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Reform UK’s Nigel Farage beats a slate of fringe candidates in election boycotted by major parties
CLACTON-ON-SEA, England | Nigel Farage regained his seat in Parliament on Friday, beating a field of fringe candidates led by trash-can-wearing comic Count Binface in a special election boycotted by mainstream parties that called it a farce. Farage, leader of the anti-immigration Reform UK party who some see as a possible next prime minister, abruptly […]
Hurricane warning is issued for the Big Island of Hawaii as Tropical Storm Lala approaches
HONOLULU | Tropical Storm Lala formed Thursday in the Pacific Ocean and is expected to become a hurricane while approaching the Big Island of Hawaii, where it could bring heavy rain and flooding this weekend, forecasters said. The storm is forecast to bring rain to the Hawaiian Islands starting late Friday as well as high […]
Israel’s Christians rely on faith and allies as they fear rising harassment
MOUNT TABOR, Israel | Sister Mayela wears her black veil and habit as she walks to work near where another Catholic nun was violently attacked in Jerusalem’s Old City — but she’s now accompanied by a Jewish volunteer for protection. Many Christians in Israel, who make up less than 2% of the country’s population, are […]
Trump set to highlight violent crime reduction during a visit to New York police academy
WASHINGTON | President Donald Trump plans to highlight his record on crime and safety during a visit to New York on Friday, pivoting to one of his strongest issues as he looks to boost Republicans in battleground races ahead of the November midterms. Trump is visiting the Nassau County Police Academy in suburban Long Island, […]
Documents show federal surveillance operation in Minnesota targeted progressive groups, unions
MINNEAPOLIS | Federal agents launched a sweeping undercover surveillance operation earlier this year targeting progressive organizations, labor unions and other groups protesting the immigration crackdown then raging through Minneapolis, according to court documents filed Thursday. The program, dubbed Operation Puppet Master, was aimed at what officials called a network of conspirators helping “violent opportunists and […]
2 UAE tankers attacked while transiting Strait of Hormuz, and other news from the Middle East
The United Arab Emirates is blaming Iran for firing drones at two tankers operated by a state-owned oil company as they sailed through the Strait of Hormuz, saying Friday that the attacks were acts of piracy. The attacks caused no casualties but underlined the dangers faced by vessels seeking to move cargo through the critical […]
Broken engine parts shattered the Ryanair plane window that a man’s head got sucked into: NTSB
Broken engine parts shattered a window on a Ryanair flight shortly after takeoff in Greece last month, causing a man’s head to be sucked through the opening before fellow passengers pulled him back inside, U.S. investigators said Thursday. A fan blade in the Boeing 737-800’s right engine broke loose, sending fragments flying out of the […]
Man used a screwdriver to kill his wife and daughter at a Minnesota daycare, police say
MINNEAPOLIS | A man used a screwdriver to fatally stab his wife and their 7-year-old daughter inside a Minnesota daycare Wednesday morning before killing himself, according to a search warrant released Thursday. The Hennepin County search warrant obtained by The Associated Press identified the man as Nathan Brown, 41. It says he stabbed his wife, […]
Forbes editor out; report says he took $6M from founder of firm that does business with magazine
The top editor of Forbes left his job last month after an “undisclosed conflict of interest” and was reportedly dismissed for accepting $6 million from the founder of a firm that does business with the magazine. The New York Times reported this week that Randall Lane was paid by RJ Shook, whose company, Shook Research, […]
Judge drops Nevada case against electors accused of forging certificate in 2020 election
LAS VEGAS | The yearslong case against six Nevada Republicans who were accused of submitting a bogus certificate that falsely declared Donald Trump the winner of the state’s 2020 presidential election has been dismissed, a judge ruled Thursday. The dismissal marks the latest setback in swing states’ efforts to prosecute fake electors who tried to […]