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NYTimes – US An armed man lunged at Amy Acton, the Democratic candidate for Ohio governor, during a campaign stop at the Canfield Fair on Sunday, campaign officials said. Several people were injured, and a man was arrested after pushing toward Acton, according to the campaign and police.
BBC News – Health BBC News presenter Maryam Moshiri has revealed she was diagnosed in November 2024 with polycythaemia vera (PV), a rare, incurable but treatable blood cancer. Moshiri said she wanted to share the diagnosis to raise awareness, and described the condition as leaving her feeling like she had her batteries taken out.
Sky News – UK England have appointed former Ashes-winning batter Kevin Pietersen to their white-ball coaching team as a specialist mentor ahead of the 2027 ICC Cricket World Cup in Africa.
Sky News – UK Around 140 migrants in a single small boat were intercepted in the English Channel and transferred onto two lifeboats to be taken to shore in the UK, according to Sky News and the BBC.
Sky News – World Alternative for Germany (AfD) has won a regional election in Saxony-Anhalt, a result described as a resounding victory that has sparked alarm, including from Holocaust survivors. Analysts said the vote gives fresh momentum to hard-right parties hoping to win elections across Europe next year.
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Four people — two men and two women aged between 19 and 38 — have been charged with murder, causing or allowing the death of a child and perverting the course of justice after a newborn baby girl was found stabbed to death in Sheffield, and are due to appear in court on Wednesday.
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Four people have been charged with murder and related offences over the newborn's stabbing death in Sheffield and are due in court on Wednesday.
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The Trump administration has renewed its Supreme Court request to lift a lower-court block on U.S. Postal Service mail-in voting restrictions for the November midterm elections, while states have begun sending out ballots.
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The Trump administration renewed its Supreme Court appeal to lift the block on USPS mail-in voting restrictions as states began sending out midterm ballots.
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King Harald V of Norway has died at age 89 after a 35-year reign; his son has succeeded him as King Haakon VIII, who has sworn an oath before parliament. Prince William will represent King Charles III at Harald V's funeral next week, alongside the Princess Royal attending in a private capacity as godmother to the new king.
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Buckingham Palace announced Prince William will represent King Charles III at King Harald V's funeral, with the Princess Royal attending privately as godmother to the new king.
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The inquest into former Cambridge professor Jason Arday's death has begun, with the coroner stating he has reason to suspect an unnatural death, and the University of Cambridge has launched an independent review into its decision-making and actions before Arday's death.
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The University of Cambridge launched an independent review into its decision-making and actions before Jason Arday's death.
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A federal judge has declined to block the Pentagon from firing the editor, publisher and a Middle East correspondent of Stars and Stripes, allowing the Defense Department to proceed for now with exerting greater editorial control over the military newspaper while the dismissed journalists’ First Amendment lawsuit continues.
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A federal judge declined to block the Pentagon from firing the Stars and Stripes journalists, letting the Defense Department proceed for now while their First Amendment lawsuit continues.
