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An entire settlement destroyed in just seconds: Video shows huge torrent of floodwater bulldoze through buildings in Nepal as people try to outrun certain death
Flash floods and mudslides have killed at least 95 people and devastated settlements along Nepal’s border with Tibet, with footage showing torrents of water and mud sweeping through homes and roads within seconds. The disaster matters because it has caused extensive loss of life, displaced communities and left large numbers of local people and visitors…
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Green New Dodge: El-Sayed runs from policy as newly surfaced deleted posts show years of support
Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed told Fox News host Jesse Watters that he would not defend the Green New Deal, marking a sharp break from years of publicly championing the progressive climate plan by name. When pressed on his record, El-Sayed steered the conversation towards cutting energy costs and creating Michigan jobs through renewables,…
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Trump declares Palestine Action a global terror group: UK organisation will face same sanctions as Hamas, al-Qaeda and Isis with supporters banned from US for life
Donald Trump has designated Palestine Action a global terrorist organisation, placing the British-based group on the same US list as Hamas, al-Qaeda and Islamic State. The move means the group’s assets, including property and bank accounts, will be frozen, and its supporters could face a lifetime ban from entering the United States, while American citizens…
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‘The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ Season 5 Trailer Dives Into Taylor Frankie Paul Scandal and Reveals Release Date
Hulu has confirmed that “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” will return for a fifth season on 10 September, with a new trailer offering the first on-screen glimpse of how cast member Taylor Frankie Paul has been coping since ABC pulled her from “The Bachelorette” in March. The decision followed a leaked video, published by…
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Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Program Honored by Library of Congress: ‘Titan of Children’s Literacy’
The Library of Congress paid tribute to Dolly Parton on 25 August 2026, hours after the country music icon died aged 80, praising her as a “titan of children’s literacy” for her work founding the Imagination Library. The programme, which distributes free books to young children regardless of family income, has earned multiple Library Literacy…
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Illinois comptroller Susana Mendoza enters Chicago mayoral race
Illinois State Comptroller Susana Mendoza has launched a campaign to become mayor of Chicago, positioning herself as a fiscally disciplined alternative to incumbent Brandon Johnson, whose popularity has slumped amid the city’s financial troubles. The move matters because Johnson has yet to confirm whether he will seek re-election, and polling suggests Chicagoans are eager for…
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Appeals court halts FCC expansion of discounted political TV ads
A federal appeals court has blocked a Federal Communications Commission order that would have let political parties and joint fundraising committees access the same rock-bottom broadcast advertising rates reserved for individual election candidates. The 4th Circuit’s 2-1 ruling, issued in response to a legal challenge from four Democratic candidates, prevents what could have been a…
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Just 4% of homes built under Labour’s council housing ‘comeback’ will be council-owned. ‘It’s a con’
Labour’s flagship £10bn council housebuilding drive has been branded a “con” after figures obtained by The Independent showed that only 4 per cent of the homes it funds will actually be built and owned by local councils. Of 33 organisations awarded funding under the first wave of the £39bn Social and Affordable Housing Programme, just…
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Baltimore mayor backs ballot measure creating taxpayer-funded ‘Baby Fund’ for newborn families
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott has thrown his support behind a November ballot initiative to create a permanent, taxpayer-funded “Baby Fund” offering cash payments, subsidies or supplies to parents of newborns. The measure, backed by the Baltimore Baby Fund campaign, follows Scott’s own guaranteed-income pilot for young parents and reflects a wider trend of US cities…