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Newcastle Hospitals NHS Trust apologises for care it says "fell short of the standards" expected.

Republican Michigan Senate candidate Mike Rogers mocked Democratic rival Abdul El-Sayed with a sarcastic gift basket.

Trump had sued the media outlet after it published a letter to Epstein purportedly written and signed by the president as part of a birthday book.

A federal judge has once again dismissed President Donald Trump’s defamation claims against the Wall Street Journal over a 2025 report by the paper that a 2003 birthday letter to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was purportedly written by Trump. Trump’s lawsuit “falls short of pleading actual malice,” wrote U.S. District Judge Darrin P. Gayles […]

U.S. District Judge Darrin Gayles in Miami dismissed the suit with prejudice, ruling that the president did not prove the defendants made defamatory statements with actual malice as required by law.

A federal judge in Florida has tossed a revised version of President Donald Trump’s $10 billion defamation suit against The Wall Street Journal over a story about a birthday card he allegedly sent Jeffrey Epstein more than two decades ago.

UPDATED: A federal judge has again dismissed Donald Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal over its reporting on a letter sent to Jeffrey Epstein for his birthday in 2003. U.S. District Judge Darrin P. Gayles wrote in his opinion that Trump’s lawsuit “falls short of pleading actual malice. Indeed, the allegations […]

Shashil Namoshi promises to urge leaders across party lines to press the government; committee also seeks renovation of Patel Circle in Kalaburagi

Thousands of parents and experts have made submissions about gaps in postpartum healthcare to a parliamentary committee on women’s health, which will hold its first hearing on Monday in Sydney.

Climber Alex Honnold is known for undertaking massive no-rope "free solo" climbing challenges, from El Capitan in Yosemite National Park to the Taipei 101 tower in Taiwan. Now, he's taking his 75-year-old mom out on a birthday excursion.

His customers used the altered documents to obtain SIM cards, for government schemes, and bag jobs at private factories

MCC, India Post sign agreement to extend doorstep delivery service across India

A Gombe-based paediatrician urges pregnant women to attend early antenatal care to prevent premature births by managing risk factors like hypertension and Read More: https://punchng.com/medics-urge-early-antenatal-care-to-prevent-premature-births/

Aussie parents are spending up to $10k on their children's 1st birthday celebrations.

How a virtual romance game is bringing Auckland fans together.

At an enumerator training session attended by The Hindu, a trainer explains how to coax respondents to share Aadhaar data, including that it could be used as citizenship proof, though Census officials denied giving any instructions in this regard

Inquiry told by representative body of ‘pressure’ to handle complaints informally

The Kwara State Government has begun training 290 healthcare workers on skilled birth attendance to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality in the state. Read More: https://punchng.com/kwara-trains-290-health-workers-on-safe-childbirth/

Break-up registries are all the rage. I say bring back the sweet art of petty revenge.

Plus: Bette Midler recently accepted the 2026 Woody Guthrie Prize at a ceremony in Oklahoma. Which Guthrie song did she perform?

SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Yonhap) -- The number of babies born in South Korea shot up 13 p...

Former minister, Betta Edu, marked her 40th birthday with IDPs in Benue State, announcing scholarships, vocational training and livelihood equipment. Read More: https://punchng.com/betta-edu-celebrates-40th-birthday-with-benue-idps/

Joy Behar returned to “The View” on Tuesday after nearly a month away from the ABC talk show, revealing that a backstage fall left her with a dislocated shoulder and pain she described as “worse than childbirth.” The 84-year-old comedian, who last appeared on the show Sept. 30, received a standing ovation from the studio […]

A Sharjah resident who won Dh5 million on the UAE Lottery plans to apply for a Golden Visa after travelling the world with his wife. Kishore Pandurang Rao, an Indian who has lived in the UAE for three decades, found out he had won the prize in the October 3 draw, only days before his 60th birthday. Mr Rao said he was shocked when he realised that he had won.

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In a 30-minute-long phone call with Stacey Warnecke, free birth advocate Emily Lal described childbirth as “the death of the maiden” and “birth of the woman”.

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What is consciousness and how can we tell if another being possesses it?

Today, Oct. 24, 2026, marks the 20th anniversary of the release of Taylor Swift’s self-titled debut album. It would take at least a few years before anyone really thought of this as a monumental or transformative event — for country music, and then for pop, and then for pop culture as we knew and continue […]

In Greater Noida’s Bisrakh, where Dasara passes without the burning of Ravana’s effigy, the priests of two temples that are barely 300 metres apart claim that their temple stands at the exact spot where the Ramayana’s demon-king was born. Ishita Mishra finds that as the priests vie for Ravana’s legacy, residents hope that a story passed down through generati

The U.S. birth rate fell to its lowest level ever recorded, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The drop would have been greater, but women over age 30 are having more children.

The brand’s lovely selection of hand-knotted and handwoven wool rugs at reasonable prices make it a WIRED-staff favorite.

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Sant’Agata Bolognese is a relatively small town between Bologna and Modena in Italy’s “Motor Valley”. Yet it is responsible for some of the world’s most ostentatious and recognisable cars ever made. This, after all, is where Ferruccio Lamborghini established his car company in 1963 and where, more than six decades later, Lamborghini continues to build its ve

Expectant mothers in Abu Dhabi facing high-risk pregnancies are to be provided with wearable devices under a pioneering project exploring how everyday technology can help deliver crucial warning signs over premature births. The emirate's Department of Health has launched a major 24-month pilot study with smart ring maker Oura to identify risks in pregnancy a

The Maverick 88 pump-action 12-gauge shotgun was purchased legally in August 2026 by Shauntai Nickerson, the mother of the shooter, and given to him for recreational use, sources told CBS News.

In her last interview with The Irish Times, the Co Down athlete outlined how a devastating cancer diagnosis changed everything