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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Huge lines are forming outside a small zoo in Japan, all for one tiny monkey and the stuffed animal he refuses to let go of.Visitors have been crowding Ichikawa City Zoo after photos of a baby macaque clutching an oversized plush orangutan spread across social media.The monkey, known as Punch-kun, carries the toy everywhere: dragging it across his enclosure, eating beside it and curling around it to sleep.In a Feb. 15 statement posted on X, zoo officials said staff were stunned by the surge in visitors.BABY ELEPHANT MAKES HISTORIC ARRIVAL AT SMITHSONIAN’S…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A newly released email showing Sarah Ferguson allegedly pleading for a job from disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein underscores what royal experts describe as a troubling pattern of judgment for the Duchess of York.Former Prince Andrew’s ex-wife’s email about “desperately” needing money surfaced after the Department of Justice (DOJ) released more than three million Epstein records, including his personal emails. Inclusion in the files does not necessarily imply wrongdoing.”But why I don’t understand, don’t you just get me to be your House Assistant,” Ferguson allegedly wrote in the 2010 email. “I am the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Palestinian activist accused of making antisemitic statements and leading anti-Israel protests at Columbia University will not be deported from the U.S., an immigration judge has ruled, according to reports.Judge Nina Froes determined on Feb. 13 that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) did not provide sufficient admissible evidence to establish that Mohsen Mahdawi was removable, Reuters reported.Froes said DHS relied in part on a memorandum purportedly signed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio but failed to authenticate the document.As a result, the government was unable to “meet its burden of proving…

The government of Saskatchewan is extending additional support to programming addressing gender-based violence. The $1.46 million investment will help 10 organizations and programs across the province and is the latest in funding through the National Action Plan to End Gender-based Violence program.“These actions reflect our work to prevent violence before it happens, support survivors, and strengthen communities,” said Alana Ross, Saskatchewan’s status of women minister, at a news conference announcing the funding Tuesday.The province says the funding will support a range of programs over the next two years — from existing services, such as transition houses and second-stage shelters, to…

Australia’s share market is on track for a third session of gains after National Australia Bank posted stronger-than-expected quarterly earnings.The S&P/ASX200 gained 39.6 points by midday, up 0.44 per cent, to 8,998.5, as the broader All Ordinaries rose 43.2 points, or 0.47 per cent, to 9,225.7.The local bourse was set for a steady but cautious day, after a modest US session as tech jitters and softer energy prices persisted, Moomoo dealing manager Chris Strazzeri said.”With a busy local earnings slate, today’s session is likely to be driven more by company results than broad offshore momentum,” he said.NAB was a clear…

Washington, DC – More than 40 years ago, United States civil rights leader Jesse Jackson called on the Democratic Party to open its doors and welcome “the desperate, the damned, the disinherited, the disrespected and the despised”.This included Arab Americans and Palestinian rights supporters, who have suffered from decades of racism, demonisation and marginalisation.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listAdvocates in those communities say that Jackson, who died on Tuesday at the age of 84, helped elevate their voices over his decades-long career.“I don’t think there’s a way to tell the Arab Americans’ political empowerment story without understanding the path…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: One of the world’s largest and most influential scientific societies held its annual conference last weekend, which a Fox News Digital review found was littered with examples of progressive messaging, criticisms of the Trump administration, and “woke” workshops.Attendees who showed up at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) event, held at the Phoenix Convention Center from Feb. 12-14, were immediately greeted at registration with identifier stickers that used gender pronouns such as “they/them,” “xi/xer,” “xe/xem,” and other descriptors that critics have alleged have little to do with…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Alyssa Liu is Team USA’s last hope for an individual gold medal in figure skating at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. Liu, the reigning world champion, was the only one of America’s women’s figure skating stars to put herself in contention for gold after the short program on Tuesday night. Liu landed a triple Lutz-triple loop, the hardest combination that any woman attempted, and sat only two points back of leader Ami Nakai and right behind her Japanese teammate Kaori Sakamoto on the leaderboard. Alysa Liu of the United States performs her routine during…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Investigators looking to track down Nancy Guthrie’s suspected kidnappers are turning to a relatively new technology that has been attributed to solving some of the most prolific criminal and cold cases in American history. Investigative genetic genealogy (IGG) is defined as “the science of using genetic and genealogical methods to generate leads for law enforcement entities investigating crimes and identifying human remains,” according to the International Society of Genetic Genealogy. Investigators use a DNA sample to search for genetic familial matches, ultimately looking to narrow down potential identities by zeroing in on close relatives…

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre on Tuesday distanced himself from Jamil Jivani’s claim that Canadians are throwing an “anti-American hissy fit” over U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs and sovereignty threats, saying the Conservative MP “speaks for himself.” Jivani travelled to Washington earlier this month to meet with his college friend, Vice President JD Vance, and other Trump administration officials in what he described as an attempt to “build bridges” between Canada and the U.S.After he returned to Canada, Jivani told U.S. right-wing news site Breitbart that Canadians would be “shooting ourselves in the foot if we continue this anti-America hissy fit”…