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Andy Burnham jets off on foreign holiday just TWO WEEKS after becoming Prime Minister
The Daily Mail has published a story claiming that Andy Burnham, in his capacity as Prime Minister, has taken a foreign holiday just two weeks into office. The piece is framed as a criticism of Burnham’s early handling of his premiership, presenting the trip as a questionable priority so soon after taking power, alongside other…
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McMahon asks universities to outline commitments to ‘national service’
Education Secretary Linda McMahon on Monday urged American universities to outline their commitments to a set of Trump administration priorities by the end of this year. In an open letter to university presidents and board members, McMahon lamented that higher education institutions, in her view, have “drifted from the principles that built up so much…
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Burnham bars rapists and serious child sex offenders from early release scheme
Andy Burnham has confirmed that rapists and serious child sex offenders, including those convicted of grooming offences, will be excluded from an early prisoner release scheme designed to ease overcrowding in England and Wales. The move follows a public outcry, including from survivors of sexual violence, which had already forced Burnham to pause the scheme…
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Republican attorneys general warn OpenAI could face legal action over breach
{beacon} Technology The Big Story Republican AGs warn OpenAI could face legal action over breach More than a dozen Republican attorneys general are calling on OpenAI to preserve records on its models’ recent breach of another company, suggesting the AI firm may have violated state or federal laws in the incident. © Adobe Stock…
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Burgum sticks to Reflecting Pool vandalism story as Pirro catches Trump heat for blaming ‘botched’ installation
I wasn’t able to access this article — the page returns “Access denied” (both directly and via fetch tool return a 403/JavaScript-blocked page), so no actual article text was retrieved. I don’t have enough reliable content to produce an accurate summary, and I don’t want to fabricate details based on the headline alone. From the…
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Furious Trump may FIRE his ex-Fox News bestie Judge Jeanine after Reflecting Pool rebuke
US President Donald Trump publicly criticised his own appointee, US Attorney Jeanine Pirro, on Monday, with reports suggesting he may be considering firing her. Trump’s anger stemmed from Pirro’s office dropping charges against US Olympian David Hearn, who had been accused of vandalising the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, a decision the president viewed as unacceptably…
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House Ethics panel recommends censure for Chuck Edwards after harassment allegations
The House Ethics Committee has recommended that Republican Congressman Chuck Edwards of North Carolina be censured following an investigation into allegations that he created a hostile work environment and sexually harassed two young female staffers. The bipartisan panel’s report concluded that, while there was no evidence he propositioned staff or engaged in sexual activity with…
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Mamdani’s grocery giveaway hits ID snag as critics cry foul: ‘Make it make sense’
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s plan for city-run grocery stores has drawn criticism after an official suggested a “library-card-esque” identification system could be used to stop shoppers exploiting the scheme’s discounted prices. The proposal, central to Mamdani’s campaign pledge to tackle food affordability, has prompted accusations of hypocrisy from critics who note that Democrats…
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MLS investigates reports of antisemitic chants toward New England’s Dor Turgeman in Montreal
The New England Revolution have condemned “antisemitic” and “discriminatory” chants directed at their Israeli striker Dor Turgeman by CF Montréal supporters during Saturday’s MLS match in Quebec. Major League Soccer confirmed on Monday that it is investigating reports of discriminatory language aimed at a Revolution player, while both clubs said they were cooperating with the…