3 h. ago Border control blimp carried more than 600 miles by winds before crashing in a Dallas suburb

The giant surveillance balloon broke free after ‘a severe wind event’ uplifted it from South Padre Island, Texas, all the way to a small town in Dallas

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10 h. ago In search of the South Pacific fugitive who crowned himself king

Noah Musingku made a fortune with a Ponzi scheme and then retreated to a remote armed compound in the jungle, where he still commands the loyalty of his Bougainville subjectsOne autumn morning, I boarded a plane from Port Moresby, the capital of Papua New Guinea, to Buka, the capital of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville. A collection of islands and atolls the size of Puerto Rico, Bougainville is located 600 miles east of Moresby, across the Solomon Sea. Its southern shore is just three miles from the politically independent Solomon Islands, and its people share a culture, linguistic links and dark skin tone with their Solomon neighbours. But thanks mostly to European colonisers, who drew the borders, Bougainville is the farthest-flung province of Papua New Guinea, whose lighter-toned inhabitants Bougainvilleans often call “redskins”, betraying a sense of otherness in their own country that partly explains why I am writing about them here.I say partly because if not for the islan...

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19 h. ago Police appeal for information following fatal crash in Motherwell

The crash happened around 1.10pm on Wednesday, March 5, on Windmillhill Street at the junction with Airbles Road and involved a silver Toyota Corolla.

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29 h. ago While our eyes are on the welfare state’s destruction, Trump is building a police state | Judith Levine

Republicans aren’t simply shrinking the government. They’re investing billions in defense, border control and prisonsLast week, the federal human resources department sent out a seven-page memo ordering agencies to submit detailed plans on how they will work with the so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge) to slash their payrolls. To do this, they were to eliminate whole job categories – except one. Untouchable were positions “necessary to meet law enforcement, border security, national security, immigration enforcement, or public safety responsibilities”.While we’ve had our eyes on the wrecking ball–Doge pulverizing social services, environmental protection and scientific research, we’ve hardly taken notice of what is being constructed. In the footprint of the already shabby, now half-demolished US welfare state, the Trump administration is building a police state. Continue reading...

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48 h. ago Father's tribute to 'pure and caring' girl, two, found floating in village pond half a mile from family's £600,000 home

Toddler Annabel Mackey was reported missing from her house in the Hampshire village of Kingsley on September 10 2023.

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1 week ago Woman delayed at border control warns UK holidaymakers 'don't make same mistake'

New travel rules imposed by certain European Union nations left one traveller stumped and delayed as she was pulled up at the gate – and she's sent an urgent warning to other travellers

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2 w. ago Terrifying moment Delta Air Lines flight hits ground before flipping onto roof

All of the 76 passengers and four crew survived what could have been a disastrous crash at Toronto's pearson Airport after snowy winds reaching 40mph prevented the plane from landing safely

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