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Rishi Sunak needs to rally his flagging Conservatives. He hopes a dash of populism will do the trick 10/01/2023 02:09am • LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak heads to the governing Conservative Party’s annual conference on Sunday facing a triple challenge: Cheer up a party that’s trailing in opinion polls, sideline rivals who are eyeing his job and persuade the voting public that a party in power for 13 Washington officers on trial in deadly arrest of Manny Ellis, a case reminiscent of George Floyd 10/01/2023 01:03am • TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Police wrestle the unarmed Black man to the sidewalk. One officer pushes his face into the pavement as he pleads in vain: “Can’t breathe.” Witnesses capture the scene at a dark intersection on their cellphones — one yells, “Hey! Stop! Oh my God, stop hitting him!” Dog caught in driver's seat of moving car in speed camera photo in Slovakia 09/30/2023 11:33pm • ▶ Watch Video: Slovakian driver fined after traffic camera shows dog behind wheel of car Ru-roh. The driver of a car in Slovakia was fined after a speed camera appeared to capture a dog behind the steering wheel of his moving vehicle, officials said. Slovakian police detailed the in Indonesia is set to launch Southeast Asia's first high-speed railway, largely funded by China 09/30/2023 11:17pm • JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia is launching Southeast Asia’s first high-speed railway, a key project under China’s Belt and Road infrastructure initiative that will cut travel time between the capital and another major city from the current three hours to about 40 minutes. The project has Two men charged after trying to hit Virginia state trooper, police say 09/30/2023 10:35pm • Two unidentified men have been arrested after trying to run down a Virginia State Trooper Saturday morning, the department said. Officials said a K-9 trooper discovered a stolen car near Franklin Street in Alexandria at around 11 a.m. when the incident occurred. According to a news release, wh NHRA Midwest Nationals Pairings 09/30/2023 09:05pm • Saturday World Wide Technology Raceway Madison, Ill. Sunday's Pairings Top Fuel 1. Doug Kalitta, 3.709 seconds, 331.85 mph vs. 16. Lex Joon, 3.920, 314.09; 2. Mike Salinas, 3.710, 329.75 vs. 15. Cody Krohn, 3.819, 319.07; 3. Antron Brown, 3.714, 331.69 vs. 14. Kyle Wurtzel, 3.816, 314.46; 4. Justin Aric Almirola leads strong Ford contingent in qualifying for NASCAR's playoff race at Talladega 09/30/2023 06:19pm • TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — Aric Almirola gave Stewart-Haas Racing a much-needed boost as Ford drivers swept the top three spots and seven of the top 10 in qualifying for Sunday's playoff race at Talladega Superspeedway. Almirola earned the sixth pole of his career with a lap of 181.656 mph in Saturda New York begins drying out after being stunned and soaked by record-breaking rainfall 09/30/2023 04:41pm • NEW YORK (AP) — New York City began drying out Saturday after being soaked by one of its wettest days in decades, as city dwellers dried out basements and traffic resumed on highways, railways and airports that were temporarily shuttered by Friday's severe rainfall. While the fierce storm has move McIlroy loses match then his temper at Ryder Cup after clash involving Cantlay's caddie 09/30/2023 03:24pm • GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — Rory McIlroy lost his match at the Ryder Cup. Then he lost his cool. In scenes sure to stoke tensions ahead of Sunday's singles, McIlroy accused Patrick Cantlay ’s caddie, Joe LaCava, of waving his hat in his line of vision ahead of the European star’s crucial Chase Elliott looks for his first win in a season of disappointment for NASCAR's most popular driver 09/30/2023 02:42pm • TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — It’s been a year since Chase Elliott won a Cup Series race, a drought that played a role in NASCAR’s most popular driver missing the playoffs in what's guaranteed to be the worst season of his career. As Elliott returns for Sunday's race at Talladega Superspeedway, site Families take to the road for 'world schooling' 09/30/2023 11:22am • Amanda Dixon was teaching second grade at Kings Center Charter School in Buffalo, New York, while her husband Solomon, 38, was running writing workshops at middle schools around New York state. The couple was working long hours to support their three young children, then 4, 2, and 1, when Amand Borrowers are reassessing their budgets as student loan payments resume after pandemic pause 09/30/2023 10:00am • NEW YORK (AP) — Millions of Americans must start repaying their federal student loans again in October, with monthly payments averaging hundreds of dollars. To get ready, borrowers are cutting expenses, taking on additional work, and looking for options to reduce their monthly payments. Megan McC 6 miners killed, 15 trapped underground in collapse of a gold mine in Zimbabwe, state media reports 09/30/2023 09:22am • HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Six people have died in the collapse of a gold mine in Zimbabwe, and 15 others are still trapped underground, according to state media reports. State-run Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation quoted deputy mines minister Polite Kambamura as saying 34 miners had been caught in F Indiana woman sentenced to 18 years for fatally shooting DC love interest 09/30/2023 07:34am • A woman from South Bend, Indiana, was sentenced Friday to 18 years in prison for fatally shooting a D.C. man who she was casually dating and stalking in 2020, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Officials said Nijinsky Dix, 40, pleaded guilty on Feb. 13 to a charge of second degree murde An arrest has been made in Tupac Shakur's killing. Here's what we know about the case and the rapper 09/30/2023 12:57am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — An arrest has been made in Tupac Shakur's killing, the latest twist in one of the biggest unsolved cases in hip-hop history. Duane “Keffe D” Davis was arrested on suspicion of murder early Friday morning and has been indicted on a murder charge in Las Vegas. The case returne