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Police in Mountlake Terrace, Washington, are searching for a man accused of inappropriately touching two girls near Mountlake Terrace High School on Thursday, 10 September. Officers received two reports in quick succession of a man grabbing the girls’ private areas, according to the City of Mountlake Terrace. A further report made later that day concerned a similar incident on Wednesday, 9 September. Police said the man reportedly approaches young girls and asks for directions to a grocery shop before asking them for a hug. He has been described as a Hispanic man in his 30s, with a heavier build and…

Three Blue Ducks Burradoo, a new farm-to-table restaurant near Bowral in the Southern Highlands, has opened with a seven-course menu priced at $210 and a kitchen team drawn from some of Australia’s best-known restaurants. The fine-dining restaurant occupies a restored 1823 farmhouse at Burradoo Park Farm, an agritourism development that opened at Easter. It is the Three Blue Ducks group’s most ambitious project to date. Former Quay head chef Troy Crisante runs the kitchen alongside Rhys Connell, who held senior positions at Sepia. Three Blue Ducks co-founder Darren Robertson, who spent eight years at Tetsuya’s and rose to head chef,…

Residents in a Utah county are mounting opposition to the Stratos data centre project, which could become the biggest data centre campus in the United States. The development is being built in the county, where the scale of the proposed campus has prompted growing backlash from local people. CBS News reporter Riley Callanan is reporting on the dispute and the concerns surrounding the Utah data centre project.

Stevie Bingham, 48, and her daughter, Scotlynd Schulick, allege that their holiday was ruined after they stopped for a meal at Obica Mozzarella Bar on Madison Avenue in New York. The pair said the incident occurred during what had been a “magical vacation”.

Twenty-five years after the September 11 attacks, the stories of people who narrowly avoided being in or near New York’s World Trade Centre continue to emerge — including those of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, former senator Mitt Romney and property leaseholder Larry Silverstein. On the morning of September 11, 2001, 19 al-Qaeda hijackers seized four commercial aircraft. Two were flown into the Twin Towers in Lower Manhattan, another struck the Pentagon and a fourth crashed in a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, after passengers fought back. Nearly 3,000 people were killed. In New York, both towers collapsed within two hours of…

Federal agents and the Bureau of Indian Affairs searched a Red Lake Nation child welfare facility in northern Minnesota on Thursday, as part of an ongoing investigation. The FBI search at the Red Lake Nation child welfare facility took place at Ombimindwaa Gidinawemaaganinaadog, formerly known as Red Lake Family and Children Services. No arrests were made, authorities said. FBI supervisory special agent Matthew Vogel confirmed that agents had executed a search warrant at the tribal building but declined to disclose what prompted the operation. The US Attorney’s Office for Minnesota also confirmed the warrant, while saying it could not comment…

Eddie Dunbar won the 19th stage of the Vuelta a España as Enric Mas moved closer to victory in the Spanish Grand Tour. The result gave Irishman Dunbar a stage triumph, while Mas strengthened his position in pursuit of a home win.

Nashville International Airport is set to begin the process of being renamed in honour of Dolly Parton after its governing board voted unanimously to pursue the change. The Metro Nashville Airport Authority board voted 6-0 on Friday, although officials stressed that a final name has not yet been decided. “We are working closely with the appropriate parties to thoughtfully determine how Dolly Parton’s name and legacy will be incorporated,” the airport authority said in a statement. The vote came weeks after Parton, a Tennessee native and legendary singer, died aged 80 following a private battle with cancer. Tennessee governor Bill…

Labour mayors are being urged to support VAT cuts for pubs, restaurants and accommodation if they proceed with plans to impose a five per cent overnight visitor levy on hotel stays, bed and breakfasts and holiday lets. The party’s ten regional leaders are expected to use powers granted by the Prime Minister, but hospitality businesses have warned that the charge could make breaks in England more expensive than holidays abroad. UKHospitality chief executive Allen Simpson has written to the mayors calling for public backing for a campaign to reduce VAT on food, drink and accommodation from 20 per cent to…

The US budget deficit shrank in August, while the shortfall for the year to date remained broadly flat at 1.97 trillion US dollars. The figures indicate that the reduction recorded during August has not altered the overall year-to-date position, which remains at approximately 1.97 trillion US dollars.