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Oil giant Shell agrees to buy Canada’s ARC Resources for $16.4 billion– www.cnbc.com

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British oil major Shell on Monday said it agreed a deal to buy Canadian energy company ARC Resources in a deal valued at $16.4 billion.

The transaction will add roughly 370,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day to Shell’s portfolio and is designed to boost the London-listed firm’s long-term oil and gas production.

Shell CEO Wael Sawan described ARC Resources, which is focused on the Montney shale basin in British Columbia and Alberta, Canada, as “a high-quality, low-cost and top quartile low carbon intensity producer” that will strengthen the firm’s resource base for decades.

“We are accessing uniquely positioned assets and welcoming colleagues that bring deep expertise which, combined with Shell’s strong basin level performance, provides a compelling proposition for shareholders,” Sawan said in a statement.

Democrat Seeks ‘Military-Grade Weapons’ Ban After WHCD Attack– www.breitbart.com

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Pennsylvania state Rep. and former Democratic Party Vice Chair Malcolm Kenyatta pushed a ban on “military-grade weapons” after the handgun/shotgun attack that occurred at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner (WHCD).

Kenyatta responded after the WHCD attack to comments about how a ballroom would be a more secure hosting site than a hotel by posting to X:

Breitbart News noted that the alleged WHCD attacker, Cole Allen, used guns he had purchased legally in California. Moreover, law enforcement affirmed that two guns — a handgun and a shotgun — were recovered from Allen when he was apprehended.

The shocking origin of human eyes traces back to an ancient “cyclops”– www.sciencedaily.com

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Humans share a surprisingly strange ancestor with all other vertebrates. New research suggests that far back in evolutionary history, one of our earliest relatives had a single eye, much like a tiny cyclops, positioned on top of its head.

Scientists from Lund University and the University of Sussex report that all vertebrates can be traced back to this ancient, one-eyed organism. According to their findings, the remains of that original “median eye” still exist today, but in a very different form. It has become the pineal gland, a small structure deep in the brain.

“The results are a surprise. They turn our understanding of the evolution of the eye and the brain upside down,” says Dan-E Nilsson, professor emeritus in sensory biology at Lund University.

White House to Invite Putin to G20 Summit in Miami, Though Trump Doubts He’ll Attend– www.themoscowtimes.com

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The United States will invite President Vladimir Putin to attend the G20 summit in Miami this December, a senior U.S. official confirmed Thursday, though President Donald Trump later said he doubts the Russian leader will accept the invitation.

The United States is the 2026 host of the Group of 20, and Trump has promised a lavish summit of leaders on December 14-15 at his National Doral resort in Florida.

“All G20 members will be invited to attend ministerial meetings and the leaders’ summit,” a senior Trump administration official said.

Despite the confirmation, Trump himself appeared skeptical about the Putin invite during an exchange with reporters later in the day.

“I don’t know that he’s coming. I doubt he’d come, to be honest with you,” Trump said before adding that he would welcome the visit. “If he came, it would probably be very helpful.”

Iran supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei ‘needs plastic surgery’ after airstrike burns– www.mirror.co.uk

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Iran’s new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei has not been seen publicly since the start of the war with the US, with reports emerging that he was seriously injured in an airstrike last month

Iran’s new supreme leader has not been seen in public since the outbreak of war with the US, with reports emerging that his face was so severely burnt in an airstrike that he requires plastic surgery.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has neither been spotted nor released any audio or video message since assuming power. According to reports, he sustained serious injuries in an airstrike on 28 February.

The US and Iran have been engaged in conflict since late February, after joint US-Israeli forces launched strikes on several key Iranian targets. Iran hit back by attacking sites across the region and shutting the vital Strait of Hormuz trade route.

The New York Times reported that while Khamenei was gravely wounded, he remains mentally sharp and engaged, according to four senior Iranian officials with knowledge of his condition.

Prosecutors seek 30-year prison term for South Korea’s Yoon– abcnews.com

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SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean prosecutors Friday requested a 30-year prison term for ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol over allegations he deliberately tried to escalate tensions with North Korea in 2024 by ordering drone flights over Pyongyang as he sought to create justifiable conditions for martial law at home.

Yoon is charged with benefiting an adversary and abusing his powers, which are among a long list of indictments against the conservative former leader over his short-lived imposition of martial law in South Korea in December 2024.

The request came in the closing stages of a trial at the Seoul Central District Court, where a team of investigators led by special prosecutor Cho Eun-suk said Yoon and his top defense officials were responsible for alleged drone infiltrations into North Korea, about two months before he imposed martial law while portraying the liberals as North Korea-sympathizing, “anti-state” forces.

