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Do You Really Own Your Home? A Tax Revolt Says No.

The argument that property taxes make Americans renters in their own houses has fueled the biggest anti-tax uprising in half a century, and local governments are scrambling.

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America Has a Police Shortage

Many Americans have decided that their country’s problem is that it has too many police officers. In fact, it has too few.

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Abdul El-Sayed flipped the script on a bigoted gotcha attempt

The Senate candidate made quick work of a town hall attendee's insistence that he disavow the Muslim Brotherhood.

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US delaying Patriot missiles already paid for under NATO initiative, Zelensky says

Zelensky has appealed to Washington repeatedly, making the case for additional Patriot missiles as Russia intensifies strikes against Ukrainian cities and critical infrastructure.

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US resumes intel sharing on Russian missile launches with Ukraine, Zelensky says

"We are very thankful for this... Now it works," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

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Zelensky: Ukraine has retaken more territory than Russia captured this fall

"The trend this year continues," Zelensky said, "Since the start of fall, our warriors have liberated more territory than the Russians have managed to capture. The same was true at other points this y...

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Trump plows forward with plan to build the golf course of his dreams in DC

Regardless of how much it costs or how much is lost.

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Ukraine and the U.S. are at odds over Starshield. Here's what to know

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he believes the U.S. government is behind his military's loss of normal access to the key satellite communications service used by the Ukrainian military.

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Photographer attacked by settlers in the West Bank feels insulted by Netanyahu

The attack on Heidi Levine and Palestinians during the sensitive olive harvest again highlights the rampant settler violence that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has blamed on a small number of trou...

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Border czar Tom Homan says Rep. Ilhan Omar could be denaturalized depending on investigation

The federal probe into Omar’s immigration status involves family text messages and seized personal items.

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America Is Now an Ally of Russia

Donald Trump has abandoned the Western order.

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Jackson doesn't regret telling Collins to 'shut up' after protester interrupted Maine Senate debate

"She said that it was a Troy supporter. She accused me of setting that up. I had no idea who it was,” Jackson said.

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Zelenskyy Says Trump Is Pushing Ukraine to Capitulate to Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Donald Trump of trying to pressure Kyiv into surrendering to Russia, escalating a week-long row with the US president.

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Trump Endorses Netanyahu as Best U.S. Partner in Tight Israeli Election

The president praised the embattled prime minister for his endurance, saying any other candidate would be the “wrong Leader.”

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Zelenskyy says Starlink restrictions for Ukraine came from US government

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated on NBC's Meet the Press that the signal to impose speed limits on Starlink terminals came from the US government.

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US threatens Europe over Starlink restrictions

Ambassador Andrew Puzder warns about ‘devastating’ retaliation if Brussels goes ahead with plans to limit spectrum access for non-EU companies

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Macron says nothing justifies 'unbridled' violence in France protests

'Tonight, we all feel anger and shame,' said the French president in an address to the nation, adding that there must be a distinction between protesters with 'legitimate demands' and 'those who destroyed, smashed and looted.'

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US treasury secretary tells Zelenskyy to be very careful what he says about Starlink

Scott Bessent has called President Zelenskyy's assertion that the US government signalled Starlink restrictions "very reckless" during an interview with NBC News.

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Macron: 'How can French people do this to France?'

"Public buildings, shops and town halls were attacked and in some cases destroyed," he says

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JD Vance’s Biggest Problem

Republican voters want Donald Trump. The vice president’s attempts at mimicking him always fail.

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Democrats: Embrace Incivility!

Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff is leading the rise of the rude Democrat. More should follow his lead.

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Zelensky speaks to US envoys as Trump accuses him of not wanting to end the war

Zelensky spoke to Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on Sunday as Russia and Ukraine carried out drone strikes on each other's energy sites.

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95% of MAGA Republicans approve of Trump. For non-MAGA Republicans, it's 47%.

That split is complicating the GOP's midterm strategy.

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Ukrainian foreign minister urges Europe to ban visas for Russians: "This is a matter of national security"

Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has urged Europe to implement real entry bans for Russians and limit diplomatic movement to protect regional security.

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Trump says he will close historic DC golf course for 15 months of renovations

President Donald Trump says he plans to close a historic golf course in the nation's capital for 15 months and redevelop it despite an ongoing court challenge to his renovation plans.

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Funeral of four family members killed in Waterford arson attack to take place today

Philip and Kim English and their sons Callum and Jayden will be laid to rest in Kilbarry Cemetery.

