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Opinion - Ready or not, here he comes: The ascendance of Donald J. Trump
The most powerful person in the world sits behind a large desk in his personal office. It is Thursday, Jan. 2, at 7:40 in the evening. President-elect Donald Trump has been active since seven in the morning and now gazes at the six advisers sitting before him at his lavish Mar-a-Lago estate. Mr. Trump does not look tired and there is no trace of the bullet wound he sustained last July. He peppers the men with questions about proposed tariffs he believes will stimulate the U.S economy.
Women accuse former Harrods boss Al Fayed of sexual abuse: ‘I was just terrified’
Sept. 20, 2024, 6:35 PM UTC By and LONDON - Mohammed Al Fayed would tell his female staff to call him “Papa.” Some 37 women are now accusing the Egyptian billionaire of sexual assault and in some cases rape, including six Americans and one woman who gave an exclusive U.S. media interview to NBC News. Al Fayed, the former owner of London’s luxury department store Harrods who was featured prominently in Netflix series “The Crown,” died in 2023 at the age of 94.
Colorado mom drugged, fatally shot and stabbed her 2 kids before fleeing to U.K., prosecutors say Original
Sept. 4, 2024, 2:20 PM UTC LONDON — A Colorado mom who is fighting extradition from Britain to the United States allegedly drugged her children and told them to close their eyes before fatally shooting and stabbing two of them, a court heard on Wednesday. Days after the lifeless bodies of her children, aged 7 and 9, were found at her home in Colorado Springs on Dec. 19, Kimberlee Singler was arrested London on Dec.
As he was: Harry Styles superfans flock to his tiny hometown's walking tour
June 23, 2024, 7:30 AM UTC By and HOLMES CHAPEL, England — Customers come from around the world to Simon Wakefield’s bakery in this village in northern England — and not just to sample his quality sausage rolls. “We get lots and lots of fans,” he says, referring not only to W. Mandeville’s tasty product but also a notable ex-employee: Holmes Chapel’s most famous son and global pop megastar Harry Styles.
Fears of famine grow in Gaza as aid agencies suspend deliveries Original
Create your free profile or log in to save this article Feb. 25, 2024, 10:47 AM UTC By and JERUSALEM — As crowds of hungry people crowded around a food distribution point in Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah, Magdy Hussein waited patiently in line, a dignified figure amid the chaos. His wait proved in vain — the food ran out before he reached the front.
Mother of young woman in Hamas hostage video calls it the 'worst nightmare'
Create your free profile or log in to save this article Oct. 17, 2023, 4:11 PM UTC TEL AVIV — Keren Schem said she started to scream and fell on the floor when she saw her daughter alive in a video shared by Hamas on Monday. “This is the worst nightmare for every mother in the world,” Schem said. Before that video, Schem said she knew nothing about what happened to her daughter Mia, 21, who has been missing since the Hamas attack on Oct. 7.
Aid delays fuel anger at government after Morocco earthquake
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TAFEGHAGHTE, Morocco — Three days after an earthquake leveled his village, Abdul Karim said he was still waiting for the government to come and help his devastated community. “We’re not asking for much — not villas, just small homes,” he said, adding that regular Moroccans had been bringing food to this area about an hour’s drive south of Marrakech, but he and his fellow villagers have seen little official help. “Hundreds of people have had their homes damaged.
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Aid delays fuel anger at government after Morocco earthquake Original
Create your free profile or log in to save this article Sept. 12, 2023, 7:38 PM UTC By , , , and TAFEGHAGHTE, Morocco — Three days after an earthquake leveled his village, Abdul Karim said he was still waiting for the government to come and help his devastated community.
'Everyone is dead': A small Moroccan village is destroyed by the earthquake Original
TAFEGHAGHTE, Morocco — The smell of rotting bodies hangs in the air in this small mountain village, whose dead have been buried in shallow, temporary graves without caskets. Bramble and stones cover them to keep the dogs away. At least 2,680 people were killed and more than 2,500 were injured after Friday night’s magnitude-6.8 earthquake struck here in the High Atlas Mountains, southwest of Marrakech, according to Morocco’s Interior Ministry.
