KARIWA, Japan: The world’s biggest nuclear power plant is set to restart on Wednesday (Jan 21) for the first time since the 2011 Fukushima disaster, its Japanese operator said, despite persistent safety concerns among residents.The governor of Niigata province, where the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant is located, approved its resumption last month, although public opinion remains sharply divided.After receiving the final green light on Wednesday, Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) said it was “proceeding with preparations … and plan to remove the control rods after 7pm today (6pm, Singapore time) and start up the reactor”.On Tuesday, a few dozen protesters – mostly elderly…
A woman who thrifted a bag at a Goodwill in Texas got more than she bargained for when she opened it up to find something unexpected inside.The U.S. is home to over 25,000 resale, consignment and not-for-profit resale shops, according to data compiled by Capital One Shopping. Jill Lawson Mandoza is based in Oklahoma City, but travels a lot for work. Though life on the road has its downsides, it has allowed her to frequent more thrift stores than the average bargain hunter.It’s a situation that has seen her snag plenty of bargains in her time, as well as the…
Published on 21/01/2026 – 9:13 GMT+1 •Updated 9:25 On Sunday, Spain suffered one of the most tragic train accidents in the country’s recent history. Forty-two people have died, and more than 40 are still reported missing. Last night, another train incident took place in Barcelona, killing one and injuring more than 30. Aboard one of the two trains involved in the Sunday crash, the Iryo, was Javier Garcia Iglesias, a 37 year-old nurse from Madrid. He was travelling from Córdoba to Spain’s capital, and Euronews spoke to him about the incident, which he said “still hasn’t fully sunk in yet.”…
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Former NFL sideline reporter Michele Tafoya has filed paperwork to run for Minnesota’s Senate seat in the 2026 election, joining a crowded field of Republican hopefuls in the 2026 election. Tafoya, 61, a resident of the Minneapolis suburb of Plymouth, has been eyed as a possible candidate by the National Republican Senatorial Committee and met with the Senate Leadership Fund and other stakeholders in Washington, DC, in December, The Post previously reported. She has not publicly addressed the “Tafoya for Senate” campaign since it was filed with the FEC on Tuesday. The four-time Emmy Award-winning sports journalist is entering the…
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A North Carolina restaurateur was arrested Friday for two counts of murder — one for the death of her own daughter who she allegedly poisoned at Thanksgiving dinner and the other for the death of a man who was killed in a house fire nearly 20 years ago. And investigators revealed the alleged murderous mom may be linked to more mysterious deaths at her bond hearing Tuesday. Gudrun Casper-Leinenkugel, 52, killed one daughter and sickened her other and the woman’s boyfriend with poisoned wine in November, prosecutors alleged during the hearing, according to Fox Carolina. Victim Leela Livis split the…
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump slammed Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., a member of the far-left “Squad” in the House, over her multi-million dollar net worth during a news conference from the White House Tuesday afternoon.Trump called the Somali-born lawmaker from Minnesota “crooked” on Tuesday amid a probe by Congressional Republicans on the House Oversight Committee looking into how Omar’s wealth exploded after becoming a lawmaker. In just one year, Omar’s net worth reportedly jumped $30 million, according to financial disclosures first reported last week.”I was told that Ilhan Omar is worth $30 million,” Trump…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump fueled fresh uncertainty Tuesday, offering a terse “you’ll see” when asked at the White House how far he would go to get Greenland.Trump dismissed concerns that Greenlanders do not want to join the U.S. and that a move to seize the island would undermine the NATO alliance.In recent weeks, Trump has zeroed in on Greenland, the world’s largest island and a strategic outpost in the Arctic.The remote, semi-autonomous Danish territory, a NATO ally, hosts a key U.S. military base and occupies a strategic position in an Arctic region growing…
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