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North Korean remote IT staffer worked for US government agency, says FBI
The FBI is investigating how a North Korean national was hired to work as an IT staffer for a US federal government agency, in what is thought to be a rare confirmed case of a sanctioned North Korean gaining employment within government. The disclosure, first reported by Federal News Network, highlights how North Korea’s long-running…
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Sen. Kennedy says Kamala Harris ‘no longer relevant’
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) on Monday stated that former Vice President Kamala Harris is “no longer relevant” in response to a video she posted about the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act. Fox News host Sean Hannity spoke with Kennedy in an interview about Democrats opposing the SAVE America Act, lambasting them as “radical…
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US medics slam Trump vaccine order as Air Force One ‘catering cart’ escape claim emerges
The AMA has warned Trump’s childhood immunisation shake-up endangers children as the Daily Mail reports he was smuggled off Air Force One amid an alleged Iran assassination plot; also: One Nation’s Parliament walkout, the Alan Jones abuse case, a South Australian cliff tragedy, Glamorgan’s cup form and The Game Awar…
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Tom Felton Extends Run As Draco Malfoy For Final Time In Broadway’s ‘Harry Potter And The Cursed Child’
Tom Felton will remain in Broadway’s Harry Potter and the Cursed Child as the adult Draco Malfoy for a further two months, producers have confirmed, in what they describe as his final extension in the role. The actor, who played the young Draco in the film franchise, joined the stage production at the Lyric Theatre…
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Crime in DC isn’t an ’emergency,’ but normalizing troops in US streets is
It’s now clear that the deployment was never meant to be a quick response to an immediate crisis.
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Former Biden adviser blasts Trump vaccine move: Don’t want to be like Tajikistan
Dr. Ashish Jha, the White House coordinator of the COVID-19 pandemic under former President Biden, is speaking out against the Trump administration’s new “gold standard” recommendations for childhood vaccines. On Monday, President Trump signed an executive order that would split up the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) shot across three separate doctor’s visits. The MMR…
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Ex-Trump Pentagon chief on Iran: ‘We seem to be on our back foot’
Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Monday that the Trump administration appears to be on its “back foot” strategically in the nearly six-month war with Iran, despite heavy damage inflicted on the nation by U.S. military strikes. “Tactically, we have imposed a lot of pain on them through our U.S. military strikes against their Air…
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Ex-minister Jess Phillips admits she pulled a sickie to avoid having to defend Peter Mandelson in the Commons
Former minister Jess Phillips has admitted to feigning illness to avoid appearing in the House of Commons to defend Peter Mandelson at a time when he was facing scrutiny. The disclosure offers a rare, candid glimpse into how government ministers can manoeuvre to sidestep politically awkward duties, and comes as Mandelson’s past conduct continues to…
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Live updates: Iran holds to demands on Strait of Hormuz, US fires on cargo ship and Trump evades Tehran threat
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tuesday the Strait of Hormuz won’t be reopened until the U.S. meets its conditions, after President Trump said he wants compensation from Iran “for all of the people that they have killed” in the past. He told reporters that Iran has “astonished the whole world” in the war against the United States and…
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Club for Growth Action endorses Carbonara in Florida GOP primary for redistricted House seat
The conservative Club for Growth Action announced Tuesday that it’s endorsing businessman Michael Carbonara in the crowded Republican primary for a newly drawn House seat in Florida, according to plans first shared with The Hill. The new seat, the redrawn 22nd Congressional District, stretches from West Palm Beach to Delray Beach and favors Republicans by 4 percentage points, according…