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  1. Woke mob slams Matthew McConaughey after he refuses to endorse Democrats in Texas elections

    'They've been telling us for years that an independent vote is a wasted vote. Well, the great question for our times is how's that wasted vote been working out for you?' he said.

  2. Newly married amateur bodybuilder, 33, dies after collapsing on stage in front of shocked fans

    Mateusz Chmura, 33, from Wakefield, was competing at the PCA British Finals at the Telford International Centre in Shropshire on Sunday when he collapsed, organisers said.

  3. Search for new operator to run town’s historic market hall

    A council is looking for a new leaseholder to run a town’s historic market hall after the previous operator pulled out last year.

  4. No wonder exam results are on the slide

    But all options are on the table.

  5. California woman makes history by swimming state's 900-mile length. El Niño added its own challenges

    Catherine Breed, 33, swam about 900 miles from Oregon to Mexico from July to October.

  6. Where are California's dead trees going? A forest advocate turned detective to find out

    Thousands of trees killed in a wildfire are being cut down and removed from California's Sierra. But what is happening to them? A wildlife biologist was determined to find out.

  7. Lopez: Disney built the monorail in a year. LAX's people mover, almost 8, hasn't left the station

    Years of delays for the SkyLink people mover at LAX have led to finger-pointing, litigation and a grand jury probe into how a $1.9-billion project has become a $3.3-billion boondoggle.

  8. Examining Becerra's quarter of a century in Washington

    In his more than 25 years in Washington, Xavier Becerra built important alliances and amassed power on Capitol Hill, but had some stumbles along the way.

  9. The next Senate class will decide Social Security's fate. Can they meet halfway to save it?

    The 2027 Senate class will be the first delegation in more than four decades forced to address Social Security’s potential insolvency. The federal program is poised to run out of funds by 2032, triggering a 22-percent…

  10. How higher bond yields are threatening the AI-fueled stock rally

    Bond yields in the U.S. have risen this year, slowing down a stock market that has risen for years on the back of the AI build-out. After consistently rising, with a few exceptions, from late March through mid-August…