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Cousin of 10-year-old Wisconsin girl pleads guilty to her killing and gets life in prison 0
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- August 26, 2026
MADISON, Wis. — The cousin of a 10-year-old Wisconsin girl killed in 2022 pleaded guilty to first-degree intentional homicide on Wednesday and was sentenced to life in prison. Lily Peters was riding her bike home from her aunt’s house in Chippewa Falls on April 24, 2022, when Carson Peters-Berger persuaded her to leave a trail
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US designates Palestine Action a terrorist group 0
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- August 26, 2026
The US has imposed sanctions on Palestine Action, designating it as a terrorist group. The US Department of the Treasury said it had “taken action” against the UK-based group, which it accused of supporting “numerous acts of terrorism since July 2020”. Supporting Palestine Action became illegal in the UK in 2025 after the government banned
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Figure skating: Olympic champion Alysa Liu announces break from competition 0
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- August 26, 2026
Women’s Olympic figure skating champion Alysa Liu has confirmed she will not compete during the 2026-27 season. Liu, 21, became the first American female since 2002 to win Olympic gold in women’s singles in February at the Milano Cortina Games, where she also helped the United States to claim gold in the team event. But
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Heart, hope and a steely determination: Dolly Parton’s musical legacy 0
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- August 26, 2026
Her diaristic approach to songwriting also gave birth to hits like Jolene – written about a red-headed love rival – and All I Can Do, a heartfelt declaration of love to her husband, Carl Dean. Funny and authentic, she captured the trials and tribulations of life in a way that was always relatable, even when
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Meta agrees to pay up to $18bn to settle social media case 0
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- August 26, 2026
Social media giant Meta has reached a settlement with US states and territories to resolve a court case related to child safety on Facebook and Instagram. The tech company says it will pay a maximum of $18bn (£13.3bn) to 48 states, plus the District of Columbia and three US territories. The settlement requires Meta introduce
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Invasive green crabs are bad for the environment so New Englanders are starting to eat more of them 0
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- August 26, 2026
YORK, Maine — As a morning fog lifted over Maine’s York River, Mike Masi and his two interns stood on a dock sorting through a mound of one of the region’s most despised crabs and hoped to find a few that would end up on a gastronome’s plate somewhere in New England. The trick is
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