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Cornyn meeting with Blanche canceled ahead of key Judiciary Committee vote
Senator John Cornyn’s planned meeting with acting Attorney General Todd Blanche was cancelled shortly before the Senate Judiciary Committee was due to vote on Blanche’s nomination to become attorney general. The development matters because Cornyn’s support could determine whether the Republican nominee advances, with Democrats expected to oppose him unanimously. Cornyn has said he needs…
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Landon Donovan ‘disappointed’ Folarin Balogun red-card fiasco got ‘out of hand’ after Trump’s involvement
Former USMNT star Landon Donovan has said he is “disappointed” that the row over Folarin Balogun’s red card became “out of hand” after Donald Trump became involved, arguing the controversy overshadowed the US men’s national team’s World Cup campaign. Balogun was sent off during the round of 32, which would ordinarily have ruled him out…
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EFD Studios Names José Miguel Álvarez Ibargüengoitia CEO, EFD Studios Mexico (EXCLUSIVE)
Latin American film equipment rental giant EFD Studios has appointed José Miguel Álvarez Ibargüengoitia, a veteran senior executive from Mexico’s national film institute Imcine, as CEO of EFD Studios Mexico. The move is part of a broader expansion drive under new global director general Nacho Carballo and group president Georgina Terán, aimed at consolidating EFD’s…
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Thune warns there aren’t 50 votes to advance budget resolution after Trump demands action
Senate Majority Leader John Thune has warned that Republicans do not currently have the 50 votes needed to advance a budget resolution, despite President Trump pressing Congress to act. The warning highlights divisions within the Republican conference and raises doubts about how quickly the party can move forward with its fiscal agenda. In the Senate,…
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Teachers’ names and phone numbers leaked on dark web after Department for Education hacked
The Department for Education has confirmed that hackers stole approximately 607,000 records, later leaked on the dark web, containing the names, job titles, email addresses and phone numbers of school leaders, university staff and government officials. The breach exposed the department to criticism over cybersecurity standards, with experts warning that government bodies remain vulnerable “soft…
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Immigration officers called Latinos racial slurs during stops: Video
Video and text messages obtained by the ACLU of Southern California allegedly show federal immigration officers using racial slurs for Latino people while carrying out stops in Los Angeles. The material has been submitted in court as part of a bid to restrict allegedly suspicionless and racially discriminatory immigration enforcement, raising questions about whether officers…
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AI should answer to users, not Washington
The article’s content is unavailable because access to the page was denied, so its arguments and evidence cannot be summarised reliably. The title suggests it concerns whether artificial intelligence should be primarily accountable to users rather than US federal policymakers. Without the full text, it is not possible to establish the author’s claims, examples, figures…
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‘What, a new one? They keep changing every 5 minutes’: Care home resident speaks for Britain after meeting Burnham and being surprised to learn he is yet another new Prime Minister
A care home resident’s deadpan reaction to meeting Andy Burnham has struck a chord as an emblem of Britain’s turbulent recent politics, after she was told he was the country’s newest Prime Minister and simply asked, “What, a new one?” The Daily Mail piece uses the exchange to poke fun at the dizzying pace of…
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Moreno drops f-bomb on Fauci, recalls COVID arrest at football game
The article text is unavailable because access to the page was denied. Based on the headline alone, Senator Bernie Moreno reportedly used an expletive about Anthony Fauci and recalled being arrested during the COVID-19 pandemic at a football game, apparently in criticism of pandemic restrictions. Without the full article, the surrounding circumstances, date, venue and…