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A man is in custody after the fatal shooting of a beloved Kansas priest

Authorities say a 66-year-old Oklahoma man has been detained in connection with the fatal shooting of a Catholic priest at a church rectory in northeast Kansas

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Trump demands France free far-right leader Marine Le Pen and claims she is facing ‘witch hunt’

Marine Le Pen has been banned from standing for the French presidency for five years

The Independent UK

Trump reportedly threatening to freeze $510m in grants from Brown University

University says it has not yet been notified, but school was among dozens warned of academic crackdown

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Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv solving its troop shortages, says top US general in Europe

Gen Christopher Cavoli says Russia has lost 4,000 tanks, comparable to whole US fleet; Kremlin goes to war against Elton John. What we know on day 1,136

The Guardian - AU

‘Taxi Driver’ writer Paul Schrader accused of sexually assaulting his former personal assistant

Exclusive: Schrader’s attorney, Philip Kessler, forcefully denied the allegations, telling The Independent that the 26-year-old woman’s claims were “desperate, frivolous, and opportunistic”

The Independent UK

‘Free Le Pen’: US conservatives rally behind French far-right leader

US President Donald Trump has called Marine Le Pen’s recent embezzlement conviction a “witch hunt” and said the charges should be dropped as he, Vice President JD Vance and billionaire Elon Musk line up in support of the French far-right leader.

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Deaths of British couple in France being treated as murder-suicide

Andrew Searle and Dawn Kerr were found dead in their home in Les Pesquiès in Aveyron on 6 February

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Harvard faculty organize amid anxiety university will capitulate to Trump

Harvard weighs costs of standing up to president as other elite schools, such as Princeton, signal they won’t concede

The Guardian - US

CEO accused of choking a fellow cruise passenger after the man allegedly danced barefoot at a bar aboard the ship

Kenneth D. DeGiorgio, CEO of First American Financial, was charged with assault after the confrontation, which took place on the Resilient Lady cruise ship last week.

Fortune

US’s Rubio shrugs off market falls at Nato press conference – as it happened

US secretary of state says ‘markets will adjust’ during press conference following Nato summit in Brussels

The Guardian - UK

Ohio Teacher With History of Homicidal Threats Hired Student to Kill Her Husband: Police

An Ohio substitute teacher has been arrested after allegedly attempting to bribe a student to kill her husband, authorities say.

Latin Times

Nominee for South Carolina's top doctor toppled by lingering COVID anger

A South Carolina Senate committee has rejected the Republican governor's nominee to be the state’s top doctor after hearings dominated by the state's response to the COVID pandemic

The Independent UK

Orbán says Hungary is quitting the ICC to end its 'half-hearted' membership

Hungary was never fully committed to the International Criminal Court, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said a day after announcing plans to withdraw from the international body

The Independent UK

China Floats Battle Barges In Taiwan Invasion Plans

Vast new Chinese barges spotted off the country's south coast could be used to land heavy equipment and thousands of personnel in a possible invasion of Taiwan, defence experts say.

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South and Midwest face potentially catastrophic rains and floods while reeling from tornadoes

Parts of the Midwest and South are facing the possibility torrential rains and life-threatening flash floods on Friday The fresh storms come as many communities are still reeling from severe tornadoes that destroyed whole neighborhoods and killed at least seven people

The Guardian - US

Trump fires six national security staffers after meeting with far-right activist Laura Loomer

Trump ally presented him with opposition research against a number of officials that she said showed their disloyalty

Roll Call

Senate starts debate on GOP budget plan after delayed vote - Roll Call

Senate Republicans got over the first procedural hurdle Thursday on their revised budget plan needed to move forward on a reconciliation bill.

The Guardian - US

Democratic attorneys general sue Trump over ‘illegal’ voting order

President accused of overstepping authority with order requiring new proof-of-citizenship and mail-ballot rules

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Djokovic, Gauff and other players ask the Grand Slam tournaments for more money and more say

Novak Djokovic, Jannik Sinner, Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff are among 20 leading tennis players who have signed a letter sent to the heads of the four Grand Slam tournaments seeking more prize money and a greater say in how events are run

The Independent UK

Michigan child protection workers sued for failing to save three-year-old boy who was found dead in freezer

Suit alleges state officials didn’t act despite being aware of ‘years of horrific abuse and neglect’

The Guardian - US

LA wildfires death toll climbs to 30 after officials find more human remains

Discovery in Altadena months after fires brings deaths in Eaton fire up to 18, while 12 people killed in Palisades fire

The Guardian - US

Trump administration threatens to withhold funding from schools with DEI programs

Education department memo requires public schools to confirm they are complying with anti-diversity policies

The Guardian - UK

Donald Trump ordered to pay £626,000 legal costs after Steele dossier lawsuit

US president had sued over denied allegations he took part in ‘perverted’ sex acts but UK case was thrown out last year

International Business Times

French Creche Worker Gets 25 Years For Killing Baby With Drain Cleaner

A French ex-daycare worker on Thursday was sentenced to 25 years in prison over a baby's death in her care, after she gave the infant drain cleaner to silence her crying.

The Independent UK

School track meet turns deadly when student ‘fatally stabs teen leaving him to die in his brother’s arms’

The stabbing allegedly occurred after Austin Metcalf told Karmelo Anthony that he was sitting in his seat

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