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• Taliban: MP claims Afghanistan a 'country transformed'

  18-07-2023 23:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tobias Ellwood made several claims about the situation in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan.
  
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• Search warrant executed in Tupac Shakur homicide case, Las Vegas police say

  18-07-2023 23:52 via nbcnews.com
  
  Las Vegas police served a search warrant this week in connection with the more than quarter-century-old unsolved slaying of rap icon Tupac Shakur, authorities said Tuesday.
  
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• 16-year-old boy dies in accident at a Mississippi poultry plant

  18-07-2023 23:15 via nbcnews.com
  
  A 16-year-old boy from Guatemala died as a result of an on-the-job accident at a poultry plant in Mississippi, authorities said Tuesday.
  
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• Michigan AG announces charges against 'fake electors' in 2020 election plot

  18-07-2023 22:54 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The Michigan attorney general has announced charges against the state's 16 "fake electors" for their alleged role in the scheme after the 2020 presidential election.
  
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• Timelapse captures sandstorm engulfing Phoenix

  18-07-2023 22:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  These storms are sudden and violent and can stretch across Arizona's desert landscape at any time.
  
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• Trump lawyers and special counsel prosecutors debate trial date in classified document case

  18-07-2023 22:19 via nbcnews.com
  
  U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon is set to hear on Tuesday from federal prosecutors and attorneys representing former President Donald Trump on charges that he mishandled sensitive government documents.
  
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• Northwestern football team used hazing rituals involving naked human 'carwashes,' lawsuit says

  18-07-2023 22:10 via nbcnews.com
  
  A former Northwestern University football player accused former coach Pat Fitzgerald and the school Tuesday of tolerating hazing — alleging rituals involving a naked human "carwash" and a punishment called "Shrek claps" — in the first lawsuit filed since the scandal rocked the Big Ten university.
  
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• Chinese electric vehicle makers lead the world, rivaling U.S. pioneers

  18-07-2023 22:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Chinese electric vehicle companies have grown rapidly in recent years, becoming major competitors for American automakers like Tesla.
  
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• Man lost at sea and rescued with his dog vows to sail again: 'I'll always be on the water'

  18-07-2023 21:49 via nbcnews.com
  
  Tim Shaddock, who was stranded at sea with his dog Bella, says he will “always be in water” after a storm left him drifting aimlessly without power for three months.
  
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• Small plane crashes into home in fiery, fatal accident

  18-07-2023 21:29 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A small plane crashed into a home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on Tuesday, resulting in an unspecified number of fatalities.
  
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• They’re Hollywood’s rank and file — and they’re out of a job, too

  18-07-2023 21:27 via nbcnews.com
  
  As the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes continue, other Hollywood jobs are paused indefinitely, but support for strikers is still strong.
  
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• Progressive Democrats protest Israeli president’s address to US Congress

  18-07-2023 21:24 via theguardian.com
  
  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib say they intend to boycott address due to Israel’s treatment of PalestiniansDemocratic divisions over Israel were on stark display on Tuesday, as lawmakers prepared to welcome Isaac “Bougie” Herzog, the president of Israel, for an address to a joint session of Congress.Several progressive House members, including Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, intend to boycott Herzog&rsquo
  
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• No Labels group has 'steep climb,' but third party 'worth trying': Larry Hogan

  18-07-2023 20:39 via abcnews.go.com
  
  No Labels co-chair Larry Hogan spoke to ABC News’ Linsey Davis about the group’s policy positions and addressed criticism about a potential third-party candidate.
  
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• Actors' union, studios squabble over which side to blame as strike enters 5th day

  18-07-2023 20:17 via abcnews.go.com
  
  As the strike by SAG-AFTRA went into its fifth day Tuesday, the studios and producers accused the union of mischaracterizing the labor negotiations.
  
