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• MLB home run leader Pete Alonso lands on IL with wrist injury after getting hit by pitch

  09-06-2023 23:49 via foxnews.com
  
  A nightmare week and season for the New York Mets just got a lot worse. After getting swept by the Atlanta Braves, the team placed Pete Alonso on the injured list with a wrist injury. The Mets slugger was hit by a pitch in the first inning Wednesday and had to leave the game. On Friday, the Mets called it a "bone bruise and a sprain of his left wrist." CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Alonso has been a bright spot in what's been a disappointing season for the Mets. His 22 home
  
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• House Democrat calls for DOJ probe into Saudi-backed PGA-LIV merger, details bill ending tax benefit

  09-06-2023 23:43 via foxnews.com
  
  Rep. John Garamendi is demanding the Justice Department investigate the merger of the PGA Tour with Saudi-backed LIV Golf, while proposing legislation to strip the organization of its tax-exempt status. Garamendi, D-Calif., rolled out legislation this week called the "No Corporate Tax Exemption for Professional Sports Act," after what the congressman called the Saudi Sovereign Wealth Fund’s "surprise takeover" of the PGA. PGA TOUR ANNOUNCES LANDMARK MERGER WITH SAUDI-BACKED LIV GOLF That l
  
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• Fatal attack on UN peacekeepers in Mali's Timbuktu region

  09-06-2023 23:38 via foxnews.com
  
  Attackers killed one U.N. peacekeeper and seriously injured eight others Friday in Mali’s northern Timbuktu region, an area where extremists continue to operate, the United Nations said. The peacekeepers were part of a security patrol that was targeted first by an improvised explosive device and then by direct fire in the town of Ber, U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said. The United Nations joins the head of the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Mali, El-Ghassim Wane, in srongly condemning the
  
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• Ex-UK PM Johnson: I've been forced out over Partygate report

  09-06-2023 23:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson is to step down as an MP but insists that "I did not lie" over Covid lockdowns.
  
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• Guardians' José Ramírez launches three home runs in first three at-bats against Red Sox

  09-06-2023 23:33 via foxnews.com
  
  For the first time in his career, Cleveland Guardians third baseman José Ramírez left the yard three times in a single game.  Ramírez launched three home runs Thursday against the Boston Red Sox, hitting homers from both sides of the plate.  The four-time All-Star homered in his first three at-bats, hitting a 390-foot shot to right in the sixth for his third of the day, and the Guardians defeated the Red Sox 10-3.  BLUE JAYS DESIGNATE ANTHONY BASS FOR ASSIGNME
  
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• 'Deranged lunatic': Trump attacks Jack Smith on Truth Social after indictment unsealed

  09-06-2023 23:31 via foxnews.com
  
  Former President Donald Trump attacked Special Counsel Jack Smith after his unsealed indictment shows the ex-commander-in-chief was charged with 37 counts of criminal wrongdoing over his handling of classified documents, calling him a "deranged lunatic." Posting a photo of Smith to his Truth Social app, Trump accused the prosecutor of being behind a 2013 controversy in which the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) was revealed to be targeting political groups, mainly those on the right, for increased
  
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• New Trump indictment over documents is a 'whole different ballgame,' says Jonathan Turley

  09-06-2023 23:30 via foxnews.com
  
  Fox News contributor Jonathan Turley joined "America's Newsroom" to discuss how the new indictment over classified documents will look different from the Manhattan indictment for President Trump. The constitutional law professor said the Alvin Bragg prosecution is "political" but says the Miami indictment is a "whole new ballgame." PROSECUTORS UNSEAL CHARGES AGAINST TRUMP IN CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS CASE, INCLUDING OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE JONATHAN TURLEY: I know a lot of people have criticized [Jack]
  
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• Boxes in the bathroom, boxes on stage: Pictures from Trump charges

  09-06-2023 23:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Pictures released with President Donald Trump's indictment show boxes on a stage and in a bathroom.
  
