51 m. ago New California law aims to improve school nutrition by phasing out some ultraprocessed foods

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law phasing out certain ultraprocessed foods from school meals

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89 m. ago Last of New Orleans jail inmates who broke out in viral escape is caught months later

Derrick Groves was taken into custody in Atlanta, Georgia, after evading the authorities for almost five months, the U.S. Marshals said Wednesday

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2 h. ago Woman stabbed to death 'by jealous boyfriend' suffered 27 knife wounds, trial hears

Rebekah was also found with suspected defensive wounds from trying to fight off the attack

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2 h. ago Last of 10 inmates who escaped from New Orleans jail captured by police

Authorities say they found convicted killer Derrick Groves after a standoff at a home in south-west AtlantaThe last fugitive from the high-profile, 10-man New Orleans jailbreak in May has been captured, according to authorities.In an announcement on Wednesday, Jason Williams, the New Orleans district attorney, said that authorities had captured four-time convicted killer Derrick Groves after a standoff at a home in south-west Atlanta. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Man accused of killing young mum and three kids in house fire dies of heart attack awaiting trial

Mohammed Shabir, 45, was taken ill at HMP Leeds, where he was being held on remand, due to stand trial in connection with the deaths of Bryonie Gawith, 29, and her three children last August

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3 h. ago Dozens of ailing animals found in New York home where elderly woman was 'trapped' by debris

More than 200 animals were found at the home of a wildlife rehabilitator in New York where authorities also discovered a 95-year-old woman who was essentially trapped in her room due to clutter in the residence

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3 h. ago Here's a look at California's five most destructive wildfires

The Palisades Fire was the most destructive blaze in Los Angeles to date and among the five worst in California’s history

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3 h. ago No evidence of police misconduct in Manchester synagogue attack response – IOPC

Adrian Daulby, 53, is believed to have been inadvertently shot by police and suffered a ‘single but fatal gunshot wound’.

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3 h. ago Female teacher, 30, made video call to student while naked in shower to arrange sex

Krystal Sims, 30, is facing criminal charges after being arrested on suspicion of arranging to meet up with the boy to have sex during a video call in which her breasts were exposed

Society

3 h. ago Manchester synagogue victim Adrian Daulby died of a gunshot wound

An investigation into circumstances surrounding the fatal police shooting of terrorist Jihad Al-Shamie is ongoing

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3 h. ago Lenny Henry faces backlash after calling for slavery reparations for black Britons

In his new book The Big Payback, the comedian and actor argues that racism in modern Britain can be traced directly to the slave trade and calls for radical solutions to address its legacy

Politics

3 h. ago Huge fireball erupts as Russian attack ‘hits oil depot’ in Ukraine’s Chernihiv region

A Russian drone attack struck an oil depot in Ukraine's Chernihiv region on Wednesday morning (October 8), local governor Vyacheslav Chaus said in a statement posted on Facebook.

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4 h. ago EastEnders fans 'work out' who Joel Marshall is going to do 'something terrible' to ahead of school 'incident'

The teenage character is receiving a documentary based on the BBC soap storyline

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4 h. ago 'No misconduct' in case of armed officers who fired weapons during synagogue attack

Adrian Daulby is believed to have been accidentally shot by police while attempting to prevent Al-Shamie from entering the synagogue, along with another victim who was injured

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4 h. ago Barry Ferguson insists Rangers job is top dollar as he fires title race rally cry and tells new man what he must do

The former captain isn't having any chat that the job isn't as appealing as it has been in the past

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4 h. ago Last of the 10 New Orleans jail escapees from May is captured in Georgia, authorities say

The U.S. Marshalls say the only escaped inmate who remained on the run after breaking out of a New Orleans jail in May has been captured

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4 h. ago Arrivals of international students to the US dropped almost a fifth in August, data shows

Federal data shows a significant drop in international student arrivals in the U.S. this August, down 19% compared to last year

Society

4 h. ago German mayor Iris Stalzer accuses teen daughter of Herdecke stabbing, say cops

Iris Stalzer, 57, who has been elected mayor of Herdecke in western Germany, was found with stab wounds at her home and it is alleged she was attacked by her 17-year-old daughter

Politics

5 h. ago Judge tosses summons for former 'The Bear' writer who was handcuffed in NYC train seating dispute

A New York City judge has dismissed a civil summons against Alex O’Keefe, a former writer for FX’s “The Bear.”

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5 h. ago The dog did it! Pup blamed for starting house fire by igniting oven when jumping up to get food

No one was injured in a Pittsburgh house fire

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