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Todd Blanche rescinds Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization fund’ ahead of nomination hearing
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has formally rescinded a $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” that President Trump had proposed to compensate his political allies. The move clears a major obstacle ahead of Blanche’s confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, as the fund had drawn bipartisan criticism partly because it could potentially have benefited people involved…
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John Oliver Says Taco Bell Has the Moral High Ground Over Trump Administration Amid “Explosive Diarrhea” Parasite Crisis
On ‘Last Week Tonight,’ the host shared his thoughts on the outbreak, blaming President Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for making cuts to the FDA and CDC.
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Why has Trump stepped in to prop up Japan’s currency?
The United States has intervened directly to prop up the value of the Japanese yen, buying billions of dollars’ worth of the currency for the first time in almost 30 years. The move came as Japan struggled to halt an accelerating slide in the yen towards 40-year lows, a decline that has driven up import…
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Trump’s attorney general nominee CANCELS $1.8 billion slush fund for participants of Jan 6 attack on Capitol
According to the headline, Donald Trump’s nominee for US attorney general has cancelled a $1.8 billion fund set aside to compensate or otherwise benefit people involved in the 6 January 2021 attack on the US Capitol. The move would mark a significant reversal of federal financial support connected to the riot, though the article text…
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Todd Blanche moves closer to confirmation after rescinding $1.8B fund
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche took a key step towards confirmation after meeting demands to rein in a settlement deal President Donald Trump reached with the IRS this year.
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‘My only son was shot standing up for justice’ – inside city gripped by deadly protests in Pakistan-administered Kashmir
The BBC gained rare access to Rawalakot in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, where weeks of clashes between security forces and protesters from the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) have left dozens dead. The unrest matters because it is unfolding during ongoing regional elections and has left the makeshift clinics doctors like the pseudonymous “Dr Anwar” running unable…
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Kay Granger, former Texas congresswoman and Fort Worth’s first female mayor, dies at 83
Kay Granger, the Republican politician who was Fort Worth’s first female mayor and later represented Texas in the US House of Representatives for nearly three decades, has died at the age of 83. She was living in an independent living facility at the time of her death, which was confirmed on the evening of Sunday…
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Senate reaches deal on funding bill, avoids shutdown
The US Senate reached an agreement on a funding bill, avoiding an imminent government shutdown. The deal matters because a shutdown could have disrupted federal services, delayed payments and affected government employees. The available article text provides no further details on the legislation, including its spending level, duration or the terms agreed by senators. It…
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Donald Trump wins golf tournament with barely-believable score at his own course… after ‘disrespectful’ faux pas in front of US troops
Donald Trump won a golf tournament at his own Trump National Golf Club in New Jersey with a strikingly low score, an achievement that has drawn scrutiny given his position and ownership of the course. The win comes shortly after he faced criticism for an unrelated “disrespectful” moment in front of US troops, adding to…
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Anthony Albanese’s health boss blasts the ABC for ‘revolting’ segment about Australia’s richest person
Federal Health Minister Mark Butler, a senior figure in Anthony Albanese’s Australian government, has criticised the ABC over a broadcast segment about Gina Rinehart, Australia’s wealthiest person, branding the coverage “revolting”. The intervention marks a public rebuke from a government minister of the national broadcaster’s editorial choices, feeding into ongoing debate about the ABC’s coverage…