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Vegas Golden Knights beat Carolina Hurricanes 5-4 in Game 1 of Stanley Cup Final
3 June 2026 @ 3:31 am
One sweep and one lopsided five-game series in the third round sucked some of the air out of the NHL playoffs.
Vegas and Carolina brought it all back…
Tropical storm batters Japan, cuts power to 60,000 homes
3 June 2026 @ 3:28 am
Tropical storm Jangmi ripped across Japan on Wednesday morning, with fierce winds and torrential rain disrupting transport and businesses, and knocking out power for tens of thousands of…
Scientists find yeast in ancient Iceman's guts -- and make bread
3 June 2026 @ 3:00 am
Yeast has been growing in the guts of a frozen mummy called Oetzi the Iceman for thousands of years, scientists have discovered, telling AFP they used it to…
Trump calls Netanyahu crazy, says everybody hates him
3 June 2026 @ 2:57 am
They went to war together against Iran, but Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu's relationship is under strain after the U.S. president reportedly called the Israeli premier "crazy."
Trump…
At least 22 killed in Russian attack; Ukrainian president says new assault possible
3 June 2026 @ 2:26 am
Russia pounded Ukraine with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles early on Tuesday, killing 22 people and wounding 130, and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Moscow could launch…
Typhoon makes landfall in Wakayama Prefecture
3 June 2026 @ 2:13 am
Typhoon Jangmi made landfall in the southern part of Wakayama Prefecture in western Japan on Wednesday morning after dumping rain along the Pacific Ocean side of the country's…
Peabo Bryson, known for duets from Disney's 'Aladdin' and 'Beauty and the Beast,' has died at 75
3 June 2026 @ 2:04 am
Peabo Bryson, the two-time Grammy Award-winning R&B singer best known as the voice behind the Oscar-winning Disney film duets “Beauty and the Beast” with Celine Dion and “A…
Hostilities flare again in Iran war; talks at a stalemate
3 June 2026 @ 12:38 am
Gulf hostilities flared anew on Wednesday, with the U.S. military saying Iranian missile attacks on Bahrain, Kuwait and other regional targets were either thwarted or failed as diplomacy…
'Dictatorship of monsters': Richard Gere slams 'maniac' Trump
3 June 2026 @ 12:29 am
Hollywood legend Richard Gere criticized Donald Trump on Tuesday, calling the U.S. president a "maniac" who has "dismantled almost everything that was good" about the United States.
"We're…
Takaichi's office starts new social media account over press access concerns
2 June 2026 @ 9:54 pm
The Japanese government said Tuesday it will formally launch a social media account covering Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's activities following a month-long trial, amid concerns that she speaks…