A Ukrainian unit rescued a captured soldier from a Russian trench using drones, video appears to show

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Ukrainian captive soldier in a trench
A Ukrainian captive soldier untying himself, getting out of a trench, while being guided by a drone in a video shared by 95th Separate Polesian Air Assault Brigade on January 1, 2024.

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The Japan Airlines plane that caught fire used carbon-fiber composite materials that are less heat-resistant

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Firefighters work at Haneda International Airport after Japan Airlines' A350 airplane caught on fire, in Tokyo, Japan January 2, 2024.
Firefighters work at Haneda International Airport after Japan Airlines' A350 airplane caught on fire, in Tokyo, Japan January 2, 2024.

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Japan Airlines passengers survived partly because they actually listened to the instruction to leave their baggage behind, experts say

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This photo provided by Jiji Press shows people on an observation deck looking at a Japan Airlines plane on fire on a runway of Tokyo's Haneda Airport on January 2, 2024.

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Russia hacked Kyiv surveillance cameras to pick targets for its huge missile attack, Ukraine's security service says

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A woman in a dark coat stands on torn-up ground and looks up a heavily damaged multistory building
A woman looks at her apartment building heavily damaged by a Russian missile strike in Kyiv, Ukraine January 2, 2024.

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Harvard's president might not be the last to lose her job over plagiarism claims, thanks to the power of AI

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Claudine Gay, former Harvard President, is seen testifying at a congressional hearing.
Claudine Gay, then-President of Harvard University, testified before the House Education and Workforce Committee on December 05, 2023 in Washington, DC.

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The Japan Airlines evacuation succeeded even though the intercom broke and 5 of 8 emergency exits were unusable

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A fire engine is seen beside a Japan Airlines (JAL) passenger plane on the tarmac at Tokyo International Airport at Haneda on January 2, 2024.

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A YouTuber was shocked that an account impersonating him had more followers. It highlights a big problem with social media.

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Carter Smith, who realized a fake account impersonating him had 20,000 more followers than his own.

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Russia is trying to bait Ukraine into using up all its Patriot missiles, leaving itself vulnerable, expert says

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Destroyed vehicles in front of a damaged residential building
Damaged vehicles are seen around a residential building after a Russian missile attack on January 2, 2024 in Kyiv, Ukraine

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How did nobody die on the burning Japan Airlines plane? Modern safety features and great training.

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a Japan Airlines plane on fire on a runway of Tokyo's Haneda Airport on January 2, 2024

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Chinese women are fed up with Xi Jinping's attempts to make them have more and more kids

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SHANGHAI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 24: A woman crosses a pedestrian crossing in wet weather in the Shanghai's financial district (Lujiazui) on February 24, 2018 in Shanghai, China.
SHANGHAI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 24: A woman crosses a pedestrian crossing in wet weather in the Shanghai's financial district (Lujiazui) on February 24, 2018 in Shanghai, China.

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