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Minnie Phillips is a news writer for PM-News, where she writes about politics, health, business, parenting, and finance. She has been writing since she was in high school. Minnie is also a mother of two and loves to travel. In her spare time she likes to go hiking and read books by her favorite author James Patterson.

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Airport's strict 'quiet policy' has flight passengers sounding off

One traveler is drawing attention from many others to a particular airport policy.  Posted in the “r/unitedairlines” forum on Reddit, the post was entitled, “What do you think of SFO’s ‘Quiet Airport policy’? Should other airports take note?” The user then shared a photo of a monitor screen at the San Francisco International Airport (SFO)

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Italy's new high-speed rail line looks to reverse depopulation, lift southern economy

By Giulia Segreti SANT’AGATA DE’ GOTI, Italy (Reuters) – Italy’s high-speed railway is finally pressing into the heart of the underdeveloped south, using European Union funds in the hope that the new network will help reverse years of depopulation and lift the lacklustre economy. The 145-kilometre (90-mile) line will connect the cities of Naples on

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A US Navy captain ordered a military funeral for a kamikaze pilot during WWII. Here's why

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — A Japanese pilot slammed his Zero fighter plane into the USS Missouri and ignited a fireball on April 11, 1945, during the Battle of Okinawa. The suicide attack instantly killed the pilot, but none of the battleship’s crew members were badly hurt. The Missouri’s captain ordered a military burial at

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Pro-Palestinian demonstrators who occupied Stanford building are charged with felonies

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A dozen pro-Palestinian demonstrators who were arrested at Stanford University last year after they occupied and allegedly caused hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage to a campus building are now facing charges. The twelve people, current and former Stanford students, have been charged with felony vandalism and felony conspiracy

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Doctors And Nurses Are Calling Out Common Health "Lies" You Should Stop Believing, And It's Shocking

A while back, we wrote a post where doctors and nurses revealed common health lies people shouldn’t believe anymore. In the comments, they called out even more health misconceptions — and it’s super eye-opening. Here’s what they had to say: 1.“Getting cold or wet will not give you a cold. Colds are caused by contracting

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The Pentagon just killed $5.1 billion in IT and consulting contracts with firms like Accenture and Deloitte, calling it 'wasteful spending'

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth axed $5.1 billion in IT and consulting contracts. This includes contracts with companies like Accenture and Deloitte. He said the terminations “represent $5.1 billion in wasteful spending” at the DOD. The US’s defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, just ordered the termination of IT and consulting contracts with companies like Accenture and

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Schools in Beirut suburb fear return to war after new Israeli strikes

It was a typical Friday lunchtime in Beirut’s southern suburb. Then, a single warning, posted in Arabic on X by a spokesperson for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), triggered panic and chaos in the densely populated area known as Dahieh. “Urgent warning to those in the southern suburb of Beirut,” it read. The post included

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UK to send hundreds of thousands of military drones to bolster Ukraine war effort

Britain will send hundreds of thousands of military drones to Ukraine as it continues to fend off Vladimir Putin’s forces, with allies pledging a £450m funding boost for the country. Ahead of a meeting of the 50-strong Ukraine Defence Contact Group on Friday, Britain announced that £350m of its £4.5bn Ukraine funding this year will

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US Supreme Court tells Trump administration to facilitate return of Salvadoran man deported in error

By John Kruzel, Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court directed President Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday to facilitate the return to the United States of a Salvadoran man who the government has acknowledged was deported in error to El Salvador. The court’s decision came after the Justice Department asked the justices to throw

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