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A worker helps board up windows at Joey and Brenda Bermudez’s home that was damage by a recent tornado at the Elkhorn Ranch neighborhood in Elbert County on May 19, 2025. RJ Sangosti | MediaNews Group | Denver Post | Getty ImagesGlobal insured losses for the first half of this year have reached $84 billion, according to a recent Gallagher Re report — the highest first half total since 2011.Violent storms in the U.S. with damaging wind, lightning and hail are driving losses for insurers of more than $30 billion, according to the report from the global reinsurance broker. These…

Listen to article BALOCHISTAN: Two policemen were martyred and two others injured after unidentified gunmen opened fire on a Balochistan Constabulary convoy in Mastung district on Friday, according to the provincial government spokesperson. Balochistan government spokesperson Shahid Rind said the police convoy was travelling from Kalat to Quetta when it came under attack near the National Highway. Acting Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Abdul Razzaq and Constable Raza Muhammad Jam were martyred in the incident, while Constable Taj Muhammad and Constable Khursheed Ahmed sustained injuries. The bodies and injured personnel were transported to Quetta by helicopter. وفاقی وزیرداخلہ محسن نقوی کی قلات…

A passenger passes a giant American flag as they make their way to and from their gates during the Memorial Day weekend getaway at John Wayne Airport Orange County in John Wayne Airport, Santa Ana, CA on Thursday, May 26, 2022. Allen J. Schaben | Los Angeles Times | Getty ImagesCanadian travel dropped sharply in the first half of 2025, according to numbers by U.S. Travel Association.Visits from Canada dropped by nearly 19% over the same time period last year, dragging overall international visits lower by 3.4%.That equates to a decline of $1.9 billion in travel spending. June was especially rough,…

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has decided to introduce a digital payment system for Metro Bus and Orange Line transport in the province. She was presiding over a meeting related to the transport department and Mass Transit Authority, in which she was informed that the token system in the Orange Line train and Metro Bus would be abolished and a barcode system would be introduced for card-based payment. In the planned system, the fare can be paid through credit, debit and ATM cards, as well as mobile account applications. Payment through near field communication (NFC) cards will also…

PERTH, AUSTRALIA – NOVEMBER 18: Chris Martin of Coldplay performs on stage at Optus Stadium on November 18, 2023 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images)Paul Kane | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty ImagesAstronomer, a provider of open-source technologies that was hardly known until this week, said on Friday that it’s launched an investigation after CEO Andy Byron was shown on video at a Coldplay concert in an intimate embrace with the company’s head of human relations.”The Board of Directors has initiated a formal investigation into this matter and we will have additional details to share very shortly,” the…

Pakistani cueists won two titles in one day at the International Billiards and Snooker Federation (IBSF) world snooker championships on Friday, with Muhammad Asif clinching the IBSF World Masters Snooker Championship and Hasnain Akhtar claiming victory in the World U17 Snooker Championship. Asif secured victory over Indian Brijesh Damani with a score of 4-3 by the seventh frame of play. Earlier, Hasnain beat Wales’ Riley Powell 4-0 in the final of the under-17 tournament The former world amateur champion advanced to the final after securing a 4-2 win over India’s Manan Chandra in the semi-final held on Thursday at the…

A video still from the NBC archive showing Donald Trump talking with Jeffrey Epstein at a party in Mar-A-Lago from 1992.NBCRanking member Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., arrives for the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in Dirksen building on Tuesday, June 17, 2025. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty ImagesDurbin’s letters, addressed to Attorney General Pam Bondi, FBI Director Kash Patel, and Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino, add to the pressure on the Trump administration over Bondi’s decision to withhold from the public evidence about Epstein despite her past promises.Durbin is the ranking Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, which…

In a citizen-friendly move, the Lahore Zoo administration has announced a 50% discount on several recreational facilities to provide financial relief and boost footfall at one of the city’s most visited attractions. While entry and parking fees remain unchanged, notable discounts have been introduced for key attractions, including the Reptile House, Fish Aquarium, Holoverse, Virtual Reality, and Mixed Reality experiences. Under the revised pricing, tickets for the Reptile House and Fish Aquarium—previously priced at Rs200—are now available for Rs100. Similarly, tickets for Holoverse (formerly Rs300), Virtual Reality (Rs200), and Mixed Reality (Rs100) are also being offered at half price. Read: Lahore…

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said Friday that he and House Republicans want “maximum transparency” on notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and called for more information to be made public.”Everybody wants the Epstein files, which is the real documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell and anybody associated with that. We want the American people to see it,” Johnson said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.”The speaker also insisted that President Donald Trump shares this view. “What I believe in is maximum transparency, and so does President Trump,” said Johnson.The comments came after the Wall Street Journal revealed the existence on Thursday of…

Shares of Sarepta Therapeutics plunged more than 30% on Friday as the future of its approved gene therapy treatment appeared at risk.The Food and Drug Administration will request that the company voluntarily stop all shipments of the treatment, Elevidys, a person familiar with the matter told CNBC.Sarepta told CNBC it had not heard from the FDA.Separately, FDA Commissioner Marty Makary told Bloomberg News the agency is considering whether the company’s gene therapy should stay on the market.The FDA has been investigating two patient deaths tied to Elevidys, which accounts for more than half of Sarepta’s total net product revenue. The…