Floods in Brazil spark conspiracy theories over the cause, including toxic jet vapor trails and antennas in Alaska

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PORTO ALEGRE, BRAZIL - MAY 11: A speedboat tows a boat transporting people who were rescued from the floods on May 11, 2024 in Porto Alegre, Brazil. According to the Meteorological Service, a cold front is causing new heavy rains that can exceed the 150 mm causing more damage to the city and increase in the water levels.

US commander appeared to suggest UK special forces were operating in Ukraine

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Soldiers standing next to military vehicles on the day Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk meets with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the Warsaw Armoured Brigade's base, in Warsaw, Poland, April 23, 2024.
Soldiers at the Warsaw Armoured Brigade's base, Poland.

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The US Army says it wants to recruit more psychological warfare 'nerds'

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This image from video released by the U.S. Army, shows a frame from a haunting new video in the latest effort by the Army to lure soldiers to some of its more secretive units.
This image from video released by the U.S. Army, shows a frame from a haunting new video, released in May 2024, in the latest effort by the Army to lure soldiers to some of its more secretive units.

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A Russian drone unit is recruiting members of the Kremlin elite so they can 'sidestep' military service on the front, UK intel says

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View of The national flag of the Russian Federation with view of The Moscow Kremlin's Walls and St Basil's Cathedral in Moscow, Russia

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Trump asked top oil execs for $1 billion campaign cash in exchange for environmental policy rollbacks, report says

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Republican presidential candidate former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Wildwood Beach on May 11, 2024 in Wildwood, New Jersey.
Republican presidential candidate former US President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Wildwood Beach on May 11, 2024, in Wildwood, New Jersey.

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Trump leads his supporters in vulgar chants at Jersey Shore rally

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WILDWOOD, NEW JERSEY - MAY 11: Republican presidential candidate former U.S. President Donald Trump leaves the stage after speaking during a campaign rally in Wildwood Beach on May 11, 2024 in Wildwood, New Jersey. The former President and presumptive Republican nominee held a campaign rally as his hush money trial takes a weekend break. Michael Cohen, Trump's former attorney, is expected to be called to testify on Monday when the trial resumes. (Photo by Michael M.

10 Israeli soldiers hospitalized for wasp stings after their tank ran over a swarm's nest in Gaza

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L: Hornets nest with yellow jacket wasps crawling across the top - stock photo. R: Israeli soldiers hold an Israeli flag while moving a tank along the border with the Gaza Strip on January 21, 2024.
L: Nest with yellow jacket wasps crawling across the top - stock photo.

US Marine officer claims 40% of drones the IDF has shot down were their own, report says

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Drone Pilot Maya O'Daly on July 30, 2019, at an army base in the South of Israel.
Drone Pilot Maya O'Daly on July 30, 2019, at an army base in the South of Israel.

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Melania Trump says Donald's youngest son, Barron, won't be a Florida RNC delegate — report

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Former U.S. President Donald Trump, his wife Melania and their son Barron leave St. Vincent Ferrer Church during the funeral of Ivana Trump, socialite and Trump's first wife, in New York City, U.S., July 20, 2022.
Former US President Donald Trump, his wife Melania, and their son Barron leave St.

Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil refineries may be proving the Biden Administration wrong, experts say

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Firefighters extinguish oil tanks at a storage facility that local authorities say caught fire after the military brought down a Ukrainian drone, in the town of Klintsy in the Bryansk Region, Russia January 19, 2024.

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