James Flippin

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(London) – British officials are sounding the alarm and expressing concern about the sun — specifically, that it could be dimmed — in order to weaponize weather patterns. It sounds like something out of a James Bond movie, but according to a report from the Daily Mail — it’s a non-fictional threat. It’s known as Solar Radiation Modification technology, and apparently there’s concern a hostile, foreign, power might use it to “dim the sun” — and cause environmental disasters.

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© 77 WABC and James Flippin(New York, NY) – After succeeding within the real estate, cryptocurrency, and hospitality markets, the Trump Organization is going mobile — as in, cell phones. Early Monday, June 16, Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. stood alongside their partners in announcing Trump Mobile. The cell phone service will offer unlimited calling and texting across more than 300 countries.

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(England) – New research is taking a look at a question that’s become increasingly relevant in the modern era. With beards having a major moment in terms of popularity — are they clean? Or are men doing a poor job of hirsute hygienics? Primrose Freestone is a senior lecturer in clinical microbiology at the University of Leicester. She recently wrote a piece for The Conversation, examining the beard cleanliness issue.

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(Tel Aviv) – The Israeli Defense Forces launched an air strike on Iran early Friday morning (local time) as the Middle Eastern nation also declared a state of emergency. Officials in Israel referred to this as a “preemptive strike” that targeted Iran’s nuclear facilities, in addition to military sites — including long-range missile facilities that were struck. The IDF says dozens of air force jets were used during the operation.

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(New York, NY) – Former Hollywood megaproducer Harvey Weinstein has been found guilty on some counts in his sex crimes retrial in New York City. A jury found him guilty of engaging in a criminal sexual act with one woman, while he was acquitted on a similar charge — involving a different woman. Meanwhile, the jury was unable to come to a verdict on a third count — alleging that Weinstein raped a woman. The judge ordered the jury to continue deliberating on that count later this week.