Self-confessed kidnap hoaxer mom Sherri Papini now claims she really was abducted
Sherri Papini went missing in 2016 for 22 days and later confessed to faking her own kidnapping, but now she says it was her ex-boyfriend’s doing
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Seattle businesses: Too many closures
Re: “Amazon-owned Whole Foods closes its Capitol Hill store” (June 17, Business): First Bartell Drugs left, then Bank of America, then Whole Foods — will the last business to leave Madison Street turn off the lights? Michael Caplow, Seattle
Australians can look forward to a bigger nest egg as super guarantee rises to 12%
The last in a series of increases to employers’ minimum contribution from 9% over more than a decade will come into effect on 1 JulyGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralian workers can look forward to a bigger nest egg, wit…
ChatGPT use linked to cognitive decline, research reveals
People who relied on ChatGPT to write an essay ‘consistently underperformed at neural, linguistic and behavioral levels,’ according to the study.
Niger to nationalise uranium mine operated by French state-affiliated firm
Niger’s nationalisation of Somair mine operated by Orano comes as it moves away from France and closer to Russia.
Texas man returns from honeymoon alone after wife is arrested by ICE in US Virgin Islands
Taahir Shaikh of Arlington says his wife, Ward Sakeik, was detained by ICE in February in St. Thomas
What makes ‘Boys in the Boat’ shell house special is in danger
The UW’s proposed alterations to the shell house, specifically the recognizable hangar doors, would destroy what makes the structure so special.
Trump says US doesn’t have to meet NATO spending goal – Politico
Trump says US doesn’t have to meet NATO spending goal PoliticoSpain wants exemption from NATO’s 5 percent defense spending target politico.euSweden delays 3.5% GDP defense spending target, predicts 2032 deadline out of NATO summit…
Judge halts Trump’s attempt to keep international students from Harvard
A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to keep Harvard University from hosting international students, delivering the Ivy League school another victory as it challenges multiple government sanctions amid a battle with the …