'My colleague had heart attack as bricks hurled' - summer riots police speak out

Front-line police feared an officer could have be killed after a peaceful protest quickly turned violent.

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Man who tried to torch asylum hotel in summer riots jailed for nine years

Levi Fishlock and others spread "a hateful message of violence and racism", a court hears.
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Village 'heart ripped out' by battery site plans

A total of six storage compounds are planned for the fields around a rural village near Coldstream.
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Liverpool library torched in summer riots celebrates reopening

A special lantern parade marks the reopening of Spellow Library, which was set on fire during riots.
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Police in Kenya hurl tear gas at protesters angry about gender-based violence

Police in Kenya’s capital have hurled tear gas canisters at hundreds of protesters angry about gender-based violence and femicide or the killing of women
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Police in Kenya hurl teargas at protesters against gender-based violence

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Inside the Syrian prison at the heart of Assad’s police state

On the outskirts of Damascus, Saydnaya holds the secrets to the fate of thousands who disappeared under the dictator
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Bose's Wacky Open Earbuds Won Over My Reluctant Heart

With a great fit and class-leading sound, these pricey open-ear buds have me hooked.
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A Navy vet thought she was having a heart attack, but was fighting something else

Mary Jo Burkhard, 71, went to the emergency room with worrying symptoms. It wasn't the heart attack she feared.
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Hegseth speaks out on Trump's requests, push for confirmation

Pete Hegseth is characterizing allegations around him as distractions as he attempts to gain the support of senators ahead of his confirmation hearing for the secretary of defense post. Politico's ...
CBS News - Dec. 4