Day: August 14, 2025
Failed GOP candidate gets 80-year sentence for politically motivated shooting plot
Solomon Peña wanted to terrorize people with different political views, say prosecutors
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State of emergency declared in New Mexico following rise in crime and drug use
Local authorities and tribal officials in the county had called for state reinforcements to combat the escalating crime linked to illicit drug use
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Officials plead not guilty in ‘vote harvesting’ election probe
The investigation is being criticized as politically driven
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One dead after hot air balloon carrying 34 passengers crash-lands in Netherlands
Police have launched an investigation into the accident
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Three sheriff’s deputies shot during hours-long armed standoff
They are ‘going through the process now of trying to heal’
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JD Vance greeted by angry Palestine protesters as he arrives in Scotland for holiday
As US Vice President JD Vance arrived in Scotland for a family holiday to the UK, he was greeted at the resort by dozens of pro-Palestine protesters, who accused him of supporting a “genocide” by Israel in Gaza on Wednesday, 13 August.
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JD Vance’s holiday brings ‘circus’ of road closures and police patrols to sleepy Cotswolds village
Residents in the vicinity of the 6-acre site have described road blocks coming into place as the US vice president spends time in their village
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Fugitive found guilty of rape in Utah after allegedly faking his own death to avoid charges
Nicholas Rossi was found living in Scotland under the name Arthur Knight
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Voices: ‘Why pick on over-seventies?’ Readers question eye tests for older drivers
Our community is divided on compulsory eye tests for drivers over 70, with some calling for testing at all ages and others warning that targeting older motorists could unfairly restrict independence
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US influencer claims innocence over charges laid for Antarctica plane landing
Ethan Guo insists he’s innocent after being charged by Chilean authorities with submitting a false flight plan to reach Antarctica
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