Family Questions Rescue Efforts for Sherpa Guide Found Alive on Everest

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A Sherpa guide who survived a week on the treacherous slopes of Mount Everest was recovering at a hospital in Nepal’s capital on Friday, while his family angered by a delay in rescue efforts sought legal action against those responsible. Dawa Sherpa was found Thursday crawling in the snowy slopes around …

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Russia’s Sanctioned Businessmen Accuse Authorities of Setting ‘Trap’ for Economy

ST PETERSBURG, Russia, June 5 (Reuters) – Russian financial authorities have created “a trap” ⁠for ⁠the economy with their tight monetary policy, driving ⁠it into stagnation, several sanctioned billionaires topping Russia’s Forbes list said on Friday, in their highest-level public ​criticism since a 2024 interest rate hike. Economic growth is expected to slow to 0.4% …

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US Forces Board Sanctioned Vessel in Indian Ocean, Pentagon Says

WASHINGTON, June 5 (Reuters) – ⁠U.S. ⁠forces overnight ⁠conducted an interdiction of ​the sanctioned stateless vessel ‌M/T DAVINA in ‌the Indian ⁠Ocean, ⁠the Indo-Pacific Command said on Friday. “We will ​continue global maritime enforcement to disrupt illicit ​networks and interdict vessels providing ⁠material support ⁠to Iran, ⁠wherever they ​operate,” it wrote in an ​X ⁠post. …

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Trump Looms Large Over Upcoming Primary Elections in Washington, DC

WASHINGTON (AP) — The last time Washington, D.C., residents chose a new delegate to Congress and a new mayor in the same election, gas was $1.33 a gallon and George H.W. Bush was president. This fall they will do it again — under starkly different circumstances. As the city heads toward pivotal primaries this month …

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Popular Blood Pressure Meds Linked To Kidney Damage Risk In Type 2 Diabetes

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, June 5, 2026 (HealthDay News) — A common class of blood pressure medications might contribute to kidney damage among people with type 2 diabetes, a new study says. Dihydropyridine calcium-channel blockers (DCCBs) work by relaxing blood vessels, and are frequently used as second-line therapies in people with diabetic kidney disease …

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Russian Nationalists Slam Zelenskiy Letter as PR Stunt Designed to Stir Discontent

MOSCOW, June 5 (Reuters) – Russian nationalists dismissed on Friday an open ⁠letter ⁠penned by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to President ⁠Vladimir Putin as a malicious public relations stunt designed to stir up discontent inside Russia rather ​than end the war. Zelenskiy published his letter, in which he proposed the two leaders meet to agree …

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