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Top state Democrat found guilty by jury on federal charges in corruption trial
In March 2024, a grand jury indicted the 69-year-old Williams Stapleton on more than three dozen counts, including mail fraud, bribery, money laundering, and conspiracy to defraud the federal government
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Fires prompt national government alert as 19 Stourbridge homes destroyed
The prime minister said 37 fires were currently burning across England and Wales
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Why are seniors in Singapore doing parkour?
In one of the world's fastest aging countries, older people are finding creative ways to stay healthy.
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Trump downplays concerns about sailors onboard USS Abraham Lincoln amid record deployment
President said nine months at sea ‘not nearly long enough’ even as families call for attention to mental health crisis
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Judge refuses to block Trump administration from building border wall along tribe's reservation
A federal judge has refused to block the Trump administration from taking steps to build 62 miles of international border wall along part of a Native American tribe’s reservation without its consent
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Ontario free to axe Toronto bike lanes, region’s top court rules
Win is significant for region’s premier, Doug Ford, who blames protected zones for city’s traffic ills
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Met Office names top 10 areas where it will rain next week — full list
After five back-to-back heatwaves, rainfall is set to return to the UK
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Kentucky governor says he has no info on Mitch McConnell’s health as he rips Congress
McConnell was discharged from a rehabilitation center earlier this month
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Since the Taliban took power, does the West have any influence?
Five years after the Taliban swept to power, many are asking whether the West has any bargaining chips left
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US civil rights agency denies issuing order halting all federal class discrimination complaints
A civil rights agency accused of halting a sexual harassment case of behalf female prison guards is now blaming an administrative judge for doing so in error
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Trump’s plane is filled with ‘boxes and boxes of McDonald’s,’ RFK Jr reveals
Kennedy once said the junk food served on the president’s plane was ‘poison’
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USS Lincoln sailor’s wife blasts dismissive Trump over ‘appalling’ conditions
The infuriated woman called for accountability hours after Trump claimed no families were worried about the conditions on the ship in the Middle East
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Farmers to get £65m drought aid as Burnham warned industry at ‘breaking point’
Britain ‘does not have a plan for climate change’ prime minister warned
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Canadians are still boycotting US travel. Here's where they're going instead
From exploring their own backyard to travelling abroad, many Canadians are spending their money elsewhere to send a message to the US president.
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Lions and tigers begin a long-awaited rescue from a notorious Argentine zoo
Thirty lions and tigers from a closed Argentine zoo are starting a new life at wildlife sanctuaries in South Africa and the United States
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Scottie Scheffler: World number one leads first FedEx play-off event
Scottie Scheffler equalls the course record with a nine-under 61 as he opens up a three-stroke lead at the end of the second round of the St Jude Championship in Memphis.
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Japanese Defense Minister Koizumi prays at shrine seen by neighbors as symbol of Japanese militarism
Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Saturday prayed at Tokyo’s Yasukuni Shrine, seen by Japan’s Asian neighbors as a symbol of the country’s past militarism
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Jason Arday subjected to ‘sustained abuse’ since taking Cambridge role, family say
Prof Arday’s family also spoke out against what they say was a ‘campaign of misinformation’ against him
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Massachusetts mayor arrested over alleged $1.5m Covid relief loan fraud
Lawrence Mayor Brian DePena is accused of using the loan to fund his campaign and pay personal taxes
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Homicides dropped 18.1% in 2025 to the lowest rate since 1956, FBI says
The homicide rate in the United States dropped to the lowest it’s been in 75 years
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Anger and sadness as tributes paid to former Cambridge professor Jason Arday
Prof Arday, a professor of sociology of education who became Cambridge’s youngest black professor in 2023, quit following a series of media reports alleging he plagiarised his PhD thesis
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BBC seeks to subpoena Trump children and son-in-law over defamation lawsuit
Network wants to serve Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump Jr after president sues over January 6 documentary
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Maryland tax court voids digital ad tax, orders refunds to Apple, Google and Peacock TV
A Maryland state tax court has struck down the state’s tax on digital advertising
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FDA officials visit Taylor Farms Mexico site linked to parasite outbreak: report
Former health officials and food safety experts said the agency should have traveled to Mexico sooner
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Trump threatens to declare strait of Hormuz ‘territory of the United States’
Seriousness of remark made in New York on Friday, and whether it signaled new policy position, not clear
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Picasso etching stolen from Milwaukee art gallery in 2018 found by landlord in vacant apartment
Bill DeLind thought the Picasso print that was stolen from his Milwaukee gallery in 2018 was gone forever
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For the Simons, showing animals at the Hartford Fair is a family affair rooted in love
The Hartford Fair is a family affair for Ohio residents Derek and Bethany Simon, who met there in 2004
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Man arrested on suspicion of murder after teen dies in Bedfordshire street
Emergency services attended and found a 17-year-old boy unresponsive. First aid was provided but he was pronounced dead shortly after
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European Athletics Championships 2026: Keely Hodgkinson takes 800m silver behind Swiss rival Audrey Werro
Keely Hodgkinson is forced to settle for European silver as Switzerland's Audrey Werro denies the Briton a third consecutive title in a thrilling 800m final.
