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Federal judge approves GOP-drawn voting maps in Georgia
Read More Republicans likely to preserve state’s congressional majority as maps play central role in 2024 House battle Republicans likely to preserve state’s congressional majority as maps play central role in 2024 House battle
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End ‘unlawful killings’ in occupied West Bank, UN tells Israel
Read MoreLatest UN report warns the situation in the territory is rapidly deteriorating and calls for accountability.Latest UN report warns the situation in the territory is rapidly deteriorating and calls for accountability.
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Mexico hails unspecified ‘important’ deals with US in talks on migration, trade
Read More ‘We are talking about the economic part, as well as the structural causes of migration,’ Mexican foreign secretary says ‘We are talking about the economic part, as well as the structural causes of migration,’ Mexican foreign secretary says
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Federal judge blocks Idaho gender-affirming care ban for minors
Read More The ruling came days before the prohibition was supposed to go into effect The ruling came days before the prohibition was supposed to go into effect
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Fyodor Lukyanov: 2024 could be the year when the West’s liberal elites lose control of the world order
Read More With elections across the world, a lot could be about to change and the position of the minority has never looked so perilous This year began with one fierce military confrontation of global significance and ends with two. And there is no guarantee that they will not continue until the end of 2024.…
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Colorado GOP asks Supreme Court to overturn Trump’s ballot removal
Read More The former president’s legal team is expected to file its own appeal to the nation’s highest court The former president’s legal team is expected to file its own appeal to the nation’s highest court
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Substituting US aid to Kiev impossible – German politician
Read More US Republicans are “distancing” themselves from America’s international “obligations,” The Greens co-chair Omid Nouripour warns The loss of Washington’s military and financial support is likely to be critical for Kiev as America’s allies in Europe would probably not be able to fully compensate for it even if they tried, the co-chair of Germany’s…
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US senator calls for bombing Iran
Read More Lindsey Graham wants the IRGC headquarters “blown off the map” The US should bomb Iranian oil fields and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps HQ in retaliation for Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping, Senator Lindsey Graham said on Thursday. In a Fox News interview, the South Carolina Republican argued that Tehran was behind…
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Why Lauren Boebert’s ploy to stay in Congress is no sure bet
Read More Running in a deep-red district is no safe bet for a Republican without establishment ties Running in a deep-red district is no safe bet for a Republican without establishment ties
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Benjamin Zephaniah laid to rest in private funeral
Read More Wellwishers are asked to plant flowers in Birmingham-born poet’s name or donate to Vegan Society or Inquest Benjamin Zephaniah was laid to rest at a private funeral on Thursday. The Birmingham-born British poet and campaigner died on 7 December aged 65 and had been diagnosed with a brain tumour shortly before his death.…
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Biden reacts to Trump’s ‘rot in hell’ Christmas message
Read More President Joe Biden offered Christian teaching in response to former president’s angry vitriol President Joe Biden offered Christian teaching in response to former president’s angry vitriol
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US and Mexico hail success of border talks but offer few details
Read More Amlo hails ‘important agreements’ in closed-door meeting between US secretary of state and Mexican foreign minister US and Mexican officials have hailed the success of talks held on Wednesday aimed at curbing historically high unauthorized immigration across their shared, 2,000-mile border that risks becoming a humanitarian disaster and an election year political crisis…
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Sheffield car attack not terrorism-related, police confirm
Read More South Yorkshire police continue murder inquiry after vehicle collided with group in Burngreave Police have confirmed an attack in Sheffield, in which a 46-year-old man died when a car was driven into a crowd of people, was not terrorism-related. South Yorkshire police launched a murder inquiry after arresting two men when a car…
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Mexican president says agreement reached to keep US border crossings open
Read MoreTalks between Lopez Obrador and US officials follow temporary shutdown of some rail crossings.Talks between Lopez Obrador and US officials follow temporary shutdown of some rail crossings.
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Philip Hammond firm that worked for Saudi declares £600,000 dividend
Read More Matrix Partners, which former chancellor set up after leaving office, makes pre-tax profits of £2.5m since 2020 A company owned by the former chancellor Philip Hammond has declared an increased dividend of £600,000, after working for clients including the government of Saudi Arabia, Companies House filings suggest. Accounts for Matrix Partners Ltd, set…
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Treasury to end oversight of £425m scheme to help banks after RBS bailout
Read More Body monitoring use of money given to challenger banks to promote competition to be wound down despite objectives not met Lenders that received payouts from a £425m pot of public cash set aside after Royal Bank of Scotland was bailed out in 2008 will not be held accountable over delayed projects, after the…
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Skull found in California identified as woman in 50-year-old cold case
Read More Case once thought to be linked to the Zodiac Killer Case once thought to be linked to the Zodiac Killer
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University of Wisconsin chancellor fired for filming porn videos with his wife
Read More UW says Joe Gow and wife Carmen Wilson’s porn videos subjected it to ‘significant reputational harm’ UW says Joe Gow and wife Carmen Wilson’s porn videos subjected it to ‘significant reputational harm’
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UN agency says 40 percent of Gaza’s population ‘at risk of famine’
Read MoreUNRWA warned the enclave is ‘grappling with catastrophic hunger’ as Israel continues to bomb from north to the south.UNRWA warned the enclave is ‘grappling with catastrophic hunger’ as Israel continues to bomb from north to the south.
