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A lawsuit filed by three Granbury city leaders has halted plans for a recall election linked to opposition to a proposed data centre in the Texas city. Mayor Jim Jarratt, mayor pro tem Bruce Wadley and council member Skip Overdier are named as plaintiffs in the case, despite all three being among the officials targeted by the recall campaign. The legal action was filed on Tuesday, 6 October, by Houston-based lawyer Andy Taylor, around 30 minutes before a Granbury City Council meeting at which the election was due to be scheduled. Mr Taylor’s filing argues that the recall petition is…

Nick Dal Santo’s future as St Kilda AFLW coach has come under serious scrutiny after the club’s winless start to the season, with calls for the former Saints star to leave his position. St Kilda have yet to record a victory, while Saturday’s defeat by the Bulldogs produced just one behind across the entire match — a record performance for the wrong reasons. Writing about the club’s plight, Hannah Kennelly argued that St Kilda must make several bold decisions if they are to build a successful AFLW programme, beginning with a change in senior coach. She said Dal Santo’s position…

Illegal car meets where drivers drift within feet of spectators are being fuelled by social media, with young men filming increasingly dangerous stunts for online audiences. An investigation into the underground racing scene found gatherings advertised openly on TikTok and Instagram across east London and Essex, before convoys moved between locations to evade police. At one event in a Basildon retail park, hundreds of people gathered around modified cars as drivers spun through clouds of tyre smoke. Spectators pressed towards the vehicles, while some climbed on to containers and warehouse roofs for a better view. Three young men ran into…

McDonald’s Monopoly 2026 has launched, with Reddit users identifying the 10 rare game pieces needed to complete winning property combinations and claim prizes ranging from holidays and vehicles to cash and shopping vouchers. Physical pieces are being distributed with eligible menu items until November 1. Customers must collect the required properties in each combination, with one particularly difficult-to-find piece included in every set. The rare McDonald’s Monopoly 2026 pieces Mediterranean Avenue is the rare piece in a combination with Baltic Avenue, offering the potential to win one of 25 Hilton Resort getaways. The estimated odds of collecting the combination are…

A 75-year-old man from Wisconsin has been identified after his body was found in Lake Superior at a beach in Minnesota. John Driscoll, of Barron, Wisconsin, was discovered face down in the water at Split Rock River Wayside Rest beach at about 2.50pm on Tuesday, October 6, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. Emergency crews, including the Lake County Rescue Squad, attended the scene and recovered the body. The discovery was reported by a member of the public. The death remains under investigation by the sheriff’s office and the Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office. Officials have not said how Mr…

Video released by a court shows the alleged killer at a number of locations after the deaths of Luke Davies and Jesse Baird. The footage forms part of the case concerning the alleged double murder of Davies and Baird. It depicts the accused at various locations following the deaths.

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Kidnapping in Nigeria is leaving families in Borno State facing ransom demands, prolonged uncertainty and the loss of access to education, as relatives sell livestock, borrow money and dispose of property to secure the release of loved ones. Musa Abdullahi Wakawa was confronted with the crisis when his wife and seven-year-old son were abducted. His initial disbelief soon gave way to the practical question of how he could raise the money demanded by their captors. Families across north-eastern Nigeria are exhausting their savings and taking on debt in attempts to bring relatives home. In some communities, fear of further abductions…

The dollar edged back from an 18-month high after the release of minutes from the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC). The move came as markets assessed the details contained in the central bank meeting record.

An Arizona congressional candidate says she was raped while campaigning in a Sun City car park, alleging that she was attacked as she tried to repair a damaged campaign sign. Bernadette Greene-Placentia, the Democratic candidate for Arizona’s 8th Congressional District, said the incident happened at about 2am on August 14 in the retirement community north-west of Phoenix. She told the Phoenix New Times that she was struck on the head and briefly lost consciousness. When she came round, she alleges, a man was on top of her and sexually assaulting her. Ms Greene-Placentia said she felt a sharp pain below…