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• The train service that is mimicking London's Tube

  30-05-2024 23:58 via bbc.com
  
  The first step towards the Welsh valleys getting its own underground starts on Sunday.
  
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• ANC on course to lose majority, partial South Africa results suggest

  30-05-2024 23:57 via bbc.com
  
  The ANC could lose its majority in parliament for the first time since the end of apartheid 30 years ago.
  
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• Djokovic moves through gears to earn another Paris win

  30-05-2024 23:50 via bbc.com
  
  Defending champion Novak Djokovic moves efficiently through the gears to beat Spain’s Roberto Carballes Baena and reach the French Open third round.
  
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• Watch: Trump calls trial 'a disgrace' after guilty verdict

  30-05-2024 23:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The former US president was found guilty on all 34 counts on Thursday.
  
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• Donald Trump was convicted on felony charges. Will he go to prison?

  30-05-2024 23:38 via nbcnews.com
  
  A New York jury's historic conviction of Donald Trump on felony charges means his fate is now in the hands of the judge he has repeatedly ripped as "corrupt" and "incompetent."
  
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• The Indian women trumpeting their caste on Instagram

  30-05-2024 23:37 via bbc.com
  
  Instagram is the latest battleground for caste identities - and the players are young Indian women.
  
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• WATCH: Adorable 3-year-old helps mom with master’s hood at graduation ceremony

  30-05-2024 23:36
  
  When Natasha S. Alford took her 3-year-old son, Julian, onstage for her master’s hooding ceremony, she didn’t expect what happened next.
  
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• Former Tory MP backs Labour at general election

  30-05-2024 23:20 via bbc.com
  
  Mark Logan, who is standing down as an MP, says the Tory Party is "unrecognisable" from a decade ago.
  
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• Anthony Zurcher: What Trump's conviction means for US election

  30-05-2024 23:18 via bbc.com
  
  There is no precedent for this moment - but we will have to wait until November to know the real impact.
  
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• Bodies found in Highlands after search for missing father-and-son hillwalkers

  30-05-2024 23:04 via bbc.com
  
  The family of a dad and son from Cheshire who went missing in the Scottish Highlands have been informed.
  
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• England thrash Pakistan in final World Cup warm-up

  30-05-2024 22:54 via bbc.com
  
  England sign off for the T20 World Cup with a seven-wicket thrashing of Pakistan at The Oval.
  
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• Live coverage: Donald Trump found guilty on all 34 felony counts in hush money trial

  30-05-2024 22:40 via nbcnews.com
  Watch live NBC News coverage as former President Donald Trump was found guilty on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in connection with a hush money payment to adult film actor Stormy Daniels near the end of the 2016 presidential campaign.
  
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• Fifa warned players could go on strike

  30-05-2024 22:16 via bbc.com
  
  Football's world governing body Fifa is warned players are willing to go on strike if they continue to be overworked.
  
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• Hudson-Smith breaks European record in Oslo

  30-05-2024 22:12 via bbc.com
  
  Great Britain's Matthew Hudson-Smith beats his own 400m European record with a convincing victory in his season opener at the Diamond League in Oslo.
  
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• Suspect, bystander injured in police shootout at Cincinnati-area grocery store

  30-05-2024 22:09 via foxnews.com
  
  A suspect with a gun and a bystander inside a grocery store near Cincinnati were shot and injured during a shootout with officers, police said.Officers in Colerain Township responded to a call about shots fired at a Kroger store Wednesday, and when they arrived the suspect pointed a gun at police outside the store, said Colerain Township Police Chief Ed Cordie said.VIDEO CAPTURES YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO BUILDING EXPLOSION THAT LEFT 1 DEAD, 7 INJUREDAfter exchanging shots, the suspect retreated into the
  
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• WATCH: Plane lands on highway in South Carolina

  30-05-2024 22:08
  
  Motorists on a South Carolina highway were shocked when a plane made an emergency landing after the pilot reported having engine issues, according to the FAA.
  
