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Republican vice-presidential candidate J.D. Vance has been stung by a double-digit dip in his net favorability among college students in the last two weeks, according to a fresh poll. Vance's net favorability has suffered the most among college graduates, where it dropped 28 points to -27 percent in August, compared to +1 percent in July.

Austin's housing market is in "acute distress" as newly built homes continue flooding the market at the same time as sales plummet in the Texas capital, according to a new study by Parcl Labs. The former pandemic boomtown has been building more homes than most of the country in the past five years, as demand

Seattle has emerged as the smartest city in the U.S. for 2024, overtaking last year's winner, Austin, Texas, according to the latest Smart City Index released by ProptechOS. The index, which evaluated cities based on tech infrastructure, sustainability, and the tech job market, placed Seattle at the forefront with an overall score of 75.7 out

A migrant at a detention center on the U.S.-Mexico border says a prison guard took him into a room without cameras, told him to undress himself, and then sexually assaulted him. That's according to a complaint lodged by a coalition of migrant advocacy groups in a letter seen by Newsweek that was sent to Department

Tottenham striker Richarlison rejects move to Saudi Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Richarlison is Tottenham's record signing Published 27 minutes ago Striker Richarlison says he wants to stay at Tottenham Hotspur after turning down a move to Saudi Arabia. The Brazil forward, 27, joined Spurs from Everton in 2022 for a club-record fee of

Fighting in Kursk region enters third day, Russia says AFP via Getty Images Russian defence minister Andrei Belousov attended a meeting with other security chiefs on Wednesday to discuss Ukraine's incursion in Kursk Heavy fighting in Russia's Kursk region has entered a third day, with efforts "ongoing" to expel Ukrainian forces from the country, Moscow's

Why has Ukraine launched a cross-border attack on Russia? Getty Images When Kyiv launched a cross-border raid into Russia’s Kursk region bordering Ukraine, the question from some military experts was: “Why?” One of Ukraine’s biggest battlefield issues is manpower. Russia has more soldiers and is inching closer to the eastern Ukrainian town of Pokrovsk. So

Western envoys shun Nagasaki event over Israel snub Reuters Commemoration events are regularly held at Nagasaki's peace statue Ambassadors from Western countries including the United States and the United Kingdom will not attend a ceremony marking the 79th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki after Israel was snubbed. The mayor of the south-western Japanese