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Secrets of how to retire early: I met the couple who say they turned £100 into £1million without being high-earners and quit the rat race. I thought it was too good to be true... then I discovered their extraordinary method

2026-03-12
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 Alan and Katie Donegan have achieved the seemingly impossible dream - they retired aged 40 and 35, respectively.

US Navy escorts through Strait of Hormuz ‘can’t happen now,’ Energy secretary says — as Iran touts ‘tool to pressure enemy’

2026-03-12
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 The cost of oil surged Thursday, with Brent crude hovering around $100 per barrel as of midday, after at least seven ships were attacked by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz and Persian Gulf since Wednesday.

Police Respond to Shooting at Temple Israel in Michigan

2026-03-12
It was not immediately clear if anyone had been injured, though smoke could be seen pouring from the building.

This tale of a Chicago school book ban was inspired by true events

2026-03-12
Librarian Jarrett Dapier’s graphic novel tells a fictionalized account of real-life events in 2013 that restricted access to Marjane Satrapi’s memoir Persepolis in Chicago Public Schools.

Trump says not ‘appropriate’ for Iran to participate in the World Cup in US

2026-03-12
US president, who won the FIFA Peace Prize says Iran would be welcome but should not come for its players� safety.

Late Khamenei's wife alive; son recalls seeing Iran leader's body after US-Israel strike

2026-03-12
Reports of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s death in a US-Israel strike on February 28 have been officially denied by Iranian state media. This clarification follows a statement from Mojtaba Khamenei, who acknowledged his father’s martyrdom and the deaths of other family…

Gunman dead, two people are hurt after shooting at Old Dominion University

2026-03-12
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 A gunman is dead and two people are hurt after a shooting at Old Dominion University, the Virginia school says.

Strait of Hormuz must remain closed as 'tool to pressure enemy,' Iran's new supreme leader says

2026-03-12
Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has said all U.S. military bases in the Middle East should close immediately as those bases will be attacked.

Palestinians Stream Back to Northern Gaza on Foot

2025-01-27
Israel allowed displaced Gazans to begin crossing a military zone that bisects the enclave after a deadlock over hostage releases was broken.