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California governor rejectsCalifornia governor rejects bill to give unemployment checks to striking workers
U.S. shutdown avoided: SenateThe U.S. has somehow avoided a government shutdown after the Senate passed a bill to keep the government funded for 45 days just hours before Saturday's midnight deadline.
Second UK police probe openedThe latest probe seeks to find out more about "harassment and stalking allegations" from a woman who met Brand in 2015.
Royal Family website crashesHacker KillMilk, the purported leader of the Russian hacktivist group Killnet, claimed in a Telegram post that they had attacked the Royal Family's official website on Sunday
Oregon school won't comment onAn Oregon school said it cannot comment on whether or not a middle school student caught on video violently attacking a female classmate is transgender after the viral clip sparked outrage on social... media. The brutal beatdown unfolded recently in-between periods Hazelbrook Middle School in Tualatin, a suburb southwest of Portland, as dozens of students...
Major UK retail bosses pleadUK business leaders have asked for a meeting with the home secretary to press for a new offence of assaulting or abusing shop staff Almost 90 retail leaders, including the bosses of Tesco,... Sainsbury's, Boots and WH Smith, have written to the government demanding action on rising retail crime, in which violent criminals are "emptying stores". The retailers, who also include the bosses of Aldi, Primark and Superdrug, call for the creation of a new UK-wide aggravated offence of assaulting or abusing a retail worker - as already exists in Scotland - which would carry tougher sentences and require police to record all incidents of retail crime and allow the allocation of more resources.
Record-setting 260,000A record-setting number of migrants crossed the southern border into the United States in September, with over 260,000 encounters reported by Customs and Border Protection in the last 30 days,... according to a report. The stunning figure -- which is roughly the population of St. Petersburg, Florida -- is the highest monthly total ever reported...
Suzanne Morphew's body wasThe body of Colorado mom Suzanne Morphew was dumped in a remote area known as “The Boneyard,” where an aspiring Marine was found dead earlier this year and another woman went missing in... May. James Montoya, 26, disappeared in early April after leaving a bar with two men the night before he was slated to...
Police Chief Behind MarionGideon Cody, who orchestrated a widely criticized raid on The Marion County Record, was suspended indefinitely, a city official said on Saturday.
At least seven people have died and 30 are in hospital following a roof collapse in a church in Ciudad Madero.
Biden urges Republicans toUS president says he is 'sick and tired' of domestic political brinkmanship as Volodymyr Zelenskiy vows to fight on in speech released on Defenders Day See all our Ukraine coverage Joe Biden has... pressed congressional Republicans to back a deal to provide more aid to Ukraine, after provisions for Kyiv were left out of a bill to avoid a US government shutdown. The US president said on Sunday he was "sick and tired" of the political brinkmanship, and that US support for Ukraine could not be interrupted "under any circumstances". Republicans had pledged to provide Ukraine aid through a separate vote, he said.
The roof fell in during a baptism at an afternoon mass, local media reports say.
Two people killed, 7-year-oldAn unknown gunman inside a vehicle pulled out a firearm and fired shots at the four victims in a vacant lot, Chicago police said.
More than 130,000 migrants have entered Italy this year. Many try to head further into Europe.
New pics throw cold water onNewly released images cast serious doubts on New York Rep. Jamaal Bowman's claim that his bonehead move to pull a fire alarm on Capitol Hill was a simple mistake, angering others on the Hill.
No immediate plans to sendComments from the UK prime minister come after his defence secretary, Grant Shapps, said soldiers could be deployed to Ukraine to carry out training There are no immediate plans to deploy military... instructors to Ukraine, UK prime minister Rishi Sunak said on Sunday, rowing back from comments by his defence minister who had suggested troops could carry out training in the country. To date, Britain and its allies have avoided a formal military presence in Ukraine to reduce the risk of a direct conflict with Russia.
Woman who escaped LahainaLaurie Allen is now among the at least 98 people who died when a blaze destroyed the historic Hawaii town in August A woman who escaped a wildfire that destroyed Hawaii community by running through a... burning field has died after spending more than seven weeks in a hospital burn unit. Laurie Allen died Friday at Straub Medical Center in Honolulu, according to a GoFundMe page set up for her and her husband, Perry Allen.
Iran official admits country'sAfter years of silence about its reported role in the massacres of U.S. Marines, diplomats and personnel in 1983, a senior Iran official publicly acknowledged Iranian regime terrorism.
At least 13 people killed inFour others were injured in the blaze in the Teatre club in Murcia, southeastern Spain, as rescue workers search for more victims At least 13 people were killed in a fire in a Spanish nightclub on... Sunday morning, authorities said, with fears the toll could still rise as rescue workers sift through the debris. The fire broke out in the two-storey Teatre nightclub, also called Fonda Milagros, in the city of Murcia in southeastern Spain in the early hours of the morning.
Ukraine shoots down 16 of 30Ukraine's air defense shot down 16 out of about 30 drones launched by Russia overnight as President Vladimir Putin marked a year since four Ukrainian regions were illegally annexed.
Death toll in collapsedZimbabwe's vice president says the death toll from a shaft collapse at a disused gold mine could rise to 13
'Trump-like' billionaireBillionaire Foxconn founder Terry Gou is running an unconventional and populist campaign for Taiwan's president. He says he will bring stability to Taiwan-China relations.
Jimmy Carter turns 99 at homeJimmy Carter will put off his usual Sunday practice of watching church services online to instead celebrate his 99th birthday with his wife, Rosalynn, and their children, grandchildren and... great-grandchildren in Plains
Vietnam detains energyNgo Thi To Nhien detained over charges of 'appropriating documents', a government spokesperson confirmed Vietnam state media has confirmed the arrest of the director of an independent energy policy... thinktank - the sixth expert working on environmental issues to be taken into custody in the past two years. A rights group reported last month that Ngo Thi To Nhien, executive director of the Hanoi-based Vietnam Initiative for Energy Transition (Viet), had been detained, although at the time there was no official confirmation.
Federal agency sues Chipotle"We have a zero tolerance policy for discrimination of any kind and we have terminated the employee in question."