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  • WorldAFP

    Iran hangs two women as surge in executions intensifies: NGO

    Iran on Saturday hanged at least seven people, including two women, while a member of its Jewish minority is at imminent risk of execution as the Islamic republic further intensified its use of capital punishment, an NGO said.Iran last year carried out more hangings than in any year since 2015, according to NGOs, which accuse the Islamic republic of using capital punishment as a means to instil fear in the wake of protests that erupted in autumn 2022.

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  • EntertainmentVariety

    Kevin Costner Can’t Hold Back Tears as His Western Epic ‘Horizon’ Earns 7-Minute Cannes Standing Ovation, Promises ‘3 More’ Installments

    “Horizon: An American Saga,” Kevin Costner’s risk-it-all Western epic, rode into Cannes on Sunday, earning a seven-minute standing ovation. Costner was visibly emotional as the film received huge applause and chants of “Kevin! Kevin! Kevin!” During his speech, Costner thanked the audience and promised “three more” installments of the “Horizon” franchise, which is already due …

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  • WorldAFP

    'Blood everywhere': Survivor recounts attack on tourists in Afghanistan

    When she first heard the gunshots, French tourist Anne-France Brill thought for a split second there was a celebration in the Afghan market where she and her fellow travellers stopped to buy fruit.- Fledgling tourism industry - An avid traveller drawn to places off the beaten path Brill had long thought of visiting Afghanistan, one of the scores of foreign tourists drawn to experience the country's rich landscapes, history and culture long rendered virtually unreachable by decades of war. 

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  • PoliticsCNN

    CNN political commentator Alice Stewart dies

    CNN political commentator Alice Stewart, a veteran political advisor who worked on several GOP presidential campaigns, has died. She was 58.

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  • PoliticsThe Hill

    Trump suggests he could be a 3-term president if he wins election

    Former President Trump suggested Saturday that he could be considered a three-term president if he clinches a win next November. Speaking to the National Rifle Association (NRA) on Saturday, Trump questioned whether he would be a two- or three-term president if he secures a win in the 2024 presidential election. “You know, FDR 16 years, almost…

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  • LifestyleBuzzFeed

    21 Of The Funniest Tweets By Women This Week That Have Me Laughing, Screaming, Crying, And Throwing Up

    "i hate seeing pretty girls lose sleep over someone who looks like he negotiated his way onto earth" —@sehxr

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  • LifestyleThe Kitchn

    My Mom’s Clever Trick for Making Vegetables Taste Amazing (I’ve Been Doing It for 25 Years!)

    Do it once and you'll rely on it forever.

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