Britain’s sweet tooth appears to have developed a criminal edge. The BBC has lifted the lid on a growing trend of chocolate bars being locked inside plastic security cases in shops across the country, ...

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Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. Early voting has begun in North Carolina’s primary election, which will take place on ...

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Driving west on Lake Street in Minneapolis, Emily Phillips abruptly stopped talking mid-sentence, noticing a pickup truck with heavily tinted windows. "That's a suspicious vehicle," Phillips noted ...

Neither church officials nor event organizers say they've received legitimate pushback since holding "legal observer" training in eastern Iowa, despite a viral social media post claiming otherwise. A ...

Everyday it feels like yet another product launches, and to be quite honest, a lot of them miss the mark. A solid roll out and marketing campaign is one thing, but whether or not a product is actually ...

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Many have now seen the masses march in Minneapolis calling for an end to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations. But some are choosing a silent expression of protest with Scandinavian ...