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Burnham announces £65m for drought-hit farmers after Labour pressure
PM steps up climate response with measures including better water access and support for building farm reservoirs
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Luigi Mangione fan admits ‘relief’ after hearing him admit to shooting healthcare CEO
The energetic mood ahead of Luigi Mangione’s guilty plea hearing shifted quickly to somberness after former UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s family appeared in the courtroom, weeping with one another
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A rare hurricane landfall threat for Hawaii's Big Island as Lala nears
Tropical Storm Lala is expected to strengthen into a hurricane as it approaches Hawaii's Big Island
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Russia admits new petrol shortages amid ongoing Ukrainian strikes
Ukraine has been targeting Russia's energy sites with drones and missiles for months, hoping to hit a vital source of revenue for the Russian army. #EuropeNews
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The Hundred 2026 results: Paul Walter stars as Manchester Super Giants beat Sunrisers Leeds to reach final
All-rounder Paul Walter is the unlikely star with 80 off 46 balls as Manchester Super Giants comfortably beat Sunrisers Leeds to reach the men's Hundred final.
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Massachusetts mayor accused of using a pandemic loan to fund election campaign and pay his taxes
A Massachusetts mayor has been arrested and charged with fraudulently obtaining pandemic loans
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Former University of Cambridge professor Jason Arday found dead
The academic was found unresponsive at an address in Battersea on Friday
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Derailed Essex train to London derails leads to cancellations
More than 60 patients were checked over by ambulance crews but all were discharged at the scene.
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Trump Cabinet member’s video reveals her office is festooned with pictures of herself
The Trump administration has made a point of adding gold decor across government buildings
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Madonna will not be playing Glastonbury in 2027, Emily Eavis says
Festival organiser says she has booked next year’s headliners but would not say if Taylor Swift is among them
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Pull up to the window, please, for a glimpse of an American icon: The drive-thru
What happens when two distinctly American icons, fast food and cars, collide
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Public react as emergency alert issued to millions amid wildfires
Alerts began flooding phones at 7pm, shortly before the Cabinet Office said they would be sent to millions
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GP sexually assaulted women he was examining after road traffic accidents
Muhammad Iqbal, 64, was charged in connection with separate incidents taking place in Darlington and Sunderland during 2023
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Prosecutors narrow their case ahead of the retrial of the man accused of setting the Palisades fire
Federal prosecutors will pursue fewer charges in their second attempt to convict a man accused of starting the deadly 2025 wildfire that became the most destructive in Los Angeles’ history
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Emergency Alert startles millions in England and Wales after homes destroyed - LIVE
Millions are set to receive the alert from 7pm on Friday, the Cabinet Office has said
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Karoline Leavitt is out. Here’s who could be next to dump Trump at the White House
The midterms typically foretell a Cabinet reshuffle. Now that the press secretary is departing, here are some other key administration officials who might leave before the year ends, Eric Garcia writes
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Trump oddly claims ‘young beautiful girls’ come to White House and thank him
The bizarre comment was part of an omnibus stump speech in New York’s Long Island attended by hundreds of armed police officers
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Army soldier’s wife returns home after being removed from deportation flight
Maisa Lopes Eliaser had spent more than a month in federal ICE custody
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Grok deepfakes of nude teen have ‘completely devastated’ family, lawsuit says
‘This is the fourth such lawsuit of what appears to be countless more coming in the future,’ attorney Derek Potts told The Independent
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Trump says record-setting Navy deployment to support Iran operations 'not nearly long enough'
President Donald Trump downplays concerns about the USS Abraham Lincoln's extended deployment in the Middle East
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Jason Arday: Former Cambridge university professor found dead
Emergency services said a man was found "unresponsive" at an address in Battersea, south London, on Friday afternoon.
