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Massachusetts mayor dramatically arrested over alleged $1.5 million Covid loan fraud to fund campaign
A Massachusetts mayor has reportedly been arrested over allegations of fraud involving around $1.5 million in Covid-era business loans. Prosecutors are said to suspect that some of the money was used to support the mayor’s political campaign, raising concerns about misuse of pandemic relief funds and public trust in elected officials. The allegations concern loans…
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Picasso print discovered in abandoned apartment eight years after gallery heist
A signed Picasso etching stolen from a Milwaukee art gallery in 2018 has been recovered after a landlord found it while clearing a vacant flat. The discovery restores a work believed lost for eight years and may help investigators revisit an art theft that had remained unsolved. The print, *Torero*, is one of 30 known…
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TV tonight: a gripping new thriller about the fall of Kabul
Tonight’s television highlights include the thriller Kabul, which dramatises the human cost of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, alongside a Proms celebration of Paul Simon’s Graceland. – Kabul, 9pm, BBC Four: a thriller following a family confronting the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul. – Celebrating Graceland at the Proms, 7.30pm, BBC Two: Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Laura…
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Victorian farmer bills state government $40,000 after more than 100 sheep killed by ‘dingoes’
A Victorian sheep farmer has invoiced the state government for A$40,000 after more than 100 sheep were killed in attacks he attributes to dingoes. The dispute highlights the tension between protecting a vulnerable dingo population in north-west Victoria and safeguarding farmers’ livestock and livelihoods. The attacks occurred in the Mallee, where the government ended routine…
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Europe’s scorched landscapes seen from space after summer heatwaves
Successive summer heatwaves have visibly altered western Europe’s landscape, with satellite images showing drier rivers, retreating Alpine glaciers, wildfire scars and farmland turning brown. The changes matter because they illustrate the immediate disruption caused by extreme heat—from transport and energy problems to ecological damage—and are consistent with a warming climate making heatwaves more frequent and…
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SWFC: Lesser-spotted figure returns to role amid Wednesday coaching mini-reshuffle – thestar.co.uk
Sheffield Wednesday have adjusted their coaching set-up, with a relatively low-profile member of staff returning to a previous role as part of a small reshuffle. The changes matter because they refine manager Henrik Pedersen’s support team as the club continues to develop its first-team operation. The rearrangement affects coaching responsibilities rather than signalling a major…
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Trump blasted by USS Lincoln sailor’s wife over ‘appalling’ conditions aboard ‘floating metal prison’… after President’s callous response sparked outrage
A wife of a sailor serving aboard the USS Lincoln has criticised Donald Trump over what she described as “appalling” living conditions on the aircraft carrier. She characterised the vessel as a “floating metal prison” and said the President’s response to concerns had intensified anger among affected families. The supplied article text does not provide…
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Disney’s ‘Hexed’ Adds Walton Goggins and Jodie Foster to Cast
Disney has added Jodie Foster and Walton Goggins to the voice cast of its forthcoming animated film “Hexed”, with the announcement made at the D23 fan event in Anaheim. Foster will play a devious witch queen and Goggins a three-eyed cat named Beef Roger Crummchuk, bringing high-profile talent to an original Disney animation as the…
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Sheffield Council rakes in £3 million from Clean Air Zone fines in ONE YEAR
“The data is clear, the CAZ is taking us a step closer to cleaner air and higher standard of health for local people”
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Rugby Drought Delay as Cyclist Dies and Roblox Faces Inquiry
England’s community rugby season is postponed, while cyclist Finlay Tarling dies aged 19. A coroner flags a 19-hour treatment delay, US voter-roll concerns grow, and senators investigate alleged child exploitation on Roblox