4 h. ago Trump’s controversial statue garden ignites opposition from Indigenous groups

The statues will depict prominent figures including Steve Jobs and Christopher Columbus

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9 h. ago South Dakota eager for Trump's statue garden near Mount Rushmore despite local opposition

Officials in South Dakota are pushing hard to build President Donald Trump’s proposed National Garden of American Heroes in the Black Hills near Mount Rushmore

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22 h. ago Tens of millions swelter as heatwave blankets the central and eastern US

Several cities are under extreme heat warnings as high temperatures and humidity grip parts of the countryThe National Weather Service (NWS) has issued several extreme heat warnings and advisories as a dangerous and prolonged wave of high temperatures and humidity blankets much of the central and eastern US, with the worst conditions expected to persist into the middle of this week.Several locations recorded their hottest temperatures of the year over the weekend: Salt Lake City, Utah, hit 104F (40C) on Thursday, its first triple-digit reading of 2025, and on Saturday the city of Mitchell in South Dakota also reached 104F, surpassing its previous daily record of 101F (38.3C). Daily high records were broken in parts of Minnesota, Wyoming and Michigan. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Greggs launch new front in the Pasty Wars: Bakery chain bids for seventh Cornish store in county where locals have dubbed it 'the Devil's Spawn'

Greggs had long struggled to establish itself in the home of the pasty with past attempts being abandoned due to the strength of local opposition.

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1 week ago Opposition councillors back SNP bid to remove Tory Dumfries and Galloway Council leadership

Labour and Democratic Alliance members have put their names to an SNP motion of no confidence against the leader and depute leader.

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2 w. ago Opposition parties claim Dumfries and Galloway Council has descended into 'chaos'

The SNP group has submitted a vote of no confidence in the Conservative administration after seven councillors quit the group.

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3 w. ago Waitrose owner wins go ahead for hundreds of new homes in west London despite local opposition

Local campaigners objected to the scheme’s “outrageously oversized” towers

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3 w. ago Waitrose owner wins go ahead for new west London store despite local opposition

Local campaigners objected to the scheme’s “outrageously oversized” towers

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