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House Republicans on Thursday voted to remove progressive Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) from her long-held seat on the Foreign Affairs Committee, delivering on one of the earliest promises made by now-Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) after Republicans gained control of the chamber in November. 

Chinese scientists have successfully cloned three "super cows" capable of producing large amounts of milk, state media has said. To make the calves, scientists "made 120 cloned embryos from the ear cells of the highly productive cows and placed them in surrogate cows," CNN summarizes, per the state-run Technology Daily.

Is it finally time to let go of this age-old Titanic debate? 

In a new National Geographic special, director James Cameron attempts to "find out once and for all" whether Jack (Leonardo DiCaprio) could have survived his 1997 film. The movie famously ends with Jack dying in the water after the sinking of the Titanic while Rose (Kate Winslet) survives on a piece of debris. But fans have long claimed Jack could have lived had he simply climbed onto the raft with her. 

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A new social media trend of people filming themselves using their saliva to violate food safety at sushi conveyor belt restaurants in Japan has sparked outrage across the internet. And the pranksters' videos, which have garnered millions of views, have even prompted a new term: "sushi tero," short for sushi terrorism, The Washington Post reports. 

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It's a bird, it's a plane, it's … a reboot! After taking over as co-CEO of DC Studios, James Gunn has revealed his plans for the film franchise. He hopes to take the series in a new direction following several poorly reviewed movies and box office disappointments, and his road map includes a Superman reboot, multiple Batmans, and more. Here's everything we know about the new era of DC: 

A team of Egyptian and German scientists analyzed samples from labeled pots and jars discovered in an ancient Egyptian embalming chamber, and their findings, published Wednesday in the journal Nature, revealed more than just mummification recipes. Some of the ingredients, like elemi and dammar resins, could only have been procured from far outside Egypt, suggesting the Egyptians of 2,600 years ago traded more extensively than previously known.

Rishi Sunak was elected leader of the U.K.'s Conservative Party and appointed prime minister in October 2022. He took office as the country was embroiled in political turmoil: Boris Johnson resigned after being "dragged down by scandal," Reuters writes. Johnson's successor, Liz Truss, was marred by an economic and cost-of-living crisis. She was ousted after just 50-days in power, making hers the shortest premiership in British history. After all this, Sunak was seen by the Tory Party as "a steady... Читать дальше...

Thousands of workers have taken to the streets in France — for the second time in a month — in protest of French President Emmanuel Macron's plan to raise the retirement age. Here's everything you need to know:

The World Health Organization (WHO) has said the COVID-19 pandemic is nearing its "inflection point." Does this mean that, after nearly three years, the emergency is over? Here's everything you need to know:

Australia's national bank said Thursday that its new $5 bill, which currently features a portrait of the late Queen Elizabeth II, will not feature King Charles III but rather an image honoring "the culture and history of the First Australians." That means none of Australia's paper (well, polymer) currency will depict Britain's monarchs. "The other side of the $5 banknote will continue to feature the Australian parliament," the Reserve Bank of Australia said in a statement.

The disabled Navy veteran who accused Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) of taking thousands of dollars raised for his dying service dog announced on Wednesday that he has spoken with the FBI about the incident.

A group of 20 attorneys general in conservative states wrote letters to two of the nation's largest drugstore chains on Wednesday, warning them against selling abortion pills by mail in their states. 

Speaking to mourners gathered for the funeral of Tyre Nichols in Memphis, Tennessee, Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday called on Congress to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act she had co-authored as a senator, saying, "We should not delay, and we will not be denied."