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3rd Body Found After Landslide in Norway; 7 Still Missing
Rescue teams searching for survivors four days after a landslide carried away homes in a Norwegian village have found no signs of life amid the ruined buildings and debris
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Landslide in Norway Leaves 10 Injured, More Than 20 Missing
Authorities say a landslide smashed into a residential area near the Norwegian capital, injuring at least 10 people and leaving 21 unaccounted for
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Norwegian Lawmaker Nominates Trump for Nobel Peace Prize
An anti-immigrant Norwegian lawmaker says he has nominated U.S. President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts in the Middle East
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Outbreak Hits Norway Cruise Ship, Could Spread Along Coast
A Norwegian cruise ship line has halted all trips and apologized Monday for procedural errors after an outbreak of coronavirus on one ship infected at least 5 passengers and 36 crew members
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Dozens of Spiders (Plus Some Scorpions) Were Found in a Maine Motel. Now What?
The State of Maine is trying to decide what to do with dozens of spiders and a few scorpions found in a motel room. Last Friday, the owner of the Inn Town Motel in Norway, Maine, discovered 37 tarantulas, a wolf spider and at least three scorpions when checking a room. He reported the animals to the police, who seized them…
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Dozens of Spiders, Scorpions Found in Maine Motel Rooms
After dozens of tarantulas, scorpions and other insects were found in Maine motel rooms, investigators are trying to figure out what to do with them.
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Norwegian Man Gets 21 Years for Slaying, Mosque Attack
A white nationalist Norwegian who killed his stepsister and then stormed an Oslo mosque and opened fire, hitting no one, was found guilty Thursday and sentenced to 21 years in prison, the longest jail term under Norwegian law. Philip Manshaus, who had said in court that he regretted not having caused more damage, “has proven to be an extremely dangerous…
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Ari Behn, Spacey Accuser and Ex of Norwegian Princess, Dies
A writer who was the ex-husband of Norwegian Princess Martha Louise and was among the people who had accused actor Kevin Spacey of sexual misconduct has died. Ari Behn was 47. His manager told the Norwegian news service NTB that Behn died by suicide Wednesday. Authorities said he was found at his home in Norway.
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Pentagon Chief Fires Navy Secretary Over SEAL Controversy
Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Sunday fired the Navy’s top official, ending a stunning clash between President Donald Trump and top military leadership over the fate of a SEAL accused of war crimes in Iraq. Esper said he had lost confidence in Navy Secretary Richard Spencer and alleged that Spencer proposed a deal with the White House behind his back...
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Once Just 4 Feet Tall, 2019 Rock Center Holiday Tree Readies for Showtime
A 14-ton tree is going to make Rockefeller Center its home this holiday season, and you can bet that thousands of revelers will flock to New York City to see it.
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Drumroll, Please … Your 2019 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Has Been Chosen
Ladies and gentlemen, the 2019 Rockefeller Center Christmas tree has been chosen.
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Mass. Economists Who Study Poverty Win Nobel Prize
The 2019 Nobel Prize in economics was awarded Monday to Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer for pioneering new ways to alleviate global poverty. Banerjee and Duflo are at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, while Kremer is at Harvard University. The three have often worked together. Duflo, who phoned into the news conference where the prize was announced, said...
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Olga Tokarczuk, Peter Handke Win Nobel Literature Prizes
Nobel Prizes for literature were awarded Thursday to two writers enmeshed in Europe’s social and political fault lines: a liberal Pole who has irked her country’s conservative government and an Austrian accused by many liberals of being an apologist for Serbian war crimes. The rare double announcement — with the 2018 prize going to Poland’s Olga Tokarczuk and the 2019...
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3 Win Nobel in Chemistry for Work on Lithium-Ion Batteries
If you’re reading this on a cellphone or laptop computer, you might thank this year’s three winners of the Nobel Prize in chemistry for their work on lithium-ion batteries. The batteries developed by the British, American and Japanese winners are far more revolutionary than just for on-the-go computing and calling. The breakthroughs they achieved also made storing energy from renewable...
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Princeton Professor, 2 Others Win Nobel Prize in Physics for Discoveries in Cosmology
A Canadian-American cosmologist and two Swiss scientists won this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics on Tuesday for their work in understanding how the universe has evolved from the Big Bang and the blockbuster discovery of the first known planet outside our solar system. Canadian-born James Peebles, 84, of Princeton University, was credited for “theoretical discoveries in physical cosmology” and Switzerland’s...
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What to Know About Taylor Swift's ‘Lover Fest' Shows at Gillette Stadium
Taylor Swift fans, get ready. The songwriting superstar on Tuesday announced tour dates for 2020, including two shows at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass that are among her only concerts in the United States for the year.
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'Our House Is Burning': Global Worry Over Amazon Fires Escalates
Amid global concern about raging fires in the Amazon, Brazil’s government complained Thursday that it is being targeted in smear campaign by critics who contend President Jair Bolsonaro is not doing enough to curb widespread deforestation. The threat to what some call “the lungs of the planet” has ignited a bitter dispute about who is to blame during the tenure...
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Brazil's Bolsonaro Claims Without Evidence That NGOs Are Setting Amazon Fires
Brazil’s official monitoring agency is reporting a sharp increase in wildfires this year, and President Jair Bolsonaro suggested Wednesday, without citing evidence, that non-governmental organizations could be setting them to make him look bad. Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research, a federal agency monitoring deforestation and wildfires, said the country has seen a record number of wildfires this year, counting...
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US Talks Secretly to Venezuela Socialist Boss
The U.S. has opened up secret communications with Venezuela’s socialist party boss as members of President Nicolás Maduro’s inner circle seek guarantees they won’t face retribution if they cede to growing demands to remove him, a senior U.S. administration official has told The Associated Press. Diosdado Cabello, who is considered the most-powerful man in Venezuela after Maduro, met last month...
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Women's World Cup: US Beats Spain 2-1 to Reach Quarterfinals
Spain tested the United States like no other team at the Women’s World Cup. The U.S. looked disorganized at times facing Spain’s aggressive and physical style before pulling out a 2-1 victory Monday night. It could have been just what the Americans needed: France is waiting.