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Fox News Poll: New matchup, same result: Maine Senate race stays locked
A Fox News poll found Maine’s US Senate contest remains closely balanced despite a new Democratic challenger, Troy Jackson, facing Republican incumbent Susan Collins. The result matters because Collins’ race could influence control of the Senate, while voters express reservations about both candidates. Concerns about Collins’ relationship with President Donald Trump were more prominent among…
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Meta heads back to court for online safety trial
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Meta youth safety trial kicks off in California The latest kids online safety trial against Meta kicked off Wednesday in a California federal court, where the technology giant is accused of designing its platforms to be addictive for young users. AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File Jury selection began Wednesday…
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Wisconsin Democrats cite electability in Francesca Hong primary defeat
Francesca Hong suffered a decisive defeat in Wisconsin’s Democratic gubernatorial primary, with voters cited by Fox News saying doubts about her general-election electability contributed to the result. The outcome matters because it suggests that, in a battleground state, some Democratic primary voters prioritised perceived viability over more explicitly socialist politics. Some voters also viewed Hong’s…
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Meta youth safety trial kicks off in California
The latest kids online safety trial against Meta kicked off Wednesday in a California federal court, where the technology giant is accused of designing its platforms to be addictive for young users. Jury selection began Wednesday morning in the U.S. District Court in Oakland, Calif., for the case, which consolidates lawsuits from attorneys general across the country….
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Robert Pollard’s Band Rip Van Winkle Changes Name To The U.S. Rip Van Winkle, Announces New Self-Titled Album
Robert Pollard’s side project Rip Van Winkle has renamed itself The U.S. Rip Van Winkle and announced a self-titled second album. The change marks the next release from the Dayton-based group, separate from Pollard’s Guided By Voices line-up, and continues his prolific output beyond his main band. The album will be released on 2 October…
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State Department establishes task force to end ‘birth tourism’
The State Department on Tuesday announced it has established a task force to end “birth tourism,” or the practice of traveling to a country to give birth there, escalating President Trump’s campaign against birthright citizenship, the constitutional right granting American citizenship to babies born in the United States. “As President Trump has made clear, citizenship…
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Congress breaks for summer recess with little to show
As Congress enters its August recess, lawmakers are racing to reconcile different continuing appropriations resolutions to prevent a government shutdown before the Oct. 1 fiscal deadline and subsequent midterm elections.
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Kilmeade predicts ‘kinetic war’ with Iran before Labor Day
Fox News’s Brian Kilmeade on Tuesday predicted a “kinetic war” between the U.S. and Iran will take place prior to Labor Day, just two months before the midterm elections. Kilmeade suggested that President Trump will put economic pressure on Iran over the next several weeks, but that in the end, firepower will be necessary. “I…
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Fetterman says he won’t campaign against McCormick
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Penn.) said he would not campaign against Sen. Dave McCormick (R-Penn.) in 2030 if the Republican chooses to run for a second term. In remarks made to the Washington Examiner, Fetterman was asked whether he would support or oppose McCormick’s potential run in four years. “Well, I would absolutely never move against…
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Count Binface would beat Nigel Farage in Clacton if all Britons could vote in by-election, poll finds
A nationwide poll found that Count Binface would narrowly beat Reform UK leader Nigel Farage in a hypothetical head-to-head contest for Clacton, though the actual by-election is expected to be very different. The result highlights Mr Farage’s weaker standing among the wider British public and the unusual nature of a contest in which major parties…