Serbia's opposition is locked in a standoff with police as tensions rise over deadly roof collapse

GPs and care homes fear impact of National Insurance rise

The NHS is exempt from the rise in employer National Insurance contributions, but private providers are not.

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Minneapolis man accused of shooting neighbor arrested after lengthy standoff

A Minneapolis SWAT team took John Herbert Sawchak into custody days after Sawchak allegedly shot his neighbor. KARE's Michelle Baik reports.

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Tech - Wired - November 1

The Standoff Deep Inside an Abandoned South African Gold Mine

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Piece of metal falls from Cowboys' stadium roof

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Slovakia and former Czech leader settle lawsuit over collaboration with communist secret police

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World - ABC News - October 21

Sri Lanka police raise security at popular surf site over threat to Israelis

Sri Lanka’s police are raising security around a popular tourist destination after receiving information about a possible attack on Israeli travelers

World - ABC News - October 23

Police in Minneapolis face backlash over response to man who allegedly shot, injured neighbor

Nearly a week after Davis Moturi was shot while trimming a tree outside his Minneapolis home, police have arrested his neighbor, John Sawchak. Moturi, who is recovering, and his wife filed at least ...

Marielle Franco murder: ex-police jailed for decades over crime that shook Brazil

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World - The Guardian - October 31

Police ask prosecutors to consider charging Russell Brand over sexual assault claims

The historic allegations, which Brand has denied, date back to 2006-13 when he was a radio and TV presenter. Detectives investigating historic allegations of sexual assault against Russell Brand ...

World - The Guardian - November 2

Greek police arrest third suspect over bombing as minister warns of new generation of extremists

Greek police have arrested a third suspect in connection with an explosion in central Athens last week that authorities have blamed on an alleged aspiring domestic extremist group

World - ABC News - November 4

Spain arrests top police officer after over $21 million found in home

Spanish police arrested Oscar Sanchez Gil along with 15 other people as part of a probe into the country's largest-ever cocaine bust.

Israeli police question Netanyahu aide over alleged October 7 call tampering

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Police and protesters clash in Georgia's separatist Abkhazia region over pro-Moscow property measure

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Brazil police arrest 5 officers over alleged coup plot, plans to kill President Lula

Brazil's federal police have arrested five officers accused of plotting a coup that included plans to overthrow the government following the 2022 elections and kill then-President-elect Luiz Inácio ...

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Brazilian police arrest five over plot to assassinate Lula after 2022 election win

Four military personnel and a police agent held on suspicion of plan to prevent inauguration of president . Brazil’s federal police have arrested four special forces military personnel and one of ...

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Brazil arrests five military and police officers over alleged plot to kill Lula

Federal police say group had eyed killings of then president-elect along with his deputy and a supreme court judge

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California subsidies for manure-based biogas face rising scrutiny over pollution concerns

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Politics - The Hill - October 23

Oil prices end at highest in a week after OPEC+ delays output hike by another month

Oil futures finished sharply higher Monday after OPEC+ said it would wait another month before beginning to unwind voluntary production cuts. Natural-gas prices also rallied as a potential ...

Business - MarketWatch - November 4

'My 12 hours of uni each week are incredible value'

University fees are rising to £9,535, meaning students will be left in more debt after their course.

College basketball rankings: Purdue rises in Top 25 And 1 after big win over Alabama

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Doubts mount over Britain’s ambitious growth plans — with warnings of further tax rises possible

Doubts are mounting over the Labour government's flagship growth and investment agenda, with one analyst warning further tax rises could be on the horizon.

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