71 minutes ago 'When I first experienced menopause I thought I was having a heart attack

Henpicked CEO Deborah Garlick is on a mission to make the workplace better for middle-aged women experiencing menopause, and world leaders are now listening to her

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81 minutes ago Nebraska supreme court lets people with past felonies vote again after attempt to block them

Decision could impact thousands of voters in state, as well as fate of state’s competive U.S. Senate and House races

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93 minutes ago Liam Payne shared a snap with his One Direction bandmates in final Instagram post before his death at the age of 31

The singer, 31, died on Wednesday after falling from his room at the Casa Sur Palmero Hotel in Buenos Aires, sparking a sea of tributes from around the world.

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98 minutes ago Israel pounds Beirut with airstrikes killing at least 25 despite 'promise to stop'

At least two dozen people have been killed as the Israeli offensive in southern Lebanon rages on, with airstrikes targeting Hezbollah officials inflicting casualties on civilians

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1 hour ago Substitute teacher removed from Minnesota classroom after reenacting George Floyd murder

The man, a police officer who has not been named, was also accused of a series of actions including ‘racially harmful’ and sexist comments to students

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1 hour ago Kamala Harris pledges break from Biden presidency in testy Fox News interview

Nominee says presidency would ‘not be a continuation’ of Biden’s and condemns Trump for ‘enemy within’ commentsKamala Harris said her presidency “would not be a continuation of Joe Biden’s presidency” in a testy interview with the rightwing Fox News channel on Wednesday night as she criticized Donald Trump over his continuing threats against “the enemy within”.The 25-minute interview, conducted after Harris held a rally with more than 100 Republican officials in Pennsylvania, was the first time Harris had sat for a conversation with Fox News, which has been a consistent supporter of Trump. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Three years in the wild: how a fugitive father has hidden his children for so long

Despite a sighting by pig hunters this month, Tom Phillips and his three children continue to evade New Zealand authoritiesIt is a question that has gripped New Zealand for three years, and one that has become more urgent over the past week.The country is desperate to know where fugitive father Tom Phillips is and why – after three winters spent hiding in rugged backcountry with his three young children – he hasn’t been caught. Continue reading...

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2 hours ago Harris pressed on immigration, Iran and policy shifts in combative Fox News interview – US elections live

Vice-president’s interview with rightwing channel airs just hours after her Pennsylvania rally with senior RepublicansDon’t miss important election coverage. Get our free app and sign up for election alertsUS Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell said Washington was looking into reports that North Korea was sending troops to fight for Russia against Ukraine.Western countries have long accused North Korea of sending weapons to help Russia fight in Ukraine. On Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the North was also sending personnel, becoming effectively a participant in the war. Continue reading...

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2 hours ago Duterte drug war back in ICC spotlight after parliamentary committee hears claims his office paid police $17,000 to kill suspects

Accusation against former Philippines president increases pressure on successor Ferdinand Marcos Jr to allow access to international criminal courtA Philippines former police colonel has testified that Rodrigo Duterte’s office offered police up to $17,000 to kill suspects as part of his “war on drugs”, sparking calls for the evidence to be referred to the international criminal court.Royina Garma, a former police colonel who had close ties to Duterte, gave the most damning evidence yet against the former president, when she told a parliamentary committee last week he had called her in May 2016, asking her to find a police officer capable of implementing a nationwide “war on drugs”. Continue reading...

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2 hours ago Air pollution increasing number of vet visits for cats and dogs – research

Five years of data on more than seven million visits to veterinary practices across the UK was analysed.

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