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Fifa criticises campaign to oust president Infantino
Fifa has strongly criticised what it describes as a “concerted and ongoing effort” to undermine the organisation and its president, Gianni Infantino, following a Daily Telegraph report alleging that Infantino’s alleged lover received a severance payment from Uefa after an affair while he was its general secretary. The row comes as Infantino faces mounting pressure…
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Burnham’s left-wing Net Zero secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh accused of ‘classic champagne socialism’ after it emerges she sends ALL of her children to private school
Miatta Fahnbulleh, the Labour MP for Peckham and newly appointed Energy Secretary under Andy Burnham, has been accused of hypocrisy after The Mail on Sunday revealed she sends all three of her children to private schools, despite having championed the government’s decision to impose VAT on independent school fees. The disclosure has drawn criticism given…
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Live results: Progressives seek another upset in Hawaii’s congressional races
Both the article text you provided and my own attempt to fetch the page returned only an access-denied/403 response (the site is blocking automated access) — no actual article content was retrievable. I can’t produce an accurate summary without the real text. If you can paste the article body directly, or provide an alternative link…
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Insiders say far from being too ‘blokeish’, Andy Burnham is surrounded by ‘Mean Girls’ atmosphere as PM’s top team of female ministers vie for his ear
An article in the Daily Mail claims that despite criticism of Andy Burnham for a “blokeish” focus on pubs and football, his government is in fact dominated by powerful women vying for influence over him, creating what one ally described as a “Mean Girls” atmosphere. Insiders say Louise Haigh, as First Secretary of State and…
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Fauci in the congressional wringer: a test for Trump’s newly-minted Attorney General
A Senate committee has held former US infectious-disease official Dr Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after he invoked the Fifth Amendment 111 times during questioning. The move is significant because it refers the matter to the Justice Department and tests whether President Trump’s newly appointed Attorney General will pursue a politically sensitive case involving…
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Graham replacement hopefuls make final pitches before special election: Iran war, DSA, Flock cams and more
Nine Republican candidates seeking to fill the late Senator Lindsey Graham’s South Carolina seat made final appeals to voters at a Florence County event before the special election. They discussed the war with Iran, the Democratic Socialists of America and privacy concerns over Flock camera systems, illustrating the range of national and local issues shaping…
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Acting ICE chief knocks AP for ‘misleading’ report on body cam policy
Acting ICE Director David Venturella accused the Associated Press of mischaracterising ICE’s body-camera policy, arguing that its reporting conflated a provision on expedited release after serious injuries or deaths with the agency’s wider discretion over footage. The dispute matters because ICE is rapidly expanding camera use while retaining significant control over whether recordings of contentious…
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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to what the Senate did and didn’t do overnight
The Senate concluded its summer session at 4:57 a.m. ET after acting on two significant matters, while leaving other priorities unresolved. It confirmed Todd Blanche as the 88th US Attorney General and passed a bipartisan interim spending measure, developments that could help maintain government operations and reduce the risk of an October shutdown. The article…
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University of Michigan plans to shield 2027 freshman letter grades from transcripts in new mental health plan
The University of Michigan plans to stop recording letter grades on transcripts for many first-year students beginning in autumn 2027. The measure is intended to reduce academic pressure as part of the university’s response to a wider mental health crisis in higher education. Under the proposal, affected students would have a semester-long period in which…
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L.A. Jazz Festival, Which Was Supposed to Feature John Legend, Janelle Monáe and Hundreds More, Canceled at the Last Minute
The inaugural L.A. Jazz Festival was cancelled shortly before it was due to begin, affecting a programme that had promised performances by John Legend, Janelle Monáe and hundreds of other artists. The cancellation matters because the festival had been promoted as a major citywide cultural event expected to draw large crowds, and has prompted online…