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Iraqi lawmakers on Thursday elected former minister Abdul Latif Rashid as the country’s next president, defying threats of further violence following a barrage of rocket attacks earlier in the day and taking a key step toward ending a crippling political vacuum.At least nine rockets targeted Iraq’s Parliament inside the heavily fortified Green Zone, the seat of the government, ahead of a much-anticipated session where lawmakers forged ahead with the formation of the next government despite the political crisis. At least five people were wounded.Per Iraqi law, the president must call on Parliament’s largest bloc to nominate a premier. Iraq’s Parliament…

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday doubled down on his proposal to turn Turkey into a gas hub for Europe after deliveries to Germany through the Baltic Sea’s Nord Stream pipeline were halted.Putin floated the idea of exporting more gas through the Turk Stream gas pipeline running beneath the Black Sea to Turkey as he met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of a regional summit in Kazakhstan.It’s the second unlikely energy proposal that Putin has pitched in as many days, with European leaders calling Russia’s cuts in natural gas a political bid to divide them over…

Exclusive: Youngsters are being targeted by gangs and becoming more vulnerable to drug dealers as they try desperately to support their families struggling through financial turmoil Primary school children are being targeted by gangs as the cost of living crisis puts youngsters’ lives in danger, experts have warned. Kids as young as eight are being made more vulnerable to drug dealers as they seek to support their desperate families, sources said. It comes after a strategy paper by the National Police Chiefs’ Council warned forces fear more children will be drawn into crime because of the economic turmoil. Sarah Parker,…

Cake, cupcakes, cookies and more: Desserts from The Cake Girl are quite the popular item in south Florida. Kristina Lavallee, born and raised in Puerto Rico, grew up with the dream of becoming a baker. The now-successful business owner spoke with Fox News Digital in an interview to discuss her success story and how it all began. LILIBET DIANA’S FIRST BIRTHDAY CAKE: A PINK DELIGHT”My mom, she studied to be a chef. She loves cooking… but I wanted to be baking right around when I was five, if I could recall,” she said.  Lavallee said she and her mother would go to the…

Terra Luna Classic is preparing for a bullish move to $0.00037 after holding firmly at the $0.00025 support. Over the last few weeks, its performance continued to disappoint investors, as they counted losses from $0.00037. However, insight from a double-bottom that recently formed on the four-hour chart indicates a 26% move upward may be on the cards.Terra Luna Classic Token Burn On Binance Catches MomentumBinance exchange is taking center stage in Terra Luna Classic (LUNC) token burn process. The exchange’s efforts appear to bear fruit, with almost 8.5 billion tokens being wiped from the crypto project’s supply. The second week…

Welcome to the Fox News Lifestyle Newsletter. If this newsletter is not already delivered to your email, please subscribe here.’DISAPPOINTED’ – Parents are speaking out as one school district in Pennsylvania has announced it’s canceling its annual Halloween parades for elementary students due to safety and “inclusivity” concerns. Continue reading…’FLIGHT FRIGHT’ – A man on Reddit reveals his travel experience that allegedly escalated after he refused to switch plane seats for a family. Continue reading…THUMBS DOWN? – Gen Z is identifying a certain emoji as “passive-aggressive” — are you still using it?  Continue reading…’GRAVE CONCERN’ – Karen E. Knudsen, CEO…

Queens is taking the largest share of migrants into emergency shelters set up by the city — fueling what the borough’s president on Thursday called a “powder keg” of crises and creating a “recipe for a social and economic disaster.” Queens was housing 4,782 migrants, or 32% of the total 14,777 placed in emergency shelters as of Wednesday, according to data compiled by the Department of Homeless Services and obtained by The Post on Thursday. That share is more than one-sixth greater than the 27.3% that Queens residents contribute to the city’s total population, according to 2020 census data. “It’s…

If you were curious about Bob Costas’ take on the widely ridiculed “House of the Dragon” ad that aired on TBS during Game 1 of the ALDS between the Yankees and Guardians on Tuesday, wonder no more. During an appearance Thursday on “The Really Big Show” with Tony Rizzo and Aaron Goldhammer on 850 ESPN Cleveland, Costas eviscerated the now-infamous spot promoting the “Game of Thrones” prequel series when asked a general question about what has changed in broadcasting over the years. Bob Costas: “Now, you know, big sellout crowd here, but we weren’t 100% sure this game was gonna be…

Washington CNN  —  The Jan. 6 select committee aired previously unseen footage from Fort McNair, the DC-area Army base where congressional leaders took refuge during the insurrection and scrambled to respond to the unfolding crisis. CNN has obtained additional footage from Fort McNair that wasn’t shown by the committee. The exclusive footage will air on CNN on Thursday night at 8 p.m. ET, during a special edition of “Anderson Cooper 360°.” During Thursday’s hearing, committee member Rep. Jamie Raskin, a Maryland Democrat, said the footage shows how Trump administration officials and congressional leaders worked around then-President Donald Trump to put…

Researchers in a recent study identified over 12,000 genetic variants that help determine an individual’s height. An Australian study by researchers at the University of Queensland’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience published their findings on Wednesday in the journal Nature. Researchers analyzed DNA from more than 5 million people in the largest genome-wide association study ever conducted. The study included approximately 600 researchers, and the team believes the work could lead to additional research that explores other traits and diseases determined by genetics. “Eighty percent of height differences between people are determined by genetic factors,” said Loic Yengo in a news release statement. “The…