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World Leaders Respond to Riot at US Capitol
World leaders responded with shock and sadness to the rioters storming the U.S. Capitol
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10 Affordable Gifts for Friends and Family Under $10
If you’re still looking for a small stocking stuffers, CNBC Make It rounded up 10 fun gift ideas that cost $10 or less.
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Israel and the U.S. Among the Best Places to Be a Woman Entrepreneur
Israel has charged past the U.S. and New Zealand to emerge as the world’s best place to be a woman entrepreneur after Covid-19 shook up the annual rankings.
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Earthquake Interrupts Iceland Parliament, Sends Lawmaker Running
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake in Iceland interrupted parliament and sent a lawmaker running for cover. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
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Ezra Miller Under Fire for Appearing to Allegedly Choke a Woman in Viral Video
Ezra Miller is in hot Internet water.
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Funeral for Lost Ice: Iceland Bids Farewell to Glacier
It was a funeral for ice. With poetry, moments of silence and political speeches about the urgent need to fight climate change, Icelandic officials, activists and others bade goodbye to what once was a glacier. Icelandic geologist Oddur Sigurðsson pronounced the Okjokull glacier extinct about a decade ago. But on Sunday he brought a death certificate to the made-for-media memorial....
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Airlines Hurt by the 737 Max Grounding Are Scrambling to Find Replacement Jets
Nolinor Aviation in Mirabel, Quebec, is a company in demand. Actually, its planes, pilots and maintenance teams are the hot commodity. With 10 Boeing 737-200 planes, Nolinor is leasing jets to airlines that are scrambling to cover routes and schedules hit hard by the grounding of Boeing’s 737 Max. “We have a lot of requests from many airlines that don’t...
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SeaWorld Publishes Decades of Orca Data to Help Wild Whales
The endangered killer whales of the Pacific Northwest live very different lives from orcas in captivity. But the captive whales are nevertheless providing a boon to researchers urgently trying to save wild whales in the Northwest. SeaWorld, which displays orcas at its parks in California, Texas and Florida, has recently published data from thousands of routine blood tests of its...
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Tourists Race to Higher Ground After Glacier Collapses
Tourists in Iceland fled to higher ground after a glacier they were admiring collapsed and triggered a huge wave. No one was hurt during the incident.
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Icelandic Budget Airline WOW Air Ceases Operations
Icelandic budget airline WOW Air ceased operations on Thursday, stranding passengers across two continents. In a statement on its website the airline, which had earlier suspended all its flights, told passengers there would be no further flights and advised them to check flights with other airlines for ways to reach their destinations. The airline, founded by entrepreneur Skuli Mogensen, began...
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UK Official Criticized After Baby of ISIS Teen Dies in Syria
British Home Secretary Sajid Javid faced criticism Saturday after the death of a U.K. teenager’s baby in a Syrian camp. Shamima Begum, who had left London as a 15-year-old in 2015 to join the Islamic State group, had pleaded with British authorities before her baby was born to let her return to Britain to raise the child. But Javid revoked...
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Icelandic Kids Ring in Christmas With Entertaining, Frightening ‘Yule Lad' Trolls
The people of northern Iceland have had their travel plans disrupted with a record high snowfall this December. Roads have been shut, flights cancelled and school suspended. But for the children of this isolated North Atlantic island nation, the main worry is how the waist-high snow might affect the Icelandic Santa, Stekkjastaur, who comes to town Wednesday. Stekkjastaur, after all,...
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‘The Mountain' From ‘Game of Thrones' Weds Girlfriend in Iceland
Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, the gigantic 6’9 actor who portrays Ser Gregor Clegane — aka “The Mountain” — on “Game of Thrones”, walked down the aisle with his girlfriend Kelsey Henson over the weekend in Iceland.
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US Says It Plans to Leave UN Postal Rate System
The United States announced Wednesday that it is preparing to pull out of an international postal treaty that allows China to ship packages to America at discounted rates. The move would escalate a trade dispute with China. President Donald Trump argues that the 144-year-old Universal Post Union benefits China and other countries at the expense of U.S. businesses — making...
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With Power Restored, Stranded Cruise Ship Takes Off
The U.S. Coast Guard says it is at the scene of a disabled cruise ship in Buzzards Bay on Cape Cod on Friday afternoon.
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Top Photos of the 2018 World Cup in Russia
A look at some of the best photos from the 2018 World Cup in Russia with Mexico’s victory over Germany, Argentina’s difficult draw with Iceland and Cristiano Ronaldo’s hat trick against Spain leading the way in the first round of group play.
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World Cup: Messi Misses Penalty, Iceland Holds Argentina to 1-1 Draw
If there is one flaw in Lionel Messi’s genius, it might be his failure to score penalty kicks in big games. Add Messi’s saved attempt against Iceland on Saturday at the World Cup to misses for Argentina in shootouts for the Copa America title, and for Barcelona in a Champions League semifinal match that was later lost. At least Messi’s...
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Police Activity Breaks Out at Levi's Stadium After Nearly 70,000 Fans Attend Mexico vs. Iceland Soccer Game
A heavy police presence, including a helicopter roamed Levi’s Stadium Friday night after the Mexico versus Iceland soccer game. Officers after the game were also seen ordering fans to leave or they would be subject to arrest.
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UN Women Chief: Sex Abuse Cases Tip of Iceberg
The head of the U.N. agency promoting equality for women says the global spotlight on sexual harassment and abuse and the punishment of some powerful men who had been “untouchable” is an important moment — but it’s just “a tip of an iceberg.” Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka said Wednesday that is because the number of women who have “come out” is small...
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WOW! Low-Price Air Carrier Offers Flights From SFO to Europe for $129 One-Way
So long, Black Friday. Wow Air likes “Purple Friday” better, and they’re celebrating with eye-popping prices for flight from the United States to Europe.