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An earthquake rocked the entire island of Taiwan early Wednesday, killing nine, injuring hundreds, collapsing buildings in a southern city and sparking a brief tsunami warning for southern Japanese islands.Taiwan's fire department said nine people have died in the mountainous, sparsely populated eastern county of Hualien, where the earthquake's epicenter was located. More than 800 people were injured in the incident and authorities lost contact with 50 people aboard four minibuses heading to a hotel in a national park.At least 26 buildings have collapsed, with more than half in the city of Hualien. Nearly 80 people were trapped as rescue

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he remains committed to pardoning NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden on his first day in office if he is elected to the White House.Kennedy Jr. released a petition Monday calling on President Biden to pardon Snowden, who in 2013 famously visited Hong Kong and exposed classified NSA documents that revealed the U.S. government was spying on its citizens. He was then charged with espionage and theft of government property."Snowden performed a critical public service by revealing to Americans for the first time that our government had been spying on us, millions of law-abiding

Mike Tyson has accomplished just about everything a boxer could in the sport - his next opponent in Jake Paul has just 10 professional bouts.Tyson is in the conversation as the best boxer of all-time - on the contrary, while Paul has his eyes set on becoming a world champion, he certainly has a long way to go.But the butterflies are alive and well, even for the "Baddest Man On The Planet," who admits he is "scared to death" about his fight with the former YouTuber.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"I have a weird personality - I don't

FIRST ON FOX: Barstool Sports personality Bill Cotter, also known as "Billy Football," has turned his sights to New York's 1st Congressional District, embarking on a grassroots campaign focused on the younger generation."I wanted to get involved and be a voice for this generation, if anything. You know, I may not make it to Congress, but hopefully, some of the things that I raise on my platform here will," Cotter told Fox News Digital.As a fifth-generation New Yorker, Cotter said that District 1 is facing issues that were not a problem for him growing up in the Big Apple."I just

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers, a Democrat, is facing backlash after he blocked a GOP-led measure that would have prevented transgender students in the state from competing on school sports teams that do not align with their biological sex.Evers said the bill he vetoed "fails to comport with our Wisconsin values" in a letter Tuesday to state lawmakers. Assembly Bill 377 passed through both chambers of the state's GOP-controlled legislature earlier this year."I am vetoing this bill in its entirety because I object to codifying discrimination into state statute and the Wisconsin State Legislature's ongoing efforts to perpetuate hateful and discriminatory

A Democratic candidate for North Dakota governor has ended his long-shot campaign.TRUMP-ALIGNED CANDIDATE FOR NORTH DAKOTA'S LONE HOUSE SEAT GETS BOOST FROM VIVEK RAMASWAMYTravis Hipsher, of Neche, announced his withdrawal on Sunday. The little-known Democrat, who is a security guard at a bus manufacturer, said he "didn't have the numbers to continue to carry out the fight to get the endorsement" of the party at its convention later this week.Hipsher's withdrawal essentially clears the way for state Sen. Merrill Piepkorn, of Fargo, to clinch the Democratic nod for governor. The party faces headwinds in Republican-dominant North Dakota, where Democrats haven't

A fire at an Istanbul nightclub during renovations on Tuesday killed at least 27 people, officials and reports said. Several people, including managers of the club, were detained for questioning.At least one person was being treated in a hospital, the Istanbul governor's office said in a statement.The Masquerade nightclub, which was closed for renovations, was on the ground and basement floors of a 16-story residential building in the Besiktas district on the European side of the city bisected by the Bosphorus. The fire was extinguished.MOTHER IN ISTANBUL THROWS 4 CHILDREN OUT APARTMENT WINDOW TO SAVE THEM FROM FIRE, VIDEO SHOWSGov.

Residents are up in arms about a plan to shelter hundreds of migrants inside a former Boston-area veterans' shelter, according to the New York Post."I can't believe the Chelsea Soldiers' Home, which is for the Vets, is going to used for the immigrants overflow," Massachusetts resident George Belmonte said on social media. "How about taking care of the homeless vets first? I am all for helping people but how about taking care of those already here and homeless."Massachusetts Democratic Governor Maura Healey announced last week that the historic Chelsea Soldiers' Home would be converted into a facility to house 100