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• Trump indicates he expects to be arrested in federal January 6 investigation – live

  18-07-2023 18:34 via theguardian.com
  
  Former US president says he has received target letter from special counsel Jack Smith asking him to report to grand juryDonald Trump’s legal problems: where does each case stand?It is unclear what specific charges Donald Trump could face in the Justice Department’s 6 January investigation. But it had been clear that the former president’s actions would be a central focus of the DOJ’s investigation.Attorney general Merrick Garland appointed a special counsel to review the
  
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• Extreme heatwave live: EU to send planes to Greece to battle wildfires; Phoenix braced to break heat record

  18-07-2023 18:31 via theguardian.com
  
  EU has announced to help combat wildfires in Greece; Arizona’s state capital expecting 19th day of highs of at least 110FExtreme temperatures recorded across northern hemisphereMore comments now ahead of that meeting between US climate envoy John Kerry and top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi, as the pair meet as part of climate talks between the two countries responsible for the highest carbon emissions – emissions that are driving the climate crisis currently causing record global temperat
  
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• UK illegal migration bill will have profound consequences, warns UN body

  18-07-2023 18:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Rishi Sunak’s legislation faces criticism as barge that will house asylum seekers arrives in PortlandRishi Sunak’s migration bill “will have profound consequences for people in need of international protection”, a UN body has warned, as protesters greeted the arrival of the first barge that will house asylum seekers under government plans.The criticism followed Monday night’s crushing of the final resistance in the House of Lords to the plans, as the Conservative fr
  
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• Keir Starmer suggests two-child benefit cap row is example of what taking ‘tough choices’ involves – UK politics live

  18-07-2023 18:29 via theguardian.com
  
  Labour leader says party is having row about ‘touch choices’ at the moment during speech at thinktank run by Tony BlairLabour MPs are “seething with anger” about Keir Starmer’s decision to say the party would not get rid of the two-child benefit cap, Jeremy Corbyn said this morning.Corbyn, Starmer’s predecessor as leader, told LBC that he had spoken to “quite a lot of Labour MPs” about this issue. He went on:They are seething with anger, particular
  
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• British Commonwealth Games bid encouraged after 2026 hosts withdraw

  18-07-2023 18:26 via theguardian.com
  
  Australian state of Victoria pull out due to high costsOrganisers describe UK as fantastic hosts and are open to talksOrganisers have said they would welcome any offer from the United Kingdom to step in as hosts of the 2026 Commonwealth Games after the withdrawal of the Australian state of Victoria on Tuesday left the event’s future in serious doubt.The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) said it was given only eight hours’ notice before the Victorian premier, Daniel Andrews, announc
  
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• Police separate rival protesters as asylum barge arrives in Portland

  18-07-2023 18:24 via theguardian.com
  
  No to the Barge and Stand Up to Racism groups come together outside Dorset port gates where the Bibby Stockholm has dockedAsylum barge docks after Lords passes ‘shameful’ UK illegal migration billThere was one brief moment of peace when a pair of dolphins surfaced close to where the Bibby Stockholm had just been moored and everyone paused to take in a joyful scene – but apart from that it was a rancorous, ill-tempered day on Portland.Some of those who turned out to protest next
  
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• Heatwave hits homeless people: ‘I cry all the time'

  18-07-2023 18:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Homeless people reportedly make up half of all heat-associated deaths in the US.
  
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• Russia-Ukraine war live: arresting Vladimir Putin on visit would amount to ‘declaration of war’, South African president says

  18-07-2023 18:16 via theguardian.com
  
  Russian president has been invited to summit in Johannesburg but is target of an ICC arrest warrantSee all our Russia-Ukraine coverageUkrainian presidential adviser Andriy Yermak has commented on Russia’s overnight attacks. He posted to Telegram to say:The Russian night attack on Odesa and Mykolaiv with the use of rockets and kamikaze drones is more proof that the terrorist country wants to endanger the lives of 400 million people in various countries that depend on Ukrainian food exports.
  
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• Italian hospitals report sharp rise in emergency cases as Rome hits 41.8C

  18-07-2023 18:11 via theguardian.com
  
  Capital breaks its temperature record and a Naples A&E has its busiest day since height of CovidHospitals across Italy have seen a sharp rise in the number of people seeking emergency care for heat-related illnesses as a heatwave continues to grip the country, with temperatures in Rome setting a new record.Some hospitals reported a 20-25% increase in the numbers arriving at emergency units suffering from dehydration or other illnesses caused by over-exposure to the heat. Continue reading...
  
