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US says 'specific steps' agreed to end Syria violence after Israeli strikes hit Damascus

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Israel says it is "working to save our Druze brothers", but Syria accuses it of "treacherous aggression".
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Largest Mars rock ever found on Earth sells for $4.3m at auction

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The meteorite was discovered in Niger in November 2023 and is 70% larger than the next biggest piece of Mars recovered on Earth.
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Could axing two national holidays save France from its mountain of debt?

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Prime Minister François Bayrou has angered MPs with a bid to cut two public holidays to rescue the country's finances.
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'It's just better!' Trump says Coca-Cola to change key US ingredient

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Coca-Cola said they "appreciate President Trump's enthusiasm", without confirming they plan to make the tweak.
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New Yorkers skeptical after Zohran Mamdani distances himself from phrase ‘globalize the intifada’

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New Yorkers are expressing skepticism after Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani appeared to try to distance himself from the phrase "globalize the intifada," after spending months refusing to condemn the phrase many interpret as a call for violence against Jewish people.

The New York Times reported that Mamdani, who is Muslim and a self-professed socialist who has been highly critical of the state of Israel, told city business leaders that he would not use the phrase and that he would "discourage" others from doing so.

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Trump's Epstein strategy could pit him against loyal supporters

  • News source: BBC News - World
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In defending how his administration is handling supposed files on Jeffrey Epstein, he said "stupid" Republicans fell for a hoax.
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Texas investigates more than 100 potential noncitizens who allegedly cast illegal ballots

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton recently announced the launch of an investigation into more than 100 potential noncitizens who allegedly cast at least 200 ballots in the 2020 and 2022 election cycles.

The majority of the suspected illegal ballots cast by potential noncitizens were in Harris County, but Paxton's office is also investigating possible instances in Guadalupe, Cameron and Eastland counties using information from the Texas Secretary of State, according to a news release.

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DHS fires back at Durbin for claiming federal agents are just 'arresting gardeners' instead of criminals

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The Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday defended its agents after Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said they were being diverted from targeting dangerous criminals to rounding up illegal immigrants, like gardeners, "many of whom pose no threat whatsoever."

Durbin, a ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, was speaking at a Tuesday hearing titled "Beyond the Smash and Grab: Criminal Networks and Organized Theft" when he noted the various roles federal law enforcement plays in combating organized crime and organized retail theft...
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Eric Adams hit with accusation of operating ‘criminal conspiracy’ at NYPD

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Mayor Eric Adams is being sued by a former high-ranking New York Police Department official for allegedly operating a "criminal conspiracy" at the department to enrich top officials.

A spokesperson for Adams, who is running for re-election as an independent, called the allegations "baseless accusations from a disgruntled former employee."

Politico reported that former interim NYPD commissioner Tom Donlon filed a suit in the New York state Supreme Court in Manhattan against Adams, the department and several other current and former city officials on...
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Abrego Garcia remains in US for now as judge takes case under advisement

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Salvadorian migrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia appeared in federal court in Tennessee on Wednesday for a second detention hearing, after a federal judge agreed to hear an appeal from the Justice Department to keep him detained in criminal custody pending trial.

The Justice Department's request to U.S. District Judge Waverly Crenshaw caps off months of confusing and contradictory statements from the Trump administration in the case of Abrego Garcia, who was erroneously deported to El Salvador in March in violation of a court order, and returned to the U.S...
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Fire engulfs main stage of Tomorrowland festival, two days before opening

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Footage on social media shows flames ravaging the Belgian festival's main stage, just two days before it opens.
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Thai woman arrested for blackmailing monks with thousands of videos after sex

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The woman, known as "Ms Golf", allegedly had sexual relations with monks and extorted money from them.
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AOC, Sanders welcome Mamdani to DC for his Capitol Hill debut, urging reluctant Dems to 'get to know him'

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., pulled back the curtain on New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani's "productive" meeting with Democratic lawmakers in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday.

When asked by Fox News' Chad Pergram how Mamdani's message resonated with Democrats during a "Communication and Organizing Skillshare Breakfast," Ocasio-Cortez said the Democratic nominee shared critical insights about how to "level up all of our games in terms of technique."

The progressive superstar urged the outstanding Mamdani skeptics to "get to...
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House Republicans float grilling Joe, Jill Biden as former aides stonewall cover-up probe

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House Oversight Committee Republicans are not ruling out potentially compelling former President Joe Biden and former First Lady Jill Biden to appear before Congress as part of an investigation into whether signs of Biden's mental decline were covered up during his time in the White House.

"Every option's on the table. We're going to try to get answers. We're going to try to do this rapidly," House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., told reporters when asked if the former president could be brought in for questioning.

"We'll decide as...
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Republicans fixated on Epstein are getting 'duped' by Democrats, Trump insists

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President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Republicans fixated on Jeffrey Epstein are getting "duped" by Democrats, further defending Attorney General Pam Bondi's handling of the case.

During an Oval Office meeting with the crown prince and prime minister of Bahrain, Trump said his predecessor, former President Joe Biden, reversed his first-term energy policies, leading to higher inflation.

"What Biden did is he ended our policies," Trump told reporters. "He doesn't have a policy. Some lunatic around the desk had a policy. Whoever operated the...
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