US Fed Governor Cook offers detailed defence in mortgage fraud case | Business and Economy News

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Cook’s lawyer says the criminal referrals against her ‘fail on even the most cursory look at the facts’.Published On 17 Nov 202517 Nov 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareUnited States Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook’s lawyer has offered the first detailed defence of mortgage applications that gave rise to President Donald Trump’s move to fire her, saying apparent discrepancies in loan documents were either accurate at the time or an “inadvertent notation” that couldn’t constitute fraud given…

Israeli settlers torch homes and vehicles in Palestinian West Bank villages | Israel-Palestine conflict News

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New attacks near Bethlehem and Hebron underscore intensifying Israeli violence in occupied Palestinian territory.Israeli settlers have launched two major arson attacks on Palestinian villages near Bethlehem and Hebron amid a wave of rising violence by Israel in the occupied West Bank.Dozens of settlers rampaged through the village of al-Jaba, located 10km (six miles) southwest of Bethlehem, on Monday, torching three Palestinian homes, one shack and three vehicles, according to Dhyab Masha‘la, the head of the local council.Recommended Stories…

Antoine Semenyo: Bournemouth winger has £65m January release clause in contract

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Bournemouth winger Antoine Semenyo has a £65m release clause in his contract that can be activated during the first two weeks of the January transfer window, BBC Sport has been told. The Ghana international attracted interest from several clubs including Manchester United and Tottenham in the summer only for the 25-year-old to sign a new five-year deal at Vitality Stadium on 1 July. However, BBC Sport has learned that his new contract contains a release clause of £65m…

The Offspring are pretty fly at epic Manchester gig

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The Offspring | Simple PlanManchester AO ArenaSunday 16th November The Doctor will see you now…fresh from gaining his PhD, The Offspring’s Dexter Holland and his gang of SoCal stalwarts bring their hearty blend of alternative punk and salsa to a packed out Manchester. Just watch out for the gorilla guy. And the booty cam. Sam Lambeth asked for a 13, but they drew a 31. You could be forgiven for thinking that Halloween has come late to Manchester.…

AFC Bournemouth – Can Bournemouth keep Semenyo?

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Available for over a yearIt's been revealed that the Cherries winger has a £65m release clause in his contract which is active in January. Our Bournemouth commentator Jordan Clark gave Jono Holmes the very latest on Semenyo's potential transfer situation. (Image: Getty)Programme WebsiteShow less Source link

Call for safety measures at Timepiece after Freshers’ Week fall

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Miles DavisDevon political reporterBBCTimepiece said staff did everything needed to get the young woman homeSerious concerns have been raised for students during Freshers' Week after a young woman fell backwards down stairs in a nightclub before she was moved out of the club by security staff.The woman, a first year student at the University of Exeter, was seen on CCTV in the Timepiece nightclub in September coming out of toilets supported by friends before she fell backwards down…

Magdalen Road Christmas Fair – Exeter Observer

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Magdalen Road Christmas Fair – Exeter Observer

Good journalism costs money Upgrade to paid E O Exeter Observer Local news that matters ON OUR RADAR Community-run market returns for thirteenth year with festive food, music and gifts. Leigh Curtis Magdalen Road Christmas Fair returns to St Leonard’s on Saturday 6 December for its thirteenth year. The road will be closed to provide

Gritting begins as South West faces cold snap

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Gritters have been deployed in parts of the South West as the region braces for icy temperatures this week.Devon County Council said its fleets had been out in North Devon and Dartmoor on Sunday, and Cornwall Council said 28 gritters would be on standby to cover about 1,490 km (925 miles) of the most heavily-used A and B roads in the county.It comes as the Met Office issued several yellow severe weather warnings for snow and ice parts of…

Bridgwater MP calls for new one-way route to be scrapped

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An MP has called for the new one-way system to be dropped claiming it has led to "traffic chaos".Bridgwater MP Sir Ashley Fox said making East Quay and Salmon Parade in the town one-way and scrapping a major upgrade to the Cross Rifles roundabout has made traffic "intolerable". Mike Rigby who is in charge of Planning on Somerset Council said there is always a period of "bedding in" with any new scheme, but "elements seem to be working…

Mother’s ‘horror’ as daughter dies on Weymouth railway line

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Steve HumphreyBournemouthBTPRoxy Phillips was described as enjoying horse riding and competingAn inquest has heard how the mother of a teenager watched paramedics trying to revive her daughter after she was electrocuted on a railway line.Roxy Phillips, 15, was walking home along the track in Weymouth, Dorset, in the early hours of 23 March 2023 when she came into contact with the live rail. Kerri Walker went to the scene after a mobile phone call in which a friend…

Two missing after mudslides rip through northern Italy | Weather

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NewsFeedFirefighters in northeastern Italy are searching for two people missing after a mudslide tore through a home overnight in Brazzano di Cormons. A woman and a 35-year-old German man who lives locally remain unaccounted for. One person has already been rescued.Published On 17 Nov 202517 Nov 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2Share Source link

Man who scratched cars and popped tyre in Truro jailed

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A man from Cornwall who used metal tools to cause an estimated £5,000 worth of criminal damage to cars has been jailed.Roger Duque, 39, of St Thomas Close, Truro, Cornwall appeared at Truro Magistrates' Court earlier where he was sentenced to six months in prison, reduced to four for an early plea, after admitting to causing the damage on two cars in the city.The court heard how Duque took to the streets in the early hours of 8…