BREAKING NEWS: Uvalde school police chief Pete Arredondo is put on administrative leave due to ‘lack of clarity’ in investigation into shooting Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District superintendent Dr. Hal Harrell announced the decision in a statement released on Wednesday Arredondo has come under fire in the weeks after the May 24 shooting over his response to the active gunman […]
Read moreSAN FRANCISCO, June 22 (Reuters) – Russian government hackers have conducted multiple cyber spy operations on countries allied with Ukraine since Moscow's February invasion of that country, Microsoft said in a report on Wednesday. "The cyber aspects of the current war extend far beyond Ukraine and reflect the unique nature of cyberspace," Microsoft President Brad Smith said in the report. […]
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Don’t miss a thing! Sign up to the Daily Star’s newsletter Highly-contagious polio is spreading in UK for first time in years, leading UK health officials to declare a national incident. Traces of the polio virus have been found in sewage in London, prompting the response from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) who have called on families to check […]
Read morePresident Biden is moving forward with a full-throated call to suspend the federal gas tax for three months alongside other new actions to attack one of the biggest drivers of inflation. During the speech set for 2:00 p.m. ET at the White House, the President will call for a suspension of both federal and state gas taxes through September — […]
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A SOLDIER has died during a routine exercise on Salisbury Plain after crashing with an armoured vehicle. Emergency services were rushed to the Wiltshire training ground on Monday morning where a 26-year-old was found with significant head injuries. The man died at the scene, just west of Tidworth, after crashing with a Warrior armoured fighting vehicle. He had been taking […]
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A cat who vanished 10 years ago has incredibly been reunited with her owner 250 miles away from home. Donna Gallacher worked tirelessly to find her adored feline Chubbs when she went missing in Dorset back in 2012.. She handed out flyers, put adverts in local papers and regularly updated social media posts – but had pretty much given up […]
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Prince William was reportedly an admirer of Kate Middleton's cheeky hen do — and even liked her Cheryl tribute. The then-30-year-old Duchess of Cambridge spent one of her last days as a single woman belting out one of the Geordie singer's hits while dressed in full costume. Imitating Cheryl's outfit from her famous X Factor 'Fight for This Love' performance […]
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Return of triple lock for pensions as Treasury vows to reinstate protective pledge Downing Street defended the decision to award the bumper rise to pensioners Chancellor Rishi Sunak suspended the triple-lock commitment for this year Next year state pension set to see large rise because inflation is running so high Retirees are in line for a double-digit boost to their […]
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California: A California jury has found comedian Bill Cosby was liable for sexually assaulting a woman at the Playboy Mansion in 1975 when she was a teenager. The jury awarded Judy Huth $500,000 ($717,000 AUD) in damages for emotional distress she said she suffered years later when multiple allegations against Cosby from other women helped stir up memories of her […]
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