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• Paris Diamond League: Keely Hodgkinson sets British record on way to 800m win

  09-06-2023 23:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Britain's Keely Hodgkinson makes a dominant start to her outdoor season by clocking a British record time to win the 800m at the Paris Diamond League.
  
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• Trump could face decades in prison if convicted on all federal charges

  09-06-2023 23:17 via foxnews.com
  
  Former President Trump could face decades in prison if convicted on all 37 federal counts stemming from Special Counsel Jack Smith’s investigation. Trump was indicted on 37 federal counts, including willful retention of national defense information, conspiracy to obstruct justice, and false statements. The maximum terms of imprisonment per count were included on the "penalty sheet" of the indictment.  But those maximum terms of imprisonment are guidelines, and ultimately, each count&r
  
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• Don’t download any AI apps before reading this

  09-06-2023 23:14 via foxnews.com
  
  AI chatbots are one of the hottest tools being discussed right now. Like OpenAI, Google, Microsoft and others, many companies are hopping on the bandwagon and making their version of chatbots. However, with an invention comes a new way for cybercriminals to attack you.  Now, crooks are turning to fake AI chatbot apps to swindle you. Let's dive into what to look for and how to avoid being tricked.  According to a report from the cybersecurity firm Sophos, scammers have been creating fa
  
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• Boris Johnson quits as UK lawmaker after being told he will be sanctioned

  09-06-2023 23:10
  
  Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he’s quitting as a lawmaker after being told he will be sanctioned for misleading Parliament
  
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• Leeds United: Chairman Andrea Radrizzani agrees to sell club to 49ers

  09-06-2023 23:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Leeds chairman Andrea Radrizzani agrees a deal to sell his stake in the club to co-owners 49ers Enterprises.
  
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• Former UK PM Boris Johnson steps down from Parliament, claims he was pushed out over 'Partygate' scandal

  09-06-2023 23:02 via foxnews.com
  
  Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that he was stepping down as a Member of Parliament in a lengthy, defensive statement Friday. The embattled politician left the premiership in September 2022, after he was accused of hosting parties at the prime minister's official residence — 10 Downing Street — that violated COVID-19 social distancing during the height of the pandemic.  He represented Uxbridge and South Ruislip in Greater London in Parliament until Friday.
  
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• Trump indictment photos show boxes of documents stored at Mar-a-Lago

  09-06-2023 22:47
  
  Indictment photos show how classified documents were stored at Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence.
  
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• Trump charged under Espionage Act in secret documents case

  09-06-2023 22:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The former president allegedly kept the documents in a ballroom and bathroom at his Florida golf club.
  
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• The friends who escaped Russian occupation in floods

  09-06-2023 22:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Maryna and Valentyna found themselves trapped on the Dnipro River when Russia invaded last year.
  
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• Intense fighting erupts in Ukraine as counterattack begins

  09-06-2023 22:20 via foxnews.com
  
  Moscow and Kyiv both reported heavy fighting in Ukraine on Friday, with bloggers describing the first sightings of German and U.S. armour, signalling that Ukraine's long-anticipated counterattack was under way. With virtually no independent reporting from the front lines and Kyiv saying little, it was impossible to assess whether Ukraine was penetrating Russian defences in its bid to drive out occupying forces. "We can state for sure that this offensive has begun,"Russian President Vladimir Puti
  
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• Diamond League: 'Superhuman' Faith Kipyegon breaks 5,000m world record

  09-06-2023 22:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Watch as Kenya's Faith Kipyegon breaks the 5,000m world record with an "unbelievable" time of 14 minutes 5.20 seconds at the Diamond League meeting in Paris.
  
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• Arizona governor vetoes bill requiring schools to limit transgender students’ bathroom access

  09-06-2023 22:03 via nbcnews.com
  
  Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has vetoed Republican-sponsored legislation to restrict use of public school restrooms by transgender students.
  
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• French Open 2023: Iga Swiatek prepared for Karolina Muchova puzzle in Paris final

  09-06-2023 22:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Iga Swiatek takes on Karolina Muchova in Saturday's French Open final as she goes for a third title in four years in Paris.
  
