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Texas mom accused of killing 3-year-old daughter captured in Mexico after nearly 30 years on the run
A Texas woman accused of killing her three-year-old daughter has been captured in Mexico after nearly 30 years as a fugitive. Her arrest brings a long-running capital murder case back before the courts and ends a search that began after she allegedly fled before trial. Maria Narez was charged in 1997 in Tarrant County, Texas,…
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Hochul holds 10-point lead over Blakeman in new survey
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) has a 10-point lead over Republican Bruce Blakeman in her bid for a second full term leading the Empire State, according to a new survey. The poll, which Siena College conducted from Aug. 3-6, found that 49 percent of 811 likely voters backed the incumbent governor. Thirty-nine percent of…
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Three Pakistanis killed in Houthi attack on commercial vessel
Three Pakistanis were killed in a Tuesday attack on a ship by the Houthi militant group, multiple officials said, an event that points to the threat of a widening regional war sparked by the fight between the U.S. and Israel and Iran. Tahir Andrabi, a spokesperson for the Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs said during…
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Inflation eases in July as gasoline and grocery prices fall
Consumer prices in July were up 3.4% from a year ago — a smaller annual increase than in May or June. The news makes it less likely the Fed will feel the need to raise interest rates in September.
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Postmaster General Steiner must resign
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi called for Postmaster General David Steiner’s removal or resignation due to his refusal to ensure the U.S. Postal Service complies with federal court orders regarding the Trump administration’s challenged mail-in voting rules.
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Grocery boss warns Mamdani’s city-run stores pit government against ‘its own citizens’
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is advancing plans to open five city-run grocery stores, prompting criticism from John Catsimatidis, chief executive of supermarket chain Gristedes. Catsimatidis argues that government-run shops would compete unfairly with private businesses, including supermarkets and bodegas, because they could benefit from public resources and different operating constraints. The proposal is…
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Fire finish on a high with win over Spirit
Welsh Fire ended their Women’s Hundred campaign with a 15-run victory over London Spirit. The win gave Fire a positive finish to their season, with Georgia Wareham’s batting proving decisive. Wareham scored her first half-century of the campaign to set up the result for Welsh Fire. The match was their final game of the competition,…
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Paramount may leave California over antitrust enforcement, lawyer says
Paramount’s chief legal officer is telegraphing a willingness by the company’s chief executive to leave California as the media company faces growing antitrust scrutiny from the state government there. “His intent is to be committed to California,” Makan Delrahim, Paramount’s top legal official, said at Politico’s The California Agenda: Sacramento Summit. Delrahim added, however, that “there is a…
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City centre fountains run dry as temperatures soar in parched Sheffield
Met Office heat warning currently in place
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Fire end campaign with comfortable win over Spirit
Welsh Fire ended their Women’s Hundred campaign with a 15-run victory over London Spirit at Sophia Gardens. Both teams had already been eliminated, but Georgia Wareham’s first half-century in the competition and a strong early bowling spell from Grace Potts ensured Fire finished on a positive note. Fire made 138-7 from 100 balls, with Wareham…