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Beltran wins GOP primary to face Castor for redistricted House seat in Florida
Former state Rep. Mike Beltran (R) was projected to win the primary for Florida’s redrawn 14th Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ). Beltran defeated state Republican Rep. Kevin Steele and a slew of other candidates who competed in a crowded primary to take on longtime Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Fla.) in November. The 14th…
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Albanese government announces major superannuation cold calling crackdown: What you need to know
The Albanese government is set to unveil a major crackdown on superannuation cold-calling, aimed at preventing another collapse like the Shield or First Guardian schemes. Financial Services Minister and Assistant Treasurer Daniel Mulino will use his first National Press Club address to announce tougher penalties for breaches of anti-hawking laws, banning unlicensed telemarketers from making…
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Veteran Dem defeats scandal-plagued former lawmaker, progressive challenger in Trump’s backyard
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz has won the Democratic primary in her Florida congressional district, seeing off a fraud-accused former lawmaker and a young progressive challenger in what was framed as a test of establishment Democratic strength in a Trump-friendly region. The result reinforces her standing as a veteran party figure heading into the general election,…
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President Trump reportedly will go on a lap of honor around the Freedom 250 Grand Prix street circuit
President Donald Trump is reportedly set to take a lap of honour around the street circuit hosting the Freedom 250 Grand Prix, according to a new report. The race, run by the NTT IndyCar Series, is being held on a temporary street course through Washington, DC, and is being billed as one of the biggest…
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Downed air traffic control, ChatGPT for teens, Earl Spencer’s Diana book and Liverpool’s new era
A disruption at the Minneapolis Air Route Traffic Control Center earlier in August led the US Federal Aviation Administration to impose ground stops across parts of the Midwest after an equipment outage affected the centre’s operations. The incident caused widespread flight disruption, underlining the dependence of a large regional airspace on resilient communications and surveillance…
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UK prime minister brushes off Susie Wiles impersonator incident: ‘Not embarrassed’
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham on Tuesday brushed off an incident where he exchanged messages with an impersonator posing as White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, saying he was “not embarrassed.” British outlet Sky News asked Burnham about the incident — pressing the newly elected prime minister on if he felt ashamed by the…
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Andy Burnham says Britain ‘supports Ukraine 100%’ after Putin warned ‘there will be a price to pay’ for supplying Kyiv with drones
Andy Burnham, the Mayor of Greater Manchester, has said that Britain backs Ukraine “100%” in its conflict with Russia, responding after Vladimir Putin issued a warning that there would be “a price to pay” for the UK supplying Kyiv with drones. The remarks reflect the ongoing tension between Western support for Ukraine’s war effort and…
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Burnham unveils £442m plan to end homelessness and get rough sleepers off streets by Christmas
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has unveiled a £442 million package aimed at ending rough sleeping, promising to “get everyone in for Christmas” by recreating the pandemic-era Everyone In scheme that housed thousands of street sleepers. The initiative comes as official figures show rough sleeping in England reached a record high of an estimated 4,793 people…
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Sanders to introduce bill to end Social Security garnishment for student loan debt
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) announced Monday he will introduce legislation seeking to prevent the federal government from garnishing Social Security benefits for seniors with unpaid student loan payments. The bill, titled the Stop Social Security Garnishment Act of 2026, proposes barring the Education Department from cutting an individual’s Social Security retirement or disability benefits to…
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How A Tray Of Bloody Oysters Helped ‘The Diplomat’ Find “A Real Spine” For Season 4 – The Backstory
The creative team behind Netflix’s political thriller *The Diplomat* has revealed that a dinner scene featuring bloodied oysters, filmed for season three, became the blueprint for season four’s central theme: how two political couples cope with the same crises in strikingly different ways. Showrunner Debora Cahn told Deadline that the scene, in which the Penns…