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Video shows car rolling over and narrowly missing officer
The Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office released dashcam footage of a dramatic crash between a driver and the officer pursuing him. The officer was trying to deploy “stop sticks” to deflate the suspect car’s tires when the suspect drove into him. The officer sustained minor injuries and the driver received medical attention. The suspect is fine…
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Russian TV teases launch of Tucker Carlson show
By Jen Monaghan & Megan Fisher BBC Monitoring & BBC News Russian TV news channel Rossiya 24 has aired a trailer for a weekend show featuring former Fox News journalist Tucker Carlson. The state-run broadcaster did not make clear whether it will feature original content or be a translation of his regular English-language videos on…
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King finally gets to meet the crowds in Bordeaux
By Sean Coughlan, royal correspondent in Bordeaux King Charles received an enthusiastic welcome as crowds turned out in Bordeaux for the final day of the state visit to France. After two days in Paris, his trip to the south-west city gave the King more of a chance to engage with the public. A festival event…
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Arunachal Pradesh: India-China border row flares over athlete visas
By Kathryn Armstrong BBC News Three Indian martial arts athletes have been seemingly caught up in a row between India and China over a long-standing border dispute. The women are from the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh – which China claims as its own territory. They are in a group due to compete in the…
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Chandrayaan-3: Indian space agency Isro says no signal yet from Moon lander
By Geeta Pandey BBC News, Delhi India’s space agency Isro says it is trying to contact its Moon lander and rover as a new lunar day begins, but has not received any signals so far. The lander, carrying the rover in its belly, touched down near the Moon’s little-explored south pole in August. They spent…
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F-35 crash: Pilot called 911 after parachuting into backyard
By Bernd Debusmann Jr BBC News, Washington The pilot of a US Marines F-35 jet that went missing called emergency services from a South Carolina home where his parachute landed. In audio from the call, obtained by the BBC, the pilot told a dispatcher that he was “not sure” where his $100m (£80m) plane was.…
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UAW strike expands to dozens of sites at GM and Stellantis
The United Auto Workers union (UAW) is escalating its fight with some of America’s biggest carmakers by taking strike action at dozens of parts distribution centres across the US. UAW boss Shawn Fain said the new walkouts would hit 38 sites owned by General Motors and Stellantis, as the row over pay and benefits continues.…
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Senator Bob Menendez charged in bribery investigation
New Jersey Democratic Senator Robert Menendez has been indicted for allegedly accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes, according to the Justice Department. Prosecutors say Mr Menendez and his wife, Nadine, accepted gold bars and cash from three New Jersey businessmen. The senator and his wife accepted the money to “benefit the government of…
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MohBad mourners teargassed at Nigeria’s Lekki toll gate after Lagos concert
By Yūsuf Akínpẹ̀lú BBC News, Lagos Fans mourning Afrobeats star MohBad have been teargassed in the Nigerian city of Lagos as police said they were blocking traffic on a major highway. They had congregated at the city’s Lekki toll gate after a memorial concert for the 27-year-old singer, who died last week in a hospital…
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Kylie Minogue on taking off on TikTok
Kylie Minogue says she watched her latest single Padam Padam go viral on TikTok. The singer, who has 16 studio albums to her name, says it was the first time she could see a track’s success in real time, by looking at social media. However, Kylie told BBC Breakfast’s Naga Munchetty not everything has a…