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A massive rehabilitation site of a dried-up lake at Golden Gate Park is set to open.

Cleanup crews are working to get Canada’s largest city back to normal after a torrential downpour. Flooding in and around Toronto this week temporarily closed several major roads and left drivers stranded on Tuesday. Authorities say they rescued at least 14 people from flooding on the Don Valley Parkway. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called the flooding “a significant event.” At a news conference on Wednesday the leader said the city and surrounding area need to be prepared for similar disruptions in the future with better infrastructure. Читать дальше...

A former Syrian military official who oversaw prisons with widespread allegations of abuse has been arrested in Los Angeles on suspicion of immigration fraud. Court documents show that 72-year-old Samir Ousman al-Sheikh was arrested last week at Los Angeles International Airport. Ousman al-Sheikh was charged with immigration fraud, specifically that he denied in his U.S. visa application that he had ever ordered any political killings or carried out abuse in Syria, according to court documents.

Former Syrian official who oversaw prisons with widespread allegations of abuse arrested by US officials in Los Angeles.

Once a seafood powerhouse in America, Red Lobster is bankrupt and shutting down dozens of restaurants. Is Wall Street to blame?

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WARNING: THIS POST MAY CONTAIN CLAIM TO FAME SPOILERS! Claim to Fame is only one episode in on season three and there’s a lot to unpack already! Celebrity siblings Kevin and Franklin Jonas return to host the new season, which features 11 new contestants vying for the $100,000 grand prize and their own claim to [...]

Sen. Bob Menendez has shown no sign he will voluntarily resign from the Senate following his conviction on bribery charges. That leaves Democratic senators contemplating how to launch an expulsion effort to force him from office. While Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat, has six months remaining in his term, Democrats have made it clear they don’t want him in office any longer. Within minutes of the guilty verdict on Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer called for his resignation and New Jersey Gov. Читать дальше...

A Gen Z data scientist recommends building your own AI project to get hands-on experience to talk about in your interviews.

‘Crime rips communities apart leaving too many people vulnerable and open to exploitation,’ a London MP has told the House of Commons.

Nancy Pelosi has discussed doubts about Biden's reelection chances with top Democrats in an intense game of chess, Politico first reported.

Emmerdale viewers are convinced they've rumbled a chilling exit for Samson Dingle as Matty Barton was finally released from prison after being wrongly arrested

There have been lots of TV show renewal and cancellation updates over at ABC. Since the beginning of the year, the network has thankfully decided to renew most of their content. Unfortunately, one series was canceled this year. We’re recapping all the major TV decisions that have been made at this time. Keep reading for [...]

The two leaders are meeting over dinner at Chequers.

Panama's border police says that migration through the Darien Gap dividing Colombia and Panama has declined significantly this month since Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino took office and ordered authorities to get control of the dense jungle frontier. Still, migration through the Darien remains close to what it was in a record-breaking 2023, when more than 500,000 migrants – more than half Venezuelans – made the treacherous journey. The National Border Service reported Wednesday that 11,363 migrants had crossed the border since July 1... Читать дальше...

Labor minister Patrick Gorman’s zinger about French submarines had Australian diplomats in Paris holding their breath.

On assignment in the US, international editor Peter Hartcher compares the aftermath of the attempted assassination of Donald Trump with some of the more “feverish” American moments of the 21st century.

A drugs bust in Perth has led the AFP to confiscate a large sum of cash and two watches together worth $90,000 found in a warehouse and hotel rooms.

Just when we thought we were in for a tryless Origin match for the ages, the Blues turned the series on its head. From the ultimate super sub to Moses parting the maroon seas, here are the moments which ended NSW’s Brisbane hoodoo.

Low housing completions in WA are hobbling the nation’s progress towards its 1.2 million new homes target, which came into effect this month.

What Michael Maguire has achieved in such a short period of time is remarkable.

The premium has hovered in a range of about 10 per cent to 11 per cent in recent years, and pushed above 12 per cent in 2021.

New statistics show alcohol disproportionately fuels assaults in Sydney’s wealthier suburbs. .

The company championed by the union has become one of NSW’s biggest labour-hire firms supplying large publicly funded projects.

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