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Secretary of State Antony Blinken was briefly left stranded in Switzerland on Wednesday after the Boeing plane intended to fly him back to the United States suffered a critical failure caused by an oxygen leak, according to multiple reports. Blinken had only just boarded the modified Boeing 737 jet in Zurich when the issue became apparent, CNN reported. The aircraft — a military version of the Boeing 737 Next Generation — was ultimately deemed unsafe, and passengers were forced to deplane. Another smaller plane was chartered for the secretary. Others traveling with Blinken, including members o......

This year, the Golden Globes is off to a fresh start with new owners, a new network, a new host and new voters following an industry-wide backlash aimed at the group that ran the show for decades. A 2021 Los Angeles Times investigation detailing ethical lapses and a lack of diversity within the ranks of the scandal-scarred Hollywood Foreign Press Association led to the revamping of the small but influential not-for-profit organization. Last October, the Golden Globes announced the new list of voters for its 2024 ceremony, made up of 300 journalists from around the world, calling it the most di......

NEW YORK — An entire corner of a six-story Bronx apartment building collapsed Monday, officials said. First responders raced to the scene of the destruction on Billingsley Terrace near Phelan Place in Morris Heights just before 3:40 p.m. EST, according to police. A man who works in a bodega across the street watched as two men worked on the building, which a Department of Buildings source said is under construction inside and out. “Before it came down, the scaffolding started creaking, then the whole thing started coming apart,” said Ahmed Bendary, 23. “People were screaming.” One of the men w......

A “squeaker”-like sound pierced the air of a mountain forest in Rwanda. The call came from a “miniature” creature sitting on the forest floor. Scientists found the source of the sound — and discovered a new species. J. Maximilian Dehling ventured into the Nyungwe Forest on several trips between 2010 and 2018, he wrote in a study published Oct. 23 in the journal Diversity. During these surveys, a “very small” frog caught his attention. He found six of these “miniature” frogs and, taking a closer look, discovered a new species: Arthroleptis nyungwensis, or the Nyungwe squeaker frog. The Nyungwe ......

Several years ago, dozens of elephants mysteriously dropped dead in Zimbabwe, a landlocked country in southern Africa. Now, researchers finally know why. Over several months of 2020, 35 African elephant carcasses were discovered in the Kavango–Zambezi conservation area, which encompasses five countries and is home to Africa’s largest population of elephants. Intriguingly, the carcasses showed no signs of outward trauma or distress; their skin was bite-free, and their tusks were intact, which ruled out predators and poachers as the cause of death. Additionally, their bodies were in “good” condi......

King Charles III on Thursday said he backed an investigation into the British royal family’s ties to slavery in the 17th and 18th centuries — an issue he takes “profoundly seriously,” according to a Buckingham Palace spokesperson. The significant announcement is believed to be the palace’s first instance of public support for research into the royal family’s much-debated involvement in the enslavement of African people. Charles, who ascended to the throne after the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, last September, expressed support for the research after the British newspaper The Guardi......