Over 300 Iranians stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, Iran, on Nov. 4, 1979 — taking 66 Americans hostage. The embassy had been attacked and occupied in February of that same year but had been quickly returned to U.S. control. Rising from the chaos of the Iranian Revolution and loyal to Ruhollah…
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View MoreThis story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255).A 10-year-old child woke up after his father “hunted” down his older brothers and mom in a disturbing murder-suicide inside a suburban Oklahoma home,…
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View MoreDavid Pecker, who ran the National Enquirer empire, confirmed under oath yesterday that he had used catch-and-kill payments to help Donald Trump’s campaign – and his text messages didn’t help the former president either.In his second day of testimony, the former Trump pal calmly described forking over cash in two…
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View MoreInvesting.com – European stock markets mostly rose Wednesday, largely maintaining the recent positive tone as the quarterly earnings season continues in full swing.At 03:40 ET (08:40 GMT), the in Germany traded 0.2% higher, the in the U.K. climbed 0.3%, while the in France traded 0.1% lower.U.S. tech bounce boosts global…
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View MoreOn this day in history, April 24, 1800, President John Adams — the second president of the United States — approved the appropriation of $5,000 for the purchase of “such books as may be necessary for the use of Congress,” according to the website of the Library of Congress.The research…