70 minutes ago Shooting at university in Georgia leaves one person dead and five wounded

Shooting at Albany State University is one of two at the weekend that shattered homecoming-related activitiesA mass shooting during homecoming weekend at Georgia’s Albany State University left one person dead and five others wounded on Saturday night, according to school officials.Earlier Saturday in Mississippi, authorities said three people were killed and eight others were injured near Lexington, Mississippi, when at least two people fired guns at a group of several hundred people who were at an outdoor trail celebrating a high school football team’s homecoming game victory.The Associated Press contributed reporting Continue reading...

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2 hours ago Seven dead in Georgia as officials investigate ‘catastrophic failure’ of dock gangway

Deadly accident occurred as crowds gathered for celebration of Gullah-Geechee community in Sapelo IslandAt least seven people have been killed after part of a ferry dock collapsed on Georgia’s Sapelo Island, where crowds had gathered for a fall celebration by the island’s tiny Gullah-Geechee community of Black descendants of enslaved people, authorities said.Eight people were taken to hospitals, at least six of them with critical injuries, and crews from the US Coast Guard, the McIntosh county fire department, the Georgia department of natural resources and others were searching the water, according to spokesperson Tyler Jones of the Georgia department of natural resources, which operates the dock. Three of them remained hospitalized, said the natural resources department’s commissioner...

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2 hours ago Bill Gates urges UK to maintain lead role in helping the world’s poorest people

Microsoft founder Bill Gates came to London to urge Keir Starmer to maintain Britain’s global leadership in helping the world’s poorest - and said the 'golden age' of giving is over

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2 hours ago Girl, 4, dies after falling from window while playing on her bed in tragic accident

Mi'layah Marie, four, suffered a fatal fall at her flat in Shoreline, Washington State, after she fell out of a window while jumping on her bed. She was rushed to hospital but later died

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2 hours ago Jaguars vs. Patriots highlights: Jacksonville outmuscles New England on ground in London

Jaguars vs. Patriots highlights: Jacksonville outmuscles New England on ground in London  USA TODAY

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3 hours ago More than 100 people killed in latest Israeli bombings in Gaza, say medics

UN special coordinator says ‘nightmare in Gaza is intensifying’ and calls for immediate end to violenceMiddle East crisis – live updatesAt least 87 people have been killed or are missing and 40 injured after intense Israeli airstrikes overnight in the north of the Gaza Strip, part of the country’s ferocious renewed assault on the area, medics in the besieged Palestinian territory have said.In the past 24 hours 108 people had been killed in bombings across the territory, according to local health officials on Sunday. “The nightmare in Gaza is intensifying. Horrifying scenes are unfolding in the northern strip amidst relentless Israeli strikes and an ever-worsening humanitarian crisis,” Tor Wennesland, the UN special coordinator for the Middle East peace process, said in a statement. Cont...

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3 hours ago Vladimir Putin glee at 'gathering storm' in Middle East but 'it may spark World War 3'

A deepening crisis in the Middle East is being welcomed by Russian leader Vladimir Putin but it "could easily lead to a global war" now, warn security experts with two distinct sides in place

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3 hours ago Orionid meteor shower: Best time to look into the night sky to see stunning space event

As the annual Orionid meteor shower makes its way across our skies, here's everything you need to know about the display and how you can get the best experience out of watching it

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4 hours ago Liam Payne's body 'held in Argentina for weeks' as family awaits return for funeral

Liam Payne's body may not be released for at least two weeks, according to claims by Argentine media, as his family wait to bring him home and prepare for a UK funeral

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4 hours ago Russian energy firm boss 'found dead by Putin spies' after '110ft window plunge'

Russian energy company manager Mikhail Rogachev has been found dead after falling from a window at his home, according to reports - he's the latest in a string of recent deaths

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