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‘The department has lost touch with farmers’ – call for minister’s resignation over cattle cull
The Ulster Farmers’ Union has called for Northern Ireland’s Agriculture Minister Andrew Muir, along with two senior Department of Agriculture officials, to resign following the shooting of 51 cattle in County Tyrone. The union says confidence in the department has been badly damaged and questions whether the external review into the cull is sufficiently independent.…
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Fox News Digital’s News Quiz: August 14, 2026
Fox News Digital has published its News Quiz for 14 August 2026, inviting readers to test their knowledge of recent headlines. The quiz focuses on topics including Wisconsin’s Democratic governor primary and President Donald Trump’s reported departure from Turkey. The article also promotes related Fox News quizzes, including the previous week’s edition and an American…
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Democratic shake-up on horizon for two big Senate committees
Two high-profile Senate committees, Judiciary and Foreign Relations, are headed for a leadership shake-up next year that will likely create even more pushback on President Trump’s foreign policy and law enforcement agenda. Multiple sources told The Hill that Sen. Chris Coons (Del.) will likely step into the Foreign Relations top spot after Sen. Jeanne Shaheen’s…
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Trump faces near-impossible task of replacing Karoline Leavitt
President Trump is facing what many are describing as the impossible task of replacing White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt following news of her decision to step down. Leavitt is considered an indispensable member of the administration, playing a key role in Trump’s inner circle while working as one of the White House’s lead messengers.…
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Daylight saving time battle pits Senate GOP against Trump
President Trump is renewing pressure on Senate Republicans to pass a House-approved bill to make daylight saving time permanent, but the effort is running into stiff opposition from GOP senators whose states would be plunged into early-morning darkness during the winter. Trump, in a Wednesday post on Truth Social, said “people are sick and tired…
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GOP targets progressives as frustration over economy grows
Republicans are increasingly training their fire on democratic socialists and Democratic Party’s progressive wing as they search for a winning message heading into the midterms, amid President Trump’s low approval rating and growing voter frustration over the cost of living. Republicans argue that recent victories by candidates they describe as “insurgent” would pull the country too far to the left….
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Nigel Farage Documentary ‘Where Does the Money Come From?’ Set at U.K. Broadcaster 5 as Parliamentary Standards Watchdog Reopens Finance Probe
A one-hour documentary examining Reform UK leader Nigel Farage’s finances will air on broadcaster 5 on 22 August, as the Parliamentary Standards Commissioner resumes an inquiry into an alleged undeclared gift. The programme matters because it comes amid heightened scrutiny of Farage’s outside earnings and financial backers, at a time when his political influence could…
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Burnham is ‘bypassing’ communities to move asylum seekers to disused military sites – as neighbours warn plans to move 1,200 migrants into quaint Yorkshire village will ‘leave women outnumbered six to one’
The article reports criticism of plans to accommodate asylum seekers at disused military sites, with opponents alleging that local communities are being bypassed in the decision-making process. It focuses on proposals affecting a Yorkshire village, where residents have raised concerns about the scale and possible local impact of the planned accommodation. According to the article,…
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Standards inquiry into Farage’s undeclared gifts resumes
Parliament’s standards watchdog has resumed its investigation into Nigel Farage after he was re-elected as MP for Clacton in a byelection. The inquiry concerns whether he should have declared financial gifts and support received before the 2024 general election, and matters because a serious sanction could trigger a recall petition and another byelection. The commissioner…
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TV Academy Hall of Fame: Sheila Nevins, Absent Due to COVID, Thanks Dr. Fauci for the Vaccine; Bill Hader Pays Tribute to the ‘South Park’ Creators With a ‘Fish Dick’ Story and More
The Television Academy inducted six figures into its Hall of Fame in Los Angeles, including Sheila Nevins, Ted Danson, Jean Smart, Ted Sarandos, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, and the late Ed Bradley. Nevins, absent after contracting COVID and pneumonia, used a video acceptance speech to thank Dr Anthony Fauci and praise vaccination, while the…