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Rochester completes Park Square II, adding 40 affordable homes downtown
Downtown Rochester has added 40 new affordable apartments, and 200 older ones were kept on the books. The Park Square II redevelopment, next to the

DA moves to block ANC’s bid to salvage late municipal candidates in South Africa
The Democratic Alliance has moved to stop the African National Congress from getting late municipal candidates back onto the ballot, turning a filing dispute...

England’s city mayors set for broad powers to impose tourism levy on overnight stays
England’s mayors are set to gain the power to slap a tourism levy on overnight visitors, a move that could raise costs for hotel guests,

Why the Minneapolis shooting suspect could still legally have a gun despite repeated warnings
Minneapolis police said the man suspected of fatally shooting two people and injuring several others this week had already drawn repeated warnings from law e...

Memphis Nightclub Raid Spirals Into Immigration Dragnet, Raising Legal Questions
Federal agents stormed a Memphis nightclub just before 1 a.m. on August 30, ostensibly hunting for slot machines and drugs. They left with 121 people

Amy Acton pushes ahead after armed confrontation at Ohio fairgrounds
Democrat Amy Acton says she will keep campaigning for Ohio governor after what she called a “rough day” at a county fair where an armed

Hampshire councils scrap reorganisation plan after residents’ protests and legal row
Campaigners in Hampshire erupted in cheers on Tuesday after the government pulled the plug on a major shake-up of local councils that had threatened to

Southern California braces for Marie’s leftovers as storm stays offshore
Hurricane Marie is not expected to make landfall in Southern California. But the storm’s far-reaching rain, surf and thunder already are. Tropical moisture s...

Hidden housing advice for the government sparks fresh political storm
A secret briefing on housing has jolted the government, with leaked advice reportedly pushing for higher taxes and sharper spending cuts to repair the budget.

Leaked Tip-Off Derails South Africa Migrant Sweep at KwaSithebe Factories
A planned sweep for hundreds of undocumented migrant workers in northern KwaZulu-Natal ended with empty factories and fresh allegations that someone warned t...

Inquiry told Barnaby Webber’s death in Nottingham attacks may have been avoidable with faster treatment
The death of Barnaby Webber in the Nottingham attacks may have been prevented had blood products been given more quickly at the scene, a public

England’s 15-year-olds climb into global top 10 as OECD warns digital distractions are hurting students
England’s teenagers are now outperforming peers in most countries in maths, reading and science — a rare bright spot in a global education picture that

Gen Z still wants children, but climate fears and distrust in institutions are weighing on family plans
Most young Australians still want children. That is the central finding from a new longitudinal study, even as the country’s fertility rate fell to a

Universities mark graduation season with AI, disability and social research themes
From Cape Town to California and Seattle, universities have spent the past few months sending off graduating classes with ceremony, applause and a clear mess...

Burnham insists defence spending must not squeeze welfare as UK budget fight deepens
Andy Burnham has set up a sharp test for Britain’s next spending battle: fund defence, yes, but not by cutting the social safety net. The

653 pupils stuck in classrooms that were never built at South African school
A promised school in a Pretoria township has been operating without a real campus for three years, leaving 653 pupils squeezed into mobile classrooms at

Inside Pollsmoor: the prison where daily life has lost its purpose
Inside Pollsmoor prison near Cape Town, routine has hardened into something darker than discipline. A new report published on Sept. 9 describes life inside the

UK rain to ease by midweek, but another wet spell is already lining up
Rain-soaked parts of the UK can expect a brief break by Wednesday, but the relief may not last long. A new run of low-pressure systems

David Attenborough ends Ant and Dec’s NTA presenter run as duo leave empty-handed again
Ant and Dec’s long grip on the National Television Awards presenter prize slipped again on Wednesday night, with Sir David Attenborough taking the Best Prese...

Oregon education board urged to explain contempt threat after tense power struggle
A court is pressing Oregon’s state education chief to explain why he should not be jailed for contempt, a stark escalation in a dispute that

Chopper Read’s bad-boy myth looks different in the era of backlash
Australia’s old criminal folk hero, Chopper Read, is being reconsidered through a harsher lens. In 2026, the question is not whether his moustache and menace

First Asian hornet nest found in Somerset as UK teams race to stop spread
Britain has recorded its first Asian hornet nest in Somerset, after a beekeeper spotted one of the predatory insects near his hives and alerted local

Australians report growing barriers to basic health care as bulk billing gaps and long waits bite
Australians are telling reporters that getting basic health care is getting harder, with complaints ranging from high out-of-pocket costs to long waits and p...

Most British voters reject welfare cuts for disabled people, survey shows
British voters are pushing back against tighter welfare for disabled people, with a new survey finding overwhelming opposition to cutting support for those w...