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• US citizen crosses border from South Korea into North Korea

  18-07-2023 17:57 via theguardian.com
  
  UN Command says US soldier is in custody after crossing border without authorisationA US soldier who crossed into North Korea during a tour of the demilitarised zone (DMZ) Tuesday was believed to have been taken into custody, creating a fresh headache for the Joe Biden White House amid heightened tensions over Pyongyang’s nuclear ambitions.UN Command, which oversees the DMZ between South Korea and North Korea, said: “A US national on a [joint security area] orientation tour crossed,
  
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• Texas trooper objected to ‘inhumane’ anti-migrant orders, emails reveal

  18-07-2023 17:55 via theguardian.com
  
  Troopers were instructed to push children into Rio Grande and deny migrants water, according to emails sent by state employeeTexas troopers employed by Greg Abbott’s border patrol initiative were instructed to push children into the Rio Grande and deny migrants water in extreme heat, according to emails sent by a state employee.A trooper-medic from the state’s department of public safety expressed concern over “inhumane” actions towards migrants in a 3 July email to super
  
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• UK passports issued in name of King Charles III for first time

  18-07-2023 17:35 via theguardian.com
  
  Announcement marks first time documents have used title ‘His Majesty’ in 70 years British passports will begin being issued in the name of King Charles III this week, the government has announced, marking the first time the documents have used the title “His Majesty” in more than 70 years.Existing passports remain valid and the old style will be phased out until all remaining stock featuring “Her Majesty” is exhausted. This follows the approach of Royal Mail,
  
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• French Uber inquiry finds ‘gaping loopholes’ remain in lobbying rules

  18-07-2023 17:33 via theguardian.com
  
  Firm benefited from close relationship with Emmanuel Macron when he was economy minister, inquiry findsA French parliamentary investigation into Uber has concluded there are “serious flaws” in France’s system of governing the gig economy, with “gaping loopholes” in rules around transparency still in place almost 10 years after the ride-hailing app established itself in Paris and beyond.The six-month investigation, prompted by the Guardian’s Uber Files revelati
  
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• Experts warn about feline coronavirus after ‘thousands’ of cat deaths in Cyprus

  18-07-2023 17:20 via theguardian.com
  
  ‘Alarming’ reports of sudden rise in feline infectious peritonitis thought to point to more virulent strainThousands of cats have died in Cyprus, according to experts who are warning that a more virulent strain of a feline coronavirus is causing severe illness. Separately, dozens of cats have died after being infected with avian flu in Poland.The reports have raised questions about whether there is any connection between the rises in deaths and whether, given that many have pet cats
  
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• Treasures lent by Israel for White House event ‘stranded at Mar-a-Lago’

  18-07-2023 17:15 via theguardian.com
  
  Antiquities from Israel’s national treasures collection have ended up at Trump’s Florida estate, say reportsAncient artefacts sent from Israel to the US four years ago on a short-term basis and intended for display at a White House event have ended up at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, according to a report.The Israeli daily Haaretz reported on Tuesday that antiquities including ancient ceramic oil lamps, part of Israel’s national treasures collection, were s
  
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• USAid chief accuses Putin of ‘reckless’ exit from Ukraine grain deal

  18-07-2023 17:05 via theguardian.com
  
  Putin’s justification full of ‘lies’, says Samantha Power, as Russia warns of ‘risks’ to ships exporting grainRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesThe head of USAid has accused Vladimir Putin of making a “life and death decision” affecting millions of the world’s poorest people by withdrawing from the year-old UN-brokered deal that let Ukraine export grain through the Black Sea.Speaking in the shadow of several vast grain silos in the key
  
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• ‘Precious cargo’: the ultra-rare, 18km-long Oppenheimer Imax reel screening in Melbourne

  18-07-2023 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Christopher Nolan is a champion of Imax 1570, the highest-resolution film format that exists – and Melbourne is showing the only copy in the southern hemisphereGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailIf Richard Morrison unravelled the Oppenheimer film reel from its new home in Melbourne’s Imax cinema, he wouldn’t have to stop until he reached Sandringham Beach, more than 18 kms away.He won’t be doing that. Continue reading...
  
