DeSantis-backed Disney boss says employees owe $2 million in back taxes on the park pass perks his board stripped away

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Walt Disney World sued Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for his actions against the resort and theme park.
The Disney district is the epicenter of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' long-running feud with Walt Disney World.

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The feds are going to use Trump's tweets dating back to 2012 that baselessly claimed election fraud against him

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.S. President Donald Trump uses a mobile phone during a roundtable discussion on the reopening of small businesses in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., June 18, 2020.

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An Airbnb host's son secretly filmed a guest in the shower, then tried to blackmail her into sending him a sex video: prosecutors

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The shadow of a hand holding a key in front of a group of Airbnb logos.
The 51-year-old man was sentenced to prison time for stalking a former guest in his mother's Airbnb.

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The Ukrainian sniper team claiming the world's longest kill shot described how they shot a Russian officer from over 2 miles away

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A composite image showing, left, a Ukrainian Territorial Defense brigade sniper in training, used for illustration purposes only, and a view of the claimed longest sniper shot highlighted in a circle in footage released by Ukrainian Special forces in November 2023.
A Ukrainian Territorial Defence Forces soldier trains with a sniper rifle (left).

The Russia-Ukraine war appears to be at a stalemate. But soldiers on both sides are losing at the front lines.

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Ukrainian soldiers fire artillery on Donetsk frontline as the Russia-Ukraine war continues in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on April 24, 2023.
Ukrainian soldiers fire artillery on Donetsk frontline as the Russia-Ukraine war continues in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on April 24, 2023.

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The chances of getting bitten by a shark while you're swimming at the beach are surprisingly low

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Great White sharks are just one type of shark known to occasionally attack humans.

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An ex-US ambassador charged with being a longtime secret agent for Cuba bragged about it to undercover FBI officer, feds allege

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Former US State Department employee Victor Rocha was federally charged over accusations that he worked as a longtime spy for Cuba.

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A missing Botticelli masterpiece worth $109 million was hanging in an Italian family's home for decades

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The Carabinieri Cultural Protection Unit of Naples helped track down the 15th century painting.

Carabinieri for the Protection of Cultural Heritage

Chinstrap penguins take thousands of 4-second naps a day so they can stay alert and guard their newborns around-the-clock, researchers say

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Wild chinstrap penguins on King George Island, Antarctica
Wild chinstrap penguins on King George Island, Antarctica.

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Russia is ramping up its use of long-range glide bombs because Ukraine keeps shooting down its helicopters, war analysts say

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The Sukhoi Su-34 jet fighter-bomber of Russian Air Force.
The Sukhoi Su-34 jet fighter-bomber of Russian Air Force.

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