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Judge rules Southwest disregarded order in religious discrimination case
EPA By Chloe Kim BBC News, New York Southwest Airlines has been sanctioned by a judge for disregarding his ruling in a religious discrimination case. The judge earlier sided with a flight attendant who said she had been fired for expressing opposition to abortion. In a new ruling, US District Judge Brantley Starr said the…
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Pedro Pascal: Actor visits Margate art exhibition dedicated to him
Gilbert Flores/GettyImages By Flaminia Luck BBC News Hollywood star Pedro Pascal turned up at an art exhibition in Kent that was dedicated to him – but it was closed. The display, called ADHD Hyperfixation & Why It Looks Like I Love Pedro Pascal, is currently on show at the Rhodes Art Gallery in Margate. The…
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Ecuador politician murder: Prison gangs in terror reign
EPA By Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News Online Latin America editor “Here, we pay for democracy with our lives.” The words Fernando Villavicencio shouted into a microphone at a campaign rally just moments before he died in a hail of bullets may have been dismissed as an exaggeration, a rhetorical flourish just five years ago. But…
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US inflation ticks higher on food and housing costs
Getty Images Prices continued to rise in the US last month, despite a sharp increase in interest rates to stamp out inflation. The rate of inflation was 3.2% over the year to July, driven by higher housing, car insurance and food costs, the Labor Department said. That was up from 3% in June, which was…
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Hawaii wildfires scorched land ‘like an apocalypse’
Drone and helicopter footage shows neighbourhoods burnt to the ground, after fast-moving wildfires tore through the Hawaiian island of Maui. The deaths in the city of Lahaina, the island’s main tourist destination, came as strong winds from a distant hurricane fanned the flames. Thousands of people have been forced to evacuate their homes and a…
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Rust armourer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed pleads not guilty over on-set death of Halyna Hutchins
Getty Images By Paul Glynn BBC News Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the armourer and weapons supervisor on the set of the Alec Baldwin film Rust, has pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter and evidence tampering charges. Her plea comes ahead of a jury trial on 6 December looking into the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Ms Hutchins…
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Hawaii wildfires: 36 dead as Hawaii wildfires burn through resort town
ReutersCopyright: Reuters Hello, we’re restarting our coverage of the wildfires in the US state of Hawaii – where the situation, particularly on the island of Maui, has grown increasingly worse. Officials say at least 36 people have died, with the flames still being fanned by strong winds from a distant hurricane. You join us hours…
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French holiday home where 11 died broke safety rules
EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock A holiday home in north-eastern France where 11 people died in a fire did not meet safety standards, an official has said. The blaze broke out early on Wednesday at a house in La Forge, where people with learning disabilities were hosted. Prosecutor Nathalie Kielwasser said the building was not properly inspected and had…
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Cheng Lei: Journalist held in China says she sees only 10 hours of sun a year
Nick Coyle By Stephen McDonell China correspondent An Australian journalist – held in detention in China for three years as of this weekend – has spoken publicly for the first time. “I miss the Sun. In my cell, the sunlight shines through the window, but I can stand in it for only 10 hours a…
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Raging Hawaii wildfires kill 36 people
At least 36 people have died as wildfires rage across Maui county in Hawaii, officials say. The fires have been fanned by strong winds from a passing hurricane, destroying hundreds of buildings and burning some areas to the ground. Thousands of people have been forced to evacuate their homes on Maui island and a state…