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Bel Biv DeVoe and Rev Run unite for new single, "Act Like You Know," from new BBD docufilm
Sportyrich Ent / Ree - Mixx EntBell Biv DeVoe joined forces with Rev Run for a fresh new single full of throwback '90s vibes. Co-written by Rev Run, BBD and fellow '90s hip-hop le...
Oct 05, 2023
At least 51 civilians killed in Russian missile strike on village in eastern Ukraine, officials say
belterz/Getty Images(KYIV and LONDON) -- At least 51 people, including a child, were killed Thursday in a Russian missile strike on a village in the Kharkiv region of eastern Ukraine, officials said. ...
Oct 05, 2023
At least 49 killed in Russian missile strike on village in eastern Ukraine, officials say
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images(KYIV, Ukraine) -- At least 49 people, including a 6-year-old boy, were killed Thursday in Russian missile strikes on a village in the Kharkiv region of eastern Ukraine, off...
Oct 05, 2023
Australia holds historic Indigenous rights referendum
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Australia is voting in a landmark referendum to decide whether it will permanently recognize Indigenous Australians in the Constitution and set up a body to ad...
Oct 05, 2023
Video points to safety issues that led to deadly Iraq wedding blaze, expert says
Interior Ministry of Iraq(LONDON) -- An ecstatic couple slow danced surrounded by their loved ones in an opulently decorated wedding hall flanked by pyrotechnics. Within an hour, over 200 of their clo...
Oct 05, 2023
Copernicus report: 2023 on track to become warmest year on record
Tim Grist Photography/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The year 2023 is already on track to be the warmest year on record, according to Copernicus, Europe’s climate change service. The month of Septemb...
Oct 05, 2023
Amphibians are in widespread decline, and climate change is to blame, study says
Iain Lawrie/Getty Images (NEW YORK) -- A major class of vertebrate species is experiencing widespread population declines due to climate change, according to new research. Amphibians, the most threate...
Oct 04, 2023
Cats among mammals that can emit fluorescence, new study finds
Jacqueline Anders/Getty Images (LONDON) -- Over the last few years, fluorescence under ultraviolet light has been reported among many animals, including birds, reptiles, insects and fish. However, not...
Oct 04, 2023
Twenty-one dead, including 2 babies, after bus falls off overpass near Venice, Italy
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A bus crash on Tuesday in Mestre, Italy, a suburb near Venice, left 21 dead, including two babies, and another 15 riders injured, according to officials. Prosec...
Oct 04, 2023
NYC college student sentenced to one year in Dubai prison over airport altercation freed, group says
Christopher Pike/Bloomberg via Getty Images(DUBAI, United Arab Emirates) -- A 21-year-old New York City college student who was recently sentenced to prison time in the United Arab Emirates over an al...
Oct 03, 2023