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'Profits won.' The child safety trial against Meta kicks off in federal court
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Trump threatens to bomb Oman if it ‘gets in the way’ of Iran deal as Kushner meets Netanyahu – as it happened
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✓Another democratic socialist victory – Angie Nixon in Florida – sends shock waves through party establishment
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✓US states call for big changes to Instagram and Facebook as Meta child privacy trial begins
US states are suing the social media giant to force an overhaul of its platforms for young users
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Lindell calls for self-funded recount after 11-point loss in Minnesota governor's primary
MyPillow founder Mike Lindell is privately funding a hand recount and audit of Minnesota’s Republican gubernatorial primary, which he lost by roughly 11 percentage points. Lindell…
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✓Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo now deadliest in country’s history
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✓Kim Jong-un’s sister casts doubt on Trump’s claims of secret US-North Korea talks
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✓Shares in humanoid robot firm Unitree surge 600% on Chinese stock market debut
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Swimmers told to avoid London's only Thames bathing spot due to 'toxic algae'
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✓Spain to allow 500 children in Ceuta to go to mainland in immigration U-turn
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✓US treasury doubles debt buyback to steady bond market amid inflation fears
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✓‘Can’t enjoy your pint’: Wetherspoons customers welcome ban on loud phones
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✓Carney's final chance to convince Trump as US-Canada trade deadline looms
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Kennedy Center delays restoring Trump’s name to front amid legal battle
The Kennedy Center has agreed to hold off on placing President Trump’s name onto the performing arts building amid an ongoing legal battle over the venue. The center’s…
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Protests in Kyiv back ex-defence minister Fedorov’s call for elections
Ukrainians in Kyiv held a protest in support of ousted defence Minister Mykailo Fedorov
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✓Liberia agrees to take 1,200 third-country deportees from the U.S.
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✓South Korea shortens war games with US, citing Washington request
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✓OpenAI makes ChatGPT less 'human' for teens in new safety update
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Australian politics live: Penny Wong says government ‘outraged’ and will call in Israel ambassador over IDF decision not to investigate Frankcom killing
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Sharks have always stoked panic in Australia. While scientific understanding grows, conservation efforts can be unseated by fear | Anna Clark
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In Big Walk, players just walk and talk – and find joy along the way: ‘Some stories we’ve heard are punch-in-the-gut beautiful’
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'Don't rape, sexually assault or make kissing noises' at people, asylum seekers warned in new guidance about living in UK
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A fake website and a deluge of CVs: the Australian firm embroiled in an FBI probe into alleged Chinese espionage
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