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• CNN data guru declares Trump gains among Black voters 'could be deadly' to Biden campaign

  30-05-2024 22:06 via foxnews.com
  
  CNN data reporter Harry Enten said that former President Trump’s gains with Black voters represent a "huge alarm" for President Biden’s re-election campaign.Enten appeared on "CNN News Central" Wednesday to discuss how Trump currently having double the Black vote he did in 2020 is a bad omen for the Democratic Party and enough of a shift to give Trump the win in the upcoming presidential election."It‘s a huge alarm. It‘s spiraling, it‘s ambulance, it‘s police
  
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• New York man arrested after allegedly attempting to run down students, rabbi near Brooklyn school with car

  30-05-2024 22:02 via foxnews.com
  
  A New York man is in police custody after a manhunt when he fled the scene where he allegedly tried to run down several Jewish students and a rabbi with a vehicle outside a Brooklyn school on Wednesday morning.Just before 11:30 a.m., the New York Police Department (NYPD) responded to an incident on Glenwood Road within the 63rd Precinct. Police said a 58-year-old man, identified as Asghar Ali, was driving a white 2011 Ford Crown Victoria onto the sidewalk in an attempt to injure pedestrians
  
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• Nelly Korda suffers unbelievable meltdown at US Women's Open with early septuple-bogey

  30-05-2024 22:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Nelly Korda was the favorite heading into the U.S. Women’s Open this week, but an absolute meltdown in the first round has shaken things up for the world No. 1. Korda, who is coming off tying an LPGA record with five straight wins, struggled against the tough terrain at the Lancaster Country Club in Pennsylvania on Thursday. On her third hole of the day, a par-3 on the 12th, Korda shot a septuple-bogey.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMKorda teed off with her firs
  
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• Conservative Defects Again (Again!)

  30-05-2024 21:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former Conservative MP backs Labour
  
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• Machete attack at NYC's premier tourist attraction leaves man injured

  30-05-2024 21:52 via foxnews.com
  
  A man was rushed to the hospital Thursday afternoon after he was stabbed in the legs with a machete in New York's Times Square, police said. The NYPD said the stabbing occurred at West 45th and Broadway around 1 p.m. The victim, an unidentified man, was stabbed in both legs and taken to Bellevue Hospital. The victim was said to be in stable condition. NAKED CHICAGO WOMAN STEALS COP CAR, DRAGS OFFICERPolice said three suspects fled the scene. ACCUSED NEW YORK CITY SERIAL
  
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• Third person tested positive for bird flu in the US, CDC says

  30-05-2024 21:51 via theguardian.com
  
  Farm worker who had contact with sick cows tests positive for H5N1, making it the second case detected in MichiganA third person has now tested positive for H5N1 in the US, the second case to be detected in Michigan, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on Thursday.A farm worker who had contact with sick cows tested positive for the virus. This new case does not seem to indicate human-to-human transmission of the highly pathogenic avian flu, as it was detected on a d
  
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• Mets outfielder oddly lists 3 Yankees, 2 of them current players, for his Mt. Rushmore of New York athletes

  30-05-2024 21:51 via foxnews.com
  
  Amid the New York Mets hitting rock bottom, one of their own seems to be missing his old team just a little bit.Harrison Bader, a Bronxville native, grew up rooting for the New York Yankees – he played for them for parts of 2022 and 2023 before eventually being waived, and he signed with the Mets this offseason.Bader's cup of coffee with the Yankees included a random power surge in the 2022 postseason, but after retirement, it's unlikely he'll get an invitation to Old Timers' Day.CLICK HER
  
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• Usher, Victoria Monét will receive prestigious awards from music industry group ASCAP

  30-05-2024 21:47 via foxnews.com
  
  Usher will add another prestigious award to his already loaded trophy case.The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers said Thursday that Usher will receive its Voice of the Culture Award. He’ll be honored at ASCAP's Rhythm & Soul Music Songwriters and Publishers event on June 27.USHER RECALLS LIVING WITH SEAN 'DIDDY' COMBS AT AGE 14 IN RESURFACED CLIP: ‘IT WAS CURIOUS’The honor Usher is receiving is presented to ASCAP members who have had a major influence on
  
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• Slovenia's government endorses recognition of a Palestinian state, sends to parliament for approval

  30-05-2024 21:44 via foxnews.com
  
  Slovenia's government on Thursday endorsed a motion to recognize a Palestinian state and asked the parliament to do the same.Prime Minister Robert Golob said that his government sent the recognition proposal to parliament, which could convene as early as next week.SLOVENIA RESCUE OPERATION UNDERWAY AFTER RISING WATER LEVELS LEAVE 5 TRAPPED IN CAVE"All the world should act in the direction of peace," Golob said after the government session. "The way to achieve peace is a two-state solution.""The
  