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• Iran's Elnaz Rekabi competes in climbing return after headscarf controversy

  09-06-2023 21:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Iranian Elnaz Rekabi appears in her first climbing tournament since making headlines when she competed without a headscarf last year.
  
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• Could Donald Trump go to prison over secret files?

  09-06-2023 21:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  "There's an unbelievable amount of detail, and much of it is very damning," one expert says of the charges.
  
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• 11 UN peacekeepers accused of sexual exploitation, abuse in Central African Republic

  09-06-2023 21:38 via foxnews.com
  
  Eleven U.N. peacekeepers stationed in Central African Republic have been accused of sexual exploitation and abuse, the United Nations said Friday. Investigations were still underway, but preliminary evidence gathered by the U.N. Office of Internal Oversight Services revealed that the members of a Tanzanian peacekeeping unit deployed in the country's west were implicated in the exploitation and abuse of four victims, according to a statement by the U.N. Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization M
  
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• Ex-Italian PM Berlusconi readmitted to hospital for routine leukemia checks

  09-06-2023 21:37 via foxnews.com
  
  Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi was readmitted to a Milan hospital Friday for planned medical checks related to his chronic leukemia, his doctors said in a statement. FORMER ITALIAN PREMIER SILVIO BERLUSCONI SAYS HE'LL 'ONCE AGAIN' RECOVER FOLLOWING LEUKEMIA DIAGNOSIS Berlusconi's doctors, Alberto Zangrillo and Fabio Ciceri, said the tests being conducted at San Raffaele Hospital had been moved up "as part of normal practice in medicine," and that the timing didn't signal "any criticali
  
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• ICJ lets 32 countries back Ukraine in genocide case against Russia

  09-06-2023 21:35 via foxnews.com
  
  The International Court of Justice has accepted requests from 32 countries to back Ukraine in a genocide case against Russia, the United Nations' highest court said Friday. It's the largest number of countries to join another nation's complaint at the world court based in The Hague, Netherlands. Ukraine's government filed the legally creative case days after Russia invaded its neighbor in February 2022. The Kremlin snubbed hearings held the next month, while protesters holding Ukrainian flags ch
  
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• John Rich reacts to Garth Brooks' decision to sell 'every brand of beer' amid Bud Light drama

  09-06-2023 21:30 via foxnews.com
  
  Country music star John Rich weighed in on fellow musician Garth Brooks' decision to serve "every brand of beer" at his upcoming Nashville, Tennessee, spot as Bud Light continues to face backlash. Fox News Digital caught up with the Big & Rich singer at his own Redneck Riviera bar in Nashville on Friday as he was preparing for CMA Fest. "Garth Brooks has always been the guy that that said, ‘everybody come to my show,’" Rich told Fox News Digital. "It's something that we love abou
  
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• French Open 2023 results: Novak Djokovic to face Casper Ruud in final after beating Carlos Alcaraz

  09-06-2023 21:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Novak Djokovic is one win away from a record 23rd men's major title after beating a cramping Carlos Alcaraz to set up a French Open final against Casper Ruud.
  
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• Who is Walt Nauta, the Trump aide charged in classified documents case?

  09-06-2023 20:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mr Trump accused officials of "trying to destroy" the life of his aide, calling him a wonderful man.
  
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• Maine abortion laws expansion, which would be among broadest in US, passes committee

  09-06-2023 20:43
  
  A committee of the Maine Legislature has signed off on a proposal from Democratic Gov. Janet Mills that would give the state one of the least restrictive abortion laws in the country
  
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• Cryptoqueen: Adviser to missing fugitive disappears

  09-06-2023 20:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Frank Schneider, a former spy, faces a maximum of 40 years in prison for his role in a crypto scam.
  
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• Joran van der Sloot pleads not guilty as Natalee Holloway's mom looks on

  09-06-2023 20:06
  
  Joran van der Sloot, the main suspect in the unsolved 2005 disappearance of American teenager Natalee Holloway, has arrived in the United States.
  
