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Seven pedestrians were injured in a crash in Baltimore County, Maryland, on Friday afternoon, with emergency crews taking at least seven people to hospital. The collision was reported at about 3pm at the junction of Delvale Avenue and Holabird Avenue in Dundalk, according to the Baltimore County Fire Department. Fire officials said the injuries were believed to be minor. Baltimore County police said multiple juveniles were involved and officers remained at the scene as the incident was investigated. Motorists were warned to expect delays in the area. The cause of the crash had not been established.

Several dozen presidential briefing documents detailing warnings about Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda before the September 11 attacks have been declassified to mark the 25th anniversary of the attacks in the United States. The papers set out intelligence gathered on bin Laden’s movements, al-Qaeda’s support network and possible threats to US targets before the hijackings that killed nearly 3,000 people and transformed American national security. CIA Director John Ratcliffe described the release as “an act of exceptional transparency”, saying it was the agency’s largest single publication of declassified presidential daily briefs. The highly classified documents were prepared by the intelligence…

The 70-year-old actor has a daughter, Lucia, with Russian musician Oksana Grigorieva. The actor and Grigorieva were involved from 2009 until their split in 2010. Grigorieva is 56.

Anthropic says its Claude system was used in activities involving weapons, spying and cyber operations.

Aston Villa’s transfer decisions involving Ollie Watkins and Nicolas Jackson have been questioned by former club scout Bryan King after a major reshaping of the squad this summer. Watkins left Villa Park for Al Hilal in a deal worth £51 million after deciding he wanted a new challenge. Villa then spent around £65 million to sign Jackson from Chelsea. King believes the decision to allow Watkins to depart before recruiting Jackson is difficult to understand. He also questioned why Villa pursued players Chelsea appeared willing to move on, including Jackson and Alejandro Garnacho, following the club’s significant deal involving Morgan…

Nearly 180,000 children’s finger light toys sold on Amazon have been recalled in the US because their button cell batteries can be easily accessed and swallowed, creating a risk of serious injury or death. The recall, issued by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission on 10 September 2026, affects about 179,739 California Cade Electronic Projecting Finger Light Toys. The products contain three button cell batteries and breach mandatory toy safety standards. The finger lights were sold in boxes of 50 in white, blue, red and green. Packaging is marked “California Cade Electronic” and “Finger Flashlights” on the front. The CPSC…

Tove Lo’s new album, Estrus, finds the Swedish pop star confronting questions about motherhood, marriage and domestic life while resisting pressure to become more settled and responsible. The record, due to be released on September 18, was shaped in part by her long-term relationship with Charlie Twaddle, a New Zealand producer and creative director whom she married in 2020. It continues Lo’s interest in sex and excess, but also reflects her uncertainty about what adulthood is supposed to look like. “I’m thinking about these things, but I’m in no way ready for it,” Lo said. “I feel I’m being told…

US federal tax brackets are projected to rise by 3.2% in 2027, allowing Americans to earn more before moving into higher tax rates, according to estimates from Bloomberg Tax. The Internal Revenue Service has not yet published its inflation-adjusted brackets, which it usually announces in October or November. The projections indicate a larger increase than the 2.7% adjustment applied for the current tax year. The annual changes are intended to limit so-called bracket creep, in which workers receiving pay rises in line with inflation can be pushed into higher tax bands without an increase in their real spending power. How…

US Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has claimed that an internal investigation found Minnesota congresswoman Ilhan Omar married her brother in an attempt to bring him into the United States. Mullin said the man was Ahmed Elmi, whom Omar married for a second time, and claimed he now lives in London. “We know that she married her brother to try to bring him into the United States,” he said. Omar has consistently denied the allegation. She has since married for a third time and is now the wife of political consultant Tim Mynett. Speaking to conservative commentator Benny Johnson, Mullin…

A rare diplomatic meeting between Iran and the Gulf states has raised hopes of a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, after weeks of deadlock over the vital energy route. Foreign ministers from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) – Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman – are due to meet Iran’s foreign minister on Monday. The gathering would be the first of its kind since the United States and Israel launched their war on Tehran. It comes as Oman and Iran seek backing for an agreement intended to manage shipping through the strait temporarily.…