KUALA LUMPUR: Hundreds of people have been displaced after a fire destroyed around 200 homes in a coastal village in Malaysia’s Sabah state on Sunday (Apr 19), state news agency Bernama reported.Authorities were notified of the fire in Sandakan district at around 1.32am, the district’s fire and rescue chief Jimmy Lagung was quoted as saying by Bernama. “Strong winds and the close proximity of the houses caused the fire to spread rapidly, while low tide conditions also made it difficult to obtain an open water source,” Lagung said, according to Bernama. The fire broke out in one of Sabah’s water villages, which…
A 35-year-old Australian man has pleaded not guilty to a federal charge after prosecutors say he violently confronted a Transportation Security Administration officer inside Los Angeles International Airport. Thomas Jesse Bingham, of Melbourne, entered his plea Thursday in federal court in Los Angeles, facing a charge of assault on a federal officer resulting in bodily injury. If convicted, he could spend up to eight years behind bars. A tentative trial date is set for May 12. The incident unfolded March 15, when Bingham was preparing to travel to Las Vegas.According to the US Department of Justice, he became convinced a…
Minimalist director Kelly Reichardt weaves an affecting portrait of four unconnected women living in the American Northwest. Starring Laura Dern, Michelle Williams, Kristen Stewart and Lily Gladstone, Certain Women is broken up into sections and based on a collection of short stories by Maile Meloy. It centers chiefly on the characters played by Dern, Williams and Stewart, each attempting, in their own way, to build their own ordinary lives. Deeply empathetic and engrossing, Certain Women is a slow-burn that mesmerizes with its careful pacing and attention to detail. At the same time, its characters are rich yet understated, portrayed with care by…
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Seth Rollins was supposed to be going up against Gunther at WrestleMania 42 on Saturday night but he wasn’t expecting a freight train to run through him.Rollins appeared to be in the driver’s seat toward the end of the match. He hit Gunther with a pedigree on the announce table and followed up with a storm. All he had to do was get Gunther back in the ring and finish the job. As the referee tended to Gunther, a wild Bron Breakker appeared. Breakker ran down the side of the entrance ramp…
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Millennials and Gen Z are swapping wild party weekends for quiet reading retreats. Mackenzie Newcomb, founder of Bad Bitch Book Club, says people seek community at these popular getaways. Prominent literary figure Zibby Owens also hosts sold-out retreats, often with authors discussing books. Travel is booked. In the latest sign that younger generations are opting for far quieter, more wholesome lives than their forebears, millennials and Gen Zs are eschewing raucous weekend getaways involving nightclubs and gambling for dedicated reading retreats. They’re paying upwards of $1,000 to hit the books with strangers for a weekend.According to Google, “reading weekend” is…
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: Justice Elena Kagan’s frustrations boiled over in the aftermath of the Dobbs opinion leak in 2022, leading her to allegedly scream “so loudly” at Justice Stephen Breyer that the “wall was shaking,” observers said, according to a new book.Conservative author and Fox News contributor Mollie Hemingway’s forthcoming book “Alito,” reviewed by Fox News Digital and set for release Tuesday, details the incident and other heated moments surrounding the leak, which spurred waves of protests and death threats against the five conservative justices expected to overturn Roe that year. The Supreme…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump signed an executive order Saturday that he said “directs the FDA to expedite their review of certain psychedelics already designated as breakthrough therapy drugs.””The executive order I’m signing, we’re actually signing the executive order today, is really a moment,” Trump said. “These treatments are currently in the advanced stages of clinical trials to ensure that they’re both safe and effective for the American patients.”The president said the executive order would implement “historic reforms to dramatically accelerate access to new medical research and treatments based on psychedelic drugs.” “In many cases,…
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A low-cost Mexican airline that flies tourists to popular resort cities like Cancun has abruptly suspended flights and left travelers stranded in the country. Beginning April 11, Grupo Aéreo Monterrey also known as Magnicharters suspended all flights for two weeks citing “logistical problems.” The company calls itself “the tourist airline of Mexico.” “We are addressing this situation with due diligence to restore operations as soon as possible,” the company said in a statement. Mexico’s Federal Civil Aviation Agency indicated the logistical issues are actually financial. The agency this past week said that the airline will not be permitted to operate…
