State attorneys general say their deputies were turned away and criticized White House for ‘politicizing’ fraud issues Three Democratic state attorneys general said their deputies were turned away from a roundtable hosted by JD Vance on Tuesday, sowing confusion about what the White House has billed as a bipartisan crackdown on fraud. After attorneys general – including New York’s Letitia James, California’s Rob Bonta and New Jersey’s Jennifer Davenport – declined a last-minute invitation to par
Video appears to show divers discovering group sitting on a rock surrounded by flood water, as search efforts continue for the missing Five villagers stuck in a flooded cave in central Laos for more than a week have been found alive, rescuers said on Wednesday, but two others are missing. The villagers entered the cave in Xaisomboun province on 19 May, but heavy rain triggered flash flooding that blocked the exit and trapped seven people, according to Lao and Thai rescue teams involved in the op
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A House Democrat drew backlash from across the political spectrum after appearing to soften his criticism of Graham Platner, Democrats’ presumptive Maine Senate nominee. Rep. Jake Auchincloss, D-Mass., initially sparked outrage on the left when he denounced Platner’s Nazi-linked tattoo and said, "I hope Maine voters agree with me." But after clarifying he was not endorsing Platner’s opponent, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine — while also backing away from his earlier call for Maine voters to oppose P
In the summer months, Lord Howe Island’s unique stag beetle, with wing cases that appear forged from iridescent green metal, fly around the ancient tree tops looking for a mate. “That’s really something wonderful,” said Ian Hutton, a naturalist and nature guide on the World Heritage-listed island. “I would have struggled to have seen any of them 10 years ago.” Lord Howe Island, which lies 600km off Australia’s east coast, was formed by the 7-million-year-old remains of a volcano. Its craggy and
Fox News · Oct 8
President Donald Trump compared Democrat Texas Senate candidate James Talarico to MAD Magazine mascot Alfred E. Neuman on Wednesday while separately vowing to campaign for his Republican challenger, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Paxton, who gained Trump's endorsement just one week ago, defeated longtime GOP Sen. John Cornyn in Tuesday's runoff election for the Republican nomination. In a post on Truth Social, Trump congratulated Paxton on his "tremendous win", and also Cornyn for "having ru
Guardian - World · Oct 8
Former president says disclosure of recordings tied to classified files inquiry would violate his privacy Joe Biden , the former president, has filed a lawsuit to try to prevent the justice department (DoJ) from releasing transcripts and audio of interviews that exposed his frequent memory lapses and helped derail his 2024 re-election campaign. The decade-old conversations with the author of his biography ended up in the hands of Robert Hur, the special counsel who was appointed to look into all
NBC News · Oct 8
Minneapolis police chief Brian O’Hara, who took over the department in the wake of George Floyd’s death, resigned Tuesday after an investigation found that he had interfered with an probe into his conduct. Mayor Jacob Frey said he accepted O’Hara’s resignation. “This is not about being intolerant of mistakes — everyone makes mistakes, including me,” Frey said at a Tuesday evening news conference. “But what I can’t allow is a breach of trust. When you serve as chief of the Minneapolis Police Depa
BBC World News · Oct 8
The West African nation was one of the main gateways for the transatlantic slave trade.
