76 m. ago Mayor of Mississippi's capital city fights for third term despite federal bribery indictment

The mayor of Mississippi’s capital city, who’s under indictment on federal bribery and conspiracy charges, is fighting to keep his job

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78 m. ago EastEnders spoilers reveal Nicola Mitchell ‘ambushed’ amid Shireen Bashar murder cover up

Nicola helped hide her son's girlfriend's body in an industrial site

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2 h. ago Man City transfer stance could hand Treble heroes another chance

Manchester City do not want players who cannot be fit for multiple games a week, but they may have built up enough cover at centre-back

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3 h. ago 'I was locked up under Donald Trump's brutal border crackdown

Rebecca Burke, a graphic artist from Monmouthshire, southeast Wales, was detained in the US for three weeks because of a visa mix-up - and was held "in horrendous conditions"

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4 h. ago Mahmoud Khalil’s wife Noor Abdalla gives birth as Ice denies his request to attend

Palestinian activist, held in Louisiana detention facility, only allowed to call in as wife delivered their first childNoor Abdalla, the wife of detained Columbia university graduate and Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, has announced the birth of their son.In a statement released on Monday evening, Abdalla wrote: “I welcomed our son into the world earlier today without Mahmoud by my side. Despite our request for ICE to allow Mahmoud to attend the birth, they denied his temporary release to meet our son. This was a purposeful decision by ICE to make me, Mahmoud, and our son suffer.” Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Fury as posh Londoners wake up to find their council has replaced their parking spaces with e

Wimbledon residents are up in arms after the local council's decision to replace precious street parking with 350 dedicated e-bike bays as part of a wider scheme promoted by the London mayor.

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4 h. ago Australia’s student strikers for climate believed they could change their future. Where are they now?

Young people rode a wave of hope and power when hundreds of thousands protested with them in 2019. Then, momentum was lostGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastOn a stinking hot November day, seven years ago, Grace Vegesana and a handful of other young climate activists set up a small stage in a large square in Sydney’s CBD – and waited. Inspired by the first school striker for climate, Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, the high school students decided to organise their own rally.Vegesana expected a hundred people to show up. Five thousand came. “It was like, oh my God, we’ve unleashed some kind of beast, people want more,” she recalls. In the months afterwards crowds doubled and then tripled. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Los Angeles mayor proposes slashing over 1,600 city jobs to close budget hole

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is proposing laying off over 1,600 government workers to close a yawning budget gap

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5 h. ago David Beckham gives first look at his new chat show and teases his A

The former footballer, 49, will begin hosting Beckham & Friends Live on Paramount+ next month and took to his Instagram to show the set for the first time.

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5 h. ago Harvard sues Trump over $2.2 billion funding freeze as free speech battle heats up between White House and Ivy League school

Trump administration officials had demanded that the prestigious university crack down on student protests and screen international applicants for their political opinions

Economics

7 h. ago MTG sparks backlash after X post appearing to celebrate Pope’s death

‘Evil is being defeated by the hand of God,’ declared the Protestant convert congresswoman following announcement of the Pope’s death, without specifying what she meant

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7 h. ago MTG sparks backlash after ugly X post appearing to celebrate Pope’s death

‘Evil is being defeated by the hand of God,’ declared the Protestant convert congresswoman following announcement of the Pope’s death, without specifying what she meant

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9 h. ago Moment Asda shopper grabs vegan protestor's megaphone and smashes it before running away

The demonstration, held at an Asda store in Kent, suddenly descended into chaos when the furious man yanked the megaphone from a vegan protester and smashed it into the ground before charging off

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10 h. ago Modi and JD Vance hail ‘significant progress’ in trade negotiations

Visit to India by vice-president and family could be overshadowed by US visa tensions and farmer protestsIndia’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, and US vice-president JD Vance have hailed “significant progress” in negotiations toward a bilateral trade agreement, a deal that could help India avoid sharp tariff hikes announced by President Donald Trump.Vance, accompanied by second lady, Usha Vance, and their children – Ewan, Vivek, and Mirabel – landed in the Indian capital earlier on Monday for a four-day visit combining high-level negotiations with family sightseeing. They were received at the airport by railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. Vance stood under a red canopy that shielded him from the blazing sun as soldiers saluted and a military band played the US anthem. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Olympics icon Simone Biles stuns in black corset gown on red carpet as she scoops World Sports Award in Madrid

DAVID COVERDALE IN MADRID: The US superstar gymnast picked up the prestigious prize at the Laureus World Sports Awards following her success at last year's Paris Olympics.

Sport

10 h. ago Judge temporarily blocks NYC mayor from allowing ICE agents on Rikers Island jail

A New York judge has ordered city officials to temporarily halt discussions with the Trump administration allowing federal immigration agents to operate within the Rikers Island jail complex

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10 h. ago Supreme Court appears likely to uphold Obamacare's preventive care coverage mandate

The Supreme Court seems likely to uphold a key preventive care provision of the Affordable Care Act

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11 h. ago Huge emergency response on north Manchester street as area cordoned off

A man has been detained

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13 h. ago Thousands of trans rights campaigners take to Cardiff streets to protest Supreme Court ruling

The march wound through the city centre, with participants waving flags and holding banners

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13 h. ago Hundreds of Buddies protest against killing of innocent civilians in Palestine

Organised by Paisley For Palestine, a rally was held at County Square earlier this month as part of efforts to highlight the plight of children in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.

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