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Idaho murders victim’s family isn’t buying Bryan Kohberger’s alibi
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New boba shop serving ramen, popcorn chicken is opening in Folsom: ‘We’re so excited’
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Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department – live updates: What critics and fans are saying
Pop star shares message with fans from Instagram as fans celebrate new album release, with many noticing several lyrical references to The 1975’s Matty Healy along with her ex-boyfriend Joe Alwyn
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Mortgage rates touch 4-month high as Fed weighs rate options
Mortgage rates have climbed to a four-month high, surpassing the 7% threshold. As the Federal Reserve maintains a higher-for-longer interest rate stance with inflation data suggesting no imminent easing, Yahoo Finance Fed Reporter Jennifer Schonberger dissects the ramifications for the housing market. For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Wealth! This post was written by Angel Smith
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Ukraine and Israel aid packages head for House vote in defiance of GOP far right
Democrats stepped up for the Republican speaker’s foreign aid bills
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UN rights chief urges states to act on slavery reparations
The United Nations human rights chief called for countries to take concrete steps on reparations for people of African descent at a U.N. meeting on Friday, adding his voice to calls for justice for slavery atrocities. Support is building among Africa and Caribbean nations for the creation of a tribunal to address reparations, which might include financial payments and other amends, for crimes dating back to the transatlantic trade of enslaved people. "I join your demands for action now," United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said in an address at the closing of the four-day U.N. Permanent Forum on People of African Descent (PFPAD).
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Bomb threat evacuates Louisville zoo
The zoo has been given the all-clear after a bomb threat was called into the park, yet police swept the entire park and found ‘nothing’
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US gamer shot in face by police after UK man made ‘swatting’ bomb threat
A video gamer from Coventry has tricked US police into shooting and seriously injuring a rival player after making a hoax call to a terrorist hotline.
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Unilever to scale back environmental and social pledges
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NWSL champion Gotham FC sign German goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger after deal with Chelsea
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Erich Church headlining Sugar Bowl Country Kickoff
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Rishi Sunak’s plan to cut sickness benefits bill prompts charity fury
The prime minister said it was a “moral mission” to reform the welfare system
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The Latest | Third and fourth alternates selected for Trump's hush money trial
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Patients scanned in A&E wait more than a month for results
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Zuber Issa to sell off Asda stake amid rift with brother
Zuber Issa is reportedly close to agreeing a deal to offload his 22.5pc share in the retailer to TDR Capital, according to Bloomberg News, which would hand majority control of the chain to the private equity giant.