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Texas real estate agent suspected in nearly 100-stab cold case posted global vacations before arrest

  • Texas realtor Mayra Velasquez, 42, charged in 2012 cold case murder
  • Victim Irasema Chavez, 32, was stabbed nearly 100 times
  • Velasquez held without bond after 17 July arrest

A Texas real estate agent has been arrested and charged with capital murder in connection with a 2012 cold case in which a woman was stabbed nearly 100 times. Mayra Velasquez, 42, was booked into the Tarrant County Corrections Center on 17 July, more than a decade after…

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Halfpenny commits coaching future to Cardiff

  • Leigh Halfpenny takes up full-time skills coach role at Cardiff
  • Follows retirement as a player and stint as Wales kicking coach
  • Will work with senior squad and academy players on kicking skills

Former Wales and British and Irish Lions full-back Leigh Halfpenny has committed his coaching future to Cardiff after retiring as a player at the end of the 2025-26 season. Having finished his playing career as a Cardiff player-coach, the 37-year-old will now take up a full-time skills coach…

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Trump will allow Tates to be extradited to the UK as unsealed court records allege they ‘choked and raped women’

  • Trump won't block extradition of Andrew and Tristan Tate to the UK.
  • Brothers arrested in Miami on UK rape and trafficking charges.
  • Court records allege they choked and raped women; White House denies involvement.

Donald Trump has decided not to intervene to block the extradition of Andrew and Tristan Tate to the United Kingdom, despite the brothers' claims of close ties to the President and his family. The pair were arrested at a bare-knuckle boxing event in Miami at the request of…

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FBI nabs alleged $547M Medicare fraud fugitive overseas, third capture from ‘Most Wanted Fraudsters’ list

  • FBI arrests Khalid Ahmed Satary over alleged $547m Medicare fraud.
  • He was indicted in Florida in 2019, then fled abroad.
  • Third "Most Wanted Fraudsters" arrest in five weeks.

The FBI has captured Khalid Ahmed Satary, a fugitive accused of orchestrating a Medicare fraud scheme worth more than $547 million, in an overseas arrest that marks the third capture from the bureau's "Most Wanted Fraudsters" list. The arrest underscores the FBI's intensified efforts to track down high-value…

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Trump may have endorsed Darline Graham, but GOP Senate hopefuls aren’t backing down

  • Darline Graham to run for full Senate term after brother's death
  • Trump has endorsed her, but other Republicans are still running
  • SC primary filing period opens ahead of 11 August vote

Republican Sen. Darline Graham has announced she will run for a full term in South Carolina's Senate race, seeking to keep the seat left vacant by the death of her brother, Sen. Lindsey Graham. Her entry, alongside President Donald Trump's endorsement of her candidacy, sets up a contest…

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The real reason behind Hegseth’s viral military testosterone screening order

  • Pentagon now requires annual testosterone deficiency screening for troops.
  • Policy follows cases of misdiagnosed hormonal issues in veterans.
  • Veteran Chad Robichaux's story highlights the problem the order addresses.

The Pentagon, under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, has introduced a mandate requiring annual testosterone deficiency screening for US service members, a policy that has attracted widespread attention online. The move reflects growing concern within the military about hormonal imbalances affecting troops' mental and physical health, particularly among veterans…

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Fiscal hawk or big spender – what kind of chancellor will John Healey be?

  • Andy Burnham names John Healey as new chancellor
  • Healey seen as unifying, low-drama pick amid factional infighting
  • He must fund pledges without raising taxes or breaking borrowing rules

Andy Burnham, the new UK prime minister, has appointed John Healey as chancellor in what is being described as an unexpected but strategically safe choice following a bitter behind-the-scenes contest between rival factions. Healey, previously defence secretary, is regarded as diligent and broadly popular within Labour, having spent…

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Will Forte Joins Skyler Gisondo & Kenneth Branagh In A24’s ‘Goblin’

  • Will Forte in talks for dual roles in A24's "Goblin"
  • Joins Skyler Gisondo and Kenneth Branagh, who voices the goblin
  • Director David Mikalson's puppet-led comedy begins filming this autumn

A24 is in talks to bring Will Forte on board for dual roles in "Goblin," a comedy from first-time director David Mikalson, joining previously announced cast members Skyler Gisondo and Kenneth Branagh. Branagh will voice the title character, an "anatomically correct" green goblin brought to life through a…

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Texas Gov Abbott signs executive order cracking down on ‘birth tourism,’ says US citizenship not for sale

  • Abbott signs order targeting birth tourism industry in Texas
  • Governor says US citizenship "is not for sale"
  • Lawmakers push further crackdown, including felony charges and birth certificate limits

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed an executive order aimed at cracking down on "birth tourism", the practice of pregnant women travelling to the United States specifically to give birth so their children gain automatic US citizenship. Abbott framed the move as a statement that American citizenship "is…

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Caitlin Clark keeps delivering record WNBA viewership as Fever top 1 million viewers yet again

  • Fever-Valkyries game hit 1.14 million viewers, a new WNBA record.
  • Clark continues driving unprecedented WNBA television audiences.
  • Critics say poor officiating threatens to undermine her impact.

Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever continue to break WNBA television viewership records, with the team's game against the Golden State Valkyries becoming the most-watched WNBA fixture in USA Sports PR's tracking history. This underlines Clark's outsized commercial impact on the league, even as questions persist about how…

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