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• ‘Not always king’: fossil shows mammal sinking teeth into dinosaur

  18-07-2023 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Discovery in China challenges view of early mammals as ‘fodder’ for dinosaurs, say researchersWhether they had sharp teeth, vicious claws or were simply enormous, dinosaurs were creatures to be feared. But a newly identified fossil shows that, at least sometimes, the underdog bit back.Experts revealed the 125m-year-old fossil that froze in time after being taken on by a small mammal a third of its size. They are tangled together, the mammal’s teeth sunk into the beaked dinosaur
  
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• ‘My son is innocent’: mother of imprisoned Australian businessman denies he’s a Chinese spy

  18-07-2023 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Lawyers say Alexander Csergo brought home list of requests from aspiring Chinese handlers to ensure he would be believed by Australian authoritiesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAn Australian businessman facing a foreign interference charge brought home a “shopping list” given to him by two Chinese intelligence officials as evidence of China’s overt and ultimately unsuccessful efforts to cultivate him as a source, his lawyers say.The lis
  
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• Labor eyeing changes to ‘punitive’ mutual obligations for jobseekers, draft party platform suggests

  18-07-2023 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Commitment to review welfare rules for unemployed people has lifted expectations the government will axe requiurements such as work for the doleFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastMutual obligations can be “punitive” and a barrier to employment, according to the Labor Party’s draft national platform, which advocates have welcomed as a step towards dumping requirements such as work for
  
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• Increased funding has left private schools better able to attract teachers, public principals say

  18-07-2023 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Funding gap since Gonski review is playing out in hot competition for teachers, federation saysRead more of The gutting of Gonski seriesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastIncreases in funding to the private education system have enabled it to attract teachers, despite a nationwide shortage, due to its ability to bump up salaries, according to the head of the New South Wales Secondary Principals’ Council.Craig Petersen, who represents the principals of
  
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• Commonwealth Games organisers unaware of external consultants’ cost forecasts until shock cancellation

  18-07-2023 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Australian Games body slams Victorian government, calling predicted blowout a ‘gross exaggeration’Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastCommonwealth Games organisers were unaware of external consultants’ involvement in estimating the costs of the 2026 event until the Victorian government made the shock announcement that it was being cancelled.It’s understood that organisers were last month told by the government that the original cost of
  
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• Australian universities must provide more places for poorer students to meet future labour market demands, report says

  18-07-2023 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Giving more access to young people from lower socio-economic and outer suburban areas is key as amount of jobs requiring degrees rapidly rises, report saysAustralian universities will need to make far more places available for students from lower socio-economic and outer suburban areas in coming decades to equip the future labour force with necessary skills, a new report has found.The Australian Universities Accord Interim Report estimates that 55% of Australian jobs could require a university d
  
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• Boy, 15, sentenced over violence at asylum hotel in Merseyside

  18-07-2023 16:58 via theguardian.com
  
  Non-custodial punishment for teenager who admitted taking part in disturbances in KnowsleyA 15-year-old boy has been sentenced to a 12-month referral order after admitting taking part in a violent disturbance outside a hotel in Merseyside housing asylum seekers.The boy, who cannot be named, hit the windscreen of a police van with a stick after “following the crowd” during the incident outside the Suites hotel in Knowsley in February, Liverpool youth court heard on Tuesday. Continue r
  
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• Yellowstone visitors warned to keep distance after bison gores woman

  18-07-2023 16:46 via theguardian.com
  
  A 47-year-old woman from Arizona suffered ‘significant injuries to her chest and abdomen’ after incident in national parkYellowstone national park officials have reiterated warnings to stay at least 25 yards away from large wild animals – as well as 100 yards from bears and wolves – after a bison gored a 47-year-old woman from Arizona on Sunday.The goring left the woman with “significant injuries to her chest and abdomen,” officials said in a statement. Contin
  
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• Israeli reservists block military base amid protests against planned judicial overhaul

  18-07-2023 16:42 via nbcnews.com
  
  Israeli military reservists blocked the entrance to the defense ministry in Tel Aviv Tuesday as protests against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s overhaul of the judicial system again swept the country.
  
