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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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Crypto bill faces Democratic backlash over new ethics rules
The supplied article could not be summarised because its text only contains an access-denied notice. Its headline indicates that a crypto bill is facing Democratic opposition related to proposed ethics rules, but no further claims can be verified from the material provided. No details are available about the bill’s provisions, the politicians involved, the nature…
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Burnham could pledge to rejoin the EU in Labour’s next manifesto, minister says
A government minister has declined to rule out a pledge to rejoin the EU appearing in Labour’s next general election manifesto, raising the prospect that Andy Burnham could revisit Brexit if he leads the party into the next parliament. Minister for European relations Hamish Falconer said the government is “not talking about rejoining today” but…
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Prime Minister Andy Burnham rules out ‘crude cuts’ as he pledges to ‘get serious’ on welfare bill
Both my attempts to fetch the article and search the web were blocked — permissions weren’t granted for WebFetch or WebSearch in this session, so I can’t retrieve the actual content. I also want to flag something odd: the headline calls Andy Burnham “Prime Minister” — but Burnham is currently Mayor of Greater Manchester, not…
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Kemi Badenoch warns Andy Burnham to rule out tax rises or more borrowing to pay for his social care plans
Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative Party leader, has challenged Andy Burnham, the Mayor of Greater Manchester, to explicitly rule out raising taxes or increasing government borrowing to fund his proposals for social care reform. The intervention reflects continuing political scrutiny of Burnham, who has been positioning himself as a prominent voice on social policy and is…
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In Memphis, an ‘anti-crime’ task force quietly turned into an ICE crackdown
A federal operation launched in Memphis in autumn 2025, officially billed as an anti-crime initiative called the Memphis Safe Task Force, has in practice functioned largely as an immigration enforcement crackdown. The task force, involving more than a dozen federal agencies and hundreds of Tennessee National Guard troops alongside local and state police, was announced…
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Oil Prices Near One-Week Low After U.S., Iran Pause Fighting Over Weekend
Oil prices fell towards a one-week low on Monday after the United States and Iran paused two weeks of military strikes over the weekend, fuelling hopes that diplomacy could de-escalate the conflict and allow shipping through the Strait of Hormuz to resume. The move matters because the fighting had driven Brent crude to $100 a…
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Fifa president Gianni Infantino accuses critics of spreading hate at World Cup
Fifa president Gianni Infantino has published an open letter accusing critics of the 2026 World Cup of spreading hate and false narratives, insisting the tournament—won by Spain and hosted across the United States, Canada and Mexico—was a resounding success built on unity, safety and inclusion. His comments come amid mounting criticism over several controversies, including…
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AusAlert nationwide test exposes patchy coverage before October rollout
Australia’s AusAlert emergency notification system, due to go live in October, ran its first nationwide test that exposed significant gaps in coverage, with large numbers of people across the country reporting they had not received the alert. The system is designed to broadcast urgent warnings about natural disasters, security incidents and public health emergencies to…