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• Canada wildfires: North America air quality alerts in maps and images

  09-06-2023 19:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Satellite images and before and after pictures show how smoke has shrouded the east coast of Canada and the US.
  
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• Coverage of Trump classified documents indictment

  09-06-2023 19:33 via nbcnews.com
  Watch live coverage as former President Trump has been indicted by a federal grand jury in connection with his alleged mishandling of more than 100 classified documents.
  
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• World Test Championship final: India gain hope from fightback against Australia

  09-06-2023 19:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  India give themselves a glimmer of hope with a stirring fightback against Australia on day three of the World Test Championship final.
  
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• Trump-appointed judge may oversee Mar-a-Lago case as ex-president’s valet also charged – live

  09-06-2023 19:10 via theguardian.com
  
  Former president shakes up legal team following indictment; Walt Nauta, Trump’s valet, charged in documents caseThe US senate judiciary committee chairman, Dick Durbin, has said the investigation led by special counsel Jack Smith should be allowed to continue “without interference”.In a statement on Friday, Durbin added that Donald Trump “should be afforded the due process protections that he is guaranteed by our constitution, just like any other American”.I think b
  
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• Millions still under air quality warnings in US as weather eases Canada wildfires

  09-06-2023 19:06 via theguardian.com
  
  North-eastern states remain under air pollution alerts though ‘some improvement’ as number of fires in Canada reduces slightlyMillions of North Americans remained under air quality warnings on Friday, even as smoke from hundreds of Canadian wildfires began to dissipate in the north-eastern US.Moderate to unhealthy air quality continued to linger across a swath of the US and Canada, from the midwest to the Atlantic coast, the US National Weather Service said, although it said “s
  
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• Police investigate dozens of deaths at hospital in Brighton

  09-06-2023 19:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Exclusive: Two whistleblowers say they lost jobs after raising patient safety concerns at Royal Sussex County hospitalPolice are investigating about 40 hospital deaths over allegations of medical negligence made by two consultants surgeons who lost their jobs after blowing the whistle about patient safety.The allegedly botched operations took place at Royal Sussex County hospital (RSCH) in Brighton, part of University hospital Sussex NHS trust, when it was run by a management team hailed by Jere
  
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• Surbiton Trophy: Andy Murray beats Jason Kubler to reach semi-finals in Surrey

  09-06-2023 18:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Britain's Andy Murray comes back from a set down to beat Jason Kubler and reach the semi-finals at the Surbiton Trophy.
  
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• Keir Starmer must learn to break a few eggs if he’s to achieve a green economy

  09-06-2023 18:55 via theguardian.com
  
  Delay to £28bn green fund linked to attempts to please unions, Labour doubters and vested interestsA U-turn on the eve of a major policy announcement is not usually part of the plan for a government in waiting. Later this month the Labour leader, Sir Keir Starmer, will set out his pitch on energy, jobs and net zero, hoping to place a green economy at the centre of his vision for revitalising the UK.But with just weeks to go, his shadow chancellor, Rachel Reeves, admitted on Friday that the
  
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• Access to Tory party members a big incentive for buying the Daily Telegraph

  09-06-2023 18:51 via theguardian.com
  
  Newspaper retains considerable influence among the people who will shape the direction of ConservativesWhoever buys the Daily Telegraph is not just purchasing a historic and profitable newspaper – they are acquiring direct access to Tory party members who will control the future direction of the Conservatives.Paul Goodman, the editor of ConservativeHome, said the outlet retains “considerable” influence among the approximately 160,000 card-carrying members of the party’s r
  
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• Wagner group accused of stoking ‘anarchy’ on Russia’s frontlines

