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▶An Alabama firefighter, James Lawley, 36, of Joppa, has survived being struck by lightning at his daughter's birthday party last Sunday, just a year after a firework exploded in his face. The bolt hit his SUV, passed through his body and then travelled into a Cullman County firetruck,…
New mother Jana Armstrong, 30, has gone missing in Queensland, Australia, and her friends and family have publicly rejected suggestions that she may have harmed herself while suffering from post-natal depression. They insist she would never willingly abandon her family, pointing in particular to her devotion to her…
Some of Wimbledon's leading players are reportedly bypassing the All England Club's luxurious players' lounge in favour of freshly made pasta from a modest basement canteen normally used by journalists and broadcast crews. According to the report, runners have been making regular trips to the Media restaurant to…
Poppy Eloise Reynolds, a 22-year-old suicide prevention advocate from Bundaberg on Queensland's east coast, took her own life on 22 June 2026 after disappearing, with around five close friends desperately attempting to locate her before she could harm herself. Her death follows that of her older brother Harry,…
Xbox chief executive Sarah Bond has reportedly been appointed to a US Federal Reserve task force focused on price stability and employment, according to the article's headline. The move has drawn attention because it comes after she oversaw price increases on Xbox hardware and a round of staff…
▶A newly published poll claims that Oregon, a state that has not elected a Republican governor since 1982, could do so in the upcoming November election. The survey places Republican State Senator Christine Drazan ahead of the incumbent Democratic governor, Tina Kotek, in what would be a significant…
A former New South Wales Police officer, Meleck Lababidi, has lost his attempt to be reinstated to the force after he was sacked for creating a false police intelligence report as an act of revenge against a member of the public who filmed him on TikTok. Lababidi had…
Andy Burnham is expected to become prime minister within a fortnight, having promised to reshape Labour's agenda and deliver improvements across the whole of the UK. However, this Guardian analysis argues he will inherit a daunting set of unresolved problems from his predecessor Keir Starmer, spanning welfare, defence,…
Producer and DJ Dahi (Dacoury Dahi Natche), a Grammy-winning studio figure known for his work on records by Kendrick Lamar, Drake, SZA and many others, has announced his own album, Black Boy (Alternative). The record marks a rare turn to a personal creative statement from a producer whose…