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• US sanctions Uganda's parliament speaker, her husband and others over corruption and rights abuses

  30-05-2024 21:43 via foxnews.com
  
  The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on Uganda's parliamentary speaker, her husband and several other officials over corruption and serious abuses of human rights.Parliament Speaker Anita Among was sanctioned "due to involvement in significant corruption tied to her leadership" of Uganda's national assembly, the U.S. State Department said.ACTIVISTS SEEK MORE PRESSURE ON UGANDA OVER 'AGGRAVATED HOMOSEXUALITY' LAWLt. Gen. Peter Elwelu, a former deputy chief of Uganda's military, was san
  
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• EU denies intent to delay South Sudan elections

  30-05-2024 21:41 via foxnews.com
  
  The European Union delegation in South Sudan has denied reports that it is working to delay elections in the country as was alleged by President Salva Kiir.Deputy Head of the EU Delegation Lothar Jaschke said Thursday that his group is fully supporting an environment to enable elections, a constitution and transitional justice.NIGERIA'S NEW ANTHEM, WRITTEN BY A BRITON, SPARKS CRITICISM AFTER A CONTENTIOUS LAW IS PASSEDPresident Kiir had alleged on Saturday that Western powers wanted to delay ele
  
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• 'Wheel of Fortune' contestant unaware he gave wrong answer, celebrates win until Pat Sajak steps in

  30-05-2024 21:40 via foxnews.com
  
  The "Wheel of Fortune" contestants have been on a roll this past week. During the May 27 episode of the popular game show, a contestant was quick to celebrate his answer before longtime host Pat Sajak had a chance to step in and reveal the guess was actually incorrect. A contestant named Rufus tried to solve the puzzle in the "Phrase" category by guessing, "Don’t look away."Immediately after his guess, the other contestants, the crowd and even Vanna White clapped and celebrated h
  
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• 'Election interference' claims muddy battleground state politics amid competitive races

  30-05-2024 21:39 via foxnews.com
  
  FIRST ON FOX: Michigan Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers is firing back at Democrats after they accused him and other Republicans of committing fraud to obtain ballot access. In a letter to the Michigan Board of State Canvassers, a lawyer for Rogers slammed the state Democratic Party and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) over what he said were "reckless and unsubstantiated claims."Earlier this month, the Democratic Party entities urged the board to investigate potent
  
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• WATCH: Protesters clash outside Trump trial court, police forced to intervene

  30-05-2024 21:31 via foxnews.com
  
  Protests grew heated Thursday outside the New York City courtroom where former President Trump's trial is taking place.A group of protesters gathered in support of Trump appeared to surround protesters backing his possible conviction in the case, forcing police to intervene and separate the two groups, video footage shot by Fox News Digital shows."We ran you out of town! We deported your a--! We deported your a-- last time! Get the f--- out! Get the f--- out of here!" yelled one protester who ap
  
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• Naked Chicago woman who stole police car, dragged officer found 'not guilty' by reason of insanity

  30-05-2024 21:23 via foxnews.com
  
  A Chicago woman who allegedly stole a police squad car and dragged an officer, all while naked and on camera, was found not guilty. Whitley Temple, 35, was acquitted of all charges Wednesday after a judge agreed with her mental insanity defense. Cook County Judge Tyria Walton found her not guilty on one count of attempted murder and also found her not guilty by reason of insanity on two counts of aggravated battery to a police officer, vehicle hijacking and possession of a stolen vehicle, l
  
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• School choice could cause some Florida public schools to close as parents seek other education options

  30-05-2024 21:13 via foxnews.com
  
  Public schools in Florida, particularly in the Sunshine State's largest counties, are facing closure due to lack of enrollment and parents seeking other educational options like charter schools and homeschooling."Parents won't flee schools that are meeting their children's needs," American Federation For Children Senior Fellow Corey DeAngelis told Fox News Digital. "School choice is a rising tide that lifts all boats."Around 53,000 students have left public schools in Broward, Miami-Dade and Duv
  