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Navy member stood down with pay after recording device found

The navy's vice admiral defended the decision for the person to continue to receive pay as "normal convention" during an investigation.

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Aussie seamer Darcie Brown cut down by back injury

Darcie Brown's WBBL season is over before it begins, and the seamer's chances of featuring in Australia's T20 Women's Champions Trophy campaign is also in doubt after a back injury.

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Arrests over Israeli settler attacks on US photojournalist and European diplomats in West Bank

Eight suspects have been arrested in connection with recent violence in the West Bank including attacks on an American ⁠photojournalist and European ⁠diplomats, Israeli police have said.

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Alberta votes on Canada secession as PM fights to keep country united

Alberta has the world's fourth-largest proven oil reserves and separatist momentum has been driven by anger over Ottawa's management of the sector.

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France’s protests add to EU migration split

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US stocks set for rebound after AI sell-off

Nasdaq 100 futures rise 1.3% following biggest weekly drop since Trump’s ‘liberation day’ in April last year

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Second minister visits Yasukuni Shrine during its autumn festival

Liberal Democratic Party General Council chair Hiroshi Kajiyama also made a ritual cash offering on behalf of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

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Ex-Trump Aide Addresses ‘Terrifying’ Name Being Floated To Replace Susie Wiles

It would be “a very scary thing,” warned Sarah Matthews.

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China’s economy grows 4.5 percent in Q3, beating forecasts

GDP growth picks up from Q2 amid AI-driven boom in exports.

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Lindt CEO Lechner to leave, former CEO steps in as interim chief

Swiss chocolate maker Lindt & Sprüngli said on Monday that Chief Executive ‌Adalbert Lechner was leaving the company, with former CEO Dieter Weisskopf appointed as interim chief with immediate ⁠effect.

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Three months after Ukraine began striking warehouses belonging to Russian online shopping giants Wildberries and Ozon, workers and sellers describe the damage to their livelihoods — Meduza

Wildberries and Ozon play an enormous role in Russia’s economy and in the lives of millions of Russians, as well as entrepreneurs and shoppers in the Commonwealth of Independent States, where both…

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Emmanuel Macron turns down French interior minister’s offer to resign

Laurent Nuñez instructed to find new approaches to tackle looters

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Three arrested after gardaí chase stolen car suspected of involvement in burglary spree

The Volkswagen Golf failed to stop and was pursued by gardaí.

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Supermarket chain Carrefour to buy Codifrance from Colruyt

French supermarket chain Carrefour has ‌entered into an agreement with Colruyt Group to acquire ⁠local food retail company Codifrance for €152 million ($171 million), it said on Monday.

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'Quite horrifying': Afghan economic crisis leaves EU deportees with 'very little' to return to

Europe's increasingly pragmatic engagement with Afghanistan's Taliban rulers is exposing a fundamental contradiction between diplomatic non-recognition and political necessity. In an investigation for The New York Times, Pakistan and Afghanistan bureau chief Elian Peltier reveals how European governments are quietly expanding negotiations with the Taliban over migrant deportations, diplomatic representation and economic assistance. “Even though on paper European governments do not recognise the Taliban administration, in practice they meet much more frequently than most of us know,” Peltier explains.

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Honeymoon over for Wallabies coach Kiss after another bout of 'Bledis-woe'

Back-to-back thrashings by New Zealand have triggered alarm bells for the Wallabies' prospects at their home Rugby World Cup and heaped pressure on coach Les Kiss to engineer an immediate ‌rebound on the season-ending tour of Europe.

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My critics think speaking fluently is vital for fee-paying pupils, but not for anyone else. Here’s why I reject that | Lucy Powell

We are accused of dumbing down, but that’s nonsense: this is levelling up. All the evidence shows helping children articulate improves their life chances, says Labour’s deputy leader Lucy Powell

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China’s economy picks up pace at 4.5% growth

Third-quarter GDP rate puts world’s second-biggest economy on track for full-year target, analysts say

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24 Romanian men with previous convictions deported on charter flight

18 were taken directly from prison custody, with re-entry bans of up to 10 years imposed on all 24 men.

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St Kilda AFL player Charlie Banfield accidentally ran over friend in car

St Kilda AFL player Charlie Banfield accidentally ran over his close friend in a car on a private property in WA's south-west earlier this month.

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Report into department's handling of Kumanjayi Little Baby to be released

Five months after it was first announced, a report into Kumanjayi Little Baby's contact with the child protection system before her alleged murder is set to be tabled in parliament tomorrow.

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