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College student Maya Turner has been named one of the seven captains of the University of Manitoba’s football team, becoming the first woman to hold the position. Turner’s achievement makes her a history-maker in a sport traditionally dominated by male students. In Canadian football, seven captains are assigned to lead …

As President Donald Trump and former President Barack Obama hit the campaign trail for Republican and Democratic candidates, both parties are hoping their star power can boost turnout in a critical midterm election. The BBC’s Sarah Smith attended rallies featuring both men to ask attendees which president they think can …

Prison staff confirmed Morley was “unaccounted for” on Sunday night and begun an emergency headcount and search within the prison, officials said on Monday. The TDOC said security camera footage had confirmed Morley had breached the prison’s perimeter fence and escaped in his prison uniform. “The Tennessee Highway Patrol has …

Rapper Jay-Z will perform at the Super Bowl half-time show in February, the NFL has announced. Jay-Z’s company Roc Nation has produced the half-time show since 2019, and he plays a key role in selecting each year’s performer. But the hip-hop mogul has not previously performed himself at the NFL …

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Former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director James Comey has been charged with leaking national defence information, according to a court filing. It marks the third time the justice department has brought criminal charges against Comey, a longtime critic of President Donald Trump. Few details are provided about the two …

Press freedom groups are suing the Trump administration over its efforts to block mainstream US news outlets from covering the White House, according to court filings. The six plaintiffs, which include scholars, advocates and journalists, argue media bans issued by the White House violate the First Amendment of the US …

Michigan is one of the key races Democrats need to win if the party is to take control of the US Senate after the midterm elections on 3 November. With President Donald Trump’s approval near record lows and voters frustrated by the high cost of living, the political landscape looks …

US President Donald Trump is facing a backlash after invoking 9/11 as part of a verbal assault on Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic candidate for the US Senate in Michigan. Speaking at a rally in the state on Sunday, Trump accused El-Sayed of being “a jihadist”. He introduced as a guest …

Mary Peltola, Alaska’s Democratic Senate candidate, has paused campaigning ahead of the US midterm elections after sustaining “minor injuries” in a car crash. Peltola, 53, and her family were travelling to an event on Saturday when the vehicle they were in was hit by another driver, her campaign said in …

The defendants later filed a motion to dismiss the case, arguing the woman had no sufficient basis for a lawsuit. The case is still pending. Another five women, Stacy Raelyn King, Evelyn Senolos Areja, Kayla Elliott, Hallie Hernandez, and Vanity McGoveran, alleged similar experiences in a separate lawsuit filed in …

The defendants later filed a motion to dismiss the case, arguing the woman had no sufficient basis for a lawsuit. The case is still pending. Another five women, Stacy Raelyn King, Evelyn Senolos Areja, Kayla Elliott, Hallie Hernandez, and Vanity McGoveran, alleged similar experiences in a separate lawsuit filed in …

Other legal pathways to come to live and work in the US have also been tightened up, through various policy changes. Dozens of countries the Trump administration has deemed a security risk have been subject to a full or partial freeze on visas and travel. Enhanced vetting and new rules …

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Rapper Nikki Minaj said President Donald Trump has “changed the energy of the country” as she joined him at a Michigan rally to stump for Republicans ahead of the nationwide midterm elections. “He’s given us a future to look forward to,” she said, after Trump praised her figure and called …

A relative outsider has been elected the new leader of the Canadian province of British Columbia after the provincial Conservatives swept to power in a snap election. Lorne Doerkson, who took the helm of the party just weeks ago, will be British Columbia’s new premier after the Conservatives won a …

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Former President Barack Obama attacked the Trump administration over the Iran war and high consumer prices as he hit the campaign trail for Democrats ahead the nationwide midterm elections. On Saturday, the Democrat held a campaign rally in Cleveland to stump for candidates Amy Acton and Sherrod Brown. Later, he …

Six Flags has announced it will be adding seat belts to some of its rollercoasters after a man fell to his death on the Goliath ride in the US state of Georgia earlier this month. The company’s CEO John Reilly said in a letter to customers late on Friday that …

Vanessa Trump, the former wife of Donald Trump Jr, has announced that she is cancer-free following her breast cancer diagnosis earlier this year. Trump, 48, who has five children with President Donald Trump’s eldest son, shared in a short video on her 19-year-old daughter Kai’s Instagram account that her recent …