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• ‘Purge’ of Labour leftwingers must end, Keir Starmer told

  30-05-2024 21:13 via theguardian.com
  
  Labour leader accused of ‘cull’ and picking close allies to contest safe seats as others are blocked from standing for party in UK electionKeir Starmer is under mounting pressure to end what his critics say is a “purge” against those on the Labour left ahead of a crunch meeting of the party’s governing body next week.Party members on Thursday accused the Labour leader of orchestrating a “cull of leftwingers” after several high-profile figures were told t
  
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• Trump gets win in New York appeals court as he awaits separate trial verdict

  30-05-2024 21:11 via foxnews.com
  
  Former President Donald Trump received a small victory in a New York appeals court Thursday as he awaits the verdict in his Manhattan criminal trial.The appeals court cleared the way for Trump to sue his niece, Mary Trump, for providing information to the New York Times for its 2018 article on the former president's taxes.Lawyers for Mary Trump had argued that Trump's lawsuit was not permitted under New York laws barring frivolous lawsuits that are intended to silence opponents. They further arg
  
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• Country star Carly Pearce diagnosed with heart condition: 'Take care of your body'

  30-05-2024 21:07 via foxnews.com
  
  Carly Pearce has a heart condition that may affect how she performs at upcoming live shows.The "We Don't Fight Anymore" singer shared an update on her recent health concerns in a social media clip, and told fans that things have taken a more serious turn as of late."Hey ya'll I have always been transparent and honest about every part of my life, so I feel like this deserves the same honesty," Pearce said on Instagram Thursday."You guys know that I've been dealing with some health issues and thro
  
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• 'The View' co-host Sunny Hostin dismisses claim Black men will vote for Trump: 'Don't want to hear any more'

  30-05-2024 21:00 via foxnews.com
  
  "The View" co-host Sunny Hostin dismissed the notion that Black men might vote for former President Trump in November, despite polling showing President Biden had lost a portion of the Black vote since 2020."81% of Black men, 81%, are in the Democratic Party. So I don’t want to hear any more that Black men are voting for Trump. Black women resoundingly will show up for Biden, and they’re going to bring their sons, they’re going to bring their grandsons, they're going to bring t
  
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• 'That's absolutely flown!' - Blistering Wood delivery dismisses Azam

  30-05-2024 20:52 via bbc.com
  
  Watch as England's Mark Wood delivers a blistering ball which leads to Azam Khan's dismissal, leaving Pakistan on 86-5 in the fourth T20 at The Oval.
  
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• England's James ruled out of Euro 2025 qualifiers

  30-05-2024 20:45 via bbc.com
  
  England's Lauren James is ruled out of their Euro 2025 qualifiers against France due to a foot injury.
  
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• US man, 81, accused of menacing neighbors with slingshot, dies after release on bond

  30-05-2024 20:44 via theguardian.com
  
  Prince King pleaded not guilty on Tuesday over what police said was nine-year reign of terror in Azusa, CaliforniaAn elderly California man accused of menacing his neighborhood for almost a decade with a slingshot and ball bearings has died a day after bonding out of jail.Prince King, 81, pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to a number of vandalism charges relating to what authorities said was a nine-year reign of terror in which he would maliciously smash windows of homes and vehicles in his Azusa co
  
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• 5 new reads ahead of summer 2024 just in time for beach season

  30-05-2024 20:43 via foxnews.com
  
  Sunscreen, sunglasses, snacks and drinks are all beach essentials. However, a must-have for your day soaking up the sun and the sand is also a summer-themed book to enjoy while the waves crash around you.Books set in the summer often tell the story of blossoming romances between two unlikely singles. Sometimes, authors even script a page-turning mystery in a beach setting. 4 INSPIRING BOOKS THAT WILL MAKE YOU THINK, LAUGH AND BE GRATEFUL Not only are summer beach reads popular for
  
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• SNP deletes TikTok election campaign video featuring sexually explicit song

  30-05-2024 20:42 via theguardian.com
  
  Pretty Girls Walk by Big Boss Vette was used by the party as it promoted its policies on the platformThe Scottish National party has deleted an election campaign video on TikTok after it featured a sexually explicit song by the American rapper Big Boss Vette.The track, Pretty Girls Walk, carries an explicit lyrics warning on streaming platforms and starts with an expletive-laden first verse. Continue reading...
  