'Everyone is dead': A small Moroccan village is destroyed by the earthquake Original
Create your free profile or log in to save this article Sept. 11, 2023, 7:37 PM UTC TAFEGHAGHTE, Morocco — The smell of rotting bodies hangs in the air in this small mountain village, whose dead have been buried in shallow, temporary graves without caskets. Bramble and stones cover them to keep the dogs away.
Morocco earthquake: More than 2,000 dead; Marrakech residents sleep outdoors
The world responded to the earthquake Sunday, with Pope Francis praising rescuers, France saying it’s ready to pitch in and Spain sending search-and-rescue crews at the behest of Moroccan officials. “I pray for the injured, for those who have lost their lives, so many of them, and for their relatives,” Pope Francis told crowds in St. Peter’s Square. The Royal Moroccan Armed Forces revised the quake-related death toll, now 2,122, and the number of injured, now 2,421.
Inside the largest Loch Ness Monster hunt in decades Original
Create your free profile or log in to save this article Aug. 28, 2023, 12:59 PM UTC By and LOCH NESS, Scotland — The legend of the Loch Ness Monster has fascinated generations of curious minds. This weekend, 90 years after its first modern supposed sighting, enthusiasts descended again on this picturesque lake in a quiet corner of the Scottish Highlands in the hopes of turning myth into reality. Organizers billed the past weekend as the largest organized “Nessie” hunt for 50 years.
Ukraine claims first gains in its counteroffensive against Russia Original
Create your free profile or log in to save this article June 12, 2023, 9:00 AM UTC / Updated June 12, 2023, 11:46 AM UTC By , and ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine — Ukraine has claimed the first battlefield gains since the launch of its counteroffensive against Russian forces, saying it liberated a string of villages over the weekend after fierce fighting on the war's southern and eastern front lines.
Ukraine sends Western tanks into battle for the first time to bolster counteroffensive Original
Create your free profile or log in to save this article Unsaved June 9, 2023, 2:12 PM UTC By Raf Sanchez and Bill O'Reilly ZAPORIZHZHIA — Ukraine appears to have deployed Western battle tanks into combat for the first time, analysts tell NBC News, as Kyiv launches its long-awaited counteroffensive against Russian occupying forces.
Ukraine launches counteroffensive against Russia
Create your free profile or log in to save this article Unsaved By Raf Sanchez, Anastasiia Parafeniuk and Bill O'Reilly ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine — Ukraine's military has launched its long-awaited counteroffensive against Russian forces, one senior officer and one soldier near the front lines told NBC News.
Ukraine launches counteroffensive against Russia
12 hours ago CNN — The collapse of the Nova Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine is one of the biggest industrial and ecological disasters in Europe for decades. The catastrophe has destroyed entire villages, flooded farmland, deprived tens of thousands of people of power and clean water, and caused massive …
France's streets are filled with garbage and fury. Here's why.
March 17, 2023, 4:38 PM UTC By Nancy Ing, Bill O'Reilly and Patrick Smith PARIS — Piles of stinking trash lay next to people sitting in Paris’ chic street cafes, uncollected for days. Torched cars and burned out tires litter some of the French capital's roads. Paris is no stranger to political and popular unrest, but in recent days thousands have taken the streets and stormed police barricades, facing tear gas and water cannons in response.
In a Ukrainian forest, Russian retreat means digging up the dead
Sept. 19, 2022, 8:49 AM UTC By Erin McLaughlin, Hyder Abbasi and Bill O'Reilly IZYUM, Ukraine — The stench of death hangs over a small forest in northeastern Ukraine. Already, hundreds of bodies have been retrieved, including those of children, Ukrainian forensic technicians here say. Here in Izyum, one of 20 towns and cities liberated in the recent surprise Ukrainian counteroffensive, investigators are struggling to keep count of the bodies being recovered from beneath the forest floor.
His photos once showed a Mariupol full of life. Now they bring tears to his eyes.
NBC News is not naming the boy and his relatives because they fear for their safety. Among the entries the boy drew pictures of tanks, burning buildings and helicopter gunships. "You realize that he understood everything that happened and saw everything," Sosnovsky said. "It's terrible. When I read the diaries for the first time ... it was almost impossible. Very heartbreaking." Along with the depictions of war are more innocent pictures.
