FREEPORT, Maine — Democrats vying to replace Graham Platner as the party’s Senate nominee now have less than three weeks to make their case. There isn’t a minute to waste. The need to sprint was abundantly clear at a launch event here for Nirav Shah, who ran Maine’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention during the Covid-19 pandemic. Shah also ran — and lost — in last month’s Democratic primary for governor. Volunteers were taking “Shah for Governor” stickers and cutting off the words “for Go
The BBC's chief international correspondent looks at how Iran's new leadership will respond to several issues affecting the country.
George Cottrell’s mother, Fiona, at centre of criminal inquiry over potential evasion of restrictions on donations Police are investigating donations worth £500,000 made to Reform UK by the mother of a convicted fraudster and ally of Nigel Farage. The investigation concerns two donations of £250,000 made by Fiona Cottrell, whose son George has often accompanied Farage to Reform events and media appearances. The May 2024 donations are under investigation over whether they were intended to conceal
But it remains unclear how much of substance will change – and whether it will be enough to rebuild the party’s electoral coalition On the final day of Labour’s party conference in 2023, when the public was still reeling from the brutal Hamas attack on Israel just days before, Keir Starmer took to the airwaves for the traditional broadcast round – but gave one interview that would have particularly damaging fallout. Sitting down with LBC’s Nick Ferrari, the then opposition leader asserted Israel
A California man says a black bear charged at him outside his Lake Tahoe vacation home over the Fourth of July holiday, prompting him to deploy bear spray in a dramatic encounter captured on video. Cortlandt Koerwitz of Sacramento told KCRA 3 that the encounter began after his daughter spotted the bear rummaging through a garbage can inside the home's garage. Koerwitz said he grabbed bear spray and went outside to investigate, but the encounter escalated within seconds when the animal rushed tow
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An outdated answer key was used to score the promotion test, the service said.
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A Maryland school district is being sued after parents accused school officials of hiding their daughter's social gender transition and then citing district policy to justify keeping them in the dark. America First Legal (AFL) is leading the lawsuit on behalf of anonymous parents identified as John and Jane Doe. The plaintiffs argue Anne Arundel County Public Schools' policies violate their First and Fourteenth Amendment rights, as well as similar provisions of the Maryland Constitution. The law
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Cases of cyclosporiasis infections are rising across America, with more than 1,000 people diagnosed in Michigan and more than 500 in Ohio. This is the largest outbreak of its kind in Michigan's history and one of the country’s largest in years, according to the Associated Press. The parasitic infection can cause weeks of watery diarrhea. The source of the infections has not been identified and no deaths have been reported. MYSTERY PARASITE LEAVES AMERICANS BATTLING ‘EXPLOSIVE' ILLNESS AS CDC INV
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PROVO, Utah – Tyler Robinson allegedly admitted to assassinating Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk in text messages to his roommate after the Sept. 10, 2025, shooting, apologized for his actions and claimed he acted because he "had enough of his hatred," according to testimony Thursday during Robinson's preliminary hearing. Utah State Bureau of Investigation Agent Brian Davis read portions of the text exchange in court as prosecutors continued presenting evidence against Robinson, 23, who i
