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Ousted council leader confirms he won’t stand in Sheffield by-election
Former Sheffield Council leader Tom Hunt has confirmed he will not contest the forthcoming Walkley by-election. The vacancy follows Green councillor Andy Davies’s resignation, and Hunt’s decision means Labour will select another candidate to try to regain the seat it narrowly lost in May. Davies defeated Hunt by 73 votes in the 7 May local…
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Trump says he would ‘probably’ get along with Jeffries as Speaker
The article text was unavailable because access to the page was denied, so its contents cannot be summarised reliably. The headline indicates that Donald Trump said he would “probably” get along with Hakeem Jeffries if Jeffries became Speaker. No further details, quotations, dates or context were provided in the accessible text.
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Murkowski will oppose Blanche nomination, putting it in danger of stalling
Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski said she would oppose Todd Blanche’s nomination to become US attorney general, further complicating President Trump’s effort to secure his confirmation. Her decision mattered because Democrats were expected to vote against Blanche, leaving the administration with little room for further Republican defections and raising the prospect of a continued delay. Murkowski…
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Global food prices at three-year high as heatwaves and wars push up crop costs
Global food prices reached their highest level in three and a half years in July, driven by heatwaves, drought and conflicts disrupting crop production and trade. The rise matters because higher international commodity costs are likely to feed through to supermarket prices in coming months, while worsening food insecurity in vulnerable regions. The UN FAO…
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Which teams are overrated or underrated in new preseason college football Coaches Poll?
The article uses the release of the preseason college football Coaches Poll to reignite debate over which teams are being rated too highly or too harshly before the season begins. It frames the rankings within the broader contest for influence between the SEC and Big Ten, a discussion made more intense by Indiana’s recent national…
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A new vaccine could vanquish a major cause of deadly diarrheal disease
A new experimental oral vaccine has shown strong protection against Shigella, a major bacterial cause of severe diarrhoea and dysentery. The result matters because no licensed Shigella vaccine exists, despite the disease posing a serious risk to young children in lower-income countries and becoming harder to treat as antibiotic resistance grows. In a phase 2,…
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Trump says GOP voters ‘angry’ at congressional Republicans ahead of midterms but not at him
Donald Trump said Republican voters were angry with congressional Republicans ahead of the midterm elections, while arguing that their frustration was not directed at him. The remarks matter because they seek to separate Trump from broader dissatisfaction within the Republican Party during an important electoral period. The supplied article text does not contain the underlying…
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Our current housing crisis began in 2008 — and it never ended
The article argues that the US housing crisis began with the 2008 financial crash and has persisted because homebuilding never recovered sufficiently. It says the resulting shortage has made housing less affordable, particularly for younger and lower-income households, with consequences for household formation, labour mobility and inequality. Its central context is that construction fell sharply…
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Max Miller faces mounting calls to quit from Senate GOP
The article’s content was not available because access to the page was denied, so its claims cannot be independently summarised from the material provided. The headline says that Max Miller is facing increasing calls from Senate Republicans to resign, apparently connected to domestic-abuse allegations. No supporting details, quotations, dates, evidence or responses from Miller, Senate…
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Trump’s Smithsonian clash exposes striking pattern among museum curators and more top headlines
Fox News’ morning newsletter leads with a report on curators involved in a controversial Smithsonian exhibition, framing it as part of a broader debate over race and museum interpretation. It also highlights US politics, including a legal challenge over Maryland’s redistricting ballot plan and an incident in which Zohran Mamdani faced hostile chants at a…