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Massachusetts mayor charged with wire fraud in $1.5M COVID relief scheme

The mayor of a Boston suburb is facing federal wire fraud and money laundering charges for allegedly using more than $1.5 million in pandemic-era small business loans to pad his campaign account, pay personal taxes, and settle high-interest real estate debts. Lawrence Mayor Brian DePena, 61, was arrested Friday morning following an investigation into his alleged misuse of Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) — a program administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) under the CARE

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Luigi Mangione’s lawyers speak after he pleads guilty to federal charges

Alex Murdaugh appears in court before murder retrial Woman films herself vandalizing World War II Memorial in Washington Luigi Mangione’s lawyers speak after he pleads guilty to federal charges Prosecutors speak after Mangione guilty plea, saying they will seek life imprisonment Luigi Mangione tells judge of ‘intent to shoot Brian Thompson’ Luigi Mangione is prepared to plead guilty in federal case Jury selected for trial of man accused of ordering Tupac Shakur’s killing Surveillance company Flo

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Air Force athletes chasing Olympic dreams in between serving the nation in a critical time

As U.S. airmen carry out combat operations in the war with Iran, a small group of service members is representing the Air Force in a different arena: elite international sports. Through the World Class Athlete Program, or WCAP, Air Force athletes can train full-time while remaining on active duty. Their assignment is to compete at the highest level, promote the service and attempt to qualify for the Olympic Games. When their athletic careers end, they return to conventional military roles. The p

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Luigi Mangione to appear in court amid reports of plea deal over healthcare CEO’s killing – live

Earlier this week prosecutors and Luigi Mangione’s lawyers filed a joint letter requesting the hearing at 11am on Friday in Manhattan federal court Luigi Mangione , is reportedly expected to plead guilty at a scheduled hearing on Friday in Manhattan federal court, where he faces charges of stalking resulting in the death of Brian Thompson , the chief of executive of UnitedHealthcare , in 2024. The potential plea deal in the federal case, which NBC News and the New York Times (paywall) reported o

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Train derails near Essex town of Wickford

Greater Anglia crash happens day after two passengers seriously injured in East Sussex derailment A Greater Anglia train has derailed near Wickford, in Essex, according to reports. The incident occurred a day after two passengers were seriously injured when a Southern Rail train derailed in East Sussex. Continue reading...

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‘It’s due to climate’: the people of Stourbridge on the town’s wildfires

Thursday has been described by residents as ‘horrendous’, ‘distressing’ and ‘one of the scariest days of my life’ People in Stourbridge have described the fires that devastated more than a dozen homes as “horrendous” and “distressing”, with one describing blazes that surpassed the height of residential houses. Multiple fires spread across the West Midlands on Thursday as temperatures reached record highs of 38.1C in the UK, during the country’s fifth consecutive heatwave. Continue reading...

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Guardian - World · 3m ago

People detained at Mississippi ICE facility sickened by gas leak and denied medical care

Facility also had no air conditioning for two days amid extreme heat, according to one of the people detained People detained at an overcrowded federal immigration camp in Mississippi were sickened by a mystery gas leak, then denied medical care when they complained of headaches and other symptoms, it has been alleged. A lengthy power outage at Adams county detention center, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility run by the private operator CoreCivic , also left it without air con

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ABC News · 3m ago

Pirro announces arrest in WWII Memorial vandalism

Pirro said her office filed two felony charges against a woman who allegedly vandalized the WWII Memorial.

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Guardian - World · 3m ago

French court blocks Macron’s social media ban for under-15s

Constitutional council says curbs infringe freedom of expression and privacy as president vows to rework legislation France’s top court has blocked a ban on social media access for under-15s, ruling that it infringed freedom of expression and privacy. The decision is a blow to President Emmanuel Macron as momentum builds around the world for Australian-style restrictions on children’s use of social media. Continue reading...

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ABC News · 3m ago

American missionary Kevin Rideout released after 9 months in captivity in Niger

Kevin Rideout, an American missionary who was kidnapped in Niger last October, has been released and will be reunited with his extended family.

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Italian police recover stolen Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse artworks worth millions

Carabinieri pose near three artworks by Paul Cezanne, Henri Matisse and Pierre Auguste Renoir in Parma, northern Italy, on Aug. 14.

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UK diplomats no longer get hardship bonus for being posted to Buenos Aires

Civil servants are entitled to extra money for working in difficult or dangerous cities around the world.

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Standards watchdog resumes investigation into Nigel Farage over financial gifts

Reform UK leader’s return to Clacton restarts inquiry into £5m gift from cyrpto-billionaire and support from fraudster The suspended parliamentary standards investigation into Nigel Farage over accusations he failed to declare gifts and donations has resumed after the Reform UK leader’s re-election as the MP for Clacton. The twofold investigation by Daniel Greenberg, the parliamentary commissioner for standards, was paused after Farage resigned from his seat and called a byelection in protest at

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Five years after the Taliban swept to 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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Fox News · 3m ago

Elephants may have played surprising role in early human survival, study suggests

Elephants are widely adored by many people today — but a recent study suggests early humans were butchering them for survival nearly 2 million years ago. A group of international researchers found what they describe as "the earliest direct evidence of proboscidean butchery," including a newly identified elephant butchery site, according to an article published in the spring in the journal eLife. Modern elephants are the only living proboscideans today — a group that once included woolly mammoths

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Fox News · 3m ago

Elephants may have played surprising role in early human survival, study suggests

Elephants are widely adored by many people today — but a recent study suggests early humans were butchering them for survival nearly 2 million years ago. A group of international researchers found what they describe as "the earliest direct evidence of proboscidean butchery," including a newly identified elephant butchery site, according to an article published in the spring in the journal eLife. Modern elephants are the only living proboscideans today — a group that once included woolly mammoths

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BBC World News · 3m ago

Activists try to deliver aid to Palestinians in homes besieged by Israeli settlers

Two families have been trapped in their homes in the occupied West Bank for several days.

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Why is Selena Gomez being sued?

BBC journalist Ana Guerra-Moore looks at why investors who backed Wondermind Global are claiming the pop star failed to fulfil promises.

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As speed cameras spread to more states, so does the backlash from drivers

Millions of drivers across the country are encountering speed cameras for the first time, or will soon. Some don't like it, but advocates say there's clear evidence that cameras make roads safer. (Image credit: Joel Rose)

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Progressives back substitute teacher over Wasserman Schultz in Florida

Group backs Elijah Manley in primary election in bid to unseat veteran Democrat in newly drawn district A progressive group has endorsed a 27-year-old substitute teacher who overcame childhood homelessness in his bid to unseat the veteran Democrat Debbie Wasserman Schultz in Florida. The Progressive Change Campaign Committee (PCCC) said it is backing Elijah Manley in next week’s primary election in Florida’s newly drawn 20th congressional district, casting the race as a contest between a young e