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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: '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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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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JD Vance’s Biggest Problem

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

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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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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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Democrats: Embrace Incivility!

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

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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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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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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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Asian Para Games officially open in Nagoya

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Not having the right kind when picking up a vehicle can leave travellers scrambling to find alternative transport

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Funeral held today for Australian soldier killed in military exercise

Corporal Brendan Hannam has been remembered as a "man of character" and "a loving partner" at his funeral today. The 28-year-old Australian soldier was killed during a military training exercise in Darwin a fortnight ago.

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Independent MP Helen Haines critically injured in attack near electorate office

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Russian air strike kills woman in Kyiv and hits subway station amid ‘massive’ attack

Russia ‌attacked energy facilities ‌in 11 Ukrainian regions overnight, knocking out power for tens of thousands of people, Ukrainian minister says

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French political turmoil spreads to markets as Paris-listed stocks, bonds and the euro fall

Weekend unrest added to investor concerns over the country’s fiscal and political outlook.

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Carney’s realist foreign policy faces test in Turkey as countries aim to expand relations

Ankara’s crackdown on dissent, LGBTQ groups raises questions about Prime Minister’s values-based approach

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Data Centers and Green Shift Are Reviving Europe’s Power Demand

After years of falling power demand in Europe, some of the region’s top economies are using more — a shift that should gather pace amid a move away from fossil fuels and which may further test grids.

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Trump and Putin claim French protests are evidence of 'migrant chaos' and 'Europe's decline'

The MAGA movement and the Kremlin, along with European far-right groups, described the demonstrations in France as a consequence of immigration and the decline of 'Western civilization,' while other observers saw them as a sign of the Macron era's twilight.

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Zelensky Holds Talks With Trump Envoys as US President Accuses Him of Not Wanting Peace

The talks came as Trump claimed he was making “great progress” toward a peace deal, while Kyiv and Moscow traded strikes on energy infrastructure, leaving tens of thousands without power in Ukraine.

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A surreal night in Paris: Looting, selfies and terrace drinks

After nationwide demonstrations that descended into chaos on Saturday, the streets of the French capital still bore the marks of vandalism on Sunday night, alongside the carefree atmosphere of an ordinary weekend.

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Elderly man forcibly detained at Elbit Systems protest in Germany

An elderly man was forcibly restrained by police during a protest against Elbit Systems in Ulm, Germany.

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Mali’s military and armed groups committing abuses against civilians: HRW

Soldiers, fighters and separatists in West African country committing grave laws-of-war violations, rights group finds.

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Roche moves future Germany investments 'on hold'

Swiss drugmaker Roche is reviewing all future investments in Germany over healthcare cost-cutting policies, the company's Germany chief said in ‌an interview with newspaper Welt that was published on Monday.

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Be Emergency Ready booklet dropped 72-hour advice after concerns it would make people anxious

Advice to keep 72 hours worth of supplies was recommended by the EU as part of a wider preparedness strategy.

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In pictures: More than 500,000 took to the streets as France protests erupted into violence

Over 500,000 people took part in protests in France over the weekend, which became marred by violence, amid demonstrations against rising living costs.

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France hit by debt sell-off as protests unnerve investors

Difference between French and German 10-year borrowing costs widens after violence breaks out Business live – latest updates France was hit by a fresh wave of selling in its bond and stock markets on Monday after violent protests over the weekend left public buildings burned, hundreds of shops looted and thousands of arrests across the country. Almost 2,400 people have been arrested in France, the interior ministry said on Sunday, with police deploying teargas in confrontations with protesters. Continue reading...

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Mother assessed as posing no immediate risk to others three weeks before Elizabeth Struhs’ manslaughter, inquest hears

Queensland correctional services officer did not have access to details of Kerrie Struhs’ past offending which included child neglect Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Elizabeth Struhs’ mother, Kerrie, was assessed by correctional services as being of no immediate risk to others by an officer who had no access to her offending history, three weeks before she and others caused her eight-year-old daughter to die, a Brisbane inquest has heard. Kerrie Struhs was sentenced to five months’ jail for child neglect after failing to take Elizabeth to hospital to treat her type 1 diabetes in 2019. Coroner Ainslie Kirkegaard has previously heard that Elizabeth was so unwell when she presented at hospital that she was nearly dead, and was in a coma.

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Greek authorities say 12 migrants die in two incidents in Aegean Sea

At least 1,209 migrants have died or gone missing in the Mediterranean since the beginning of the year, according to the International Organisation for Migration.

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Japan aims to soothe world traders’ fiscal anxiety with outreach in English

Foreign investors held 13% of Japanese Government Bonds at the end of June, up from about 8% in 2012.

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Russia and Ukraine Should Focus on Peace Talks, U.S. Says - The Moscow Times

Ukraine and Russia should focus on ending the war between them, U.S.

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Smoke signals: The dangerous fatalism of AGI in Silicon Valley

I'm worried about the AI YOLOers

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Rubio says Ukraine and Russia should be focused on ending the war

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Uzbekistan to meet top officials of the C5+1 grouping that brings together the United States and Muslim-majority post-Soviet states.

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Massive whale carcass leaves council with $180k bill, budget headache

The cost of removing a massive humpback whale that washed up on a popular Perth beach last month cost almost $180,000, with the local council fretting about how to pay for it.

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Problem NT public housing tenants to be evicted after 'three strikes'

Under a new three strikes policy for Northern Territory public housing tenants, "minor" anti-social behaviour breaches attract one strike, "moderate" breaches two and three strikes can be handed down for "significant" breaches.

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Why Scotland must ditch sterling on the first day of independence

I HAD the privilege of addressing a fringe meeting at the SNP conference on Saturday to discuss what a flourishing economy in an independent Scotland would look like

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