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Dad to stand trial accused of murdering daughter Minnie Merriman
The nine-year-old from West Yorkshire died after being found seriously injured at an industrial estate in Arbroath.
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Reports of US sailors in Middle East trying to jump ship spark outcry
US senators call for inquiry as USS Lincoln has record-long period without port stop amid war on Iran.
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Ski Sunday host Chemmy Alcott suffers collapsed lung after jumping into lake
The former GB Olympian posted images of her in hospital while on holiday in France.
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Rescue operation underway as passenger train derails in southern England
UK police and emergency services are on scene after a passenger train derailment in Sussex, authorities said Thursday.
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Todd Blanche makes plea for unity at Justice Department
In his inaugural address to the Justice Department workforce on Thursday, Attorney General Todd Blanche pledged to make the department “more faithful to its highest ideals than when I found it.”
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Southern train derails in Lewes, East Sussex
Network Rail said a Southern service came off the tracks in the Lewes area just before 16:00 BST.
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Mortgage Rates in the US Edge Lower for First Time in Six Weeks
US mortgage rates fell slightly for the first time since in six weeks, after fresh data revealed that the labor market is cooling and the Iran war may have had a more muted impact on inflation last month.
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What the US Would Gain, Risk From the Cuba Regime’s Collapse
Ever since US Special Forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in January and launched an attack on Iran the following month, Washington has been warning that Cuba will be next. Under a US-imposed economic blockade, the island has received almost n…
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Bumble divides users by ditching its signature 'women-first' chat rule
The dating app's boss says the move is in response to a successful trial and a change in what users want.
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Honeytrap thieves jailed for killing men they had drugged
Adina Mihai and Madalin Dumitru gave their victims the drug GBL to render them unconscious.
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Hegseth Pressed on Test Office ‘Purge’ and Hidden Weapons Data
Democratic lawmakers are pushing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to explain deep cuts to the Pentagon’s weapons testing office and to restore decades worth of unclassified weapons assessments that were recently removed from the unit’s publicly accessible websi…
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Will all-out war in Yemen reignite as the Houthis escalate attacks?
Analysts say Saudi Arabia is strengthening its position with regional allies as the Houthis increase their attacks.
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La Caisse Posts 5% First-Half Return as Stocks Rally, Private Equity Slumps
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec, Canada’s second-largest pension manager, fell short of its benchmark in the first half of the year as losses on private equity holdings pulled down the overall return.
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Colombia Rejects Quake Aid From Mexico as New Tremor Hits
Colombia turned down a Mexican rescue team that sought to travel to the Andean nation to assist with earthquake rescue efforts, raising questions about the government’s management of the disaster as an aftershock prompted fresh evacuations.
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‘They don’t trust him anymore’: How VA Secretary Doug Collins drew the ire of the White House and Republicans
A month after House Republicans failed to pass a veterans health bill, lawmakers are meeting behind closed doors to try to get the legislation back on track. But there’s one key person they haven’t invited to the table: Veteran Affairs Secretary Doug Collins.
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Microsoft Cuts Purchases of Carbon Removals by 80% Amid AI Push
Microsoft Corp. dramatically cut back investments in carbon removals in the first half of the year, as it ratchets up spending on artificial intelligence.
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Oman says massive oil spill reaches coastline: What damage could it do?
Oil has been spilling from the Caroline Bezengi, a tanker that has been leaking crude since running aground off Oman.
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South Africa Port And Rail Operator Eyes $2.2 Billion in Funding
South Africa’s transport minister said the nation’s state-owned ports and rail operator is seeking as much as $2.2 billion from the National Treasury for projects through 2030.
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Traders Pare Bets on Fed Rate Hike This Year as Oil Prices Fall
Bond traders stopped fully pricing in a Federal Reserve interest-rate increase this year amid a retreat in oil prices that reinforced positive sentiment on the inflation outlook.
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Goldman’s Kaplan Backs ‘Kick-the-Can’ Fed Caution on Rate Hikes
Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s Robert Kaplan said the Federal Reserve made “absolutely” the right call by not raising interest rates in July and urged policymakers to keep an open mind through September, citing a complex mix of inflationary and disinflationary “c…
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Ebola outbreak caused by new ‘animal transmission’: What that means
More than 2,000 people have died due to the latest strain of the Ebola virus.
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Ebola Outbreak Spreads to Sixth Congo Province, Africa CDC Says
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has spread to a sixth province and is on track to be the worst in history if it’s not slowed soon, Africa’s top public health agency said.
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More troops to be sent to West Bank village besieged by Israeli settlers
Two Palestinian families in the village of Qusra say they have been trapped in their homes, with water and power cut off, since Sunday.
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The Enten Scale | CNN
Harry Enten cuts through the convenient narratives to unveil the secret behind the numbers. Harry’s insights provide deeper meaning to the day’s biggest stories.
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Eclipse warning: All the key signs you may have damaged your eyes
Symptoms after looking at the sun without eclipse glasses can include blurred vision
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Cwmbran man, 102, dies after alleged assault at Crow's Nest pub
Phillip Ormerod was taken to hospital in critical condition and later died, police have confirmed.
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Watch live: Trial resumes for Massachusetts nurse accused of murdering her three children | CNN
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Water bills set to rise for many after firms permitted extra funding
Ofwat has given provisional approval for 13 water companies to charge customers more to pay for investments.
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Infantino’s FIFA fate must go to an election, says Africa football chief
CAF have given under-fire Gianni Infantino their backing, and now say the FIFA president must stand in March’s election.
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Five charts that explain the high cost of living in the UK
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham is on a nationwide tour to listen to the ‘financial concerns’ of the people.
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US-Iran talks in deadlock – what’s the latest?
The US and Iran continue their standoff in the Strait of Hormuz as mediators try to coax talks.
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Israel trucks out Gaza’s rubble to ‘hide genocide’ and ‘redraw the map’
Israel carts away Gaza’s rubble to destroy war crimes evidence and make the landscape unliveable, rights groups say.
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Inside the drama at ActBlue – and why some Democrats are quietly afraid it could cost them in the midterms
On a Saturday morning last year, several of ActBlue’s lawyers and executives gathered on a Zoom call to discuss a sensitive matter with the fundraising platform’s president and CEO.
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Bulldozers rip into Big Bend National Park, driving anger and heartbreak
Environmentalists and a bipartisan coalition of state officials and border sheriffs are part of a growing chorus of opposition to ongoing border security amid the wilds of Big Bend National Park in Texas.
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‘They destroyed us’: Palestinian family sleeps in the open after demolition
Palestinian family’s home demolished despite court order, leaving them homeless under sweltering heat in the West Bank.
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Clacton voters go to the polls in Westminster by-election
Voters will choose between 34 candidates - the most to stand in any British parliamentary election.
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Iran war live: US, Tehran exchange opposing claims over Hormuz control
President Trump again insists US has ‘total control’ of strait, while Tehran resolute that the US must meet its demands.
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NYT photographer who was on Air Force One plane switch: ‘Disturbing… we were a decoy’ | CNN Politics
Erin Burnett talks to Doug Mills, a New York Times photographer who was on the Air Force One flight used as a decoy amid an Iranian threat to President Trump. Doug reacts to the revelation that the president secretly switched planes, telling Erin ‘it’s alarmi…
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Sell Ukraine 10% of US Patriots and ‘we will destroy all the Russians’ ballistic missiles,’ Zelensky tells CNN
Ukraine has only a tenth of the interceptor missiles it urgently needs from the United States to stop surging Russian ballistic missile attacks, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told CNN in an interview, adding his days are spent in “millions” of phone …
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