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Pregnant Mother of Two Shot to Death on Atlanta Freeway

Pregnant Mother of Two Shot to Death on Atlanta Freeway

Atlanta Pregnant Mom Shot, Killed on Freeway Published April 17, 2026 7:22 AM PDT Bianca Huntley -- a mother of 2 whose family says she was pregnant with her third child -- was killed in

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Etihad Airways announces significant expansion of its Africa network

Etihad Airways announces significant expansion of its Africa network

Etihad Airways on Friday announced a significant expansion of its Africa network, adding new routes to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ghana, Nigeria and Zimbabwe from Abu Dhabi, as part of its continued

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US naval blockade to remain in place until deal reached with Iran: Trump

US naval blockade to remain in place until deal reached with Iran: Trump

US ​President Donald Trump said ‌on Friday that the naval blockade on Iran will "remain ​in full force" until ​a deal with Tehran is ⁠struck. "The Strait of Hormuz ​is completely open and ready ​for business and full passage, but the naval blockade will ​remain in full force ​and effect as it pertains to ‌Iran, ⁠only, until such time as our transaction with Iran is 100% complete," he ​wrote on ​Truth ⁠Social in all caps.

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Netflix bets on vertical discovery — Arabian Post

Netflix bets on vertical discovery — Arabian Post

Netflix is set to roll out a redesigned mobile app by the end of April, adding a vertical video discovery feed that mirrors the swipe-driven format popularised by short-form platforms as the streaming group pushes

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Oil plunges, stocks jumps as Iran declares Hormuz open

Oil plunges, stocks jumps as Iran declares Hormuz open

Oil prices plunged more than 10 per cent on Friday after Iran said the Strait of Hormuz would be "completely open" for the rest of the ceasefire with the United States, and stock markets surged.Iran's

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Trump and Iranian foreign minister say Strait of Hormuz is fully open

Trump and Iranian foreign minister say Strait of Hormuz is fully open

US President Donald Trump and Iran’s foreign minister said on Friday that the Strait of Hormuz is now fully open to commercial vessels, as a 10-day truce in Lebanon appeared to hold.The truce offered a

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Over 38,000 women and girls killed in Gaza war by end of 2025: UN

Over 38,000 women and girls killed in Gaza war by end of 2025: UN

Over 38,000 women and girls were killed in the Gaza war by the end of 2025, the UN estimated on Friday, amounting to over half of the 71,000 deaths recorded by the territory's health ministry."Between

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Cher’s Son Elijah Blue Allman in Psychiatric Hospital as She Fights to Appoint Conservator

Cher’s Son Elijah Blue Allman in Psychiatric Hospital as She Fights to Appoint Conservator

Cher on Son Elijah He Needs a Conservatorship Pronto ... His Drug, Finance Problems Are Out of Hand! Published April 17, 2026 6:31 AM PDT Cher has requested that a temporary conservator be appointed for

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Trump says Iran war should end ‘soon’

Trump says Iran war should end ‘soon’

President ‌Donald Trump expressed confidence that an agreement could soon be reached to end the Iran war and said Hizbollah should support a 10-day US-backed truce agreed between Lebanon and Israel.Trump said ​an extension of

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Lebanese civilians return home as ceasefire with Israel mostly holds

Lebanese civilians return home as ceasefire with Israel mostly holds

People uprooted by the war in Lebanon began returning to devastated towns and neighbourhoods on Friday, with many finding ‌their homes destroyed or uninhabitable and hesitant to stay for fear a ceasefire between Hizbollah and