1 hour ago Inside the staff 'civil war' under Pete Hegseth with 'vicious' backstabbing aides as he shakes up Pentagon

Pete Hegseth's tenure at the Pentagon has reached a new level of drama with back-stabbing aides, an ambitious wife and internal civil war involving the future of America's military.

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1 hour ago 2 girls survived Nepal's 2015 earthquake. Each lost a leg, but found friendship in the hospital

The devastating 2015 Nepal earthquake that killed thousands changed the lives of many in the Himalayan nation

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4 h. ago Parents outraged after ‘whites’ and ‘colored’ signs are posted above water fountains in Georgia elementary school

‘To me, that’s not a history lesson,’ one parent said

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4 h. ago Mom sues school after teenage son is suspended for gluing soda cans together to resemble a rifle, suit says

Missouri mother says her son’s school violated his First and 14th Amendment rights

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4 h. ago Lewis Ferguson date with destiny set as Scotland star on brink of emulating Rangers great amid 51

Former Aberdeen man set for Coppa Italia final

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5 h. ago Mats Knoester in Aberdeen third place make or break admission as defender knows how big Hibs shootout could be

The Dons face a Hibees side at Pittodrie on Saturday that are unbeaten in their last 17 league games

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6 h. ago Reeves rejects parts of Trump’s economic agenda before talks with Bessent

UK chancellor says global stability depends on lower trade barriers ahead of meeting US Treasury secretary

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6 h. ago Top basketball prospect Alijah Arenas reportedly in coma after car crash

Teenager is son of NBA All-Star Gilbert Arenas18-year-old reportedly in serious condition after crashAlijah Arenas, a top basketball prospect and son of former NBA All-Star Gilbert Arenas, has been placed in an induced coma after a car crash in Los Angeles, according to reports.ESPN reported that the 18-year-old was involved in a crash in the early hours of Thursday morning when a Tesla Cybertruck left the road and crashed. The Los Angeles Fire Department did not officially identify the driver but the person was taken to a local hospital in serious condition. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Nantes school stabbing suspect's told cops 'shoot me in the head' after knifing classmate

A boy accused of killing a classmate and injuriing others in a knife attack at a school in Nantes, France, allegedly make chilling remarks to police officers as he was arrested

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7 h. ago Nantes school stabbing: Boy's chilling 5 words to police after stabbing classmate to death

A 15-year-old boy has been arrested after he was tackled by teachers after a stabbing spree at a school in Nantes, western France - with the teenager sending a chilling email before the rampage

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7 h. ago Baker 'stabbed 7 colleagues to death after plying them with gin' at his birthday party

Bogart Ramirez, 32, is accused of knifing to death seven of his colleagues at a bakery in the Philippines after allegedly overhearing them plot to kill him while he slept

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8 h. ago Man told aunt ‘sorry but you are going to have to die tonight’ before repeatedly stabbing her, attempted murder trial hears

Adrian Smith denies attempted murder

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8 h. ago Schoolgirl's harrowing final moments before being 'submerged' in mudslide

Mount Pleasant Primary School headteacher Joanne Blackham has told how she tried to save 10-year-old Leah Harrison after she was swept away in a mudslide which was like a "lava flow"

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8 h. ago Girl, 12, fighting for life in hospital after seven hurt in serious multi

It involved three vehicles – a silver Mercedes A200, an Audi Q3 and a silver BMW 118. Police have said their investigation is underway

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8 h. ago Eilish McColgan calls for passport ID to combat ‘faceless’ social media bullies

‘Having a verified account would make a big difference’Athlete makes London Marathon debut on SundayEilish McColgan has revealed that she has even been body-shamed by school teachers, as she called for social media companies to use formal identification to prevent the abuse she faces every day.But McColgan, who will make her London Marathon debut on Sunday, has vowed to defy the bullies by staying on social media even though she was accused of “looking like a skeleton” and having anorexia when her mum, Liz, reposted a video of her training last month. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Havoc review – Tom Hardy’s gonzo gun mayhem misses the point

Disillusioned cop Hardy must rescue a corrupt politician’s son from triads and police but potential for drama goes down in a hail of bulletsThe title is appropriate. Welsh director Gareth Evans is the action maestro who rocked our world with his superb skull-rattling thrillers The Raid and The Raid 2; this new one for Netflix certainly has its fair share of OTT gonzo mayhem. Shootouts in cramped interiors and in the open air sometimes seem to go on so long that the gunfire feels like an extended drumroll. Dozens of people get riddled with bullets from automatic weaponry; they all go into that shoulder-rolling, arm-waving, blood-spurting choreography. At one stage, a comatose and heavily bandaged person in a hospital bed gets the same machine gun treatment, and even this poor guy has to jitterbug, infinitesimally and horizontally, in his hospital pyjamas as he gets filled full of lead.But frankly the action and the violence is too chaotic and almost meaningless and the CGI-Gotham-typ...

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9 h. ago Donald Trump's arrival 'confirmed to Scots airport as staff told to prepare for visit'

Aberdeen Airport has been told to expect the US president's arrival, and to be ready at short notice.

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9 h. ago Jack MacKenzie wanted by Plymouth as Aberdeen end game for out of contract defender edges closer

The full back is set to leave the Dons at the end of the season and has interest south of the border

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9 h. ago French PM calls for crackdown on knife crime after fatal high school stabbing

Boy, 15, arrested after at least one child killed and three injured at Notre-Dame-de-Toutes-Aides school in NantesThe French prime minister, François Bayrou, has called for a crackdown on teenage knife crime after a high-school student stabbed four other children at his school, killing at least one and injuring the others before being arrested.The 15-year-old reportedly attacked fellow students with a knife during lunch break on Thursday at the private Notre-Dame-de-Toutes-Aides secondary school in the city of Nantes on the Atlantic coast. The attack took place at around 12.30pm (11.30am BST), before teachers overpowered the boy. One female student was killed. At least one other student is in a critical condition in hospital. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Teenage girl charged after schoolgirl 'stabbed' at Aberdeen high school

Police have confirmed that a 14-year-old girl has been charged in connection with an alleged serious assault at Hazlehead Academy today.

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