In a sagebrush valley full of wind turbines and solar panels in western Utah, Tim Latimer gazed up at a very different device he believes could be just as important for fighting climate change. It was a drilling rig, of all things, transplanted from the oil fields of North Dakota. But the softly whirring rig wasn’t searching for fossil fuels. […]

France: Muslims join anti-ISIS protest in Paris one month after attacks France’s education minister, Gabriel Attal, has announced a new rule prohibiting students from wearing abayas, long robes worn by some Muslim women, in state-run schools. The rule will take effect from the start of the upcoming school year on September 4. France has a strict policy against religious symbols […]

On Wednesday, Ryan Partridge received about $1.5 million of his $2.5 million settlement after a lawsuit against Boulder County Jail for employees’ “excessive force” and “deliberate indifference” against him while he was an inmate facing serious psychiatric needs in 2016. Partridge, 37, settled the lawsuit Aug. 9, almost seven years after he was released from Boulder County Jail. Throughout his […]

MOSCOW — Russian authorities on Sunday confirmed the death of Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, putting to rest any doubts about whether the wily mercenary leader turned mutineer was on a plane that crashed Wednesday, killing everyone on board. Genetic testing on the 10 bodies recovered at the crash site “conform to the manifest ” for the flight, Russian Investigative […]

Bookmark Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin's plane crash has been seen from a new angle as top-down photos were released of the fatal disaster. The 62-year-old formerly known as "Putin's chef" was one of 10 people killed when his Embraer Legacy 600 fell to the ground on a flight between St Petersburg and Moscow. Rumours of an explosion on board […]

One adult and one teenager have been arrested after a large brawl broke out during a high school football game in Aurora, according to the Aurora Police Department. Officials said multiple fights broke out Friday night during a game between Ridgeview and Vista Prep high schools at the APS Stadium. “Kids were just running, you know, all over. And when […]

All of Britain is set to boil as an Iberian plume will see temperatures skyrocket to 26C in a heatwave that could last around 10 days. Weather maps seen by Express.co.uk show a wave of heat on its way to the UK as the country moves from August to September and the end of the summer. Unlike last year, this […]

Ukraine’s military says they conducted an operation in Crimea Ukrainian troops are reportedly “nearing a significant breakthrough” as part of their major counteroffensive push to reclaim Russian-occupied territory in Vladimir Putin’s bloody war. Kyiv’s troops are allegedly approaching Novoprokopivka as they storm through Russia’s defences across southern frontlines in Ukraine, according to Kyiv Post’s special correspondent Jay Jason Smart. He […]

Bookmark A group of “furries” who meet up regularly in Liverpool use their unique fellowship as an “escape from reality” and the chance to “recharge their batteries”. The so-called furry community is made up of people who love anthropomorphic animal characters – characters such as Shrek’s Donkey, The Lion King’s Simba or even Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer. Many of them […]

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