11 h. ago Trump administration creates new militarized zone in California along southern US border

Trump hands 760 acres of California public land to the navy for a new defense zone, deepening border militarizationThe US’s southern border is poised to become more militarized following an announcement by Trump administration officials that armed forces would now oversee 760 acres of public land for a three-year period.The US Department of Interior said in a statement that jurisdiction over this acreage – located in California’s San Diego and Imperial counties – would be transferred to the US navy “to establish a National Defense Area to support ongoing border security operations”. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Man dead after sudden wall collapse at Cork farm as 999 crews rush to scene

A man in his 50s was pronounced dead and another has been rushed to hospital with serious injuries after a wall collapsed at a farm in West Cork

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19 h. ago A nighttime airstrike on a hospital leaves 34 dead and 80 injured in Myanmar

Media reports and a rescue worker say Myanmar's military carried out an airstrike on a hospital in an area controlled by a leading rebel force, killing 34 patients and medical staff

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19 h. ago Bangladesh to hold national elections in February, the first since 2024 mass uprising

Bangladesh’s next national elections would be held on Feb. 12, eighteen months after former Prime Minister Shiekh Hasina was ousted through a mass uprising following weeks of violence that left hundreds dead and thousands injured

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29 h. ago Tourist zip line failure left man dead and woman injured after falling up to 25 metres, Queensland inquest hears

Dean Sanderson died of head and chest injuries and his wife, Shannon, suffered broken ribs and a fractured scapula after falling 20-25 metres to the groundFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA man died and his wife was badly injured after a tourist zip line system they were riding on failed because it wasn’t anchored tightly enough, a coronial inquest has heard.Coroner Wayne Pennell held a pre-inquest hearing on Thursday into the death of Dean Sanderson at Jungle Surfing Canopy Tours at Cape Tribulation, in north Queensland on 22 October 2019. Continue reading...

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34 h. ago Toddler killed in dog attack after being 'left with dangerous, malnourished' animal

Locklynn Rose, two, was found dead with "horrific injuries" at her family home.

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44 h. ago ‘A generation lost at sea’: the desperate Rohingya falling prey to traffickers as they flee Bangladesh

Barred from work and school in Bangladesh, thousands of refugees are making the perilous voyage to Malaysia by boat – with some beaten en route to extort even more moneyMajuma Begum stayed awake until 3am waiting for her son to return from the market before accepting he was not coming home. The next day he phoned to say he was on the Bangladeshi coast, waiting to begin a boat journey to Malaysia that she had desperately tried to stop him taking.It was the start of weeks of worry for the 58-year-old, whose fears deepened when a boat carrying Rohingya refugees capsized near Malaysia in early November, killing dozens. She felt as though she could finally breathe again when he finally reached his destination. Continue reading...

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56 h. ago Stabbing at North Carolina high school leaves one student dead, another injured

The superintendent said at the news conference that it was the “worst nightmare of any educator”

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57 h. ago Shooting at Kentucky university leaves 1 dead and 1 injured, governor says: ‘Let’s pray for all those affected’

Police in Frankfort, the state's capital, said the campus was put into lockdown Tuesday

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57 h. ago A student dies during stabbing at North Carolina high school

Authorities say a stabbing at a central North Carolina high school has left one student dead and another injured

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58 h. ago Shooting at Kentucky university leaves 1 dead and others injured, governor says: ‘Let’s pray for all those affected’

Police in Frankfort, the state's capital, said the campus was put into lockdown Tuesday

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59 h. ago Kentucky State University shooting: One dead, another fighting for life after campus on lockdown

The university was placed into lockdown after an 'active aggressor' opened fire on campus, with one person dead and another critically injured as police arrested a suspect

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59 h. ago San Diego officials approve $30M settlement for family of teen killed by police

The San Diego City Council has approved a $30 million payment to the family of a 16-year-old killed by police

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60 h. ago Outrage after high school rented out its gym for adult game show where participants undertook disgusting 'challenges' to win prizes

Over the weekend, San Diego's Canyon Crest Academy was the location of a 24-hour livestream featuring bizarre and distasteful activities.

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3 d. ago A list of the largest clergy abuse settlements reached by Catholic organizations in the US

The New Orleans Archdiocese will pay at least $230 million to hundreds of survivors of clergy sexual abuse under a settlement approved by a federal judge on Monday

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3 d. ago Three dead and several injured after being swept away by strong waves in Tenerife

A strong wave struck the Los Gigantes cliffs on Sunday

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3 d. ago ‘I wanted to be one of them’: why Bring It On is my feelgood movie

The latest in our series of writers paying tribute to their most loved comfort films is an ode to the 2000 teen classicThe opening sequence of Bring It On is – in a word – unapologetic. A dozen cheerleaders scream “I’m sexy, I’m cute, I’m popular to boot” in synchronicity – and I have yet to meet anyone (and I have tried) who has the willpower to look away.It’s certainly not an exaggeration to say I wanted to be one of them – that is, one of the Toros, Rancho Carne high school’s premier cheer squad. But, as a six-year-old watching in north London, I was a world away from the cornucopia of herkies, suggestive dance moves and hair flips of competitive cheerleading in San Diego. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Three dead and three injured after being swept into sea in Tenerife

Two men and a woman were tragically killed at a complex of natural pools on the Los Gigantes cliffs in Tenerife this afternoon, Spanish emergency responders have said

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4 d. ago Two dead, four stabbed, and others injured in horror week of violence in London

Two dead, four stabbed, and others injured in horror week of violence in London  News Shopper

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4 d. ago An animal rights activist was on the FBI’s Most Wanted list for 15 years. Will he be returned to the US?

Daniel Andreas San Diego, now 47, is fighting extradition from the UK amid accusations he set off three pipe bombs in 2003Twenty-two years ago, a dark-haired, bespectacled young man vanished off the streets of San Francisco. Daniel Andreas San Diego, a 25-year-old information technology specialist, diehard vegan and animal rights activist, was the FBI’s main suspect in a series of pipe bombings that exploded in front of the headquarters of Chiron Corporation and Shaklee Corporation, two Bay Area companies, in August and September of 2003.Communiques attributed to the Revolutionary Cells – Animal Liberation Brigade were posted to the website of an animal rights magazine, claiming the attacks were carried out to highlight both firms’ alleged work with Huntingdon Life Sciences, a British research company that conducted tests for pharmaceutical, biotechnology and other chemical companies and had drawn the ire of activists on both sides of the Atlantic opposing its tests on animals. Cont...

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