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Platner Shows Why the Supreme Court Was Right on Campaign Spending
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OnlyFans Models Are Accidentally Making Hacked Government Websites Disappear
Adult content creators fighting the piracy of their material are inadvertently helping to clean up hacked government and university websites, according to new research from cybersecurity firm UpGuard shared with WIRED. For years, scammers have hijacked authoritative .gov and .edu domains — which rank highly in Google searches — to host malicious pages using the…
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Trump demands end to trade with key US ally, calls it a ‘wasted cause’
US President Donald Trump has threatened to end all trade with Spain after the country declined to commit fully to NATO’s new defence spending target, branding the ally a “wasted cause”. Speaking at the NATO summit, he singled Spain out repeatedly, urging that trade — and even visits — be cut off, marking a sharp…
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Dem Senate hopeful pocketed massive taxpayer-funded cash while skipping hundreds of votes
Fox News reports that Josh Turek, a two-time Paralympic gold medallist and Iowa state legislator now running as the Democratic candidate for a US Senate seat, missed more than half of his 2026 votes in the Iowa House while continuing to collect the state’s daily legislative per diem. According to records cited in the article,…
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Labour benefits review ‘calls for disability assessments to be scrapped instead of made tougher’
Labour’s government review of disability benefits is reportedly set to conclude that the entire assessment system for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) should be scrapped rather than tightened. Stephen Timms, the disability minister, is expected to recommend a “radical” and “bold” overhaul after judging the current system “not fit for purpose”. This matters because it marks…
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What happens next if Platner drops out? Here’s who could replace him on the ballot and how it would work
Maine’s Democratic Senate nominee, Graham Platner, is under mounting pressure to quit the race after an ex-girlfriend accused him of rape, an allegation reported by Politico. With many observers expecting him to withdraw, attention has turned to who might replace him on the ballot against incumbent Republican Senator Susan Collins — a contest that could…
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Inside Trump’s unprecedented battle plan to expand Second Amendment rights through Justice Department
The US Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division has filed lawsuits against California and Virginia over their gun laws, in what officials describe as an unprecedented effort to expand and enforce Second Amendment rights. Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon told Fox News Digital that the department has launched more than a dozen legal challenges to firearm…
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US urges donors to abandon UNRWA funding as UN defends agency’s mission
The United Nations has defended its call for countries to keep funding the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), after the United States urged donors to abandon the agency and redirect money to a US-led alternative. At UNRWA’s annual pledging conference in early July 2026, US Ambassador Jeff Bartos claimed the agency…
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Australian woman who has legally lived in the US for 30 years is indicted on federal charges after allegedly voting in two presidential elections
Denise Nataly Migliore, a 51-year-old Australian who has lived legally in the United States for around 30 years, has been indicted on federal charges over allegations that she voted illegally in two US elections, including two presidential contests. The case is notable because Migliore is a long-term legal resident, and US authorities have framed her…
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Women and university graduates in Australia most at risk of losing jobs to AI, report finds
A first-of-its-kind Australian government report has found that women and university graduates are the workers most exposed to having their jobs displaced by artificial intelligence, while those in manual and vocationally trained roles are least at risk. The report, drawing on data from Jobs and Skills Australia, warns that occupations such as telemarketers, accountants, advertising…