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Around 170 volunteers remove 43,000 pounds of trash from San Antonio dumping site after years of complaints; property was a homeless encampment and had a $100,000 cleanup estimate

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Around 170 volunteers remove 43,000 pounds of trash from San Antonio dumping site after years of complaints; property was a homeless encampment and had a $100,000 cleanup estimate

Around 170 volunteers have removed 43,000 pounds of trash from a long-standing San Antonio dumping site. (Photo: KSAT) A long-standing dumping site in northeast Bexar County could soon be free of years of accumulated trash and debris, thanks to a volunteer-led cleanup effort. The roughly half-acre property near Elm Cove Drive, between Walzem and Old … Read more

UK PM Andy Burnham rules out early general polls, says ‘no election anytime soon’

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UK PM Andy Burnham rules out early general polls, says ‘no election anytime soon’

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has ruled out calling an early general election, saying his focus is on tackling the cost of living and supporting businesses rather than putting the country through another election campaign.Speaking to BBC regional political editors ahead of the Labour Party conference in Liverpool, Burnham was asked whether he was considering … Read more

Trump embraces Xi as peer, alarms partners and critics

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Trump embraces Xi as peer, alarms partners and critics

TOI correspondent from Washington: A 48-hour state visit to the United States by China’s President Xi Jinping yielded no immediate major breakthroughs but confirmed the broad impression, in visuals and much as words, that Washington now accepts China as a peer in a new G-2 formulation.For all the talk of trade, artificial intelligence, Taiwan, Iran … Read more

‘Pure shock’: Attorney Mariah Medina breaks silence as Internet debates over her sleeveless dress criticized by a Texas judge

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'Pure shock': Attorney Mariah Medina breaks silence as Internet debates over her sleeveless dress criticized by a Texas judge

Mariah Medina speaks out on the sleeveless dress controversy. As the Internet debates criminal defense attorney Mariah Medina’s sleeveless dress during a hearing for which she got an earful from a female judge in front of other attorneys and defendants, Medina said her reaction was “honestly, pure shock”. Yolanda Huff, the judge called her knee-length … Read more

At age 6, Grace Hendrian opened a lemonade stand hoping to raise $10 for the Salvation Army; seven summers later, she and sister June closed the project after turning that tiny goal into about $55,000

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At age 6, Grace Hendrian opened a lemonade stand hoping to raise $10 for the Salvation Army; seven summers later, she and sister June closed the project after turning that tiny goal into about $55,000

What began as a simple goal for a six-year-old to raise $10 for charity has now come to an end, leaving the local community with tens of thousands of dollars in charitable support. Grace Hendrian and her younger sister, June, have finished the final season of their “Lemon-Aid Stand for Good” in Quincy, Illinois. What … Read more

Trump-Xi bonhomie set to continue, leaders announce two more meetings

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Trump-Xi bonhomie set to continue, leaders announce two more meetings

The two leaders held a 90-minute closed-door meeting on Thursday. According to the Chinese government’s readout, they discussed the Middle East, Ukraine and the Korean Peninsula. The White House did not release details of those talks. US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to meet twice more this year, with the … Read more

A Minnesota family farm has been sold to a homebuilder and grading has already begun; the city has now given final approval to turn the 88-acre property into a 262-home community by 2032

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A Minnesota family farm has been sold to a homebuilder and grading has already begun; the city has now given final approval to turn the 88-acre property into a 262-home community by 2032

Heavy machinery has already started moving soil across a historic family farm in Minnesota. The work is preparing the property for a large new housing development after city officials gave final approval to the plans. The Prior Lake City Council unanimously approved the final plat, planned unit development, and development agreement for the former Vierling … Read more

End employment-based Green Card, prioritize English proficiency: Republican Senator brings new America First bill

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End employment-based Green Card, prioritize English proficiency: Republican Senator brings new America First bill

Republican Senator proposes new legislation to end employment-based Green Card. Amid several sweeping changes to the US immigration rules, Republican Senator Tommy Tuberville has introduced new legislation seeking to end Green Card lottery and employment-based Green Cards. This is just legislation and many such pieces of legislation are proposed regularly by lawmakers, which never see … Read more

TPUSA insisted Charlie Kirk should speak outdoors despite security concerns, claims bombshell report; Candace Owens says ‘my jaw is on the floor’

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TPUSA insisted Charlie Kirk should speak outdoors despite security concerns, claims bombshell report; Candace Owens says 'my jaw is on the floor'

New report claims TPUSA insisted that Charlie Kirk should address outdoors despite security concerns. A new report on Charlie Kirk’s assassination last year has now revealed that his Turning Point USA organization insisted he speak outdoors despite security concerns, while the university where he was killed didn’t properly assess dangers like the possibility of a … Read more

A man using a metal detector near a Finnish village finds more than 4,000 Viking Age silver coins in two birch-bark containers buried 39 feet apart

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A man using a metal detector near a Finnish village finds more than 4,000 Viking Age silver coins in two birch-bark containers buried 39 feet apart

Image: Esko Tikkala/Lahti Museums A Finnish metal detectorist has uncovered what is believed to be the country’s largest known Viking Age silver coin hoard after finding thousands of ancient coins near the village centre of Sysmä. Kalle Lappinen discovered the hoard on September 3, 2026, and reported the find to authorities, allowing archaeologists from Lahti … Read more