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WorldOfford pledges to scrap tax system and boost jobs under Reform
Reform UK's leader in Scotland will set out his priorities in a speech to the party conference later on Saturday.
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US'A huge invasion of privacy': Louisiana parish disputes private camera ban in public rights-of-way
At the center of the discussion were competing concerns about privacy, property rights, and public safety.
The Cool Down
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WorldReform promises to increase tax-free personal allowance to £15,000
The party says the tax cut will be paid for by reducing public spending by £80bn.
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WorldTrump's peace envoys to visit Moscow and Kyiv over weekend
Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have led President Donald Trump's efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war - but talks have stalled.
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PoliticsTrump gets testy and calls Iran war ‘small potatoes’ when pressed on length of fight
The president argued the conflict was minor compared to something like the Vietnam war and said the U.S. had ‘essentially taken over’ the country
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PoliticsAllies into foes. Foes into allies. What's behind Trump's world order assault?
President Trump's transactional foreign policy is challenging traditional alliances and global power dynamics, for good and ill. Where does it lead?
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WorldPhilippines Vice President Sara Duterte posts bail after arrest for alleged threats against Marcos
Philippines Vice President Sara Duterte posted bail Saturday after an order was issued for her arrest the previous day on charges that she publicly threatened to arrange the assassination of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and two other people. The vice president, who has denied the allegations, showed a court order lifting the arrest warrant issued by the court Friday and said her lawyers instructed her to keep a copy on hand. “If possible please go with me, because I do not feel safe with all these police personnel who are harassing those at my home, harassing me since 2023,” Duterte said.
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WorldTrump's response is key as Argentina's Falklands demands get louder
With Argentina's President Milei promising "winds of change" over the Falklands, will Donald Trump shift his stance on British rule?
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BusinessStates consultant spend and hiring face changes
These plans, alongside other schemes, will be debated at a meeting starting at the end of September.
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PoliticsNatalie Harp Peacocks in Oval Office as Melania Snubs Trump
Natalie Harp was back in the Oval Office with Donald Trump on Friday, one day after first lady Melania Trump announced she would not accompany the president to the GOP’s midterm convention next week. Melania, 56, will not join her husband in Dallas on Sept. 9 and 10, a White House official told The Washington Examiner. The president had initially been scheduled to speak only on Sept. 10, but plans changed in a bid to boost interest in the event. Only two congressional Republicans in battleground
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WorldLabour’s equality laws are backfiring for the Left
When the Equality Act was introduced in 2010, Gordon Brown, then the prime minister, hailed it as “modern route to social mobility” that would help those “working their way up from very little”.
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PoliticsThe impact of Trump’s crusade against Canada
US president appears willing to risk jeopardising midterm election in his desire to ‘vassalise’ America’s northern neighbour
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PoliticsFirst US midterm ballots mailed amid fight over Trump's voting order
The US state of North Carolina has begun sending out mail ballots for November's midterm elections as planned despite an ongoing legal battle over tighter voting rules ordered by President Donald Trump. The state election board said on X on Friday that the first ballots were being sent out, with other states expected to follow in the coming days.
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BusinessUS imposes sanctions on Turkish bank, prompting legal threat
US sanctions Turkish bank over alleged IRGC ties, accusing it of facilitating millions in transactions for Iran.
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WorldWhy do ex-MPs join the 'Chiltern Hundreds' list?
Sir Keir Starmer is the latest person to take the office as a means of resigning as an MP.
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World'Nigel on the ropes' and 'Tough first budget' says Healey
The majority of the papers on Saturday focus on Reform UK following the party's annual conference.
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WorldZia Yusuf: British politics feeds you to the wolves
On the eve of a conference that Reform hoped would put the wind back in their sails, a potentially devastating Channel 4 documentary aired. The broadcast, at a time that will inflict maximum damage, exposed senior party figures allegedly plotting to bypass British political donation laws regarding foreign funding. With an internal investigation now underway, Reform are saying very little on the matter, but the mood at the NEC in Birmingham is, mostly, one of defiance.
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PoliticsElon Musk Finally Responds to Bombshell Election Meddling Claim
Elon Musk is reportedly “freaking out” over Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney’s documentary on him and his intense involvement in Donald Trump’s 2024 election, a journalist insists, after Musk slammed it as a “hit piece” months before it was even released. But officially, Musk responded Friday that he was “LMAO”—“laughing my a-- off”—over the documentary, Musk, which raises questions about whether the world’s richest person may have used his Starlink system in connection with the 2024 election
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WorldTrump sends envoys to Moscow, Kyiv with new plan to 'end war'
US President Donald Trump said Friday he is sending envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Moscow and Kyiv with a plan to end more than four years of war in Ukraine."I sent Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, two great negotiators.
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WorldThousands expected at rallies ahead of Saxony-Anhalt state election
Thousands of voters are expected to attend demonstrations and rallies in the Saxony-Anhalt state capital of Magdeburg on Saturday the day before they are expected to vote for a new regional parliament, police have said. Police said 12 events had been registered in Magdeburg.
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CelebrityFact Check: FAKE Image Shows AOC Wearing Workout Clothes In Her Kitchen -- Original Is Sleeveless Polka-Dot Dress
Does a real image show Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York wearing workout clothes in her kitchen? No, that's not true: The image is a manipulated screenshot from a video posted to her Instagram account, digitally altered to make her...
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PoliticsTrump Ripped Apart For 'Absolutely Horrible' Comments About Iran War Being 'Small Potatoes'
“What a horrific thing for our commander in chief to say about people who sacrificed their lives for our country,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) wrote.
