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World - / Sep 3, 2026 - Italy's 60-year tradition lets some diners take restaurant plates home - Imagine finishing a meal at an Italian restaurant and leaving with the plate on which your food was served. It sounds unusual, but for more than six decades, a group of Italian restaurants has turned this simple piece of tableware into a lasting

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World - / Sep 3, 2026 - Former California mayor sentenced to prison for sexually abusing 17-year-old foreign exchange student - A former California mayor has been sentenced to four years and four months in prison after admitting to sexually abusing a 17-year-old foreign exchange student who had been staying at his home. Robert Brian Bassett, 58, was sentenced on Wednesday

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Liverpool weather: Light rain and humidity expected Wednesday, sunny intervals return by week's end

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Birmingham weather: Heavy rain expected today, September 2nd, with temperatures around 20°C

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Manchester weather: Heavy rain and cool temperatures forecast for Tuesday, September 2

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