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KATHMANDU: An aircraft that crashed in Nepal last month, killing more than 70 people on board, had no thrust motion in its engines in the final leg of its descent, a government-appointed panel investigating the accident said on Monday (Feb 6). The plane crashed just before landing in the tourist city of Pokhra on Jan 15, in one of Nepal’s worst airplane accidents in 30 years. There were 72 passengers on the twin-engine ATR 72 aircraft operated by Nepal’s Yeti Airlines, including two infants, four crew members and 10 foreign nationals. Rescuers recovered 71 bodies, with one unaccounted person presumed…

Homeowners in Colorado recently discovered that they had unexpected outdoor visitors after reviewing footage on their Ring camera.In late January, two mountain lions were spotted on the edge of the homeowners’ house line (SEE THE VIDEO at the top of this article).The home is located on the edge of Bounder Yards in Boulder Canyon, a Ring representative told Fox News Digital.TEXAS FAMILY’S RING DOORBELL CAMERA CAPTURES BOBCAT PERCHED ON THEIR BACKYARD FENCE: ‘I WAS TERRIFIED’The homeowners, who requested their names be omitted for privacy reasons, said they are no strangers to wildlife roaming their property. “[We] have even had several…

This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255).Obese patients who have bariatric (weight-loss) surgery live longer than those who do not have the procedure, according to findings from a new study published in the journal Obesity. Surgery patients, however, are also 2.4 times more susceptible to suicide — especially those between 18 and 34 years of age, the same study found.ARE YOU AN INTERMITTENT FASTER? IF SO, BINGE EATING COULD BE IN YOUR FUTURELed by Dr. Ted Adams, a professor at the…

Commercial satellite imagery has shown North Korean troops practising in formation in Pyongyang, and South Korea has also said it was monitoring increased related activities. The military meeting also follows North Korea on Thursday condemning drills by the United States and its allies, saying they have reached an “extreme red-line” and threaten to turn the peninsula into a “huge war arsenal and a more critical war zone”. In Thursday’s statement, the North Korean foreign ministry condemned a visit to South Korea by US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and said Pyongyang was not interested in dialogue as long as Washington pursues…

Stocks finish Tuesday upThe three major indexes finished Tuesday in the green after bouncing around for much of the day as investors digested comments from Fed Chair Jerome Powell.The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite led the way, adding 1.9%. The S&P 500 and Dow followed, gaining 1.3% and 0.8%, respectively.— Alex HarringMeta Platforms making significant progress in taking share from TikTok, UBS saysMeta Platforms is making strides in the ongoing battle to return time spent back to its Instagram platform, and take share from TikTok, according to UBS.”Commentary on the 4Q EPS call around short-form video engagement supports prior indications that META…

Breakout Nigerian artist Tems attended her very first Grammy Awards last night. The 27-year-old musician—who, last year, worked with Beyoncé, Rihanna, Drake, and Future—was up for multiple awards, including Best Melodic Rap Performance (for her collaboration with Future) and Album of the Year (through her featured appearance on Beyoncé’s Renaissance). “I’ve never been in the same place with so many artists in one space before,” Tems says, speaking to Vogue on Monday morning, from her hotel room. “People coming together to celebrate work and art.” Tems hails from Lagos, Nigeria, but she says the American music ceremony carried poignant significance throughout her childhood in…

U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) holds a news conference in Statuary Hall at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, February 2, 2023.Jonathan Ernst | ReutersThe two highest-ranking Republican leaders in the House of Representatives are going to war with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce as the new Congress takes shape.Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Republican House Majority Leader Steve Scalise are both refusing to meet with the the Chamber after the lobbying group endorsed a handful of Democrats in the past two elections, clearly making an enemy of the powerful congressional leaders.”The priorities of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce have not…

(The stream is slated to start at 5:30 p.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a video above at that time.)House Speaker Kevin McCarthy will deliver an address Monday on the debt ceiling. His speech comes a day before President Joe Biden is scheduled to give the annual State of the Union address. Biden and McCarthy are engaged in the early phases of what is expected to be a months long negotiation on a debt ceiling vote.The nation hit its statutory limit last month, forcing Treasury Secretary Janey Yellen to take several temporary measures to prevent the…

Agnes Scott College student Jordan Simi (C) participates in a chant during a pro-abortion rights march and rally held in reaction to the leak of a draft U.S. Supreme Court majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito preparing for a majority of the court to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion rights decision later this year, in Atlanta, Georgia, May 3, 2022.Alyssa Pointer | ReutersA federal judge suggested Monday that the federal right to abortion — which the Supreme Court overturned last year — might still be protected by the Constitution’s 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery.Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly posed…

Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesCheck out the companies making headlines after the bell: Pinterest — The social media stock shed more than 7% after revenue for the recent quarter fell short of analysts’ expectations. Pinterest also shared guidance for the first quarter that was lighter than expected and said it expects sales to increase by “low single digits” versus the 6.9% growth rate expected by analysts.Chegg — Chegg shares sank 20% in extended trading after sharing weaker-than-expected first-quarter and full-year revenue guidance, according to Refinitiv. The company cited economic uncertainties and subscriber growth concerns.Skyworks Solutions — The semiconductor stock…