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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…
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Ossoff battle with Trump, White House gets nasty
The White House and Sen. Jon Ossoff are engaged in an increasingly nasty fight that intensified after the Georgia Democrat, a rising star in his party, invoked President Trump’s longtime aide Natalie Harp in his insults of the commander-in-chief. Ossoff ramped up the feud on Tuesday during a campaign event with Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.),…
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Labour’s net zero dogma is costing cash-strapped families £540 a year, bombshell analysis that was scrapped by Ed Miliband shows
An investigation reported by the Daily Mail claims that Labour’s net zero policies are costing cash-strapped British households an extra £540 a year, based on analysis that was reportedly shelved by Energy Secretary Ed Miliband before publication. The report suggests the government sat on findings that could have proved politically damaging, feeding into a wider…
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Key results from Florida primaries, so far
Voters in Florida are picking their party’s candidates for governor, Senate and a number of U.S. House seats after redistricting.
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Live results: Wyoming picks candidates for open governor’s race
Voting ends Tuesday in the Wyoming primaries for Republican and Democratic candidates for governor, an open seat with incumbent Gov. Mark Gordon (R) ineligible for another term. Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction Megan Degenfelder is running with President Trump’s endorsement, which has had a mixed track record this primary season but is still much-coveted among…