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  1. Spanberger pushes for 6-year rate-hike freeze if Dominion-Next Era merger approved

    Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) is pushing for a six-year pause on electricity rate hikes in the commonwealth as part of a merger between NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy. Spanberger on Monday filed expert…

  2. Mistakenly getting a duplicate mail ballot is not unheard of. But in this tense election season, the outcry is outsized

    Thousands of voters in a Central Valley town received two ballots in the mail, the result of a printing error. But in this tense political climate, even straightforward election mistakes are magnified.

  3. Rick Caruso has 'extreme concern' over Raman, but declines to endorse in mayor's race

    Former Los Angeles mayoral candidate Rick Caruso declined to endorse either incumbent Mayor Karen Bass or challenger Nithya Raman in the Nov. 3 runoff election.

  4. What prison crisis? £2million a year is wasted on 'finding ways to say jails are racist' - as thousands of criminals are let out due to lack of space

    New figures show the department employs 20 staff at a cost of £1.7million a year in a 'disparities unit' to study diversity in jail and probation.

  5. Helen Haines' first words to hero bystanders revealed

    Two people who went to help MP Helen Haines after she was critically injured in an alleged attack have revealed what she said to witnesses, including how she talked about her grandchildren.

  6. Helen Haines loses other leg but in stable condition, husband says — as it happened

    The husband of Helen Haines, Phil Haines, has confirmed that the MP's second leg had been amputated, despite the best efforts of doctors.

  7. Rubio says Trump is 'frustrated' by accusations he is deliberately harming Ukraine and did NOT call for intelligence sharing to end

    US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday that President Donald Trump was 'frustrated' by accusations that he had deliberately harmed Ukraine.

  8. The key to preventing memory loss in your 60s? Looking after grandchildren, study suggests

    Joining sports clubs, volunteering and training in a new skill also keeps the mind sharp - but attending church or political groups makes little difference.

  9. Leaked Noah Presgrove filing makes explosive claims about alleged lover's plot to kill Oklahoma teen hours before his naked body was found on remote road next to his teeth

    Noah Presgrove, 19, was discovered by the side of US-81 near Terral, Oklahoma, on September 4, 2023, hours after attending a 22nd birthday party a mile away.