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‘Shame!’: Trump’s Envoy Faces Protests In Venice During Super Yacht Diplomacy Tour
Several hundred protesters clashed briefly with riot police in Venice on Friday as they demonstrated against the arrival of a luxury super yacht belonging to Tilman Fertitta, the billionaire US ambassador to Italy. The protest reflects growing resentment in Venice towards displays of American wealth, coinciding with wider Italian unease over the Trump administration’s foreign…
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Gavin Newsom hires anti-Trump big gun as bombshell case into his wife escalates
California Governor Gavin Newsom has hired Abbe Lowell, a prominent lawyer known for representing figures at odds with Donald Trump, as legal scrutiny intensifies around a case involving his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom. The move signals that the governor is treating the matter, which has escalated into a significant legal dispute, with considerable seriousness, and…
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Parliament downgraded Nigel Farage’s security from eight to ONE bodyguard a year after winning his seat
Parliament has reportedly reduced the level of protection given to Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, cutting his security detail from eight bodyguards down to just one within a year of him winning his parliamentary seat. The move raises questions about how security arrangements for MPs are assessed and reviewed over time, particularly for high-profile politicians…
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Trump’s 2020 Election Obsession
The article’s full text is not available in the material provided, so its specific arguments and evidence cannot be summarised reliably. The title indicates that it concerns Donald Trump’s continued focus on the 2020 US presidential election, but drawing further conclusions would risk misrepresenting the article. The supplied webpage content only displays a message asking…
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Maine Dems rally behind Platner’s far-left platform in scramble to court his followers: ‘Beyond furious’
Democrats vying to replace disgraced Maine Senate nominee Graham Platner embraced much of his progressive platform during a debate on Thursday, signalling a leftward shift in the race as the party scrambles to retain support from his base. The move comes after Platner’s campaign was engulfed in controversy, and rivals appear to be courting his…
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Wales aim to defy the odds in South Africa
Wales travel to Durban to face South Africa in the Nations Championship, a fixture few expect them to win given the gulf in current form between the two sides. Head coach Steve Tandy’s team arrive ranked 12th in the world after a 35-21 defeat by Argentina and a 73-0 hammering by the Springboks in Cardiff…
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Gracie Abrams, Rick Ross, Steve Lacy & More: Which Is Your Favorite New Music Release This Week? Vote!
Billboard’s weekly New Music Friday roundup and poll highlights the latest album and single releases, inviting readers to vote for their favourite. This week’s guide is led by Gracie Abrams, whose third studio album Daughter From Hell arrives following singles “Hit the Wall” and “Look At My Life,” reuniting her with producer Aaron Dessner and…
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Smoke, travel and Trump threaten New York’s grand World Cup finale
New York’s staging of the World Cup final at MetLife Stadium on Sunday has been overshadowed by thick smoke from Canadian wildfires that has blanketed the city and much of the eastern seaboard, prompting air quality warnings and flight cancellations. The problem is particularly unwelcome given the city was chosen for the final largely for…
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Trump DHS threatens federal funding cutoff for states that refuse voter-roll security push
US Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said on Friday that states which refuse to comply with the Trump administration’s election-security requirements risk losing federal funding. He also warned that election officials who ignore security information provided by DHS could face consequences, as part of a wider administration push to tighten voter-roll security ahead of upcoming…
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North American skies turn orange as wildfire smoke worsens ahead of World Cup final
Smoke from an extensive series of wildfires across Canada, compounded by additional fires in Minnesota, spread across much of the US Midwest and Northeast as well as parts of Canada, turning skies orange and driving air quality to hazardous levels across large swathes of the continent. Authorities issued widespread air quality alerts as the smoke…