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Police Hunt for Mysterious 'Bigfoot' Man in a Small Town Ends in Unexpected Twist

Residents of Damariscotta, Maine, were captivated by a supposed Bigfoot sighting, which turned out to be a man in costume, sparking community interest and highlighting America's Bigfoot fascination.

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In 1787, William Smith began mapping England as a surveyor’s assistant; 28 years later, his travels produced the first geological map of an entire country, only for him to land in debtors’ prison

In 1787, William Smith began mapping England as a surveyor’s assistant. Twenty-eight years later, his endless travels produced the world’s first nationwide geological map. His pioneering work completely revolutionized how scientists understand earth strata and geological science. Yet despite this historic achievement, severe financial hardship soon crushed him. Just four…

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For nearly 250 years, the US has had eyes on Latin America – but interventions then looked rather different

Since the beginning of the second Trump administration, the United States has ramped up military, economic and political interventions in Latin America.

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The Titanic: The most expensive life insurance policy the ocean ever bought

On this exact day, 114 years ago, the North Atlantic became a graveyard for the world’s most well-known maritime disaster. The "unsinkable" RMS Titanic sank deep into the ocean floor, taking 1,517 souls with her. In the final, freezing seconds of their lives, those men, women, and children had no…

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David Lammy under growing pressure as new manhunt launched for foreign offender who strolled out of prison

Ola Abimbola, who is 21-year sentence for offences including kidnap, grievous bodily harm and possession of an offensive weapon in public, is being hunted by Sussex Police

Evening Standard

The Guardian view on mistaken prisoner releases: a broken system not human error

Editorial: Recent cases of prisoners let go by mistake rightly disturb the public. But they reflect the overstretched and underfunded criminal justice architecture

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Accidentally freed prisoner Brahim Kaddour-Cherif was let out of immigration centre this summer, court hears

Judge Rosa Dean ordered prosecutors to provide more information on Brahim Kaddour-Cherif

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Who are the prisoners mistakenly released from Wandsworth Prison?

Police are continuing the search for a migrant sex offender who was wrongly freed from jail

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Smiling wrongly released prisoner William Smith hands himself back in to Wandsworth prison

Convicted fraudster William ‘Billy’ Smith smiled and waved as he walked back into the south London jail

Evening Standard

Mistakenly released prisoner Billy Smith turns himself in

Police continue hunt for Algerian sex offender Brahim Kaddour-Cherif as fraudster returns to Wandsworth jail

The Guardian - UK

Prisoner hands himself in after three days, as manhunt continues for migrant

Billy Smith, 35, handed himself back in after he was mistakenly released from HMP Wandsworth.

Evening Standard

UK police hunt for two more wrongly released prisoners days after new measures brought in

The inadvertent releases heap further embarrassment on the Prison Service, which has been starved of resources for many years.

Euronews

Judge accuses Homeland Security of bullying states into accepting conditions to get FEMA money

A federal judge in Rhode Island has accused the Trump administration of trying to “bully” states into accepting conditions that require them to cooperate on immigration enforcement actions to get disaster funding after he ruled those actions were unconstitutional

The Independent UK

Judge rejects immigration enforcement condition for FEMA grants - Roll Call

A federal judge rebuked the Trump administration Tuesday for putting immigration enforcement conditions on federal grants.

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Trump’s latest immigration power play collapses as FEMA arm-twisting ruled unconstitutional

The DHS has, however, declared "no lawsuit" will stop them.

Latin Times

DHS Cannot Force States to Share Immigration Data to Receive Disaster Aid, Court Says

The judge behind the ruling said that the conditions imposed by DHS were "arbitrary and capricious" and "not reasonably related to the purposes"

The Independent UK

Judge rules feds can't require states to cooperate on immigration to get disaster money

A federal judge has ruled that it’s unconstitutional to require states to cooperate on immigration enforcement actions to get funding for disasters

The Independent UK

Judge rules that Rhode Island's gun permit system does not violate Second Amendment

A federal judge has ruled that Rhode Island's gun permit system does not violate the Second Amendment

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A Detroit nonprofit's former finance chief gets 19 years for $40 million theft

A former executive at a major Detroit nonprofit has been sentenced to 19 years in prison in the the theft of more than $40 million meant to help beautify the city’s riverfront

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Federal judge rules action against NEA unnecessary after it backed off bans on gender ideology

A federal judge has denied a motion to block the National Endowment for the Arts from barring funds to artists whose projects promote gender ideology, saying the agency no longer was doing that

The Independent UK

Boat tours and ash scatterings help beleaguered California salmon fleet stay afloat

With salmon fishing barred off the California coast for two years, fishermen have been running historic boat tours, party cruises, and scattering the ashes of the deceased to try to stay afloat

Latin Times

Florida Highway Patrol to Take on Expanded Role in Immigration Enforcement

Although the Highway Patrol is already grappling with staffing challenges, the new task will not come with additional funding or compensation for the troopers.

The Independent UK

Man pleads guilty to stealing millions from major Detroit nonprofit

A man accused of stealing $44 million from a Detroit nonprofit group has pleaded guilty to financial crimes

The Independent UK

Key figure at Detroit riverfront nonprofit charged with embezzling millions

Authorities in Detroit have charged a man with embezzling millions of dollars from a group that has turned Detroit’s riverfront into a popular attraction

Tribune News Service

Column: Dallas to honor lynching victim as it confronts past racial violence at the Trinity River

Dallas is closer to confronting another ugly moment in its history of racial violence, this one dating back more than 138 years.

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