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LEE CARTER: The summer polls missed the point: Voters are moving — and the midterms begin
Summer polls carry a giant asterisk as the real midterm electorate forms now, with grocery prices and checkout costs driving the key voter concerns.
NFL kickoff game preview: Why the under 44.5 is the play in Seahawks-Patriots rematch
Drake Maye and the Patriots host Sam Darnold's Seahawks in a Super Bowl rematch as both teams navigate major offseason roster changes tonight.
Proposal would pay homeowners 'data center dividends' to counter growing backlash
Think tank proposes sharing data center tax revenue with local residents through direct payments, tax credits or scholarships
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Sandra Bullock's wake-up call that changed everything during late partner Bryan Randall’s illness
Sandra Bullock reveals her sister's urgent warning forced her to confront the hidden toll of caregi…
Fmr Biden ambassador blames Trump for Canada playing 'footsie' with China
Former U.S. Ambassador David L. Cohen says Canada is playing "footsie" with China on trade as Trump…
Accused wife killer Barry Morphew back behind bars after separate incident that skyrocketed bond: prosecutors
Barry Morphew's bond jumped to $10 million cash after prosecutors alleged a hit-and-run incident an…
$54M CodePink-linked foundation shut down in California pops up at ramshackle Miami home
Arc of Justice, led by CodePink co-founder Medea Benjamin, lost its California registration and res…
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North America
Treasury Plans $6 Billion in Debt Repurchases to Battle Rising Yields
Bond yields rose after the announcement, suggesting investors were underwhelmed by the size of the …
Saudi Oil Exports Plunge as Spread of War Shuts Off Shipping Routes
With few good options for safely shipping oil, Saudi Arabia’s exports have plunged to a 13-year low.
Dallas Protests Planned as Trump, Republicans Gather for RNC Convention
City officials erected barricades, mapped out street closures and coordinated with federal agencies…
Average asking rents fall 4.8% in August
U.S.-Canada trade war adding new uncertainty to the market, expert says
Europe
Europe's royalty pay respects to King Harald V in Norway
The Prince of Wales and three Nordic kings were among those who attended proceedings on Wednesday.
Passenger killed after train hits truck at Poland level crossing
It is the second such incident in Poland in days and the prime minister says tough new regulations …
Norwegians gather in Oslo to mourn King Harald – video
Tens of thousands of people lined the streets of the Norwegian capital on Wednesday as King Harald …
Tens of thousands line the streets as Norway bids farewell to King Harald V
Europe’s royals and global political figures attend ceremony that brings 13 days of national mourni…
Asia
Tributes flow in as Hong Kong mourns Tung Chee-hwa, pioneering first leader
Hong Kong is mourning the death of Tung Chee-hwa, the city’s first leader after its return to Chine…
AI-pocalypse now? Anthropic gearheads sound alarm over advances
US suspends Cognizant’s green-card filings amid visa fraud probe
Century-old 22-bedroom Washington hotel listed for just $195,000
A historic 22-bedroom Palace Hotel in Odessa, Washington, is now for sale. This landmark building, …
Africa
Kenyan start-up makes robotic limbs to sign for deaf kids
A Kenyan start-up has built a mechanical hand that can translate a teachers' voice into sign langua…
Fifty Chinese nationals convicted in Madagascar for crimes deported
Chinese nationals convicted in Madagascar for their involvement in online fraud networks have been …
Nigeria: Nigerian Army Redeploys Top Generals, Appoints New Person to Lead Boko Haram War
[Premium Times] A Wednesday statement by army spokesperson Appolonia Anele said the deployments wer…
Sissi urges de-escalation as Israel attacks Gaza, Lebanon
Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday wounded at least nine people and reduced building…
Oceania
Airlines call for air traffic control boss to quit over UK airport chaos
At least 2,000 flights were cancelled, with airlines reporting millions of pounds worth of financia…
British police to investigate Reform UK after undercover documentary
The investigation will look into whether the populist party, which had been surging in the polls, b…
Why the horror warnings about Australia’s ‘collapsing’ housing market are absurd – and very much in bad faith | Greg Jericho
If prices were to take a 10% fall from the March 2026 peak, as CBA has suggested, that would still …
True to her own life, Blanche d’Apulget leaves a rule to live by: ‘Love one another’
D’Apulget was a successful author who brought her own star power to her relationship with her ‘grea…
South America
Barcelona - Feyenoord en directo | Flick introduce cinco cambios en el once
Entran Olmo, Christensen, Adeyemi, Koundé y Cancelo | El conjunto azulgrana afronta su primer parti…
How a French Foreign Legion soldier dramatically escaped Colombian captors
A French Foreign Legion soldier kidnapped by Colombian guerrillas escaped after nearly a month in c…
La responsabilidad política de Netanyahu en los ataques de Hamás centra el debate preelectoral en Israel
El aviso emiratí sobre los inminentes atentados, desvelado el martes por ‘Haaretz’, sacude la polít…
Sheinbaum sobre los presupuestos 2027: “No hay nuevos impuestos, lo que hay son medidas para evitar la evasión fiscal”
La mandataria asegura que se mantendrán todos los incentivos fiscales para las nuevas inversiones s…
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Utah
Roy man accused of 'trading' vapes for sexual acts with minors
A Roy man is behind bars for allegedly giving 13-year-old girls THC vapes and alcohol in exchange f…
Utah defense set for first-ever showdown with SEC foe Arkansas - KUTV
Utah defense set for first-ever showdown with SEC foe Arkansas KUTV
Michelin Guide ceremony celebrates great dining in Utah and throughout the Southwest. - Salt Lake City Weekly
Michelin Guide ceremony celebrates great dining in Utah and throughout the Southwest. Salt Lake Cit…
Idaho
Police launch criminal investigation into allegations Britain’s hard-right Reform UK party broke campaign finance law
By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Police have launched a criminal investigation into the hard-right Refor…
Dirt-Bike Rider hospitalized after crash near Packsaddle Lake
An injured dirt-bike rider was rescued and airlifted to a local hospital after crashing in the Pack…
Amazon plane’s black box reveals strange sequence of events just before cargo jet skidded off runway, killing 5
By Aaron Cooper, Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — New information from the flight data recorder onboard th…
Wyoming
Wyoming hunters have a chance to turn this season’s harvest into something bigger - Casper Star-Tribune
Wyoming hunters have a chance to turn this season’s harvest into something bigger Casper Star-Tribu…
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Trump ranks himself the greatest US president ever. Historians beg to differ
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Green Party leader Zack Polanski to stand in by-election for Starmer’s seat
Zack Polanski announces candidacy for the Holborn and St Pancras seat to be vacated by British ex-P…
WATCH: Republican senator calls Hegseth 'inept'
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is facing bipartisan backlash as more Republicans join Democrats in …
WATCH: Piano prodigy releases album at age 6
ABC News' Danny New catches up with 6-year-old piano prodigy Alec Van Khajadourian, one year after …
Yair Netanyahu, Israeli PM’s son, angers UK right over Falklands comment
Accusing the UK government of ‘hypocrisy’, Yair Netanyahu backs Argentina’s claims to the British-h…
