Motty remains the only confirmed hybrid between an African elephant (Loxodonta africana) and an Asian elephant (Elephas maximus). Although the calf tragically died just days after birth, his unique descent earned him the rare distinction of being named the “world’s rarest elephant” by Guinness World Records. Motty was born on July 11, 1978, at Chester Zoo in the UK and …
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The astronauts of SpaceX’s Crew-11 mission are making their final preparations for their July 31 trip to the International Space Station (ISS). The four-person crew will lift off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, riding in the Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on July 31, if all goes according to plan. This will be …
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Ursula von der Leyen (CDU), President of the European Commission, stands in the European Parliament building and speaks. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in Scotland over the weekend, aiming to reach a framework trade agreement shortly before a 30% tariff on EU imports …
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Friday, July 25, 2025 6:21PM Gov. Gavin Newsom said he would meet with Texas lawmakers “to push back on” a redistricting plan proposed by Republicans. Gov. Gavin Newsom said he would meet Friday with Texas lawmakers “to push back on” a redistricting plan proposed by Republicans in a purported effort to help the GOP keep control of the House. In …
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EU diplomats briefed on the matter told POLITICO they are expecting a 15 percent U.S. baseline tariff deal before Trump’s Aug. 1 deadline. “Everyone is quite tense,” said an EU diplomat. ‘They kept coming back’ Trump announced tariffs on 60 trading partners in April, ranging up to 50 percent. The U.S. president said any deal with the EU countries will have …
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Jeffrey Epstein’s long-time associate Ghislaine Maxwell is meeting a top justice department official as pressure grows on the Trump administration to release files linked to the disgraced financier’s sex trafficking network. The meeting will take place in Tallahassee, Florida, where Maxwell is serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking, BBC’s US partner CBS News reports. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche …
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Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche will meet with convicted sex trafficker and Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell in the next several days, Attorney General Pam Bondi said Tuesday morning. Maxwell was convicted of sex trafficking in 2021 for recruiting and grooming multiple teenage girls for over a decade to be sexually abused by Epstein. She was investigated and indicted during …
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singh srilom/Shutterstock Photographs have been circulating online for years that supposedly depict where the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans meet. In the photographs, there is a clearly visible line between the two, and the water on each side of the line is a different color. This has led to online speculation that the …
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Our third “Mafia Monday” in July offers you an introduction to the Torrisi crime family members you’ll meet in Mafia: The Old Country, the upcoming prequel to and fourth major entry in the long-running narrative-driven action-adventure series. You play young Enzo Favara as he works his way up in the Torrisi family. This is the third entry in our IGN …
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In a recent study, divers near Kumejima Island in Japan discovered an unusual sea creature with a distinctive panda-like appearance. These creatures, part of the Clavelina genus, were first thought to be part of an aquarium display, only to surprise researchers by being a completely new species. The discovery has drawn attention from marine biologists and citizen scientists alike, as …
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