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‘Fire’ at Blackpool Tower turns out to be flapping orange netting
Read More Police arrest man on suspicion of breaching the peace after footage appeared to show landmark in flames A man has been arrested after early reports of Blackpool Tower being on fire transpired to be video footage of orange netting blowing in the wind. The Welcome to Blackpool tourist information service had earlier written…
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States to award anti-abortion centers nearly $250m in post-Roe surge
Read More At least 16 states will fund largely unregulated facilities that try to convince people to continue their pregnancies In the months since the US supreme court overturned Roe v Wade, at least 16 states have agreed to funnel more than $250m in taxpayer dollars towards anti-abortion facilities and programs that try to convince…
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Israeli embassy removes video of imaginary ‘Hamas’ attack on Seoul
Read MoreThe Israeli embassy in South Korea has been pressured to delete a video showing an imaginary attack on Seoul.The Israeli embassy in South Korea has been pressured to delete a video showing an imaginary attack on Seoul.
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Leader of Sudan’s RSF visits Ethiopia in rare foreign trip as war rages
Read MoreTrip by paramilitary group’s leader comes a week after his forces captured North African nation’s second largest city.Trip by paramilitary group’s leader comes a week after his forces captured North African nation’s second largest city.
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Mayor Eric Adams places restrictions on migrant buses arriving to NYC
Read More Adams new policy takes aim at Texas Governor Greg Abbott sending busloads of migrants to cities around the US with little to no warning Adams new policy takes aim at Texas Governor Greg Abbott sending busloads of migrants to cities around the US with little to no warning
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Jan 6 rioter gets reduced sentence by snitching to prosecutors
Read More Newly unsealed court records reveal that a rioter provided prosecutors with ‘substantial assistance’ Newly unsealed court records reveal that a rioter provided prosecutors with ‘substantial assistance’
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Natalia Grace and her adoptive father hash out heinous abuse claims in explosive reunion
Read More The disabled Ukrainian orphan with dwarfism was accused of masquerading as a child who tried to kill her adoptive parents. Now she’s telling her side of the story as she comes face-to-face with the father who branded her a dangerous sociopath. Andrea Cavallier reports The disabled Ukrainian orphan with dwarfism was accused of…
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Thousands of UK soldiers to go on standby as leaders of Nato’s first line of defence in 2024
Read More One of the UK’s most prestigious brigades will operate as the core response unit for Nato next year One of the UK’s most prestigious brigades will operate as the core response unit for Nato next year
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Strong R sound of some Lancashire accents in danger of dying out
Read More Study finds rhotic speech that survives in pocket of east Lancashire around Blackburn becoming less common One of the most distinctive accents in the north of England could be about to disappear, a study has found. The strong R sound found in some Lancashire accents is slowly being replaced with a weaker version…
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University of Idaho to demolish house where four students were brutally murdered
Read More Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin were killed at the house in November 2022 Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin were killed at the house in November 2022
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Jamie Raskin’s ‘Truth Squad’ of Democrats prepares for Biden impeachment inquiry
Read More The House Oversight Committee’s top Democrat has recruited a crop of young energetic freshmen to push back on the Republican investigation, Eric Garcia reports The House Oversight Committee’s top Democrat has recruited a crop of young energetic freshmen to push back on the Republican investigation, Eric Garcia reports
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Indian journalists targeted by Israeli spyware again: What do we know?
Read MoreA forensic investigation reveals that the Pegasus software was recently used to target Indian journalists.A forensic investigation reveals that the Pegasus software was recently used to target Indian journalists.
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Cargo ship damaged by Russian mine in Black Sea, Ukraine says
Read MoreThe Panamanian-flagged vessel was on its way to a Ukrainian port to load grain.The Panamanian-flagged vessel was on its way to a Ukrainian port to load grain.
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Photos: Israel’s war on Gaza’s children
Read MoreGaza dubbed ‘a graveyard’ for children as more than 8,000 children killed and thousands displaced by Israel’s war.Gaza dubbed ‘a graveyard’ for children as more than 8,000 children killed and thousands displaced by Israel’s war.
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Mbongeni Ngema dies: Tributes paid to South African theatre legend
Read MoreBest-known for the musical Sarafina!, he showed the world the lives of black people under apartheid.Best-known for the musical Sarafina!, he showed the world the lives of black people under apartheid.
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Joe Biden slams Nikki Haley for failing to mention slavery when asked what caused Civil War
Read More ‘What do you want me to say about slavery? Next question,’ Haley says when called out by voter at New Hampshire town hall ‘What do you want me to say about slavery? Next question,’ Haley says when called out by voter at New Hampshire town hall
