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Why you can't picture your childhood or loved one's faces: Sassy struggled with this little-understood but common condition. Now experts reveal the cause - and quiz that tells you if you're a sufferer

2026-03-16
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 It explained many things she’d found confusing her whole life. ‘Like why I had no visual memory of my childhood. Why I’ve involuntarily ghosted so many friends over the years,’ says Sassy, 56

Gasoline prices are still rising as the Iran war stretches into its third week

2026-03-16
U.S. gasoline prices are up nearly 80 cents from a month ago, while diesel prices have shot up even more. Diesel is now just under $5 a gallon, according to AAA, up $1.34 from last month.

NYC cops, firefighters back Hochul plan to curb car-insurance fraud: ‘Make NY affordable’

2026-03-16
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 Law enforcement unions – including New York City police and firefighters – are backing Gov. Hochul’s plan to save a bundle on car insurance by attacking auto insurance fraud and reining in personal injury lawsuits.

Indian farmers dress up as bears to protect crops from monkeys

2026-03-16
Farmers in northern India are dressing up in bear costumes to protect their crops from monkeys.

Appeals Court Allows Trump Administration’s Third-Country Deportations, for Now

2026-03-16
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 The administration’s policy of deporting people to South Sudan, Rwanda and other distant countries has been a striking attempt to create uncertainty for immigrants.

Man once eyed in disappearance of missing California teen now charged with murder

2026-03-16
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 Joshua Martinez, an early suspect, arrested in 2019 disappearance of 17-year-old Victoria Marquina from Sutter Creek, California, considered a cold case.

U.S. is allowing Iranian oil tankers through Strait of Hormuz, says Bessent

2026-03-16
The White House believes tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz will increase before Navy escorts are deployed, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said.

3,800 workers are on strike at one of the largest meatpacking plants in the U.S.

2026-03-16
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 About 3,800 workers at one of the nation’s largest meatpacking plants went on strike Monday in Colorado in what union representatives said is the first walkout at a U.S. beef slaughterhouse since the 1980s.

$3.4 trillion mistake with China: Why US will make India's rise far tougher

2026-03-10
The US has spent a staggering $3.4 trillion on a “militarised rivalry” with China since 2012, a figure dwarfing its Afghanistan war costs. This massive peacetime spending, driven by a strategic pivot to Asia, highlights Washington’s determination to avoid repeating past…

Palestinians Stream Back to Northern Gaza on Foot

2025-01-27
Israel allowed displaced Gazans to begin crossing a military zone that bisects the enclave after a deadlock over hostage releases was broken.