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Politics‘Do You Want Him?’ CNN’s Abby Phillip Asks GOP Strategist if He’d Take Fetterman off Democrats’ Hands
CNN's Abby Phillip asked Republican strategist Tim Parrish if he would welcome Sen. John Fetterman to the GOP after the Democratic senator has repeatedly bashed his own party.
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PoliticsMissouri asks US Supreme Court to allow use of new Trump-backed congressional districts in midterms
Missouri appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to allow the use of new congressional districts backed by President Donald Trump in the fast-approaching midterm election. The appeal comes after Missouri's highest court blocked the new map and ordered a statewide vote in November on whether to keep or reject it. It's part of a national redistricting battle that Trump launched last year.
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USWatchdog issues scathing report on Trump’s former labor secretary
Former Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer allegedly fostered a “toxic, intimidating and humiliating” workplace when she led the department, a scathing watchdog report released Thursday found. An investigation by the Labor Department’s Office of Inspector General said Chavez-DeRemer, who resigned in April, regularly drank alcohol during the workday, failed to properly report expensive gifts she had…
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USFetterman texts reveal impatience with constituent duties
A former staffer confirmed that Sen. John Fetterman has routinely dismissed and at times refused to do core aspects of the job.
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PoliticsHouse Republican Dodges Three Times When Asked if He Wants Trump to Campaign With Him
Rep. Rob Wittman repeatedly refused to say whether he wants President Donald Trump to visit his district and campaign with him ahead of November's midterm elections.
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PoliticsExperts: Fox Pivots Away From Trump With Bartiromo Ouster
Experts: Fox Pivots Away From Trump With Bartiromo Ouster
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WorldNetanyahu AI Video Pairs Mamdani With Iran, Turkey Leaders
Netanyahu AI Video Pairs Mamdani With Iran, Turkey Leaders
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USPentagon Leak Inquiry Details Leaked to News Media
Pentagon Leak Inquiry Details Leaked to News Media
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PoliticsRep. Summer Lee says the Laura Loomer conversation is missing the bigger picture
The congresswoman says Loomer’s attacks on Black women point to a broader issue of racism being normalized and elevated. Conservative
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USFact Check: FALSE Rumor About Mike Johnson Moving Jasmine Crockett's Office Into Filing Room With No Windows Did NOT Come From Real News Website
Did a story about House Speaker Mike Johnson moving Texas representative Jasmine Crockett's office into a filing room with no windows come from a real news website? No, that's not true: The rumor was first published by a known trollery...
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USUS Judge won’t stop Pentagon from firing Stars and Stripes journalists
A federal judge declined to stop the firing of three Stars and Stripes journalists who sued the Pentagon for wrongful termination
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USVietnam veterans suing over Trump’s arch seek court block ahead of groundbreaking
The Vietnam War veterans suing over President Trump’s proposed triumphal arch are seeking an emergency court order to block the administration from pursuing its imminent plans to break ground in the Washington D.C. area. Veterans Michael Lemmon, Shaun Byrnes, Jon Gundersen — along with architectural historian Calder Loth — filed their temporary restraining order request…
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PoliticsExclusive-White House reviews candidates to replace Hegseth deputy Feinberg, sources say
By Mike Stone, Erin Banco and David Jeans WASHINGTON/NEW YORK, Sept 4 (Reuters) - The White House has reviewed candidates to potentially replace Deputy Secretary of Defense Steve Feinberg, three
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WorldNetanyahu Says Toppling Iran's Regime Is Israel's 'Central Mission'
Netanyahu Says Toppling Iran's Regime Is Israel's 'Central Mission'
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USJudge Presses DOJ on Trump Push to Reindict Olympian
Judge Presses DOJ on Trump Push to Reindict Olympian
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PoliticsTrump Pledges Up to $500 Million From MAGA Inc. for GOP Midterm Races
Trump Pledges Up to $500 Million From MAGA Inc. for GOP Midterm Races
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PoliticsKetanji Brown Jackson breaks with Supreme Court in political ad rates order
The order comes as campaigns gear up for the midterms and could stretch their ad dollars further.
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PoliticsTrump ‘triumphal arch’ opponents seek emergency court action after groundbreaking plans were announced
The Trump administration plans to break ground on the president’s “triumphal arch” in the next two weeks, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum announced Thursday, immediately spurring opponents to go to federal court for an emergency injunction.
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PoliticsScott Brown to Newsmax: New Hampshire Voters 'Kind of Sick of' Sununus
Scott Brown to Newsmax: New Hampshire Voters 'Kind of Sick of' Sununus
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USJudge refuses to block Pentagon from firing Stars and Stripes journalists
Ruling allows defense department to proceed for now in exerting greater editorial control over military news outlet
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PoliticsSpoof Republican Midterm Convention Website Redirects To Epstein Files
The website appears on the first page of Google results when "Republican midterm convention" is searched.
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PoliticsRepublicans Land Supreme Court Victory Over Campaign TV Ad Rates Ahead Of Midterms
Republicans have landed a legal victory over campaign TV ad pricing ahead of the midterm elections. On Friday, the Supreme Court granted the GOP an emergency appeal, which is supported by the Trump administration, temporarily halting a lower-court’s ruling in favor of Democrats that discounted broadcast ad spots should be limited to candidates, the Associated …
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PoliticsMelania Trump Reportedly Set To Skip Midterm Convention In Texas Next Week
At least 45 Republican lawmakers are also reportedly planning to skip the two-day convention.
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EntertainmentTetris suggests White House ‘Build the Wall’ game infringes copyright
The Tetris Company appeared to warn the White House Friday that its new online arcade based on President Trump’s policies may constitute copyright infringement. The site, launched Thursday, features games emulating the style of arcade classics. One of these video games, “Build the Wall,” uses mechanics that closely resemble those of Tetris. But in the…
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