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Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff in Moscow on Wednesday, the Kremlin said, days before the White House’s deadline for Russia to reach a peace deal with Ukraine or potentially face …

It’s been 80 years since the world entered its nuclear era. Have we not learned the dangers? (Picture: Metro) ‘I didn’t hear any sound. The world around me turned bright white. Immediately after that, the blast came.’ These are the …

Danella Gallegos’ family urged doctors to call off the surgery (Picture: Facebook) An organ donation service pushed for the removal of a comatose woman’s body parts even after she showed signs of life, medics allege. Danella Gallegos was 38 and homeless in …

Simmons is known for its cocktails and unique interior designs (Picture: Getty) A retro-style cocktail bar chain has fallen into administration amid a slew of other pub closures in the UK – with four sites closing their doors for good. …

In this era of social media-fueled hyperpartisan and misleading campaigning, news reports and editorial board reviews provide voters some of the last reliable sources of useful information about candidates. But now state lawmakers and Secretary of State Shirley Weber are …

In a report titled “Falling Through the Cracks,” Santa Clara County’s Civil Grand Jury investigating the county’s foster care system found its child welfare agency had a “poor track record” of helping older youth and expressed “serious reservations” that its …

SAN JOSE — The parents of two toddlers who drowned in a backyard pool at an Almaden home-based daycare two years ago have filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against its mother-daughter operators, who will go before a judge later this month …

In a report titled “Falling Through the Cracks,” Santa Clara County’s Civil Grand Jury investigating the county’s foster care system found its child welfare agency had a “poor track record” of helping older youth and expressed “serious reservations” that its …

In this era of social media-fueled hyperpartisan and misleading campaigning, news reports and editorial board reviews provide voters some of the last reliable sources of useful information about candidates. But now state lawmakers and Secretary of State Shirley Weber are …

SAN JOSE — The parents of two toddlers who drowned in a backyard pool at an Almaden home-based daycare two years ago have filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against its mother-daughter operators, who will go before a judge later this month …

Silence from those who bought into ‘Pizzagate’ Re: “Maxwell transferred to prison camp in Texas,” Aug. 2 news story Remember when MAGA was horrified and ready to storm the pizza shop because of a supposed Democratic pedophile ring in the …

Dear Eric: I was diagnosed some years ago with Alzheimer’s. My husband of 45 or so years is wonderful but even he and many of my friends do not understand that I no longer have choices. I know they all …

When Alonzo Velasco sold an undercover officer machine-gun conversion devices outside his Chicago apartment building in the summer of 2023, he pointed out that he could get more — a whole lot more. According to federal prosecutors, Velasco delivered the …

Toward the end of the Bears’ most physical practice in perhaps a decade, cornerback Tyrique Stevenson strolled over to the offensive huddle and stood there waiting while 10 players prepared for Caleb Williams’ play call to come in. “I don’t …

Facing the loss of a lucrative video gaming license over long-ago accusations of illicit gambling payouts, connections to reputed mob figures and dishonesty with state regulators, the operator of a Cicero diner sued the Illinois Gaming Board this week to …

Asher Watkins, 52, was tracking a 1.3 tonne Cape Buffalo bull, known as the Black Death, on Sunday when it suddenly charged at him at 35mph (Picture: Facebook) A millionaire American trophy hunter was gored to death on the horns …

An AI image imagining how London could look if it was hit by an atomic bomb (Picture: Midjourney) At least 76,000 people killed and more than 245,000 wounded. Westminster Palace, Downing Street and Buckingham Palace obliterated. This would be the …

The ‘shush’ policy applies to all punters while musicians are performing (Picture: Yorkshire Live/MEN Media) The landlord of a Yorkshire bar has found a simple way of stopping visits from boisterous stag and hen dos: telling everyone to stay quiet. …

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