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Madison police shooting reignites contentious debate over body cameras
Madison police shooting reignites contentious debate over body cameras
Soap star reveals teenage relationship with married man that left her pregnant
A soap star has described how she fell pregnant as a teenager after a relationship with a 55-year-old married man.
UK business activity buoyed by staycations, hot weather and World Cup
New early figures showed that activity in the private sector increased for the first in three months in July.
Where are severe heatwaves hitting Europe’s popular tourist destinations?
Weather warnings remain in place across popular destinations, including France, Spain and Portugal
Trump considers military strikes in Mali — which would be the 8th country he’s attacked this term
The administration is reportedly mulling a campaign against al-Qaeda-linked JNIM in the junta-controlled country