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Columbus, OH

The Independent

A one-year-old baby is among the survivors after she was held afloat by her mother

British tycoon Mike Lynch and daughter among missing at sea with one dead after yacht sinks in Italy

Las Vegas, NV

A Nevada jury heard testimony that Las Vegas police found hundreds of photos of a slain investigative journalist’s home and neighborhood, along with screen shots of his identification records, on the cellphone and computer of a Democratic politician accused of killing him in September 2022

Jury hears ex-politician on trial for murder amassed photos, ID records about slain Vegas reporter

New Hampshire State

A federal judge has temporarily cleared the way for a transgender girl to play soccer for her high school team while she and another student challenge a New Hampshire ban

Judge allows transgender New Hampshire girl to play soccer as lawsuit challenges new law

Virginia State

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Disclaimer: This article was written with the help of A.I. software. On July 28, 2024, a TikTok video posted by Erica W., known as @tasteofmelanin on the platform, garnered significant attention after she exposed disturbing racist decorations in an Airbnb rental. The incident occurred in a rental property that Erica had booked, although the exact location remains unspecified. The video has since gone viral, prompting widespread concern and leading to the removal of the listing from Airbnb's platform.

Airbnb Listing Taken Down After Black Woman Finds Hanging Monkeys and Cotton Used As Decor

California State

Thiel compared California liberalism to Saudi Arabian Wahabbism — but it was sort of a compliment

Peter Thiel, eccentric billionaire patron of JD Vance, says he is thinking about leaving the US

Alabama State

Alabama’s governor has set a Nov. 21 execution date for what is scheduled to be the nation's third death sentence carried out by nitrogen gas

Alabama sets November date for third nitrogen execution

North Carolina State

The woman accused of helping an escaped prisoner in North Carolina evade police appeared in court for the first time since her arrest

A woman accused of aiding an escaped prisoner appears in a North Carolina court

‘He’s been put through the wringer,’ Lawtey said of his character Robert

Industry star Harry Lawtey says major season three death ‘was a shock to me’

Discover the ultimate dining experience with our guide to the best restaurants where live music and DJs set the scene

Best restaurants and bars with live music and DJ sets in London

Stephen Chamberlain was cleared of the same fraud charges as Mike Lynch, who is now missing in Sicily

Missing British tech tycoon Mike Lynch’s co-defendant in US fraud trial dies in car crash

Network Rail said there were 1,432 reports of creatures intruding onto rail lines.

Animals trespassing on railways four times per day on average

Stephen Chamberlain was cleared alongside Mr Lynch of conducting a massive fraud over the sale of software firm Autonomy to Hewlett-Packard in 2011.

Mike Lynch fraud trial co-defendant dies after being hit by car, says lawyer

Reuters

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's foreign ministry said on Wednesday the United States, Britain and Australia should not advance their nuclear submarine cooperation until the international community has reached a consensus on safeguards and other issues.

China urges US, UK and Australia not to advance nuclear submarine cooperation

Georgia State

A Georgia sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed while responding to a reported domestic dispute in what police say was an ambush on officers by a suspect who took his own life

Georgia deputy killed in shooting during domestic dispute call by suspect who took his own life

South Carolina State

Colleton County, SC

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Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

Detroit, MI

Michigan State

A jury has been seated in the trial of three security guards more than 10 years after the death of a man who was pinned to the ground at a suburban Detroit shopping mall

A jury is picked in trial of 3 Detroit-area guards charged with man's death at mall 10 years ago

East Palestine, OH

Some East Palestine residents want more time and more information before they have to decide by a deadline this week whether to accept their share of a $600 million class-action settlement with Norfolk Southern over last year's disastrous train derailment

East Palestine residents want more time and information before deciding to accept $600M settlement

The new definitive coin has two bees on the reverse and Charles’ official coinage portrait on the other side.

First £1 coins to feature King enter circulation

There will also be a session about hit BBC show Industry on the first day of the event on Tuesday.

Comedians Jack Rooke and Sophie Willan kick off Edinburgh TV Festival

The tech tycoon rose to become one of Britain’s most successful entrepreneurs, before a massive lawsuit threatened his reputation.

Mike Lynch, the Autonomy founder finally cleared of fraud after more than decade

Experts meet in Bangkok this week to advance what would be the first international treaty to tackle the surging problem of plastic pollution

Groups say they're shut out of global treaty talks on plastics pollution in Bangkok

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