  09-06-2023 18:44 via theguardian.com
  
  Kremlin commander claimed the mercenaries had kidnapped and tortured his soldiers during battle for BakhmutThe Wagner group has been accused of stoking “anarchy” on Russia’s frontlines after one of the Kremlin’s military commanders claimed Yevgeny Prigozhin’s mercenaries had kidnapped and tortured his soldiers during the battle for Bakhmut.In a video posted online, Lt Col Roman Venevitin also accused Wagner soldiers of stealing arms, forcing mobilised soldiers to si
  
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• Sunak approves Boris Johnson honours list including aides linked to Partygate

  09-06-2023 18:42 via theguardian.com
  
  PM gives green light to list that also includes knighthood for Jacob Rees-Mogg and damehood for Priti Patel UK politics live – latest updatesRishi Sunak has approved Boris Johnson’s resignation honours list of peerages and other awards for his allies, despite continuing police and parliamentary inquiries into the former prime minister over Partygate.Johnson’s list gave honours to some of his aides who were most closely associated with the Partygate scandal, including an Order o
  
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• Canada wildfires: Global help arrives as Quebec fights ‘historic’ fires

  09-06-2023 18:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  With crews on the ground working 14-hour days, Quebec is welcoming help from France and the US.
  
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• Trump-appointed judge may oversee Mar-a-Lago case as valet also charged – live

  09-06-2023 18:32 via theguardian.com
  
  Former president shakes up legal team following indictmentTrump set to surrender to US authorities on TuesdayThe US senate judiciary committee chairman, Dick Durbin, has said the investigation led by special counsel Jack Smith should be allowed to continue “without interference”.In a statement on Friday, Durbin added that Donald Trump “should be afforded the due process protections that he is guaranteed by our constitution, just like any other American”.I think before the
  
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• Nadine Dorries resigns before Priti Patel gets damehood and Jacob Rees-Mogg knighted in Boris Johnson resignation honours – live

  09-06-2023 18:32 via theguardian.com
  
  Former culture secretary left off former PM’s resignation honours as key allies rewarded including aides implicated in Partygate scandalResponding to Rachel Reeves’s comments about Labour’s green investment on the Today programme (see also 9.24am and 9.45am) Rebecca Newsom, Greenpeace UK’s head of politics, said:Any U-turn would be a huge mistake. Without the necessary immediate investment, we will lose out on the creation of thousands of jobs needed as we phase out fossi
  
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• ‘Eye-watering’: how Woking council’s glittering dream turned to dust

  09-06-2023 18:32 via theguardian.com
  
  An astonishing picture emerges of the town’s demise from ‘premier business location’ to bankruptcyIn the autumn of 2020, the Tory leader of Woking council announced he was stepping down. In his valedictory speech, David Bittleston insisted Woking was not merely the best council in the country but was going places. “Ahead of us, this borough has an exciting future,” he declared.Bittleston’s self-congratulatory boosterism was par for the course. He and the town&
  
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• ‘Gambling controlled him’: inquest into man’s death to look at Betfair role

  09-06-2023 18:28 via theguardian.com
  Annie Ashton is haunted by how easy it was for husband Luke to gamble. Leicester inquest will examine if more could have been done to prevent his deathWhen Annie Ashton looks back on her final weeks with her husband, Luke, she wonders how often he gambled on his phone sitting beside her on the sofa, unnoticed.Luke took his own life on 22 April 2021 aged 40. It was only after his death that Annie looked at his phone and discovered he had been gambling in secret through the pandemic. Continue read
  
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• Ukraine's counter-offensive against Russia under way

  09-06-2023 18:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It's been talked of for months, now it looks like Ukraine is finally launching its plan to recapture land.
  
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• The mystery of Boris Johnson’s honours list: why is Sunak putting up with it?

  09-06-2023 18:24 via theguardian.com
  
  There is no requirement to give the former PM this privilege and the fallout is likely to lingerUK politics live – latest updatesIt is both astonishing and somehow unsurprising that Boris Johnson sought a knighthood for his father before the idea was vetoed.There is little left Johnson can do to shock the public or political establishment, after his chequered premiership that left him as the first prime minister to be hit with a criminal fine while in office. Continue reading...
  
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