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New Orleans man named Santa Claus arrested in child predator sting
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New Orleans man named Santa Claus arrested in child predator sting

Police allege the 75-year-old tried to meet someone he believed was a 15-year-old boy after explicit online chatsSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailA New Orleans man who legally changed his name to Santa Claus was jailed recently on allegations that he tried to use a dating app to sexu...

Ramon Antonio Vargas in Kenner, Louisiana
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Florida woman swimming in river killed in rare alligator attack at state forest
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Florida woman swimming in river killed in rare alligator attack at state forest

Officials say 31-year-old woman’s arm was severed in attack at a river in Seminole county’s Little Big Econ forestA woman swimming in a Florida river was killed recently in a rare alligator attack that severed one of her arms, state officials said.The deadly attack took place at Seminole county’s Li...

Richard Luscombe in Miami
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Rocky week for AI as shares slump but no sign of crash – yet
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The Guardian · World

Rocky week for AI as shares slump but no sign of crash – yet

The markets are souring on artificial intelligence, but is this the bubble being burst? Meanwhile, California proposes a tax on billionairesHello, and welcome to TechScape. I’m Blake Montgomery, US tech editor at the Guardian, writing to you after fending off sunburns at the beach. Today, we’re disc...

Blake Montgomery
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ICE releases Texas nun intercepted walking to church dressed in her habit
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ICE releases Texas nun intercepted walking to church dressed in her habit

Diocese officials in south Texas say a nun was released after members of Congress intervenedA Roman Catholic nun was released from the custody of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after the agency arrested her while she walked to mass in her habit in south Texas.Sister Leticia Ugboaja was...

Associated Press
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Labour MPs tell Burnham to ignore ‘deluded’ calls for more North Sea drilling
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Labour MPs tell Burnham to ignore ‘deluded’ calls for more North Sea drilling

Critics debunk economic claims as research finds Rosebank development would produce estimated 250m tonnes of CO2UK politics live – latest updatesScores of Labour MPs have urged the prospective prime minister Andy Burnham to rule out the “tin-eared” and “deluded” development of the Rosebank oilfield...

Fiona Harvey Environment editor
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One million migrants in Spain apply to regularise status in new scheme
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One million migrants in Spain apply to regularise status in new scheme

Programme defending benefits of immigration attracts double number of applicants expectedMore than one million undocumented migrants and asylum seekers have applied to regularise their status in Spain under a government programme to harness and defend the benefits of immigration at a time when most...

Sam Jones in Madrid
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Starmer warns Burnham not to borrow to fund defence as he reveals £15bn plan
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Starmer warns Burnham not to borrow to fund defence as he reveals £15bn plan

The prime minister unveiled his long-awaited defence investment plan on Tuesday after months of delaysKeir Starmer warned his successor not to borrow more to pay for defence as he raided energy, transport and housing projects to plug a military spending deficit with an extra £15bn over the next four...

Kiran Stacey Policy editor
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