American survivor of Paris terror attack speaks out after emotional testimony
PARIS — As she finished her testimony in the Palais de Justice courthouse in central Paris late Wednesday, Helen Wilson broke down in tears. Wearing a T-Shirt bearing the words “Love Always Wins,” Wilson, 55, had just told the court about the night of Nov. 13, 2015. She recalled how her boyfriend Nick Alexander died in her arms after gunmen stormed the French capital's Bataclan theater as part of coordinated terror attacks that killed 131 people across the city.
Afghan women fear 'dark' future, loss of rights as Taliban gains ground
KABUL — As the Taliban advances, her despair grows. Nasreen Sultani has spent years fighting for the rights of Afghan girls, but the principal of the Sardar-e-Kabuli Girls High School in Kabul said she now lives in constant fear for the safety of her students. "I am very sad. When I see all these girls, I get really upset now," she told NBC News on Wednesday, her eyes welling up with tears.
Panic grips Afghanistan as civilians flee Taliban's relentless advance
KABUL — A new wave of panic has gripped Afghanistan. As the Taliban tears through territory, toppling government districts like dominoes, those who can are scrambling to leave provincial cities for the relative safety of the capital, Kabul. Those who can’t live with constant anxiety and are struggling to sleep.
Covid-19 case surge forces Sweden to rethink strategy praised by U.S. conservatives Original
STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Once Sweden found cheerleaders among conservative commentators and activists in the United States for its light-touch approach to the coronavirus pandemic. But as the numbers of deaths and infections surge, Sweden's government has been forced to introduce much tougher regulations to prevent the virus from spreading. Beginning Tuesday, the number of people who can gather in public will be reduced from 50 to eight. Only eight diners per table will be allowed in restaurants.
Pandemic exacerbates strain on Gaza Strip's densely packed communities
Effectively, they have lived under lockdown for years. The 2 million Palestinian residents of the Gaza Strip have their movement restricted by Israel to the north and Egypt to the south. Both have cited security concerns over the leadership controlled by Hamas. Still, the coronavirus broke through, and as of Friday, the Ministry of Health has reported 1,631 COVID-19 infections and 11 deaths. Of those, only 115 infections and one death were in quarantine facilities.
How Sen. Kamala Harris' Indian heritage and pioneering mother propelled her Original
The political journey of Sen. Kamala Harris, the first vice presidential candidate of Indian origin, has inspired millions of Indians, many of whom lofted banners of congratulations in her ancestral city of Chennai after learning that she had been named the Democratic vice presidential nominee. The admiration goes both ways.
Russell Crowe donates to Beirut restaurant loved by Anthony Bourdain
In the wake of last week’s massive explosion that devastated Beirut, a GoFundMepopped up for the Lebanese capital’s Le Chef restaurant. The goal was modest: $13,000 to repair windows, electrical wiring and kitchen equipment destroyed in the Aug. 4 blast. As the donations started rolling in — mostly $10, $25, $50 — one stood out. A generous donor listed as “Russell Crowe” had sent $5,000. Late on Tuesday, Journalist Richard Hall, one of the organizers of the fundraiser, noticed the name.
Coveted: HNGN's Must-Have Music, Books, Fashion and Gadgets of the Week (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)
Welcome to HNGN's weekly top picks, where we cull the best and brightest releases in music, fashion, tech, and pop culture. Come back each week for more of-the-moment goodness. MUSIC Prince: Art Official Age/ PlectrumElectrum This week, the Purple One releases not one, but two albums: "Art Official Age," a solo album, and "PlectrumElectrum," the debut record with his new band, 3RDEYEGIRL.
COVID-19 crisis triggered most severe recession in nearly a century, report says
Yuliya Talmazan 20h ago / 1:17 PM UTC COVID-19 crisis triggered most severe recession in nearly a century, report says The virus crisis has triggered the most severe recession in nearly a century, and is causing enormous damage to people’s health, jobs and well-being, an international economic report warned Wednesday.
