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Black Democratic candidates across the American South are mobilising Black voters for November’s elections, arguing that a Supreme Court decision and subsequent redistricting drive threaten the representation secured through the Voting Rights Act. The effort is unfolding in states including Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Florida, Tennessee and North Carolina, where Democrats are contesting races that Republicans have long regarded as safe. The party faces steep odds, but some contests are showing early signs of becoming more competitive than expected. Keisha Lance Bottoms, the former mayor of Atlanta, remains in a toss-up race for governor of Georgia despite being outspent nine to…

Zhang Yiming, the founder of TikTok parent company ByteDance, has become the richest person in Asia, with an estimated fortune of $105.5 billion. He has overtaken Indian tycoon Gautam Adani, whose wealth is estimated at $104.8 billion by the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Zhang’s fortune rose by about $12 billion this month after new valuations from BlackRock and Fidelity. The Chinese entrepreneur owns roughly 21% of ByteDance. His wealth is now nearly eight times the $13 billion recorded in 2019, when Bloomberg began tracking his net worth. How AI helped make Zhang Yiming the richest person in Asia Artificial intelligence has…

A Florida mother and her son have been accused of having an incestuous sexual relationship, with investigators told they had had sex “only about 100 times”, according to Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd. The case came to light after Christina Clemens contacted police and accused her son, Shane Clemens, of assault. Deputies arrested Shane, who then allegedly told them about the sexual relationship with his mother. Sheriff Judd said officers questioned Christina about the allegation and that she confirmed it. She and Shane have both been charged with incest and domestic battery. Christina has also been charged with living in…

A Florida man accused of stealing high-value LEGO sets from shops across north-east Florida was arrested after allegedly striking a detective with the door of a U-Haul during a pursuit. Ronald Lorne Tipton was detained in Fernandina Beach on Tuesday, 15 September, after deputies stopped the vehicle by pinning it against a tree in a CVS car park. A second suspect, Jessica Underwood, was also arrested. LEGO theft investigation leads to U-Haul chase The investigation began with a series of alleged thefts at a Target store on State Road 200 in Yulee, where detectives said Tipton repeatedly targeted expensive LEGO…

King Charles has warned AI leaders of “existential dangers” if the technology falls into the wrong hands, saying safeguards must be established before it becomes “too late”. The King issued the warning while hosting senior figures from Nvidia, Google DeepMind, OpenAI and Anthropic at his Dumfries House estate in Scotland on Thursday. Charles said artificial intelligence could improve and save lives, particularly in medicine and the life sciences. But he added that its creators were increasingly warning of darker possibilities, “perhaps even to take life”. “There seems urgency in adequately considering the existential dangers of such technologies falling into the…

Welsh businessman Owain Davies has been killed in a plane crash in the Swiss Alps alongside two friends. The 55-year-old engineering boss was travelling in a Cirrus SR22T when it crashed near Leukerbad in the southern Swiss canton of Valais on Tuesday. One of the other victims was also British. The aircraft had taken off from Sion airport in the Rhône Valley and collided with the northern slope of a mountain in the Fluhalp area around 10 minutes later, officials said. Local police said the crash happened shortly after 4pm and that “signs of smoke were subsequently reported in the…

China’s growing oil power has emerged as one of the unexpected consequences of the war with Iran, as Beijing uses vast reserves, extensive refining capacity and alternative energy sources to reduce its exposure to disrupted supplies. The shift has given China new influence over global energy markets and raised questions about whether the threat of an oil blockade would still deter its leaders from taking more aggressive action abroad, including a possible move against Taiwan. China remains heavily dependent on imported crude, but its stockpiles and ability to switch between oil, coal and other energy sources allowed it to cut…

General Motors is preparing to bring two new V-8 engines to its 2027 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 pickups, as Detroit’s major manufacturers renew their focus on petrol-powered trucks amid weaker demand for electric vehicles. The new line-up will also include a carryover inline-six diesel engine and an upgraded four-cylinder turbocharged option. GM said the changes were designed to strengthen its position in the highly profitable full-size pickup market. The company expects the redesigned trucks and updated engines to extend its run of six consecutive years of sales leadership against Ford and Stellantis, although Ford’s F-Series remains the…

Hasan Piker has claimed that the United States has committed more terrorism than Al-Qaeda “pound for pound”, pointing to an alleged bombing of an Iranian elementary school. The left-wing streamer made the remarks during an appearance on The Axios Show, saying: “We have caused tremendous terror all around the world.” Piker referred to the February bombing of the Shajareh Tayyebeh school, which he said left about 120 children dead. “If you’re killing 140 schoolgirls, that is an act of terror,” he said. He later clarified that he did not mean “that all Americans are terrorists”. Instead, he urged US citizens…

Three Arizona businesses are in the spotlight in FOX 10 Phoenix’s “Seen on TV” feature for Thursday, September 17, 2026. The line-up includes Queen Creek Olive Mill in Queen Creek, Nadu Phoenix and Sweet Salvage Vintage Market in Phoenix, with links and contact information provided for viewers who missed the segments on air. Arizona businesses featured on Seen on TV Queen Creek Olive Mill is listed at 25062 South Meridian Road, Queen Creek, Arizona 85142. Nadu Phoenix is located at 21001 North Tatum Boulevard, Suite 40-1360, Phoenix, Arizona 85050. Sweet Salvage Vintage Market can be found at 4648 North Seventh…