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Chris Smith obituary

Sports photographer for the Observer and the Sunday Times who sought to capture human drama and emotion

The Guardian - UK

Voters defeated three measures that Republican Legislatures put on the ballot in Missouri and Kansas

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Ballotpedia

Republican who withdrew last month beats Trump-backed rival in Michigan

Thomas Smith, whose name remained on ballot, beats Republican rivals in primary contest for eighth district

The Guardian - US

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‘It’s only going to get worse’: wildfires forcing firefighters to make impossible choices

As the climate crisis fuels more intense blazes, pushing them to new parts of the world, those tackling them are forced to ration resources and decide which to fight

The Guardian - UK

Paxton-backed Thomas Smith defeats Alison Fox in GOP runoff for Texas’ highest criminal court

The all-Republican Court of Criminal Appeals has undergone extensive turnover since AG Ken Paxton began targeting incumbent judges.

The Texas Tribune

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Republican runoff: Who is running for Place 3 and what to know

The criminal court decides death penalty case appeals and rules on petitions for those who believe they’ve been wrongfully detained. Alison Fox and Thomas Smith are in the runoff for Place 3’s Republican nominee.

The Texas Tribune

For Texas’ highest courts, two Democratic races decided, one GOP race goes to runoff

Maggie Ellis and Kristen Hawkins win Texas Supreme Court Dem primaries. John Messinger wins his GOP race for Court of Criminal Appeals, while Alison Fox and Thomas Smith head to a runoff.

The Texas Tribune

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Texas Court of Criminal Appeals primaries: Who is running and what to know

The criminal court decides death penalty case appeals and rules on petitions for those who believe they’ve been wrongfully detained. Here’s a look at who’s running for the court’s three seats on the 2026 ballot.

The Texas Tribune

Former Love Is Blind participant files suit over show’s ‘inhumane working conditions’

Stephen Richardson claims cast members were regularly given ‘alcoholic beverages’ and access to water was ‘strictly limited’

The Independent UK

What caused South Korea’s largest ever wildfires?

After a week, efforts still continue to contain a fire that killed at least 28 people and destroyed tens of thousands of hectares of land

The Independent UK

Brickbats: March 2025

News of politicians, police, and bureaucrats behaving badly from around the world.

Reason

Brickbat: Following Too Closely

Former U.S. Capitol Police officer Thomas Smith was sentenced to 21 months in prison after pleading guilty to deprivation of… The post Brickbat: Following Too Closely appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason

Can This Growth Stock Deliver 135% Upside in 2025?

Positive clinical trial results have sparked hope for this biotech.

Barchart

A Complete Timeline of Lawsuits and Allegations Brought Against ‘Love Is Blind’

Netflix’s reality series has faced several accusations of labor violations and neglect towards the cast's mental health and safety.

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The Independent UK

Love Is Blind contestant accuses Netflix of matching her with ‘walking red flag’ fiancé

Renee Poche has accused Netflix and production company Delirium TV for allegedly ‘forcing’ her to be in a relationship with ‘walking red flag’ fiancé Carter Wall

Fortune

SEC says SafeMoon executives withdrew $200 million from crypto project to spend on McLarens and luxury homes

SafeMoon reached a market cap of $5.7 billion at its peak in 2021.

The Independent UK

Love is Blind contestant sues for sexual assault during filming of show

In the lawsuit the contestant claims she was “incessantly groped” - allegations that have been denied by the person being accussed

Roll Call

Former Capitol Police officer pleads guilty in 2020 cruiser crash with motorcyclist - Roll Call

A former Capitol Police officer pleaded guilty Wednesday to a charge that stems from a 2020 crash in Georgetown with a police cruiser.

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The Independent UK

Love is Blind contestant sues for sexual assault during filming of show

In the lawsuit the contestant claims she was “incessantly groped” - allegations that have been denied by the person being accussed

Pedestrian.tv

Love Is Blind Producers Sued By Ex-Contestant For Alleged Sexual Assault & False Imprisonment

The contestant claims she raised her concerns with producers but they were allegedly "swept aside".

Tribune News Service

Canada’s record wildfire season set to worsen as heat builds

Canada is bracing for higher-than-normal wildfire activity to continue into August, as soaring temperatures and drought turn much of the country’s vast forests into kindling.

GamesRadar

This terrifying horror game about OCD helped me understand conditions different to my own

Mental Health Awareness Week | Neverending Nightmares illustrates the uglier side of OCD as it aims to enlighten and inform

The Independent UK

Crump: Abuse victims set to sue Baltimore Archdiocese

Civil rights attorney Ben Crump has announced plans to file a series of lawsuits on behalf of people he says suffered child sexual abuse at the hands of Catholic priests and other clergy in the Archdiocese of Baltimore

Nottingham Post

Quiet Nottingham suburb with a 'handy' row of shops and award-winning chippy

Many people pass through the suburb, daily

The Texas Tribune

LGBTQ Texans voting with marriage, worker protections and trans rights in mind

The Texas Tribune spoke with LGBTQ voters, the parents of queer youth and advocates from across the state about what’s at stake for them this November.

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