U.S. consulate in Wuhan set to reopen later in June
Abigail Williams and Adela Suliman 36m ago / 11:21 AM UTC U.S. consulate in Wuhan set to reopen later in June The U.S. is set to reopen its consulate in Wuhan, China, later this month, according to a congressional notification letter obtained by NBC News. Wuhan was the first city to identify cases of the coronavirus, late in 2019, and the U.S. shut down the consulate in January, evacuating all State Department personnel.
Italy reopens shops, bars and restaurants as 10-week lockdown eases
Shops, restaurants and churches across Italy began opening their doors for the first time in weeks on Monday as lockdown restrictions continued to ease in what was once the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in Europe. The restrictions were enforced on March 9 to combat the skyrocketing death toll, which has grown to almost 32,000. But with the spread of the virus slowing, Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said it was time to reopen the country to avoid further economic damage.
Italy eases out of lockdown as 4 million people head back to work
ROME — Italy is turning “a new page,” the country’s prime minister said ahead of some 4 million Italians returning to work Monday as Europe’s longest coronavirus lockdown eased. “A new page is beginning, and we will have to write it together with faith and responsibility,” Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte told Italians in a Facebook post Sunday.
Priests find new ways to celebrate Jesus' rebirth on Easter in the age of coronavirus
ROBBIANO, Italy — Giuseppe Corbari got tired of hearing his voice bounce off the walls of the empty church of Santi Quirico e Giulitta a Robbiano di Giussano. So he asked his congregation to send in pictures of themselves, which he stuck onto the empty pews. Come Sunday, the church will have a congregation -- of sorts -- and he will celebrate Easter not quite alone. “It’s not like having people face-to-face here attending the mass,” Corbari, 50, said.
Reporter's notebook: The coronavirus renders Rome silent
ROME — “Chiuso.” Italy is closed. Usually a trip to Rome is a dream assignment. But not when your flight lands and you learn that the prime minister has just declared all of Italy a “Zona Rosa,” or a red zone.
German leader Angela Merkel tests negative
Carlo Angerer 9m ago / 3:54 PM UTC German Chancellor Angela Merkel has tested negative for the coronavirus, a spokeswoman for the government press office confirmed. Merkel will continue to work from home quarantine in order to protect others as she awaits further tests in the next few days, the spokeswoman added. Erika Edwards 7m ago / 3:57 PM UTC 3 therapy trials to begin in New York this week New York Gov.
World Health Organization says 300K+ cases reported
A vote to advance a massive coronavirus stimulus bill failed Sunday night in the Senate as negotiations so far has yet to produce a deal on the more than $1 trillion aid package. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., on Sunday became the first senator known to test positive for COVID-19. And Rep.
Michigan governor signs 'stay home, stay safe' order
Daniel Arkin 4m ago / 3:05 PM UTC Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Monday signed a "stay home, stay safe" executive order to tame the spread of coronavirus. The order provides exemptions for certain workers, as well as outdoor exercise and visits to the grocery store or hospital. It will bar businesses from requiring employees to leave their homes unless they are necessary to sustain or protect life, or to conduct minimum basic operations.
Watch live: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo holds coronavirus briefing
Daniel Arkin 17m ago / 3:05 PM UTC Michigan governor signs 'stay home, stay safe' order Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Monday signed a "stay home, stay safe" executive order to tame the spread of coronavirus. The order provides exemptions for certain workers, as well as outdoor exercise and visits to the grocery store or hospital. It will bar businesses from requiring employees to leave their homes unless they are necessary to sustain or protect life, or to conduct minimum basic operations.
Total number of confirmed deaths in England reaches 303
A vote to advance a massive coronavirus stimulus bill failed Sunday night in the Senate as negotiations so far has yet to produce a deal on the more than $1 trillion aid package. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., on Sunday became the first senator known to test positive for COVID-19. And Rep.
3 treatment trials to begin in New York this week
Erika Edwards 47m ago / 3:57 PM UTC New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the state will begin three studies of potential treatments for the coronavirus this week. One of those experimental therapies will involve taking antibodies from the plasma of patients who had been sick with COVID-19, and injecting them into patients who are currently ill.
