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A man in a Miami-Dade County courtroom waiting to hear the verdict on the armed robbery charges against him attempted to cause himself serious harm by drinking a cup full of bleach.

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⚽A sale of the ages? The owners of Man U have issued a statement noting they're exploring "strategic alternatives for the club" that just so happens to include "new investment."

The latest comes after it was earlier announced that football star Cristiano Ronaldo would be leaving the team.

🧊Greenland ice getting darker, melting faster due to pigmented algae, researchers say

A thin layer of blooming pigmented algae that darkens the surface of Greenland’s glaciers and ice sheets, coloring them brown-grey, has been identified as one of the reasons the ice is melting faster.

The algae growing on the white snow cannot be distinguished with the naked eye and can only be seen through a researcher's microscope.

However, their colonies spread on ice and packed snow and to an untrained viewer resemble pollution. They absorb sunlight and, through photosynthesis, convert it into energy.

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😱Chaos Erupts During Tuesday White House Briefing as Journos Shout Questions at Fauci

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre got into a heated exchange with reporters during the Tuesday briefing, after journos asked Dr. Anthony Fauci about COVID-19 origins.

"I'm done!" Jean-Pierre said at one point during remarks with reporters. "I'm not getting into a back-and-forth with you."

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Musk Stops Firing, Starts Hiring

After the richest man in the world bought Twitter, he declared that major changes were ahead. It seems that he has finally managed to articulate a vision of what is informally called Twitter 2.0.

Musk has claimed that he is done firing Twitter staff and plans to start hiring, US media has reported. The comments reportedly came during an all-hands meeting with Twitter employees.

While he did not specify what type of professionals he is going to look for, he did hint that the company is going to look for software developers. The Twitter website does not list any open positions.

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📹 Ukrainian special services recruited a 17-year-old teenager to kill the head of the village council, promising him evacuation to Europe

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📹The Russian Defense Ministry has published footage showing how Russian SU-25 aircraft crew perform missile strikes at the Ukrainian military facilities and equipment.

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🌑China to have moon base powered by new nuclear power plant by 2028, lunar exploration Chief says

🇨🇳The Chinese space program is working on a new type of nuclear power plant to be used to power a permanent base on the moon, which China hopes to build before the decade is out, the head of China’s lunar exploration effort told Chinese media on Tuesday.

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‼️ Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca has indicated that 22 individuals were injured in Duzce. One person sustained serious injuries after having jumped "from a height."

🤔European Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson presented on Tuesday a Market Correction Mechanism to curb extreme gas price surges in the European Union.

▪️According to the European Commission's (EC) press release, the mechanism implies a price ceiling of 275 euros ($283) for gas futures on the Title Transfer Facility (TTF), which is a virtual trading hub for natural resources used as a price benchmark in the EU.

▪️The ceiling will be activated only if two criteria are met: first, the gas price exceeds 275 euros for two weeks and, second, the spread between the TTF price and global liquefied natural gas (LNG) price is 58 euros ($60) or more for more than 10 trading days.

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⚡️ Multiple fatalities, injuries reported in shooting at Chesapeake, Virginia Walmart, reports say

Reports citing police suggest that the shooting claimed at least 10 lives

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🤔 After a Pentagon spokesman warned Turkey its strikes on Kurdish militias “threaten our shared goals,” Biden’s National Security Council coordinator conceded Ankara continues to “suffer a legitimate terrorist threat.”

▪️ A high-level Biden official appeared to contradict the Defense Department and signal some level of US support for ongoing anti-Kurdish military operations by Turkey during a press briefing on Tuesday.

🗣 John Kirby, coordinator for Strategic Communications at the National Security Council, told reporters that “Turkey does continue to suffer a legitimate terrorist threat, particularly to their south,” and he seemed to validate the Turkish rationale for their ongoing offensive when he declared that “they certainly have every right to defend themselves and their citizens.”

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❗️ An explosion was reported close to the Central Bus Station in Jerusalem on Wednesday morning

Initial reports suggest that at least 7 people were injured

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❗️ Second blast reported in Jerusalem, following explosion at bus stop

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🗣 Israeli Interior Ministry official statement:

💬 "This morning, explosions occurred at two bus stops at the entrance to Jerusalem. According to the first estimates, we are talking about improvised explosive devices. Twelve victims with injuries of varying severity were delivered to the city hospitals. Details are being specified"

❗️ The number of people injured in explosions in Jerusalem has risen to 18; two are in serious condition, the mayor's office said

▪️ Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz is holding an emergency meeting right now

▪️ At the same time, the Ministry of Internal Affairs stated that more explosions are possible in Jerusalem. Bus stops in the city are currently undergoing extensive checks for explosive devices.

▪️ Police have raised the level of combat readiness in Jerusalem.