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What to know about Luigi Mangione's guilty plea in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson
Luigi Mangione’s guilty plea to federal stalking-to-kill charges has raised questions about how it’ll affect his state murder case and what his lawyers might do to prevent Mangione from spending the rest of his life in prison
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Why Israel has done so little to rein in spiraling settler violence against Palestinians
A dayslong standoff in the occupied West Bank points to Israel's reluctance to rein in settler violence against Palestinians
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Dr. Anthony Fauci declines request to appear before a second Senate panel after GOP contempt vote
Dr. Anthony Fauci has declined a request to appear voluntarily before a second Senate panel
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Trump thinks AOC is running for president in 2028 and trying to ditch ‘woke’ policies
The president’s comments came after AOC saw a surge in her predicted 2028 odds
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Trump says Strait of Hormuz will soon be ‘called a territory of the US’: Live
The US president says America will also hit Iran hard economically as Washington and Tehran struggle to reach a deal to end a nearly six-month conflict
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Five killed, suspect dead after series of killings in northern Michigan
Police said the suspect, 39-year-old Chad Hickman, fled the scene before officers arrived
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BBC wants to interview Jared and Ivanka Trump as part of Trump defamation lawsuit
The broadcaster argues the Trump family was close to president as he worked on infamous January 6 speech at heart of the case
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Luigi Mangione reveals how he targeted healthcare CEO in shocking confession
‘I knew what I was doing was illegal,’ Mangione told the judge
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Powerful 7.7 earthquake hits Indonesia as tsunami warning issued
Authorities have received no immediate reports of damage or casualties
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MP urges Andy Burnham to extend railcard discounts to commuters over 30
MP cautioned that ‘there is a real gap in the support available’ for commuters as well as holidaymakers once they turn 31
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Mark Rydell, the Oscar-nominated director of 'On Golden Pond,' dies at 97
Mark Rydell, the Oscar-nominated director known for "On Golden Pond," has died
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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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Six Flags coaster closed over a month after rider found unconscious: report
This is not the first time the famous Six Flags Magic Mountain coaster has faced scrutiny
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In A Hidden Hawaiʻi Gulch, A Wartime Secret Opens To The Public
The National Park Service has opened Honouliuli, a former internment camp in Hawaii, to the public for the first time
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How the drive-thru became one of America’s most iconic inventions
These major cultural phenomena first converged in the early 20th century through the emergence of drive-in eateries
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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2 planes with the same flight number avoid possible disaster thanks to quick-thinking controller
Potential disaster was averted when a Phoenix air traffic controller recognized two American Airlines jets mistakenly were flying the same flight number and acted quickly to avoid confusion and keep them a safe distance apart
