronomer CEO Andy Byron‘s Coldplay video with a woman who is not his wife went viral. Now, a […]

Passenger clips toenails mid-air; leaves mess on cabin floor; flight attendant posts video

Toenail clippings inside the aircraft (Picture: Tik Tok/Leanna Coy A passenger on a recent flight shocked cabin crew and social media users by clipping their toenails mid-air and then leaving the clippings on the floor for the crew to clean up. The incident was shared by flight attendant Leanna Coy on TikTok. In the video, […]

Spanish airline denies reports it deboarded Jews

This is a representational image (Pic credit: Lexica) Madrid: Several dozen French passengers were removed from a flight leaving the Spanish city of Valencia for Paris for what Spanish police and the airline Thursday described as unruly behaviour.The carrier, Vueling, denied reports that the incident, which involved removal of 44 minors and eight adults from […]

UK’s former Labour chief starting new left-wing party

Jeremy Corbyn (Pic credit: Getty Images) London: Former British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn said Thursday he is forming a new left-leaning political party to advocate “mass redistribution of wealth and power” and take on his former colleagues at the ballot box.The new formation has a website – yourparty.uk – but does not yet have […]

Dhaka court denies bail plea of Hindu monk

This is a representative image (Pic credit: AP) Dhaka: A Bangladesh court Thursday denied bail to Chinmoy Krishna Das, a prominent Hindu monk and spokesperson of Bangladesh Sammilito Sanatani Jagaran Jot, in connection with five cases filed against him, including one over the alleged murder of Chattogram court lawyer Saiful Islam Alif.Chattogram metropolitan sessions court […]

Epstein’s estate includes book said to have note from Trump, a lawyer says

Donald Trump (Pic credit: AP) A lawyer for hundreds of Jeffrey Epstein‘s victims said the disgraced financier’s estate has a copy of a birthday book in which President Donald Trump is reported to have signed a bawdy poem and drawing in honor of Epstein’s 50th birthday. The lawyer, Brad Edwards, made the comment in an […]

‘Makes no sense’: JD Vance gives H-1B warning to Microsoft, Indians say he’s not revealing that….

JD Vance issued a stern H-1B warning and slammed companies like Microsoft for laying off people while continuing overseas hiring. Vice president JD Vance slammed US companies prioritizing H-1Bs instead of giving jobs to Americans and said he does not believe in the bulls**t story that these companies can’t find workers in America. Speaking at […]

Trump hits brakes on Obama’s speed rule: Limit on large trucks, buses removed; what changes

Representational AI image The Trump administration has scrapped a proposed rule from the Obama era that aimed to limit the speed of large trucks and buses on US highways to improve safety and cut fuel costs. The speed limiter rule was first proposed in 2016 by Obama-era regulators. It aimed to cap the top speed […]