Triple-amputee soldier climbs Kilimanjaro to deliver burger
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Triple-amputee soldier climbs Kilimanjaro to deliver burger

A British soldier left a triple-amputee after serving in Afghanistan reached new heights when he climbed Mount Kilimanjaro — to deliver a hamburger. Corporal Andy Reid had his legs and right arm amputated in October 2009 after stepping on a improvised explosive device. Every October since, the former soldier commemorates…

China starts drills around Taiwan after US Speaker meeting
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China starts drills around Taiwan after US Speaker meeting

China began three days of military exercises around Taiwan on Saturday to express anger at Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen’s meeting with the speaker of the US House of Representatives, as the island’s defense ministry said it would respond calmly. The drills, announced the day after Tsai returned from the United…

Donald Trump leads Ron DeSantis in Iowa head-to-head poll
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Donald Trump leads Ron DeSantis in Iowa head-to-head poll

Former President Donald Trump still leads the Republican field in Iowa, according to the first poll taken in the Hawkeye State following Trump’s indictment by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. The J.L. Partners survey shared exclusively with The Post Thursday showed the 76-year-old leading his main prospective rival, Florida Gov….

Former Italy PM Silvio Berlusconi has leukaemia, source says
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Former Italy PM Silvio Berlusconi has leukaemia, source says

MILAN – Four-times Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has been diagnosed with leukemia, a source close to the matter said on Thursday, a day after he was admitted to intensive care with breathing problems. The 86-year-old, whose media empire has made him a billionaire, is being treated in a cardiac unit of…

Al Sharpton celebrates Trump indictment as ‘spiritual’ payback
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Al Sharpton celebrates Trump indictment as ‘spiritual’ payback

Rev. Al Sharpton on Tuesday celebrated a Manhattan grand jury’s indictment against former President Donald Trump as a sort of “spiritual” payback for his White House policies and his call for the death penalty for the “Central Park Five.”  The activist and MSNBC host made the claim at a New…

LSU women’s players would rather visit Obamas, not Bidens
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LSU women’s players would rather visit Obamas, not Bidens

LSU women’s basketball star Angel Reese has lashed out again at first lady Jill Biden, saying she and her teammates would rather celebrate their NCAA championship with the Obamas than at the White House. Reese criticized President Biden’s wife Tuesday for initially extending public invites to both LSU and Iowa,…

Progressive Brandon Johnson elected Chicago’s next mayor
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Progressive Brandon Johnson elected Chicago’s next mayor

Progressive Democrat and Cook County commissioner Brandon Johnson was elected Chicago mayor on Tuesday night after defeating moderate Paul Vallas in a runoff election. The Associated Press called the tight race for Johnson as the leftist held a narrow lead of just under 16,000 votes with all precincts reporting in…