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Independent candidate Dan Osborn has made the Epstein files a central issue in Nebraska's Senate race, while also attacking Pete Ricketts over AI, data centres and farm costs.

Nicki Minaj pardon talk returned after her Fox News call to 'vote red', so learn who can actually shorten Jelani Maraj's sentence and what the rules demand.

King Mohammed VI has appointed Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as Morocco's first woman prime minister after her party won the most seats in the September parliamentary election.

The Cornell 7 case has renewed public discussion of Emma Sulkowicz's Mattress Performance, her protest against Columbia University's handling of an alleged rape and its aftermath.

A Senate hearing over Jack Smith's investigations of Donald Trump took an unusual turn when a Republican senator's perjury accusation centred on confusion between the Atlanta Hawks and Iowa Hawkeyes.

Jack Smith hearing explained. Learn what John Kennedy asked about the Speech or Debate Clause, how Smith replied, and why Dick Durbin stepped in.

Candace Owens says she stayed with her high school boyfriend through college; read her full reply on X to see what a pending court ruling could mean for her.

University of Georgia senior Kristin Sargent is recovering in intensive care after falling from an eighth-floor apartment window in Athens, Georgia. Police say the incident appears accidental.

Basra lawmakers give Baghdad 48 hours to reverse Iran flight restrictions as airport disruption threats intensify.

Trump answered an African reporter's Congo war question with 'How is Ebola going?' as the country battles its largest Ebola outbreak on record and a violated US-brokered peace deal.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has launched a $7.4m antisemitism strategy focused on prevention, security, education and support, while leaving disputes over definitions unresolved.

Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri has become Morocco's first woman head of government after her party won the most seats, but she must form a governing coalition.

Elon Musk says AI will change jobs as Donald Trump highlights China's demand for data centres and Rystad forecasts rapid infrastructure growth

Kristi Noem has filed to end her 34-year marriage to Bryon Noem in South Dakota, citing irreconcilable differences and leaving open the possibility of a request for spousal support.

The Netherlands' first reported euthanasia case involving a child under 12 concerned a 1-year-old with severe brain damage and epilepsy, official records show.

Former Trump activist Rich Logis, founder of the nonprofit Leaving MAGA, shares the exact method families can use to reach relatives still loyal to the movement.

Kristi Noem and Bryon Noem are divorcing after 34 years of marriage, while public records and Forbes estimates make it difficult to separate their individual wealth.

ChatGPT, Grok and Gemini offered differing descriptions of Donald Trump as president, while his new America.gov chatbot was unavailable when asked the same question.

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani says he occasionally texts Donald Trump about issues, including Sunnyside Yard and Haitian New Yorkers, but rejects Jimmy Kimmel's selfie idea.

Former Trump lawyer Alina Habba married Turkish businessman Turhan Mildon in a lavish New York City wedding at the Waldorf Astoria.

Footage from Dagestan appears to show instructors forcing a tourist into a 260-foot canyon jump after she pleaded to be released, prompting outrage and scrutiny of safety procedures.

Shelby Dawn Lashombe pleaded guilty to two counts of improper relationship between educator and student and received deferred probation, fines, jail weekends and community work requirements.

Oman's Environment Authority says it has taken legal action after photos appeared to show a Ukrainian tourist sitting on a nesting turtle at Ras Al Hadd. He has apologised.

IRENA Director-General Francesco La Camera says governments must urgently expand and modernise electricity grids as geopolitical disruption, rising demand and renewable projects waiting for connections threaten energy security.

Donald Trump launched America.gov and signed an order expanding its role as a gateway to federal services, but experts have questioned its current functionality, accuracy, security and delivery timeline.

Malaysia has begun returning 1,476 Myanmar nationals under a voluntary programme, despite UNHCR warnings that ongoing conflict and violence make Myanmar unsafe for refugee returns.

Skydivers in Wisconsin dropped from their aircraft over a crashed light plane, reaching injured passengers in a cornfield and giving first aid before ambulance crews arrived.

A Russian guided bomb hit a Sumy school during lessons on 29 September, Ukrainian officials said. Two people were killed in a residential area and six sought medical assistance, including three children.

President Donald Trump has launched America.gov, an AI-powered portal designed to help users find US federal services, with passport applications and Medicare enrolment planned for later integration.