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LIZ PEEK: A brave Democrat leaves his party as radical socialists take over
Julian Epstein, a veteran Democratic operative and former chief counsel to the House Judiciary Committee, has broken with his party, accusing it of veering too far left and losing its “moral centre”. In a New York Post op-ed, he announced his support for Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan’s Senate race, positioning himself against the progressive…
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MORNING GLORY: Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary had two winners — but only one was on the ballot
This is an opinion column from Fox News arguing that Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for Michigan’s open US Senate seat, is closely aligned with Hasan Piker, a prominent progressive Twitch streamer and commentator. The piece contends the two figures effectively represent a single ideological outlook, suggesting Piker’s influence and rhetoric are inseparable from El-Sayed’s…
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Alabama holds second primary Tuesday, leading to confusion, concerns about low turnout
After Alabama redrew its congressional maps in May, voters in several districts saw their primaries pushed to August. Now, it’s time to vote and there are concerns confusion will dampen voter turnout.
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Trump hidden in catering truck in secret plane swap over Iran threat, reports say
Donald Trump secretly switched aircraft as he left a Nato summit in Ankara last month, in a covert manoeuvre reportedly staged in response to a credible Iranian threat to attack his plane, according to US media reports. He boarded the presidential jet in full view of cameras before being quietly transferred, via an elevated catering…
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Football Australia backs AFC call for FIFA governance action
Football Australia has publicly backed the Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) critical stance on FIFA president Gianni Infantino, calling for “clear and credible action” over the governance crisis engulfing world football, though it stopped short of demanding his resignation. The dispute stemmed from Infantino’s now-withdrawn proposal to privatise part of the World Cup through the Fifa…
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Andy Burnham HAS found a way to stop PC Harper’s killers being freed early, ministers claim
Government ministers have claimed that Andy Burnham, the Mayor of Greater Manchester, has identified a way to prevent the killers of PC Andrew Harper from being released early from prison, addressing concerns that had been raised about the fate of those convicted over his death. The case has attracted significant public attention given the circumstances…
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Australia falls into line with AFC stance but stops short of calling for Infantino’s head
Football Australia has issued a statement backing the Asian Football Confederation’s tougher stance towards Fifa president Gianni Infantino, whose leadership has come under intense scrutiny amid a wider governance crisis at world football’s governing body. Notably, the Australian body stopped short of explicitly calling for Infantino to resign, positioning itself as a cautious but engaged…
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Oil prices rise and gold hits two-month high after Trump makes new deal demands on Iran – business live
Oil prices and gold both rose after Donald Trump issued fresh demands over a new nuclear deal with Iran, including compensation for damage the US claims to have incurred, complicating an already fragile standoff. The Strait of Hormuz, a critical global oil-shipping route, remains effectively closed despite the absence of active conflict, keeping energy markets…
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Turkey’s parliament approves a pardon-like bill for thousands of PKK militants
Turkey’s parliament approved legislation that would introduce a conditional pardon for thousands of Kurdish militants in a bid to advance the government’s peace initiative with their insurgent group.
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Trump says it would be ‘terrible mistake’ to remove Infantino
US President Donald Trump has publicly backed Fifa president Gianni Infantino, warning it would be a “terrible mistake” to remove him from his role. The intervention comes after Uefa, Concacaf and the Asian Football Confederation issued a joint open letter accusing Infantino of breaking trust “through deception” over his now-abandoned Fifa Forward Enterprise (FFE) proposal,…