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Iran Says It Still Controls Strait, Not Seeking Talks, After Trump Halts Bombing
Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Iraq all reported drone attacks on Monday, just two days after the United States abruptly halted a two-week bombing campaign against Iran. The attacks appeared to test President Trump’s sudden pause, which came after his military leadership advised him the campaign had achieved as much as it could, while Iran said…
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Energy prices rise in defiance of Trump campaign promises
US gasoline and household electricity prices have risen despite President Trump’s campaign pledge to cut energy and power costs sharply. The article says the increases matter because they raise household living costs directly and can feed through into food, transport and heating bills. Average household electricity prices in the first five months of 2026 were…
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Kalshi attacks Wisconsin law banning election bets as ‘voter suppression’
The prediction market firm Kalshi has publicly attacked a Wisconsin law dating back to 1849 that bars voters from betting on elections in which they themselves cast a ballot, branding the restriction “voter suppression”. The row began after the Wisconsin Elections Commission issued an advisory warning voters that placing such wagers could see their ballot…
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Morning news brief
NPR’s Morning Edition brief for 27 July 2026 opened with news that three people were killed in a shooting at a food festival in Seattle, one of several stories reflecting ongoing concerns about public safety at large community gatherings in the US. The programme also reported that the United States and Iran have paused air…
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Barnsley Council confirm candidates for Penistone East by-election
Barnsley Council has confirmed eight candidates for the Penistone East ward by-election, which will choose one new councillor on 20 August 2026. The contest matters because it will determine local representation for the ward on Barnsley Council. The candidates represent Labour, the Conservatives, Reform UK, the Green Party, the Liberal Democrats and Restore Britain, alongside…
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The Ukrainian start-up taking the missile fight deep into Russia
Fire Point, a Ukrainian arms start-up founded after Russia’s 2022 invasion, is now producing around 100 long-range Flamingo cruise missiles and hundreds of drones a day, making it central to Ukraine’s ability to strike deep inside Russian territory. Chief executive Iryna Terekh says almost every recent deep-strike attack has involved the company’s weapons, which are…
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With just a few primary elections to go, the competitive Senate map keeps shifting
With just a handful of primary contests left before November, the battle for control of the US Senate remains fluid, and Democrats need a net gain of four Republican-held seats to take the majority. Republicans expect to retain control but concede the margin could narrow, with Democrats potentially picking up between one and three seats…
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The Morning Poll: Should Fujitsu be blacklisted after the Post Office scandal?
The Daily Mail’s Morning Poll asks readers whether Fujitsu should be blacklisted from UK government contracts following the Post Office Horizon scandal, in which faulty software from the firm led to the wrongful prosecution of hundreds of sub-postmasters. The poll comes after it emerged that Fujitsu has continued to win public sector work despite the…
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One Nation would be ‘within arm’s reach’ of forming government with the Coalition after bombshell new poll reveals Pauline Hanson’s extraordinary surge
A new opinion poll suggests Pauline Hanson’s One Nation party has surged to the point where it could realistically help form government in coalition with Australia’s Coalition parties, according to reporting on the survey’s results. The poll points to Australia heading towards a hung parliament, with no single party or bloc securing a clear majority,…
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‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Writer-Director Reveals Sequel Has Been Written, Hasn’t Been Made For “Financial Reasons”
Jonathan Goldstein, co-writer and co-director of Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, has revealed at Comic-Con that a sequel to the 2023 film has already been written, but its future remains uncertain due to budgetary concerns. Goldstein said he and creative partner John Francis Daley were commissioned to write the follow-up but is unsure whether…