- Former U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema can be sued under North Carolina’s so‑called “homewrecker” law over a romantic relationship with a member of her security detail, a judge ruled.
- The judge said nine text messages she sent while the man was in North Carolina give the state jurisdiction; Sinema has acknowledged the relationship.
- The suit, filed by the man’s ex‑wife, alleges the affair led to their separation and seeks damages under North Carolina’s rare “alienation of affection” law.
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- Margaret Owen, widow of farmer Islwyn Owen, describes the emotional toll of his 2024 slurry-pit death and says focusing on memories and looking after horses helped her cope.
- Recent deaths — including a father and son who fell into a slurry tank — have reopened fears and memories in the local farming community.
- New HSE figures show 22 farm-worker deaths in 2025–26 (the highest in a decade), and farmers say bad weather and slurry‑spreading rules are adding pressure and risk.
- Erin Piacenti, a 32‑year‑old Bank of America vice president who had just returned from maternity leave, was fatally stabbed in Times Square.
- A GoFundMe for her five‑month‑old daughter has raised more than $600,000 from thousands of donors.
- Piacenti was a new mother who’d recently celebrated her second wedding anniversary and was also known for singing and her earlier legal career.
- A fundraiser for the families of PCs Matthew Blades and Tom Clough has closed after raising more than £1.2m.
- The two officers and five young men died in a wrong‑way head-on crash on the A66 near Middlesbrough on 22 August.
- Donors described the officers as heroes; the money will be split equally between the two families.
- A glacial collapse in Nepal's Rasuwa sent a massive flood of ice, rock and mud across Nepal and into China, killing at least 939 people and leaving about 4,000 missing.
- The Khadka family's four-day, frantic search for 21‑year‑old civil servant Ayush exposed chaotic rescue efforts — roads were destroyed and private helicopters were requisitioned, hindering information and access.
- Relatives identified Ayush's body in Chitwan by small details (a chin mole, beard and a religious thread) and later cremated him with about 35 family members, underscoring the personal toll of the disaster.
- A Carlisle man received a 12‑month prison sentence suspended for a year, plus 150 hours’ unpaid work and a 30‑day rehab requirement, after harassing and threatening two former partners and causing criminal damage.
- The women were left frightened and anxious — one still checks her home for safety — and the man is banned from contacting them for three years.
- He pleaded guilty, blamed heavy drug use, has sought help while in custody and will be supervised by probation with drug testing.
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