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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, a Democrat, said there is no emergency and President Donald Trump is “attempting to manufacture a crisis” after reports that the federal government may deploy the National Guard to Chicago to address crime in the city.”The State of Illinois at this time has received no requests or outreach from the federal government asking if we need assistance, and we have made no requests for federal intervention,” the governor said in a statement on Saturday.This comes after Trump’s move to boost the presence of federal law enforcement in Washington,…

The Bell hotel in Epping has seen a lot since it was built in the 16th century as a coaching inn, serving travellers passing through the historic Essex market town and on to London, 15 miles to the south-west. This has long been a place that bustled with outsiders, though they have not always been welcome – the small green common opposite was once named after a beacon that local stories say was built to warn of invasion.Though now wrapped in ugly 1960s extensions that have stripped it of anything approaching charm, the unassuming building – close to agricultural land…

New Delhi: The All India Consumer Products Distributors Federation (AICPDF), the apex body representing FMCG distributors, has urged the government to issue clear guidelines on the proposed GST reforms to avoid trade disruptions and pricing confusion. The appeal comes after the Group of Ministers (GoM) approved the Centre’s recommendation for a simplified two-slab GST structure. Under the proposed GST 2.0, the 12 percent and 28 percent slabs will be scrapped, while 5 percent and 18 percent will be retained. A new 40 percent slab is planned for sin goods. Call for directives on pricing and stock Add Zee News as…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FBI agents raided the Bethesda, Md., home of former national security adviser John Bolton on Friday morning, marking a new tension point in his difficult relationship with President Donald Trump. Agents also raided Bolton’s D.C. office.The reason behind the raids was reportedly linked to a probe of allegations that Bolton sent classified documents to his family from a private email server while working at the White House, according to the New York Post. The Post cited a Trump administration official who said FBI Director Kash Patel ordered the raid.The outlet also reported…

The boss of the firm behind ChatGPT and the UK technology secretary discussed a multibillion-pound deal to give the entire country premium access to the AI tool, the Guardian has learned.Sam Altman, a co-founder of OpenAI, talked to Peter Kyle about a potential agreement to give UK residents access to its advanced product.According to two sources with direct knowledge of the meeting, the idea was floated as part of a broader discussion in San Francisco about opportunities for collaboration between OpenAI and the UK.Those close to the discussion say Kyle never really took the idea seriously, not least because it…

New Delhi: A week after an army soldier was brutally assaulted during an altercation at a toll booth in Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut, the NHAI on Saturday terminated the contract and debarred the toll collection agency from participation in bids for one year for misbehaving with the army personnel by toll staff deployed at Bhuni Toll Plaza on Meerut-Karnal section of NH-709A. In addition, NHAI has imposed a penalty of Rs. 20 lakhs on the toll collecting agency and the performance security of the agency amounting to Rs. 3.66 crores will be encashed towards the repair/replacement cost of the damaged equipment…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Self-described Democratic-Socialist New York City mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani announced on Saturday a scavenger hunt across the city with a campaign video that appears to take aim at his opponent, Mayor Eric Adams, amid recent alleged scandals surrounding Adams’ inner circle.The clip — posted to Mamdani’s X account with the caption “game on” — begins with a camera following along a trail of potato chips that leads to Mamdani, who is sitting on a bench eating from a bag of Herr’s Sour Cream & Onion ripple chips.FORMER TOP ADAMS ADVISER, DONORS CHARGED…

The mother of a 6-year-old Texas boy who hasn’t been seen since 2022 has been arrested on a capital murder charge, the FBI said Wednesday.Cindy Rodriguez Singh is accused of killing her 6-year-old son, Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez, FBI Director Kash Patel said on X.Singh, who had been on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list, is charged with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution and capital murder of a person under 10 years old, Patel said.Police in Everman, Texas, near Fort Worth, said that on March 20, 2023, the Texas Department of Family Services asked them to conduct a welfare check. At…

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that India’s foreign exchange reserves have surged to record high. He also added that S&P Global Ratings has upgraded India’s long-term sovereign credit rating for the first time in two decades. He was addressing The Economic Times World Leader Forum in New Delhi. “We have missed several buses, but now India has decided we would not only miss any bus also take the driving seat,” he said. India’s forex reserves stood at $695.10 billion as of August 15, 2025, marking one of the highest levels in the country’s history and reinforcing…

A Labour MP has said she has been subjected to death threats and online misogynistic abuse after a video was shared by a Conservative MP about her position on a national inquiry into grooming gangs.Anna Dixon, the MP for Shipley in West Yorkshire, said police were investigating the threats and accused the MP for Keighley and Ilkley, Robbie Moore, of disseminating “misinformation” about her stance on the issue.Moore posted a video on Wednesday on social media with the caption: “Shipley’s Labour MP Anna Dixon is ‘misleading public’ on grooming gangs inquiry.“Anna is telling constituents she voted against an inquiry because…