NASA announces exact date ‘God of Chaos’ asteroid will pass close to Earth– www.mirror.co.uk

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NASA has confirmed exactly when a rare, colossal-sized asteroid will hurtle past Earth, coming closer to our planet than any other celestial object of its size in human history. The asteroid – called as Apophis, in what feels like an ill omen as it was named after the ancient Egyptian God of evil and destruction – will come very close to our planet in the not too distant future. This week the National Aeronautics and Space Administration – or, more commonly, NASA – confirmed the asteroid is on track to safely pass by Earth in 2029. It will light up the night’s sky to the naked eye on one what the superstitious consider to be one of the unluckiest days imaginable: Friday, April 13 (2029).

It will come within 20,000 miles of our planet’s surface — closer than the distance of many satellites in orbit. Or, to put it in laymen’s terms, that’s nearly 12 times closer than the moon’s average distance from Earth. When the Near-Earth asteroid was discovered in 2004, it appeared that Apophis might make impact with Earth in either 2029, 2036, or 2068. Since then, astronomers have closely watched Apophis using optical telescopes and ground-based radar, allowing its orbit to become better understood.

Iran-US war latest: UK hits back at Trump threat to review Falklands claim over lack of support for Iran war– www.independent.co.uk

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Mike Huckabee, the US envoy to Israel, who was on hand for the White House talks, said the “people of Lebanon, the people of Israel are neighbours and they want to get along”.

“They can get along,” he said.

“But it’s like neighbours who have a rough little kid living in the neighbourhood who keeps throwing rocks at everybody’s window.

“And if the kid will quit throwing rocks, the neighbours can get along and start actually working together.”

Mamdani’s Own Supporters Revolt, File Lawsuit Against Him– trendingpoliticsnews.com

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East Village residents who overwhelmingly backed New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani are now trying to block one of his administration’s key moves, suing to stop a building in their neighborhood from being turned into a temporary homeless shelter.

The lawsuit, filed Monday in New York City Supreme Court, highlights growing pushback from within Mamdani’s own base as his policies begin to hit close to home.

The backlash quickly drew ridicule from conservatives, who pointed to the political whiplash. Sen. Ted Cruz summed it up in a brief post: “Oops.”

Teen transgender-identifying substitute teacher allegedly made online threats to Loudoun County school– www.theblaze.com

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A teenage substitute teacher was arrested Thursday over threats he allegedly made on social media against a high school in Loudoun County.

Hadyn Dollery, 19, of Chantilly was arrested on Monday over threats of violence at John Champe High School, according to a press release from the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office.

Dollery was born a biological male but identified as a transgender woman. The sheriff’s office confirmed that he was booked as a male.

Speaker Johnson Backs DeSantis on Florida’s Redistricting Plan– slaynews.com

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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is urging Florida Republicans to move forward with a new congressional map, signaling a counteroffensive after Democrats narrowly pushed through a controversial redistricting referendum in Virginia.

The Virginia measure, approved Tuesday by a razor-thin margin, is expected to dramatically reshape the state’s congressional delegation in Democrats’ favor ahead of the 2026 midterms.

China bans dual-use items exports to seven European entities over Taiwan arms sales– www.channelnewsasia.com

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Dual-use items are goods, software or technologies that have both civilian and military applications, including certain rare earth elements that are essential for making drones and chips.

The ministry also said foreign organisations and individuals are prohibited from transferring or providing dual-use items originating from China to the seven entities and any related activities must be stopped immediately.

Wisconsin dad Joshua Kannin charged after allegedly leaving his 3 kids to die inside burning apartment while he saved himself– nypost.com

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A Wisconsin dad is accused of leaving his three kids to die in a Thanksgiving house fire while he rushed outside because he “panicked.”

Joshua Kannin, 39, was charged Tuesday with child neglect over the deaths of Rylee, 10; Connor, 9; and 7-year-old Alena following the blaze at his Kenosha home on Nov. 27 — with the kids’ mom saying she’s living her “worst nightmare,” TMJ4 reported.

Kenosha police swooped on Kannin’s home after receiving calls that the home was “fully engulfed,” according to a criminal complaint.

He was in his underwear when he charged over to the police, begging for help.

Joshua Kannin’s kids Connor, Rylee, and Alena died following a house fire during Thanksgiving. Gofundme

AI hacking fears jolt Washington as Anthropic unveils Mythos– www.washingtonpost.com

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When security researchers at Mozilla, the maker of the popular web browser Firefox, pointed a powerful new artificial intelligence model at their code, they had a feeling of “vertigo.”

Bobby Holley, the chief technology officer for the browser, said Anthropic’s Mythos system elevated AI from being merely a competent software engineer to “a world-class, elite security engineer.”