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  1. Jill Biden's staff were 'petrified' of military bases after Afghanistan fell and 13 troops died explosive new book claims

    Former staffers of former First Lady Jill Biden's team allegedly tried to shield her from the political fallout of her husband Joe Biden's chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan.

  2. Huge crack along PCH near Laguna Beach will take at least $4 million to fix, officials say

    Caltrans has secured millions in emergency funding to fix the large crack in the slope below Pacific Coast Highway near the Moro Beach section of Crystal Cove.

  3. Cross? I was delighted! Metal detectorist finds £20,000 gold treasure in farmer's field

    Shelley Couzins, 58, uncovered a medieval cross that could be worth upwards of £20,000 hidden a foot below the surface of a ploughed field in the Isle of Sheppey, Kent.

  4. ANDREW NEIL: By championing Net Zero above all else, Miliband and Co aren't just guilty of economic folly, they risk blood on their hands

    Electricity black- outs are not part of the British summer experience. Maybe a risk in hotter climes. Not in temperate old Blighty.

  5. Locals who have successfully blocked an IPAS centre at a 300-year-old estate - the owners of which received €20million of taxpayers' money - say there's now only one way to protect the historic property from misuse in the future

    Photographs have shown the extent of dilapidation inside the protected Co. Tipperary mansion, which is currently being used for storage by operators who have received over €20million in State funding.

  6. Urgent warning to Aussies heading to Bali as Perth grandmother fights for life after horror bathroom fall - with medical bills set to top $100,000

    Estelle Ravenscroft, 79, was having lunch with her husband, Keith, at a restaurant in Bali last week when tragedy struck.

  7. 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…

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

  10. 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.