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January 6, 2025

Jonathan Joss, ‘King of the Hill’ voice actor, killed in San Antonio shooting
Jonathan Joss, the voice actor best known as John Redcorn from “King of the Hill,” was killed in a San Antonio, Texas, shooting on Sunday, according to police. A suspect, 56-year-old Sigfredo Alvarez Ceja, was taken into custody and booked for murder, the San Antonio Police Department said in a statement to NBC News. Officers…
Michael Strahan is “likely” to take a reduced role at Good Morning America
Hall of Fame defensive end Michael Strahan wears multiple hats. He is expected to wear one of them less frequently. Max Tani of Semafor.com reports, via Sports Business Journal, that Strahan is expected to sign a new contract with ABC’s Good Morning America that will “likely” include a reduced workload. It’s also not expected to…
Vietnam’s Hoa Phat to make high-speed train rails with German tech
HANOI — Leading Vietnamese steelmaker Hoa Phat Group has signed a contract with Germany’s SMS Group to build a production line for tracks for high-speed railways, which the company said will make it the only Southeast Asian enterprise with that capability. A production line with an annual capacity of 700,000 tons will be installed by SMS…
Japan PM bets on 2 chances to talk with Trump before tariff deadline
TOKYO — With the reprieve from the U.S.’s sweeping tariffs ending in about a month, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba hopes to reach a deal before then by seizing two potential opportunities to meet with President Donald Trump at international gatherings. The leaders are slated to attend the Group of Seven summit in Kananaskis, Canada, starting…
Canadian wildfires trigger air quality alerts across the U.S.
Air quality alerts continue from Minnesota and Michigan all the way to South Carolina due to smoke from wildfires in Canada. Over 180 fires scattered across Canada are actively burning, with 91 burning out of control, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre, a nonprofit that supports the government’s wildfire response. The fires have…
PMD issued Eid weather update- Check here
PMD issued Eid weather update- Check here Dust storms, rain, and hail are also expected in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Gujranwala, Gujrat, Sialkot, Narowal, and other cities from Tuesday, bringing relief for people who are facing scorching heat. During Eid days, more rain and hailstorms are expected in Dir, Swat, Chitral, Kohistan, and Mansehra, while the…
Trans people, local governments and educators face rising anti-LGBTQ hate, GLAAD report finds
There were 932 anti-LGBTQ incidents across the United States over the past year — from hate speech and bomb threats to fatal violence — with more than half of these acts targeting transgender and gender-nonconforming people, according to a new report from the LGBTQ advocacy group GLAAD. The report found a year-over-year increase in incidents…
Pakistan’s Inflation surge to 3.5% in May 2025
Pakistan’s Inflation surge to 3.5% in May 2025 In May 2025, Pakistan’s annual inflation rate rose to 3.5% compared to just 0.3% in April 2025 and 11.8% in May last year, according to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. On a monthly basis, inflation slightly dropped by 0.2% in May, following a 0.8% drop in April…