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What is Trump afraid we will see about how the tariffs were formulated?
When the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative unveiled its now-infamous “Liberation Day” tariff formula in April 2025, economists quickly noticed that something was not right. At first glance, the formula looked impressive. It had Greek symbols, academic citations, and all the trappings of serious economic analysis. But once economists began examining it, the sophistication quickly fell…
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Judge hands Trump, GOP major redistricting win ahead of midterm elections and more top headlines
A judge has ruled in favour of Donald Trump and the Republican Party in a significant redistricting dispute, a decision reported as a major win for the GOP ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The article, drawn from Fox News’ daily morning newsletter, presents this ruling as its lead story alongside a roundup of other…
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Ed Miliband lashes out at Israel for pushing ahead with controversial West Bank settlement project
Energy Secretary Ed Miliband criticised Israel for proceeding with a contentious settlement project in the occupied West Bank, describing the move as damaging to prospects for peace. The dispute matters because settlement expansion is widely seen as making a future Palestinian state harder to establish and worsening already strained international relations. The project concerns development…
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‘He must resign’: Fans’ petition calls for Infantino to quit as Fifa president
Fans’ organisations from around the world have launched a petition demanding the resignation of Fifa president Gianni Infantino, alongside sweeping reform of football’s global governing body. The move follows Infantino’s abandoned plan to bring in private investment to run Fifa tournaments, including the men’s and women’s World Cups, which prompted three continental confederations to accuse…
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Will Democrats abandon Florida after Nixon win?
In today’s issue: ▪ Democrats face uphill fight in Florida ▪ Cassidy shares doubts on FDA nominee ▪ Trump downplays bond market concerns ▪ Melanoma mRNA vaccine trial success Florida Democrats are warning national party members not to abandon the state in November after democratic socialist Angie Nixon defeated moderate Alex Vindman in a shocking…
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‘Shaun The Sheep: The Beast Of Mossy Bottom’: Nina Sosanya, Paul Whitehouse & Roman Kemp Join Voice Cast Of Animated Feature
Aardman has added Nina Sosanya, Paul Whitehouse and Roman Kemp to the voice cast of “Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom”, its third stop-motion feature in the Shaun the Sheep franchise, produced with Sky and StudioCanal. The trio joins previously confirmed cast members Dani Dyer and Justin Fletcher, expanding the film’s ensemble as…
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Making Love with David Magidoff review – instant improv musical based on Fran Healy’s teenage infidelity
David Magidoff’s improv troupe brought their format of turning a special guest’s real-life romantic story into an instant musical to the Edinburgh festival, this time with Travis frontman Fran Healy as guest. Healy recounted a teenage tale of infidelity in Glasgow, which the American cast then improvised into comic scenes and songs, though the nine-strong…
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Pennsylvania State Police helicopter violently collides with plane, pilot dead: FAA
Two people were aboard the PSP aircraft when it collided with a Cessna 150 around 6:50 p.m., a Federal Aviation Administration spokesperson said in a statement.
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Et tu, Fedorov? The betrayal of Volodymyr Zelensky.
Mykhailo Fedorov, the country’s former defense minister and a longtime political ally of Zelensky, called for a legal way to be found for Ukraine to hold wartime elections, even though the nation’s constitution forbids it.
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Venice Head Alberto Barbera Defends Selection Of Russian Director Ilya Khrzhanovsky’s ‘DAU’: “It Is Not Pro-Putin Propaganda”
Venice Film Festival director Alberto Barbera has publicly defended the selection of Russian filmmaker Ilya Khrzhanovsky’s film DAU, rejecting weeks of criticism from Ukrainian officials and activists over its inclusion in the festival’s main competition. In a lengthy Instagram post, Barbera called Russia’s invasion of Ukraine “bloody and cruel” but insisted DAU was not “pro-Putin…