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The execution of Daniel Owen Conahan Jr makes him the state’s 15th person executed this year A Florida man was executed by lethal injection on Thursday after being convicted of one of a series of suspected killings that became known as the Hog Trail Murders in the 1990s. Daniel Owen Conahan Jr, 72, was sentenced to death for the 1996 kidnapping and strangling of Richard Allen Montgomery. Authorit…

Joe diGenova led investigation focused on intelligence assessment that Russia interfered in 2016 election An ally of Donald Trump said on Thursday that he has resigned from his post leading a Department of Justice investigation into whether former law enforcement and intelligence officials conspired against the Republican president. “I did in fact resign,” Joe diGenova told the Associated Press, …

Insiders at the firm fear tech’s advancement could cause human extinction while others are calling it a ‘setup’ A day after a former researcher at Anthropic made an apocalyptic declaration about artificial intelligence, more researchers and staff members at the AI startup publicly agreed with him and posted their own dire warnings. In response, Elon Musk and other conservative figures on X, forme…

Median rent for one-bedroom apartment in city tops $4,495 with a national median of $1,900 San Francisco ’s mayor, Daniel Lurie, declared a rent emergency on Thursday, proposing reforms aimed at curbing evictions and preventing rent spikes as the city grapples with soaring apartment prices. The Bay Area city, home to a large number of high-earning tech workers, has long been one of the most expen…

No 10 says 29 new trains to be built in Derby will support 350 local jobs, as well as nearly 6,000 across the UK No 10 has announced the construction of a new fleet of battery-powered trains that will “bring faster, more reliable journeys to the north”. The 29 new trains, which will be run by TransPennine Express, are set to be built in Alstom’s Litchurch Lane works in Derby from 2028, which the …

Canadian PM Mark Carney hosts president in Calgary, where he grew up alongside large Ukrainian community Canada offered support on Thursday to boost Ukraine’s air defenses and help replenish its drone stocks, as the countries pledged to deepen their alliance during a visit by Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Mark Carney hosted the president of Ukraine in Calgary in the western province of Alberta, where the …

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Broadcaster, 86, had intended to end her life in Swiss clinic after being diagnosed with terminal lung cancer in 2023 Esther Rantzen has said she is no longer able to travel to Switzerland to end her life because she has become “too physically fragile”. Rantzen, who presented the TV current affairs programme That’s Life! for 21 years and founded the youth support charity Childline, had intended t…

Seven people arrested following ‘altercation’ on Bromley High Street on Thursday afternoon Seven people have been arrested after four men were stabbed in south-east London, the Metropolitan police said. Officers were called to reports of “an altercation” on Bromley High Street at 2.15pm and found four men with stab wounds, the force added. Continue reading...

Bronwen James, 30, admitted offences against two girls at schools in Wiltshire and Hampshire, and found guilty of charges involving boy A former PE teacher is facing a lengthy jail sentence for grooming and sexually abusing three pupils at two schools. Bronwen James, 30, admitted offences against two girls at schools in Hampshire and Wiltshire and was found guilty by a jury of charges involving a…

Many mayors welcome power to impose tourist tax but industry warns of ‘irreparable harm’ and job losses Ministers are facing a backlash from the hospitality industry after they announced mayors in England would be given sweeping powers to levy taxes on holiday accommodation such as hotels and Airbnbs. The plan, unveiled on Thursday by Angela Rayner, the local government secretary, will allow mayo…

Family of late King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV reveal son’s existence as they reject committee’s choice of cousin as new monarch A traditional Ugandan kingdom has become engulfed in a bitter succession dispute after the family of a king who recently died rejected the selection of a television news anchor as his successor. King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, who became the world’s you…

Part of Dmitry Donskoy’s right hand sent to ‘spiritually strengthen’ soldiers The Russian Orthodox church has sent a fragment of a medieval warrior prince’s remains to troops fighting in Ukraine, saying the relic would “spiritually strengthen” soldiers and help them achieve victory. A reliquary containing part of the right hand of Dmitry Donskoy, the 14th-century prince revered in Russia for his …

The Liberal MP and former SAS soldier is under attack from One Nation after complying with a subpoena to give evidence in the failed 2022 civil case Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast “I don’t dislike Mr Roberts-Smith at all. I pity Mr Roberts-Smith. I pity this whole process. I don’t want to be here.” Andrew Hastie was a reluctant witness in the Ben Roberts-Smith defama…

Exclusive: Analysis shows cost of chicken fillets, potatoes and donuts rose during supermarket giant’s three-month promotion Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Woolworths raised prices for popular items – including a 33% mark up on chicken fillets – within days of promising to freeze prices on 300 “family staples” for three months to help customers with the cost of livin…