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Richard Luscombe

Reporter · US

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Sep 30, 2026
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Aug 31, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Richard Luscombe

    Backpack edges past Dancing Queen to win Alaska’s Fat Bear Week title - AOL (opens the original)

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    A chunky ursine called Backpack has out-gobbled a challenge from an outsized female nicknamed the Dancing Queen to waltz – or rather waddle – off with the Fat Bear Week title at Alaska’s Katmai national park. Backpack, a 20-year-old quiet giant known for sitting in solitude for long periods on his rock on the Brooks River, won by barely 5,000 votes in the public tournament celebrating the brown bears’ ability to eat as many fish as possible, Alaska rangers announced. More than 2.3m online votes

  2. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Richard Luscombe

    Attorneys for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs drop music mogul, alleging unpaid legal bills - AOL (opens the original)

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    Attorneys representing rapper Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs say they are no longer acting for the disgraced star in a dispute over months of unpaid legal bills. The musician, who is serving a 50-month federal prison term for prostitution-related offenses, has become increasingly belligerent in recent months, causing “a total breakdown in cooperation and communication” with New York law firm Sher Tremonte, one of its partners Michael Tremonte said in a court filing. The firm was representing Combs, 56, in a

  3. Article · Sep 1, 2026 · Richard Luscombe

    MapQuest app reaches No 1 on US Apple list after defying Trump’s Lake Ontario order - AOL (opens the original)

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    A pioneering online mapping app that defied Donald Trump by refusing to rename Lake Ontario has become the most in-demand navigation tool in the US. MapQuest, which was openly dismissive of the president’s 27 August executive order directing federal agencies to refer to the smallest of the Great Lakes as “Lake America” amid a tradespat with Canada, leapfrogged rivals Google Maps and Apple Maps to top the most-downloaded list, as first reported by TechCrunch. The app held the No 1 spot on Apple’s

  4. Article · Aug 31, 2026 · Richard Luscombe

    James Clyburn says supporting Clarence Thomas for supreme court ‘was mistake’ - AOL (opens the original)

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    The senior Democratic congressman James Clyburn said his decision to support Clarence Thomas for a US supreme court seat “was a mistake” and called for the expansion of the nation’s highest legal panel to 13 justices. Clyburn, of South Carolina, spoke up for Thomas at his fiery 1991 confirmation hearings, calling him “a personal and professional friend” who would use their shared experiences lifting minorities and advancing civil rights to become a respected and accomplished jurist. Instead, Cly

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