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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Nakon’i’a with Kunsi is a TV puppet show to hit the screens in the coming year about learning the Nakoda language. The show is currently in production in Saskatoon, and it was all inspired by a close friend of the director.“She teaches children, you know, teaches in schools, teaches a lot of communities using her puppet as a resource and I just thought maybe we can turn this into a children’s TV show,” said Cory Generoux, writer and director.“When I was gifted the puppet, me teaching took on a whole new dimension,”…

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Further north, in central Hubei province, three were dead and four missing in floods caused by torrential rains that also collapsed some structures and severed communication to some villages.Government authorities allocated 120 million yuan (US$17.6 million) in disaster relief funds for five affected regions on Tuesday, Xinhua reported.An additional 30 million yuan was also allocated for Guizhou province, which had suffered heavy “casualties and property losses”, Xinhua said, citing the the National Development and Reform Commission.Nearly 24,000 people were evacuated in affected areas across Hunan, Guizhou and Hubei, according to an AFP tally.Weather forecasts indicate that the region is expected…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The mourners started arriving hours early — veterans in uniform, strangers clutching American flags, police officers lining the route — all for a Massachusetts World War II Navy veteran many feared would be buried alone.But when John Bernard Arnold III, 98, died May 6 with no known living family, a public plea from Hanover-Hanson Veteran Services sparked an extraordinary response, with roughly 1,500 people turning out Monday in Hanson, Massachusetts, to give him a hero’s farewell.”This veteran passed away with no known family to attend his services,” Hanover-Hanson Veteran Services wrote on…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Kim Kardashian will stop at nothing to remain young and beautiful.The reality star gave a peak into her daily routine during an appearance on Amy Poehler’s recent “Good Hang” podcast.Kardashian, 45, boasted about her impressive wellness routine, which includes 35 supplements each day.KIM KARDASHIAN’S $6M DEAL WITH RAY J EXPLODES AS JUDGE REFUSES TO KEEP SECRETS SEALED Kim Kardashian has yearly body scans with her family, and takes more than three dozen supplements daily. (James Devaney/Getty Images)After Poehler reveled in the need to up her “weight stuff” for healthy bone density, the…

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Nearly three months into the conflict, the Iranian regime has succeeded in confounding U.S. and Israeli expectations for a speedy victory.The regime survived a wave of targeted killings early in the war. It then managed to turn the tables on its more powerful adversaries, introducing something of a stalemate.Since mid-March, Iran has maintained control over the Strait of Hormuz, an international waterway crucial to the world’s oil and gas trade. It has been able to limit U.S. and Israeli attacks on its energy industry. It even got President Trump to rein in Israel’s war in Lebanon against Hezbollah, an Iranian-backed…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, will face Democratic candidate Terri Pickens in November as he vies for a third term.Pickens, a private practice attorney and small business owner, edged out several challengers in the state’s Democratic gubernatorial primary on Tuesday, The Associated Press reported.She faces an uphill battle in a Republican-heavy state that has not elected a Democratic governor in 36 years.The nonpartisan Cook Political Report, a leading election forecaster, rates Little’s re-election bid as “Solid Republican.” Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, will face Democrat Terri Pickens in the November general election. (Darin Oswald/Idaho…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Two missing California children were recovered in Mexico nearly two years after their father allegedly fled with them following their mother’s killing, authorities said.The FBI announced Tuesday that Camron Lee, 40, was arrested in Primo Tapia, Baja California, Mexico, in connection with the 2024 death of his partner, Angelica Bravo.His two children, Athena Lee, 5, and Mateo Lee, 4, were also recovered in Mexico, authorities said.Officials said Lee’s arrest followed a nearly six-month campaign to locate him and the children.CALIFORNIA MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING WIFE AND FLEEING WITH KIDS NABBED IN SOUTH…

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Descrease article font size Increase article font size A major step is underway to extend Montreal’s metro blue line east to Anjou, with excavation now officially in progress. A massive tunnel-boring machine has begun drilling eastbound, launching what will be a two-year effort to carve out roughly five kilometres of tunnel and make way for five new stations.The machine itself is a striking piece of engineering, spanning three storeys in diameter and weighing about 2,000 tonnes. Built in Montreal over the past three months after arriving in February, the German-made drill is designed to break through rock and debris while…

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More than 17,000 people are under evacuation orders in Southern California as a wildfire threatened suburban homes.The wind-driven Sandy Fire was reported Monday in the hills above Simi Valley, about 50km northwest of Los Angeles.By Tuesday morning, it had consumed more than five square kilometres of dry brush and destroyed at least one home, according to the Ventura County Fire Department.The flames were initially pushed by gusts that topped 48km/h, but firefighters were helped by calmer winds overnight, said department spokesperson Andrew Dowd.”We’ve made a lot of progress against this fire with those improved weather conditions,” Dowd said. Crews hoped…

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