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Dec 26, 2024

Dec 16, 2024 3:30pm ET A car drove into a crowd of people at a Christmas market in the central German city of Magdeburg on Friday night. At least one person was killed, according to German media reports. Multiple people were reportedly injured. Police have taken the driver into custody, according to local government sources cited by Germany's dpa news agency. Authorities have closed the Christmas market and emergency services are at the scene.The premier of the state of Saxony-Anhalt, Reiner Haseloff, is on his way to Magdeburg, public broadcaster MDR reported. The broadcaster also cited a spokesman for the state government as describing the incident as an attack. Magdeburg, a city west of Berlin, is the state capital of Saxony-Anhalt and is home to around 240,000 people.

Dec 17, 2024

Incredible footage has captured the moment an asteroid smashed through Earth's atmosphere over Siberia. The space rock, designated COWECP5, appeared in the night sky at 11:14pm local time (11:14am ET). Dec 03 2024

11:48 PM · Sep 24, 2024

Students in school buildings and residents in neighboring homes were told to evacuate after a dangerous chemical began leaking from a railcar Tuesday near Cincinnati. Authorities said a pressure release valve on it was leaking styrene, a toxic and flammable chemical that is used to make plastic and rubber. It can cause headaches, nausea and respiratory issues, and long-term exposure can lead to more serious health problems including organ damage Sept 24, 2024

Sept 20, 2024 The restart comes as Microsoft signed a 20-year deal with Constellation to provide power for Microsoft's data centers. source https://www.wgal.com/article/pennsylvania-three-mile-island-nuclear-power-plant-restarting/62295156

Former CISA Director Chris Krebs: "This is the tip of the iceberg for the Iranian influence operation in the 2024 election. We will see more." Sept 19, 2024

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