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Alaska Congressional Election

Rep. Nicholas Begich III, a Republican from Alaska, is seeking re-election to his seat in the US House of Representatives. In Tuesday's rank-choice primary, Begich led with 47.9% of the vote, followed closely by independent candidate Bill…

Cincinnati Masters Tennis

Aryna Sabalenka, the world number one tennis player, won a match at the Cincinnati Masters with ease, defeating China's Wang Xinyu 6-1, 6-3 in just over an hour. She took only 20 minutes to win the first set and maintained pressure in the…

Vinted Seller Restrictions Controversy

Single mum Emma Neil, a regular user of online marketplace Vinted, was banned from selling on the platform after listing a pair of sandals for £2. According to Neil, she had initially bought the shoes for £3, but they didn't fit her…

ABC Sues Broadcast Regulator

ABC, owned by Disney, is suing the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) over a rare move to review the broadcast licences of eight ABC-owned local stations. The FCC, led by chairman Brendan Carr, an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump…

Canadian Special Olympics Golf

Taylor Carter, a golfer participating in the Canadian Special Olympics Summer Games in Medicine Hat, Alberta, achieved a rare feat by getting a hole-in-one on the 16th hole of the golf course. The accomplishment was particularly…

Syria Arrests Ex-Assad Officer

Syrian security forces arrested Lieutenant Colonel Musab Abu Rukba, a former officer from the Assad regime, in Nawa city in southern Syria's Daraa province. Abu Rukba was convicted by a Vienna court last month of charges including bodily…

Disney Buys Farm Land

In the 1990s, a small Japanese-American family farm, owned by the Fujishige brothers, stood next to Disneyland in Anaheim, California. The family had repeatedly refused offers from Disney executives to sell their land, which was valued…

Pentagon Funding Threats

The Pentagon has threatened to cut federal funding from 30 US universities, including Harvard, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Johns Hopkins, over foreign academic partnerships that are deemed a national security risk. The…

Georgia Tech Football Season

Georgia Tech's new head coach Brent Key is entering his first full season without quarterback Haynes King, who led the team to nine wins last year. Despite losing key players including a receiving corps that combined for 1,661 receiving…

Alaska Gubernatorial Election

Seventeen governor-lieutenant governor candidate pairs competed in a primary election in Alaska on Tuesday to advance to the November general election. Former state Rep. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins and his running mate Zac Johnson finished…

Breastfeeding in Gaza Strip

Eman Huneidq, a 38-year-old mother of three from Deir el-Balah, Gaza Strip, is struggling to care for her nine-month-old daughter, Ward, due to her own health conditions and the difficulties faced by mothers in Gaza. Eman has diabetes and…

Medical Sign Language Mistake

A deaf woman named Samantha, who booked an appointment for a flu jab but not a Covid vaccine, was given the wrong vaccine at her doctor's surgery because she wasn't provided with a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter. The Parliamentary…

Columbia House Closing Notice

Columbia House, a mail-order business that once offered 12 CDs for a penny to new members, had announced its closure after 71 years. The company, which was founded by Columbia Records in 1955, originally aimed to expand music sales to…

Repeat Offender Gets Parole

Brittany Barry, 35, has been pre-approved by the Parole Board of Canada to be released on day parole next month. She was sentenced to 6 years in prison after pleading guilty to drunk driving causing the deaths of Laura Hannah, 53, and her…

Russian Invasion of Ukraine

Polina Buhrova, a Ukrainian shuttler from Kharkiv, has been competing at the World Championships in New Delhi, where she spoke about the pain of war and its impact on her life. The conflict between Ukraine and Russia, which started in…

Australian Death Abroad

An Australian citizen has died in Vietnam, and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) has confirmed the death while offering condolences to the family. Due to privacy obligations, DFAT cannot provide further information about…

NC State Football Preview

N.C. State is entering its 14th season under coach Dave Doeren, who has become the program's all-time leader in career wins. The team is looking to build on recent success, including a bowl win for the first time since 2017. With a new…

Edmonton Infill Property Study

Edmonton councillor Karen Principe has asked city staff to investigate whether multi-unit infill housing is decreasing property values in nearby homes. A previous study funded by Edmonton Neighbourhoods United, a group that opposes…

Ottawa Missing Persons Case

Remains of Lawrence Bertrim, a 42-year-old man who went missing in September 2022, have been identified at a property near Smiths Falls, Ontario. This is the third set of human remains found at this location, and police are still trying to…

Archaeological Discovery in Italy

Archaeologists have made a significant discovery at an ancient Etruscan city in northern Italy. In Kainua, they uncovered a 2,500-year-old sacred well that contained bronze offerings and two human skeletons. The well was found in the…

Murder Not Guilty Ruling

Andrew Charles Smith, 50, has been found "not criminally responsible" by the NSW Supreme Court for the murder of his partner, Mavis Stanley, 47, who was beaten to death with a rod-like object outside their home in Bourke in October 2024…

Trump Criticized by Senator

US Senator Jon Ossoff has publicly condemned President Donald Trump, calling him a "draft-dodging, crook president" and accusing him of recklessly leading the country into war. During a Tuesday campaign appearance in Georgia, Ossoff…

SpaceX Rocket Crash on Moon

NASA scientists have released new images of a crater created by a SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage rocket crashing into the Moon's surface on August 5. The photographs were taken by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) between August 11 and…

Wake Forest Football Season

Wake Forest football team is looking to build on a successful 9-win debut season under coach Jake Dickert. The Demon Deacons, who were picked to finish next-to-last in the ACC last year, ended up with a bowl win against Mississippi State…