59 minutes ago Election 2024 live updates: Obama and Eminem rally for Harris in Detroit after VP ducks question on pardoning Trump

The vice president sat down for TV interviews in Washington DC, and narrowly leads Donald Trump in national polling with two weeks until Election Day

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63 minutes ago ACLU rejects staff petition to divest from Israel and condemn war in Gaza

Group reportedly decided public stance on war was ‘not needed’ to carry out its domestic mission

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74 minutes ago This tiny section of the US Southeast could hold enough lithium to cover battery needs for years

Demand for lithium is rising as the world transitions toward clean energy and ramps up electric vehicle production

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84 minutes ago Mystery professional athlete stopped Diddy assault on young man, lawsuit claims

It’s alleged Sean Combs had assaulted the Los Angeles man in his private office

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87 minutes ago Viral college football fan Grant Walther breaks his silence and asks Matthew McConaughey to shave the hair that made him famous

The 20-year-old, who is studying government in Austin, opened up on his remarkable rise to internet fame which has seen him compared to to Butthead and country legend Conway Twitty.

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96 minutes ago Man Utd outcast Antony left in no man's land as doubts emerge over Ajax return

Antony has fallen down the pecking order at Manchester United over the past 12 months, and his stock has fallen so much that his former club, Ajax, now have doubts over re-signing him

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1 hour ago Labour risks sparking a fresh cronyism row as Wes Streeting's partner is handed a plum party job

Joe Dancey, who is the Wes Streeting 's fiancé, has been installed as the party's new executive director of policy and communications.

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2 hours ago Putin returns to world stage hosting 36 leaders at Brics summit in Russia

West infuriated as UN secretary general accepts invitation to meeting of countries including China, India and IranVladimir Putin, ostracised by the west and labelled a possible war criminal by the international criminal court, has played host to 36 world leaders from nations including China, India and Iran as part of a summit of the Brics group designed to display Moscow as anything but isolated.One of the main aims of the summit will be to speed up ways to reduce the number of dollar transactions, and so mitigate the US ability to use the threat of sanctions to seek to impose its political will. Continue reading...

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2 hours ago Middle East crisis live: Israel says it killed Hezbollah’s presumed next leader Hashem Safieddine in early October

Israeli military says strikes in Beirut three weeks ago killed most likely Nasrallah successorAs Israel continues its war in Gaza and assault on Lebanon, a growing number of international airlines are suspending flights to the region or to avoid affected airspace.Reuters has helpfully compiled a list of some of them:Aegean Airlines: The Greek airline cancelled flights to and from Beirut until 6 November and to and from Tel Aviv until 5 November.AirBaltic: Latvia’s airBaltic cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv until 30 November.Air Algerie: The Algerian airline suspended flights to and from Lebanon until further notice.Air France-KLM: Air France extended its suspension of Paris-Tel Aviv flights until 29 October and Paris-Beirut flights until 30 November. KLM extended the suspension of...

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2 hours ago Lynda Obst dead: Top Gun star Glenn Powell leads tributes to Hollywood legend

Lynda Obst, who produced Hollywood blockbusters including Interstellar and The Invention of Lying, died at her home in Los Angeles, California at the age of 74

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