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Remains of 56 people found decomposing at Chicago funeral home
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Remains of 56 people found decomposing at Chicago funeral home

Officials describe ‘deplorable conditions’ at home run by pair linked to crematory closed due to mishandled remainsThe remains of 56 people were found improperly stored and decomposing on Thursday at a Chicago funeral home run by a couple who previously operated a crematory that was similarly shut d...

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Senior managers at St Basil’s aged care, where 50 died from Covid, can’t remember it all. Grieving loved ones can’t forget
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Senior managers at St Basil’s aged care, where 50 died from Covid, can’t remember it all. Grieving loved ones can’t forget

Konstantin Kontis and Vicky Kos were compelled to testify at a coronial inquest resuming on the sixth anniversary of the tragedyGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastQuiet sobs could be heard in Melbourne’s coroner’s court, as several families attended to finally hear from the p...

Melissa Davey Medical editor
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David Brat bound for Australia as diplomat confirmed as next US ambassador
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David Brat bound for Australia as diplomat confirmed as next US ambassador

Former Republican state congressman, who once argued Christianity and capitalism should merge, confirmed by US Senate to fill long-vacant roleGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFormer Virginia congressman David Brat has been confirmed by the US Senate to be the next US ambass...

Josh Taylor
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Spain to introduce temporary border checks on visitors from Italy
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Spain to introduce temporary border checks on visitors from Italy

Move comes in response to Rome imposing similar measures after mass migration rush to CeutaSpain has announced it will introduce temporary border checks on visitors from Italy in response to Rome imposing similar measures after a mass rush of people from Morocco into Ceuta.The checks, which come “am...

Agence France-Presse
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Idaho police release video of In-N-Out Burger mass shooting that killed three
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Idaho police release video of In-N-Out Burger mass shooting that killed three

Officials praise unarmed employee from nearby store for engaging 24-year-old gunman who later killed himself Police released video on Friday of a mass shooting that killed three people at an Idaho In-N-Out Burger restaurant last weekend, and praised an unarmed employee from a nearby store who engage...

Guardian staff and agencies
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Prosecutor fired over blogposts critical of Trump sues US justice department
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Prosecutor fired over blogposts critical of Trump sues US justice department

Will Rosenzweig’s defunct blog was publicized online by conservative pundit who tagged senior DoJ officialsA federal prosecutor fired last year over critical comments he had written as a private citizen about Donald Trump sued the justice department on Friday, saying his termination violated his fir...

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US police officer accused of killing three people in Mexico arrested at border
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US police officer accused of killing three people in Mexico arrested at border

Chad Eberle of Texas charged over deadly shooting in Saltillo that officials say stemmed from custody disputeA Texas police officer has been arrested in Mexico after authorities there accused him of killing three people and critically injuring the mother of his child in what investigators say stemme...

Marina Dunbar
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At least one person dead in California wildfire allegedly sparked by chainsaw
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At least one person dead in California wildfire allegedly sparked by chainsaw

Police arrested Herbert Wayne Smith, 65, in connection with the Gann fire, which has burned more than 15 sq miles in Calaveras countyAt least one person has died in a wildfire burning in the foothills of California’s Sierra Nevada mountain range that officials believed was sparked by a man using a c...

Dani Anguiano
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Thetford residents remain on edge after days of ‘mob rule’ over asylum plans
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Thetford residents remain on edge after days of ‘mob rule’ over asylum plans

People voice frustration with officials’ failure to engage with community over placement of asylum seekers in areaA smashed window pane and some broken eggshells on a footpath were some of the tell-tale signs of events that took place this week on a residential street at the edge of Thetford.On Frid...

Ben Quinn Political correspondent
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Trump renews bid to fire Fed governor Lisa Cook despite supreme court ruling
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Trump renews bid to fire Fed governor Lisa Cook despite supreme court ruling

White House continues to target Cook despite decision from justices that upheld Federal Reserve’s independenceDonald Trump is attempting once again to oust US Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook over allegations of mortgage fraud, despite a recent US supreme court decision that upheld the central ban...

Gaya Gupta
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California woman who admitted to stabbing wife had also killed husband
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California woman who admitted to stabbing wife had also killed husband

Yolanda Olejniczak Marodi, who served a decade for killing her husband, pleaded guilty to murder of Rebecca Marodi, a fire captain who fought the Eaton blaze A California woman this week admitted to killing her wife, a decorated fire captain who fought the deadly 2025 Los Angeles wildfires, by stab...

Edward Helmore
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Judge approves Trump effort to end South Sudan TPS protections
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Judge approves Trump effort to end South Sudan TPS protections

Decision follows supreme court ruling that allowed US government to strip protections for Haitians and SyriansTemporary protected status (TPS) for hundreds of South Sudanese nationals in the United States is set to end after a federal judge ruled that the Trump administration can move forward with s...

Maya Yang and agency
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France stopped 10 small boats crossing Channel since spring, officials say
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France stopped 10 small boats crossing Channel since spring, officials say

Disclosure comes after Conservative and Reform claims that French police refusing to intervene in crossingsThe French authorities have halted small boats at sea in the Channel on 10 occasions since the spring, officials said on Friday.Despite claims from the Conservatives and Reform that the French...

Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor
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US Senate passes Russia sanctions bill championed by Lindsey Graham
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US Senate passes Russia sanctions bill championed by Lindsey Graham

Late senator spent final days of his life working to advance bill that will now head to the House after 86-11 Senate voteBy a large, bipartisan margin, the US Senate on Friday approved a bill intended to punish Russia and countries that buy its petroleum exports over the invasion of Ukraine, capping...

Chris Stein
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Cambridge academics reject university’s attempt to end row over Jason Arday
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Cambridge academics reject university’s attempt to end row over Jason Arday

Group calls for ‘thorough and transparent investigation’ of hiring of professor who resigned after his claims came under scrutinyThe University of Cambridge has announced a review into the way it vets and hires senior academic staff in an effort to fend off external and internal criticism of its app...

Richard Adams, Education editor
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ICE will not reveal body-camera footage unless in agency’s ‘best interests’
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ICE will not reveal body-camera footage unless in agency’s ‘best interests’

Much-delayed devices to be deployed by end of month after immigration agents involved in deaths or serious injuriesOfficers for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will be equipped with much-delayed body cameras by the end of next month, it was reported on Friday. But experts have questioned t...

Richard Luscombe and agency
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