Coronavirus: Italians adjust to new reality under lockdown
ROME — The local chef did not expect police to swoop in when he paused to take a picture of this city's renowned Spanish Steps, which for once were free of hordes of tourists as a result of Italy's sweeping coronavirus lockdown. But officers handed Andrea Misseri a fine of between 60 and 80 euros (around $70 to $90) because he didn’t have the correct permission to leave his home.
Ted Cruz extends coronavirus quarantine
Breaking News Emails Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. SUBSCRIBE Updated March 13, 2020, 1:59 PM UTC Wall Street appeared to rally on Friday's opening bell, initially soaring around 1,200 points after economic fears over the coronavirus drove the markets to their worst day since the Black Monday crash in 1987.
France bans gatherings for over 100
Breaking News Emails Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. SUBSCRIBE Updated March 13, 2020, 2:21 PM UTC Wall Street appeared to rally on Friday's opening bell, initially soaring around 1,200 points after economic fears over the coronavirus drove the markets to their worst day since the Black Monday crash in 1987.
Germany offers 'loans of any size' to struggling businesses
Breaking News Emails Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. SUBSCRIBE Updated March 13, 2020, 1:45 PM UTC Wall Street appeared to rally on Friday's opening bell, initially soaring around 1,200 points after economic fears over the coronavirus drove the markets to their worst day since the Black Monday crash in 1987.
Deserted markets, masked residents: Italy deepens lockdown as virus spreads
MILAN, Italy — Normally packed tourist sites, shops and restaurants stood deserted across Italy on Thursday, a day after authorities drastically tightened a nationwide lockdown in a bid to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Milan, the country’s financial capital, was a ghost town as residents woke up to an order to close all shops except supermarkets, food stores and pharmacies.
What laws let U.S. officials ban travel and large gatherings?
Breaking News Emails Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. SUBSCRIBE Updated March 12, 2020, 4:12 PM UTC Investors are preparing for another wild day on Wall Street after the Dow Jones plunged by 2,000 points Thursday morning following President Donald Trump's latest attempt to allay economic fears over the coronavirus provided little assurance.
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau to self-isolate amid outbreak
Breaking News Emails Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. SUBSCRIBE Updated March 12, 2020, 4:24 PM UTC Investors are preparing for another wild day on Wall Street after the Dow Jones plunged by 2,000 points Thursday morning following President Donald Trump's latest attempt to allay economic fears over the coronavirus provided little assurance.
Big Ten cancels remainder of basketball tournament
Breaking News Emails Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. SUBSCRIBE Updated March 12, 2020, 4:30 PM UTC Investors are preparing for another wild day on Wall Street after the Dow Jones plunged by 2,000 points Thursday morning following President Donald Trump's latest attempt to allay economic fears over the coronavirus provided little assurance.
Mud, snipers and a global flashpoint: On the frontlines of Ukraine's frozen war
Breaking News Emails Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. Feb. 17, 2019, 10:05 PM GMT By Bill O'Reilly AVDIIVKA, Ukraine — In the forgotten trenches of Europe, war is grinding into its sixth year. Soldiers trudge along a snowy track lined with shell holes now covered in ice.
Civil war destroyed their homes. These Syrian refugees are learning how to rebuild them.
MAFRAQ, Jordan — A few dozen men and women huddle over blocks of limestone, delicately recreating the ancient masonry that once dotted their hometowns, now laid to rubble by seven years of war and the Islamic State’s assault on culture and history. Once car salesmen, college students and housewives in places like Aleppo and Homs, they now study the art of restoration stonemasonry in northern Jordan. In this hardscrabble desert city, the rebuilding of Syria has begun, one chisel blow at a time.
Art Program Helps Syrian and Iraqi Refugee Children Recover From War
IDOMENI, Greece — While sunshine and mountains fill many of Mahmoud Ismail's paintings, sometimes bombs and warplanes crowd the canvases. "We remember what it was like in Syria," said the 14-year-old from Damascus as he sits on a cold tile floor in northern Greece. The family fled their war-torn country four years ago because they were afraid Ismail's two older brothers would be forced to fight for the government of President Bashar al-Assad.
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