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Brady Rogers, a Kelowna entrepreneur who joked about disliking politics and lacking qualifications, finished fourth in the preliminary count and is set to join the city council.

Media coverage can help meet one EB-1A evidentiary criterion, but applicants must show substantial, individualised reporting and broader evidence of extraordinary ability for USCIS approval.

New Mexico Democrats oppose Trump's 'New America' rename bid, citing history and legal barriers

Republicans once expected mid-decade redistricting to secure about 10 House seats, but Democratic countermeasures and weaker support could reduce the overall gain to just one.

Trump faces possible sanctions in his $10 billion BBC lawsuit as the broadcaster fights to depose Jack Smith and challenges his efforts to block key evidence.

Donald Trump announced an $8bn USDA fuel relief programme for farmers at a Kansas rally, while campaigning for Senator Roger Marshall and gubernatorial candidate Ty Masterson.

Trump officials weigh restarting collections on defaulted federal student loans, potentially leading to wage garnishment and tax-refund offsets from 2027.

Sheila Harris died after her vehicle entered contaminated water near Buffington Harbor in Gary, Indiana. Emergency crews located the car but needed specialised equipment before recovering it.

Donald Trump has renewed his proposal to rename New Mexico 'New America', claiming it would boost incomes and home values, despite offering no economic evidence or legislative plan

Doctor Bruce Davidson links Trump's gait, speech and aspirin use to an unproven stroke theory, while the White House reports normal neurological findings.

Trump appointees allegedly asked CISA to secretly acquire and hack a voting machine, sparking explosive election security fears ahead of the 2026 US midterms.

Kim Jong Un appeared at a Pyongyang exhibition after unverified claims of a brain haemorrhage, secret Beijing treatment and death circulated online

Australian MP Helen Haines lost a leg after being struck by a vehicle in Wangaratta, as police investigate the incident and leaders raise concerns about politicians' safety

An alleged Ric Grenell text is central to a White House inquiry into a proposed $5.6 million Kennedy Center donation and a separate $ 17.6 million transfer.

A South Korean court has sentenced JMS leader Jeong Myeong-seok to an additional 33 years in prison for sexual offences involving 16 female followers between 2018 and 2022.

Hennepin County challenges Guidehouse's $86.1 million HHS contract after 53 teen pregnancy prevention grants were cancelled, in separate legal disputes.

US petrol prices are squeezing household budgets, as Arizona Trump voter Chris Martinez returns a vehicle and questions Republican support ahead of the midterms.

Heidi Levine, the Washington Post photographer hurt near Abu Falah, rejects Israel's account, so read what the footage, arrests and her paper show.

Area 51 deaths explained: Jonathan Turley represented workers exposed to burning toxic waste. Learn what the courts allowed and what the government never published.

A warning by Polish MEP Dominik Tarczyński has renewed scrutiny of Poland's border rules, which permit firearms in defined defensive situations but do not allow shooting migrants merely for crossing illegally.

A police report says officers returned a kitchen knife to Choi Choong-rak after a September hospital protest, weeks before he allegedly injured eight people in Incheon.

Unverified claims about Kim Jong-un's death have renewed questions about North Korea's next leader, even as state media releases photographs reportedly showing him attending an exhibition.

Donald Trump attributed unrest in France to immigration, said he had warned Emmanuel Macron to close the borders and predicted Paris would soon become a Muslim city.

North Korean state media released photographs showing Kim Jong Un at a Pyongyang exhibition after social media claims alleged the leader had died from a brain haemorrhage

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has called a security meeting after violent cost-of-living protests across Italy, with troops expected to deploy and a general strike planned for November.

Libyan steel magnate Ahmed Gadalla has launched defamation proceedings against The Sentry, the investigative organisation co-founded by George Clooney, disputing allegations that he helped finance Khalifa Haftar's military campaign and Russian mercenaries.

Pope Leo XIV returned to Vatican duties after lung surgery and spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy about aid and evacuations in Oleshky.

Harry and Meghan toured three Nottingham charities as private citizens, but a duplicated paragraph on their own website overshadowed a comeback tied to Harry's UK police protection fight.

A Micromania manager in Nice became the viral 'French Goku' after facing looters, but he calls his own stand stupid and says he never set up the fundraisers in his name.