38 h. ago North Korean leader meets families of soldiers killed in Russia’s war

North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un met families of soldiers who died fighting for Russia in its war against Ukraine on Friday, August 29.

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53 h. ago Randy 'Duke' Cunningham, Vietnam War hero convicted of accepting bribes as a congressman, dies at 83

Randy “Duke” Cunningham, whose feats as a U.S. Navy flying ace during the Vietnam War catapulted him to a U

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3 d. ago Minneapolis school shooting latest: Parents of two murdered children share emotional pleas to prevent future attacks

Police say 23-year-old Robin Westman fired 116 rounds through the stained-glass windows of a church next to Annunciation Catholic School, trying to kill as many children as possible

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3 d. ago Minneapolis school shooting latest: Suspect’s manifesto reveals plan to target ‘large group of kids in big assembly’

Police say 23-year-old Robin Westman fired indiscriminately through the stained-glass windows of a church next to Annunciation Catholic School

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3 d. ago Minneapolis shooting latest: Police trawl through Robin Westman’s ‘manifesto’ for motive after two children killed

Robin Westman, 23, opened fire through stained-glass windows at Annunciation Catholic School as students celebrated the first Mass of the school year, police say

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3 d. ago Minneapolis shooting latest: Police investigate suspect Robin Westman’s video ‘manifesto’ after two children killed

Robin Westman, 23, opened fire through stained-glass windows at Annunciation Catholic School as students celebrated the first Mass of the school year, police say

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4 d. ago CDC director ousted after three weeks, accuses RFK Jr. of 'putting millions of American lives at risk'

Dr. Susan Monarez, the newly-appointed director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been ousted from her job by President Donald Trump.

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4 d. ago Minneapolis shooting latest: Robin Westman named as suspect after Catholic school attack kills 2 children

Shooter Robin Westman opened fire through stained glass windows of church as students celebrated Catholic Mass at start of school year

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4 d. ago Minneapolis shooting suspect identified as Robin Westman who was former student at Catholic school: Latest updates

Shooter opened fire through stained glass windows of church as students celebrated Catholic Mass at start of school year

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4 d. ago Gunman identified after Minneapolis Catholic school shooting leaves two children dead and 17 others hurt: Latest updates

Police reportedly identified the shooter, who is now dead, as Robin Westman

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4 d. ago Pope demands ‘collective punishment’ end in Gaza as 10 more die of hunger

Latest deaths announced by Gaza health ministry bring starvation toll to 313, including 119 childrenChildren make up a third of outpatients treated for wounds at MSF Gaza hospitals, data showsTen Palestinians including two children have died from starvation in the last 24 hours, health authorities in Gaza said on Wednesday, as Pope Leo XIV demanded that Israel stop its “collective punishment” of the population in the besieged territory.At least 313 people have died from hunger, including 119 children, since the war in Gaza began and Israel intensified its siege on the Palestinian territory. Last week a UN-backed monitoring body confirmed that Gaza was in the throes of famine and warned that without more aid, increasing numbers of people would lose access to food. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Two children dead and 17 others hurt after shooting at Minneapolis Catholic school: Latest updates

Shooting began shortly before 8:30 a.m. at church and school in South Minneapolis

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4 d. ago Minneapolis shooter dead after opening fire at Annunciation Church and school during Mass: Latest updates

Shooting began shortly before 8:30 a.m. at church and school in South Minneapolis

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4 d. ago Couple accused of 'ruining' Oasis gig in Canada with rude act mid

Oasis have kicked off the North American leg of their Live '25 tour, but fans have accused one couple of 'ruining' the show in Canada after they were caught doing something rude

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5 d. ago Elon Musk’s Doge put sensitive social security data at risk, whistleblower says

SSA official alleges that Doge staff uploaded personal data of hundreds of millions of Americans to vulnerable cloud serverUS politics live – latest updatesElon Musk’s so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge) copied and uploaded sensitive Social Security Administration (SSA) data to a vulnerable cloud server, potentially risking the safety of hundreds of millions of Americans and violating federal privacy laws, according to a whistleblower complaint filed on Tuesday.The complaint from Charles Borges, the chief data officer at the SSA, alleges that Doge staffers effectively created a live copy of the entire country’s social security data from its numerical identification system database. The information is a goldmine for bad actors, the complaint alleges, and was placed on a server without independent oversight that only Doge officials could access. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Why another 2 MILLION Russians will have to die for Putin to save face in Ukraine: The horrifying numbers of a never

The claim comes as US President Donald Trump pushes Ukraine to accept a peace deal on Moscow's terms, warning that otherwise Kyiv risks losing the war.

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7 d. ago Trump news at a glance: Jeffries says president ‘playing games’ with American lives as national guard to be sent to Chicago

House minority leader decries plan confirmed by Pentagon while Chicago mayor calls it ‘most flagrant violation of our constitution in the 21st century’ – key US politics stories from Sunday 24 AugustHakeem Jeffries, the House minority leader and New York Democratic congressman, said Donald Trump had “manufactured a crisis” to justify sending federalized national guard troops into Chicago next, over the heads of local leaders.Jeffries, appearing on CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday, accused the US president of “playing games with the lives of Americans” with his unprecedented domestic deployment of the military, which has escalated to include the arming of troops currently patrolling Washington DC – after sending troops into Los Angeles in June. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Trump ‘manufactured crisis’ to justify plan to send national guard to Chicago, leading Democrat says

As White House moves to militarize more cities, Hakeem Jeffries says president is ‘playing’ with Americans’ livesDonald Trump has “manufactured a crisis” to justify the notion of sending federalized national guard troops into Chicago next, over the heads of local leaders, a leading Democrat said on Sunday, as the White House advanced plans to militarize more US cities.Hakeem Jeffries, the House minority leader and a New York Democratic congressman, accused the US president of “playing games with the lives of Americans” with his unprecedented domestic deployment of the military, which has escalated to include the arming of troops currently patrolling Washington, DC – after sending troops into Los Angeles in June. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Epstein victim’s family says Ghislaine Maxwell got to ‘rewrite history’ in DOJ interviews

Comes after president says he ‘couldn’t care less’ that Justice Department plans to hand over trove of ‘Epstein files’ to House Oversight Committee

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7 d. ago Epstein victim’s family says Ghislaine Maxwell got to ‘rewrite history’ in DOJ interviews: Live updates

Comes after president says he ‘couldn’t care less’ that Justice Department plans to hand over trove of ‘Epstein files’ to House Oversight Committee

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