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A gunman who took 13 hostages in a western Ukrainian city with an automatic rifle released captives after a 12-hour standoff after the country’s president publicly recommended a film by Joaquin Phoenix in 2005 at the captor’s request. The gunman, Maksym Kryvosh, 44, took control of a bus with the …

SYDNEY / LONDON (Reuters) – Global coronavirus infections rose more than 15 million on Wednesday, according to a Reuters count, with the pace of the pandemic even as countries remain divided in their response to the crisis. FILE PHOTO: Emergency medical technicians clean their supplies outside Memorial West Hospital, where …

The earthquake focused 60 miles, or 98 kilometers, south-southeast of Perryville, Alaska, according to the United States Geological Survey. The earthquake is considered shallow at about six miles, or 10 kilometers deep. “Anything below 70 kilometers is considered a shallow earthquake,” said CNN meteorologist Allison Chinchar. “That is important, because …

A tsunami warning was issued Tuesday night over much of the southern coast of Alaska and the Alaskan peninsula after a preliminary magnitude 7.8 earthquake was recorded 75 miles from the city of Chignik at a depth of eight miles . Reports indicated that sirens could be heard in the …

Verzuz: Snoop Dogg vs DMX start time Snoop Dogg vs DMX Verzuz starts at 5pm PT / 8pm ET tomorrow (July 22). Tomorrow night, we see Verzuz: Snoop Dogg vs DMX, one of the biggest battles in the series so far (even though it seems a bit uneven). Yes, the …