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• Trump says he received target letter in federal January 6 investigation

  18-07-2023 16:36 via theguardian.com
  
  Ex-president posts on Truth Social that he received a letter from special counsel, which could signal imminent indictmentUS politics – live updatesA new indictment for Donald Trump could be imminent after the former US president announced on Tuesday morning he had received a letter from special prosecutor Jack Smith identifying him as a “target” in the justice department’s investigation into the January 6 insurrection.Trump, who is already facing criminal charges in Flori
  
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• Ryan Giggs domestic abuse trial was case without winners

  18-07-2023 16:23 via theguardian.com
  
  Charities had seen case as ‘watershed’ moment for relatively novel charge of coercive control He is the most decorated footballer of the English game but Ryan Giggs may celebrate the end of his court case more than any medal he won on the pitch.Almost 1,000 days after he was arrested on suspicion of assault and domestic abuse, the former Manchester United player was told on Tuesday that the charges had been dropped because his ex-partner, Kate Greville, no longer wished to give evide
  
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• DJ Deeon, star of Chicago house music scene, dies aged 56

  18-07-2023 15:56 via theguardian.com
  
  DJ and producer whose ‘ghetto house’ sound became widely celebrated had suffered numerous health issues in recent yearsDJ Deeon, the dance music pioneer whose exuberant productions helped popularise Chicago’s “ghetto house” style, has died aged 56.An administrator for his Facebook page announced the news, confirmed by his press representative, who said Deeon had been “battling with on going health problems and heart complications. He passed peacefully in hospi
  
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• Alzheimer’s most prevalent in US east and south-east, first-of-its-kind study finds

  18-07-2023 15:26 via theguardian.com
  
  Study, which used cognitive data and population estimates, examines prevalence of the disease by countyAlzheimer’s disease is most prevalent in the eastern and south-eastern US, but the highest total number of patients is in California, according to a first-of-its-kind study released on Monday.New county-by-county data released at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) showed that those regions’ large populations of older people as well as Black and Hispani
  
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• Lawmakers call for U.S. to 'eliminate' infant loungers after babies died

  18-07-2023 15:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Two members of Congress are calling on the CPSC to take action on pillow-like infant loungers after an NBC News investigation revealed 25 babies had died.
  
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• WATCH: Mansion built on top of apartment building in India

  18-07-2023 14:09 via abcnews.go.com
  
  An incredible mansion has been constructed on top of a tower in the Indian city of Bangalore.
  
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• Henry Kissinger meets China’s defence minister in surprise visit to Beijing

  18-07-2023 13:34 via theguardian.com
  
  Ex-US secretary of state’s meeting with Li Shangfu comes amid hopes of improved ties between two countriesThe veteran US diplomat Henry Kissinger has met China’s defence minister in Beijing.According to a readout on Tuesday from the Chinese defence ministry, Li Shangfu said “friendly communication” between China and the US had been “destroyed” because “some people in the United States did not meet China halfway”. Kissinger said he was a “frie
  
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• BBC correspondents on how people are coping

  18-07-2023 13:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Climate change means places like Murcia in Spain and Phoenix, Arizona are only getting hotter.
  
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• Centrist Republicans warn far-right tactics could backfire in government funding fight

  18-07-2023 13:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Many GOP lawmakers are frustrated by aggressive demands from ultraconservative colleagues, saying they could end up empowering Democrats in must-pass legislation.
  
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• Thousands of former inmates add to a growing homelessness crisis in L.A.

  18-07-2023 12:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  Thousands of former inmates are adding to a growing homelessness crisis in Los Angeles, an NBC News investigation found.
  
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