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While warehouse fires are often extinguished in a day, the Boyle Heights blaze is on its sixth day. Here's what to knowLos Angeles firefighters are on their sixth day of battling a fire at a massive warehouse near downtown that stores frozen food.Smoke has billowed from the warehouse, which was covered in solar panels and insulated like a freezer,...
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Technology to be used in six more areas next year as critics say tens of thousands of people will be forced into 'digital police lineup'The Metropolitan police is to expand its use of live facial recognition (LFR) technology, first into London's West End by Christmas and then into a further six areas next year.The new cameras will be fixed, and...
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President says 'vandals' to blame for algae blooms and peeling paint as $14m renovation to undergo further repairsThe Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool is set to be drained again after Donald Trump said on Monday – without providing proof – that five people were arrested for vandalism and five more are under investigation in connection to the...
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21st Century Road to Housing Act, which aims to boost supply and stop investors buying up homes, heads to HouseSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe Senate on Monday passed a bipartisan measure aimed at lowering housing costs by streamlining construction and permitting, ending months of fraught...
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Company wants to sell objects despite agreements to only display them at museums and traveling exhibitionsA plan to auction more than 100 artifacts salvaged from the wreckage of the Titanic – including personal belongings, currency, kitchen items and decor – is facing pushback from the US government, according to newly unsealed court...
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Firms including BP and 7-Eleven accused of coordinating prices to 'wring more money from pockets of consumers'Gas station operators including BP, Circle K, Marathon, 7-Eleven, Walmart and Albertsons were sued on Monday by California drivers who accused them of using artificial intelligence to boost prices at the pump.According to a...
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Move for greater prominence on social media comes as ministers warn online misinformation risk becoming 'existential for our democracy'Plans to hand established broadcasters and media companies greater prominence on digital platforms such as YouTube and TikTok have been unveiled, as ministers warned online misinformation risked becoming...
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Share of people who say cultural diversity has been good for the nation plunges from 90% in 2024 to 73% in 2026, Lowy Institute survey findsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia is undergoing a historic decline in support for multiculturalism, according to the Lowy...
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Officials say Sarita Kimble, 62, and Delores Shelton, 83, killed in Mount Vernon as several buildings destroyedAuthorities in Illinois say that two older residents were killed and at least five other people were injured in a tornado that ripped through a rural county and destroyed several buildings on Sunday evening.The fatalities occurred in Mount...
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Senator says he wants to see further changes for small businesses and ensure loopholes for wealthier people are actually closed. Follow today's news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBen Roberts-Smith invitation to war memorial event 'appropriate', says MarlesRichard Marles says it's appropriate that the accused war...
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The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Washington's National Mall is set to be drained again for repairs after algae and peeling paint appeared just weeks after a $14.7-million US renovation, while U.S President Donald Trump threatened prison time for anyone caught damaging the pool.
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New Makerfield MP could get keys to No 10 unopposed after British prime minister's resignation paves way for successorWho is Andy Burnham, the 'man of the people' likely to be next UK prime minister?Keir Starmer has finally bowed to intense pressure to stand down as British prime minister as he conceded that he was no longer the right man to lead...
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A time-honored Portuguese saying, "Ladrão que rouba ladrão tem cem anos de perdão," translates to, "A thief who robs a thief has a hundred years of pardon." This adage embodies a universal tendency to relish when wrongdoers receive their due, suggesting a form of poetic justice. While it doesn't legally validate such actions, it serves as a...
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Vice President JD Vance, the lead U.S. negotiator, said the two sides had agreed on technical issues and at least one substantive one, international inspection of Iranian nuclear sites, but an Iranian official said his country had made "no new commitments.”
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Federal judge rules subpoenas linked to Trump's immigration operation were 'issued for unlawful reasons'US politics live – latest updatesA federal judge agreed to quash the US federal government's subpoenas of leaders in Minnesota issued during the Trump administration's controversial immigration crackdown on the state earlier this year.The US...
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Unions condemn 'insensitive' internal cybersecurity test sent to healthcare workers in Newfoundland and LabradorFor years, healthcare staff in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador have felt overworked and underappreciated. Turnover, burnout and thinning resources were pushing workers in the sector to a breaking point.So when the email...
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City's police force faces investigation of 16 officers accused of disproportionately targeting Black and Arab residentsMontreal's mayor has called for a halt to random police checks as the city's police force grapples with an internal investigation into racism and racial profiling by 16 officers.Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada told reporters last...
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Trump-admiring Abelardo de la Espriella has vowed to 'disembowel' the left and kill criminals like 'rats and cockroaches'When more than 20 women accused a Colombian evangelical pastor in 2012 of sexually abusing them, the defendant's lawyer sought to discredit the allegations by telling the court that they were "trepadoras” – a pejorative term...
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U.S. crude prices fell 2.7% to about $74 per barrel after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced a 60-day waiver of sanctions on the purchase of Iranian oil. NBC News' Brian Cheung reports on the oil market's reaction to the temporary sale of Iranian oil.
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Davis, who discovered many of the defining musicians of the 20th century and helmed major record labels, said he 'never' tired of the music businessClive Davis: a life in pictures from Diana Ross to Aretha FranklinThe famed US music industry executive and record producer Clive Davis has died aged 94, his family has confirmed.He had recently been...
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José Luis Ábalos found to have taken bribes on Covid-era public contracts in damaging blow to Pedro SánchezSpain's supreme court has jailed the former transport minister José Luis Ábalos for 24 years for taking bribes on public contracts for sanitary equipment such as face masks during the Covid pandemic.Ábalos's aide, Koldo García, was...
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Europe is battling a severe heatwave, with red alerts issued across multiple nations. France is particularly hard-hit, facing record temperatures and tragic heat-related deaths, including young children. Schools are closing, and transport is disrupted as the continent grapples with extreme conditions. Scientists link this intense heat to...
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Ursula von der Leyen, Friedrich Merz and Volodymyr Zelenskyy say British PM helped increase securityEuropean leaders have paid tribute to Keir Starmer after he announced his resignation as the British prime minister, triggering the postponement of an EU-UK summit.The European Council president, António Costa, said: "For sure we need to postpone...
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Experts thought H5N1 bird flu would more likely reach Australia's north. But an arrival from Antarctica had always been possibleFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBrown skuas and giant petrels are a common sight offshore in southern Australian waters in the winter months,...
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US intelligence on voting machine vulnerabilities, identified ahead of the November midterms, has been held back by White House officials. The report details security weaknesses like outdated software and internet connectivity, but crucially, does not suggest any votes were altered or outcomes affected. Disagreements over potential voter...
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