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• Kenya hears 'heartbreaking' claims against UK soldiers

  30-05-2024 20:28 via bbc.com
  
  Witnesses at public hearings in Kenya make allegations against British soldiers at a base in Nanyuki.
  
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• Nigeria takes up case of its Teesside University students ordered out of UK

  30-05-2024 20:26 via theguardian.com
  
  High Commission to meet leaders at university after currency crash in home country meant students couldn’t pay for tuitionDelegates from the Nigerian high commission in London are to meet bosses from Teesside University to discuss the treatment of a group of students who were ordered to leave the UK after failing to meet tuition repayments.The Nigerian students were left distressed and in some cases suicidal after they were involuntarily withdrawn from their courses and ordered to leave, i
  
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• US state department report absolving Israel on Gaza aid is false, says ex-official

  30-05-2024 20:23 via theguardian.com
  
  Stacy Gilbert, who quit post as senior adviser on Tuesday, says report went against consensus of expertsTwo more US officials resign over Biden administration’s position on Gaza warA state department report earlier this month absolving Israel of responsibility for blocking humanitarian aid flows into Gaza was “patently false” and went against the consensus of department’s experts, according to a former senior US official who resigned this week.Stacy Gilbert left her post
  
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• Kardashians' private chef reveals healthy eating secrets, plus experts warn against 'sharenting' trend

  30-05-2024 20:21 via foxnews.com
  
  CELEB CHEF SECRETS – In an on-camera interview with Fox News Digital, Chef K, a private chef for the Kardashians, shared secrets of a great salad — including a fresh new dressing option she adores. Continue reading...LEGO LOVE – A woman obsessed with Legos built doghouses for her pets using the colorful toy bricks. Check out her jaw-dropping creations. Continue reading...THE 'SHARENT' TRAP – A psychologist is warning parents about "sharenting" behavior on social media, an
  
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• Ozempic and Wegovy could double as kidney disease treatment, study suggests

  30-05-2024 20:16 via foxnews.com
  
  Semaglutide medications — including Ozempic and Wegovy — have been shown to reduce the risk of kidney failure and the risk of death among people with kidney disease and type 2 diabetes.In a trial led by UNSW Sydney between June 2019 and May 2021, researchers found that a small weekly dose of semaglutide lessened the likelihood of "major kidney events" by 24%, according to a press release.The study, funded by Novo Nordisk and published in The New England Journal of Medicine, included
  
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• Actor Nick Pasqual charged with attempted murder after allegedly stabbing estranged girlfriend multiple times

  30-05-2024 20:16 via foxnews.com
  
  Hollywood actor Nick Pasqual has been charged with stabbing his estranged girlfriend, professional makeup artist Allie Shehorn, multiple times in her Los Angeles home. On Wednesday, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office shared a press release detailing the attack and the series of events that led to his arrest near the U.S.-Mexico border May 29. Pasqual was arrested and charged with one count of attempted murder, one count of first-degree residential burglary with person pr
  
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• Two arrested after man assaulted in robbery of London jewellers dies

  30-05-2024 20:11 via theguardian.com
  
  Police detain and later release man and woman in their 30s while they investigate theft and subsequent death of staff memberTwo people have been arrested over a robbery at a jewellery shop in south-west London, shortly after which a staff member was found dead.A man and a woman, both in their 30s, were detained by officers this weekand later released while police continue to investigate. The body of Oliver White, who was assaulted but not seriously injured during the robbery, was found in Surrey
  
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• Home Office says Eurostar e-gate issue fixed

  30-05-2024 20:07 via bbc.com
  
  Eurostar said there was a technical problem with UK Border Force e-gates at Gare du Nord.
  
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• Man who allegedly rammed Trump sign at police on January 6 arrested by FBI

  30-05-2024 19:57 via theguardian.com
  
  William Knight, 37, of South Dakota, accused of being among first participants in Capitol attack, faces two felony charges The FBI has arrested a South Dakota man on charges that he stood among the first participants in the January 6 insurrection, allegedly breaking police lines and ramming a large sign toward officers during the riot.William Knight, 37, of Rapid City, faces two felony charges of obstructing law enforcement and resisting or impeding officers, the justice department announced on
  
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