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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Kansas man allegedly tried to kill his boat captain mid-snorkel tour in Hawaii, police say.Hawai‘i Island police said that 21-year-old Avery Nissen of Overland Park, Kansas allegedly stabbed a 62-year-old male boat captain on Thursday during a three-hour snorkel tour. Nissen was charged with second-degree attempted murder, first-degree assault and second-degree assault.According to KHNL, the injured boat captain was identified as Stanley Lurbiecki, who is a veteran in the boating industry. Police said the 62-year-old man received numerous stab wounds to the head and hands, as well as a stab wound…

Statistics Canada’s inflation figures show that the price of fresh vegetables just saw the largest spike in almost three years. Canada’s inflation rate inched higher to 2.4 per cent in March, compared to 1.8 per cent in February, led largely by fuel costs amidst the Iran war and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.Excluding gasoline, though, the pace of inflation slowed to 2.2 per cent in March, compared to 2.4 per cent in February.Food prices, however, soared in March. The prices of food purchased from stores rose by 4.4 per cent in March, compared to 4.1 per cent in…

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Bulgaria’s eighth parliamentary election in five years has concluded with former president Rumen Radev’s Progressive Bulgaria party emerging as the clear winner. Radev will be the next prime minister.While pollsters predicted a win for Radev ahead of the election, they did not necessarily expect it to be such a large one.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listWith 98.3 percent of ballots tallied on Monday, official figures show Radev’s party taking 44.7 percent of the vote, and likely to secure roughly 130 of the 240 seats in parliament. The centre-left party has come in far ahead of rivals, raising hopes…

A humanoid robot aptly named Lightning made history on the streets of Beijing over the weekend, beating the human half-marathon world record by several minutes.Dozens of robots lined up for the Beijing E-Town Robot Half Marathon on Sunday, tackling the 13-mile (21-kilometer) race separate from human runners.Developed by Chinese smartphone company Honor, Lightning completed the half-marathon in just over 50 minutes, besting the human world record for the distance of over 57 minutes. A Lightning humanoid robot by Honor crosses the finish line of the second Beijing E-Town Half Marathon and Humanoid Robot Half Marathon in Beijing, China, April 19,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! House Republicans are pressing multiple federal agencies for answers about reports that at least 10 individuals tied to sensitive U.S. nuclear and aerospace programs have died or disappeared in recent years, with lawmakers pointing to public reporting that raises questions about a possible “sinister connection” between the cases.In letters sent Monday, House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., and Subcommittee Chairman Eric Burlison, R-Mo., request briefings from the FBI, Department of Energy, NASA and Department of War, citing what they describe as “unconfirmed public reporting” surrounding the incidents.The lawmakers say the reports…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Officials in Toronto say they were called to a massive water main break just after 4 a.m. in Etobicoke, leading to morning road closures. Around 4:15 a.m. on Monday, Toronto fire said they received reports of a stream of water 10-feet high near the area of Neilson Drive and Dundas Street West. Get breaking National news Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won’t miss a trending story. With icy temperatures early in the morning, they dispatched road salters to the area, along with firefighters, repair…

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Around 40 minutes after the quake, an 80cm tsunami wave hit a port in Kuji in Iwate, according to the weather agency, which had initially estimated the magnitude at 7.4 before revising it upwards.The agency said the later advisory about another possible earthquake only reflected an elevated risk, rather than providing any specific predictions.”Although the probability is low, there is a possibility of another major earthquake occurring; therefore, please review your earthquake preparedness measures in these areas,” it said in a statement.By the evening, authorities slightly downgraded the tsunami warning but kept an advisory for possible waves up to 1m…

The global fallout of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz may create the impression that the world cannot function without fossil fuels. Nothing could be further from the truth. Every single industry can and must decarbonise.For global shipping, this process would be relatively easy because technological solutions exist and a single United Nations agency can set legally binding rules for all ships. The first steps have already been made.In 2025, member states of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) agreed on a policy mechanism to cut shipping emissions: the Net-Zero Framework (NZF). But they opted to postpone a decision on formal…