40 m. ago USPS worker boasted on social media about luxury vacations and Rolex she purchased using stolen mail, prosecutors say

Investigators say they seized stacks of stolen credits cards, checks, and a gun in postal worker’s apartment

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2 h. ago Teen influencer dodges trial after illegally landing plane and getting stranded in Antarctica

Pilot influencer Ethan Guo has been stranded in a remote military base in Antarctica for weeks after allegedly breaching multiple national and international rules

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2 h. ago Bhim Kohli’s teenage killer to have sentence reviewed at Court of Appeal

Mr Kohli, 80, was attacked with a shoe and died the following day.

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2 h. ago TV presenter Jay Blades to appear in court charged with rape

The 55-year-old is not expected to enter pleas to the charges on Wednesday.

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4 h. ago My night of misery in A&E for a broken ankle left me in tears. I was treated with indifference verging on contempt. The NHS is broken: SARAH VINE

There is no question that violence against medical staff is totally unacceptable. Yesterday's report paints a worrying picture of assault in hospitals, with one worker attacked every two hours.

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4 h. ago Trans Met Police volunteer, 27, met with 'rape victim' when she was so young she was 'interested in things like teddies', court hears  

James Bubb, who now identifies as a woman named Gwyn Samuels, was violent towards the complainant despite her asking them to be gentle during sex, Amersham Law Courts heard.

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4 h. ago Russia tied to huge hack into US federal court system as officials scramble to respond

US intelligence officials are scrambling on Tuesday, after investigators have uncovered evidence suggesting that Russia was at least partially responsible for a hack of a computer system that manages federal court documents

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4 h. ago Chilling details emerge after pregnant woman was allegedly killed and her partner decapitated with his head placed on a spike

Police have charged a man with a brutal double murder after a pregnant woman and her partner were found dead in Melbourne - the father-to-be's head severed and gruesomely mounted on a spike.

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5 h. ago How crazed Target gunman shot girl dead in front of her grandfather before running naked out of porta pottty

Astrid, 4, died after she was shot in the back of her grandparents' car outside a target in Austin, seconds after her grandfather Adam Chow, 65, was gunned down, allegedly by Ethan Blaine Nieneker, 32.

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5 h. ago ICE ordered to improve conditions at NYC facility after lawsuit alleges unsanitary cells where immigrants lack food and water

Detainees say they were forced to sleep with ‘horrific stench’ of sweat, urine and feces in cells with open toilets

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5 h. ago UK police should consider revealing ethnicity of suspects, says new guidance

Disclosure of migration status, and ethnicity, could help keep peace ‘where there are high levels of disinformation’Police forces should consider disclosing the ethnicity and migration status of suspects when they are charged in high-profile and sensitive investigations, according to new official guidance.After a row over claims that police “covered up” the backgrounds of two men charged in connection with the alleged rape of a child, the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) and the College of Policing have backed plans to release details of nationality when there is a “policing purpose” for doing so. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago International manhunt launched for paedophile, 23, who fled the UK during his trial

Hassan Mahmood was found guilty of four counts of child sexual offences following a four-day trial, but the 23-year-old fled the UK on the second day in court, with the trial continuing in his absence.

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5 h. ago Alcaraz eases into Cincinnati Open fourth round with victory against Medjedovic

Second seed triumphs 6-4, 6-4 against world No 72Spaniard will play Luca Nardi after Jakub Mensik retiresThe men’s second seed Carlos Alcaraz continued to rebuild his on-court momentum and rhythm after a brief summer break by defeating the talented young Serbian Hamad Medjedovic 6-4, 6-4 to reach the fourth round of the Cincinnati Open.The victory was a positive step for Alcaraz after a rusty performance in his opener against Damir Dzumhur on Sunday, where he won a turbulent three-set contest in his first match since losing the Wimbledon final against Jannik Sinner. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Mexico expels 26 cartel figures wanted by US officials in deal with White House

High-ranking figures extradited to US as Trump officials ratchet pressure on networks sending drugs across borderMexico has extradited 26 high-ranking cartel figures to the United States in the latest major deal with the Trump administration as US authorities ratchet up pressure on criminal networks sending drugs across the border.Authorities sent 26 prisoners who were wanted in the US for ties to drug-trafficking groups, Mexico’s attorney general’s office and security ministry said in a joint statement on Tuesday. The transfers were carried out after a promise from the US justice department that prosecutors would not seek the death penalty in any of the cases. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Demand for power set to surge in the next 18 months. Here’s what it could mean for your bill

According to a new report from the Energy Information Administration, the demand is largely fueled by data centers – some of which power online use of AI

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6 h. ago Target shooter 'coldly executed girl, 4, in back seat of car after making her watch as he murdered her grandpa'

Target worker Hector Machuca, 24, was killed along with Adam Chow, 65, and his four-year-old granddaughter as Ethan Blaine Nieneker, 32, rampaged through the store in Austin.

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6 h. ago Two men charged over attempted murder of police officer in Omagh

John Caldwell, then a DCI in the PSNI, was shot several times in Northern Ireland in 2023Two men have been charged over the attempted murder of an off-duty police officer in Northern Ireland two years ago, police said.John Caldwell, then a DCI in the PSNI, was shot several times, allegedly by two men, while he was off duty and putting footballs in the boot of his car at a sports complex in Omagh, County Tyrone, in February 2023. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Judge orders ICE to improve conditions after NYC immigration detainees complain of mistreatment

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to immediately improve conditions at a New York City immigration holding facility

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7 h. ago Crypto mogul Do Kwon pleads guilty to fraud for $40bn market collapse

Terraform Labs co-founder, pleading guilty to two charges, was accused of misleading investors in 2021 about TerraUSDDo Kwon, the South Korean entrepreneur behind two cryptocurrencies that lost an estimated $40bn in 2022 and caused the market to implode, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to two US charges of conspiracy to defraud and wire fraud.Kwon, 33, who co-founded Singapore-based Terraform Labs and developed the TerraUSD and Luna currencies, entered the plea at a federal court hearing in New York. He had pleaded not guilty in January to a nine-count indictment charging him with securities fraud, wire fraud, commodities fraud and money-laundering conspiracy. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Israel rejects UN allegations that its forces have sexually abused detained Palestinians

The U.N. chief has warned Israel that the United Nations has “credible information” of sexual violence and other violations by Israeli forces against detained Palestinians

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