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Philip Waller, 65, won a ‘David & Goliath’ battle over a broaband pole erected at the end of his driveway (Picture: Lee McLean/SWNS) A homeowner embroiled in a ‘David vs Goliath’ battle with a broadband supplier has emerged victorious after they agreed to remove a 40ft pole erected at the end of his drive without … Read more

A roll of police tape is left on the windshield of Los Angeles County sheriff’s vehicle in the parking lot of its training academy in Whittier. (Jae C. Hong / Associated Press) More than a month after the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department announced the “unexpected passing” of a deputy, medical examiner records now show … Read more

Donald Trump is within striking distance of President Biden in a new poll of New York voters — with the former president boosted by big gains among black and Jewish Empire Staters. If the election were held today, Biden would receive 47% of the vote to 39% for Trump, Siena College found in a survey … Read more

An alleged drunk driver fatally mowed down a pedestrian after leaving a Texas Hooters and then fled the scene with the victim’s severed arm still in the front seat of his BMW, cops said. Juan Morgan Munoz, 31, allegedly struck the victim in Dallas just after midnight on Saturday before speeding off towards his workplace, … Read more

(The Center Square) — From education to housing to economic growth, Republican legislators return to the local and state tax burden as the issue holding back progress. The House Republican Policy Committee, meeting on Tuesday in Montgomery County, worried about the unintended consequences of more government spending and growth. “If there was ever a time … Read more

In her closing arguments, the lawyer defending Stephan Probst described the complainant as unreliable and said there were inconsistencies in her allegations. Stephan Probst hides his face while heading to court with co-accused Wendy Devera at the Palais de justice in Montreal on Friday, June 14, 2024.Photo by John Mahoney /Montreal Gazette This report includes … Read more

A sexually charged promotional video of women twerking in thongs in a New Jersey high school gym got the school board hot and bothered — with some members calling it “appalling” and “disgusting.” The raunchy footage,  filmed to promote a celebrity basketball tournament dubbed “Nuttin’ But Azz,” features women bending over chairs and shaking their … Read more

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Vietnamese President To Lam embrace during a welcoming ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Thursday. (Gavriil Grigorov / Associated Press) Russian President Vladimir Putin signed at least a dozen deals with his Vietnamese counterpart on Thursday and offered to supply fossil fuels including natural gas to … Read more

Ksenia Karelina poses in a wedding photo. (Courtesy of Eleonora Srebroski) The trial of a Russian American dual citizen whom Russia accuses of treason opened on Thursday as tensions rise between Washington and Moscow, including over the arrests of two American journalists. The trial is being held behind closed doors in Yekaterinburg, in the same … Read more

During a power outage caused by Russian missile strikes, a merchant at a shopping mall in central Kyiv, Ukraine, uses a battery-powered lantern to illuminate her stall Wednesday. (Efrem Lukatsky / Associated Press) Russia resumed its aerial pounding of Ukraine’s power grid and Kyiv’s forces again targeted Russian oil facilities with cross-border drone strikes, seeking … Read more