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South Carolina Republicans jockey to replace Graham on Senate ballot: Key takeaways from first debate
Five Republican candidates faced off in the first debate of a special primary to fill the US Senate seat left vacant by the death of Senator Lindsey Graham, with the contest centred on who can best carry his legacy in South Carolina. The debate exposed both unity and friction among the field as they competed…
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Tennis star Aryna Sabalenka supports WTA transgender rules, says males shouldn’t face women
World No. 1 tennis player Aryna Sabalenka has publicly backed the WTA’s transgender eligibility policy, telling reporters at a press conference in Montreal ahead of the Canadian Open that male athletes should not compete against women. Her remarks add a prominent voice from the top of the women’s game to an ongoing and often contentious…
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Analysis: Trump fumes as top allies back down on his personal battles
Donald Trump has faced a string of setbacks in recent days, with even close allies pulling back from personal and political battles he has championed. US Attorney Jeanine Pirro dropped felony destruction of property charges against former Olympian David Hearn over damage to Washington’s Reflecting Pool, concluding it stemmed from a “botched installation” rather than…
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Senate overwhelmingly advances stopgap funding bill aimed at preventing shutdown
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Pirro’s future in question amid break with Trump on Reflecting Pool
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Democrats blink as Schumer helps GOP clear key shutdown hurdle
Senate Republicans and Democrats reached bipartisan agreement to clear a key procedural hurdle towards a short-term government funding extension, averting the threat of a shutdown almost two months ahead of the deadline. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer helped secure Democratic support for the move, a notable step given the party’s earlier reluctance to back GOP-led…
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Delusional! Minister blasted over claim Tory school reforms left one million on scrapheap
Education Secretary Lucy Powell has been accused of “delusional” thinking after claiming that Conservative-era academic reforms are responsible for more than a million young people now being not in education, employment or training (NEET). Writing in The Times, Powell argued that the exam-focused system championed by former education secretary Michael Gove had become a “straitjacket”…
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Stopgap funding bill seeks delay of Trump’s science funding plan
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare The Big Story Stopgap funding bill seeks delay of Trump’s science funding plan Senate Republicans are supporting a provision in the stopgap funding bill that would delay the Trump administration’s controversial plan to put political appointees in charge of hundreds of billions of…
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EU calls for stronger borders after Ceuta migrant crossings
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has called for “united action” on border security following the chaotic entry of tens of thousands of migrants from Morocco into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta. The influx has strained relations among EU member states, with several countries criticising Spain’s handling of the situation and Italy temporarily suspending…
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Andy Burnham set to free paedophiles and killers early: PC Harper thugs to be ‘released within months’
The Daily Mail reports that offenders convicted over the killing of PC Andrew Harper, including paedophiles and killers, are set to be freed early from prison, with releases potentially happening within months. The report attributes the early release policy to Andy Burnham, and frames it as a controversial move given the seriousness of the crimes…