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• 80 years ago Marines raised flag over Iwo Jima in iconic moment

  23-02-2025 23:52 via foxnews.com
  
  On Feb. 23, 1945, six Marines teamed up for what would become one of the most iconic photos in American history.Marines fighting on Iwo Jima scaled Mount Suribachi and worked together to push up an American flag, a moment that was captured by military photographers and later became an enduring symbol of the Allied victory over Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan in World War II.Marines initially invaded Iwo Jima on Feb. 19, 1945, as part of the U.S. island-hopping campaign in the Pacific, and it too
  
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• Video shows Italian fighter jets escorting American Airlines flight to Rome amid 'security concern'

  23-02-2025 23:36 via foxnews.com
  
  Dramatic video shows the moment a diverted American Airlines flight was escorted by Italian fighter jets due to a "security concern."A spokesperson for the airline told Fox News Digital that AA flight 292 "landed safely in Rome on Sunday afternoon after it was diverted due to a security concern, which later proved to be non-credible." The video shows the plane being escorted by Italian Air Force jets prior to landing at Leonardo da Vinci International Airport in Rome.Flight 292 had departed
  
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• UK ministers head to India in search of trade deal they hope will boost economy

  23-02-2025 23:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Business secretary says negotiations – now in their 15th round – are a ‘top priority’ for Labour governmentMinisters are relaunching negotiations with India this week in an attempt to clinch a multibillion-pound free trade agreement that they hope will boost the UK’s flatlining economy.Jonathan Reynolds, the business and trade secretary, flew to Delhi on Sunday to meet his Indian counterpart, Piyush Goyal, for the first time since Labour won the election. Continue r
  
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• Dementia risk could be lowered by doing this for 5 minutes a day: study

  23-02-2025 22:47 via foxnews.com
  
  Think five minutes isn't enough time to make a difference in terms of health and well-being?It could actually be enough time to stave off a disease that afflicts many people in their later years.Just five minutes of light exercise a day could help prevent dementia, even for frail older adults, new research has found.DEMENTIA RISK MAY BE LOWERED BY ONE IMPORTANT MEDICAL DEVICEThe latest study on the topic was led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore,
  
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• Trump celebrates conservative party win in Germany

  23-02-2025 22:44 via foxnews.com
  
  President Donald Trump celebrated on Sunday after German conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz claimed victory in a national election, ousting Social Democrat incumbent Chancellor Olaf Scholz."LOOKS LIKE THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY IN GERMANY HAS WON THE VERY BIG AND HIGHLY ANTICIPATED ELECTION," Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. "MUCH LIKE THE USA, THE PEOPLE OF GERMANY GOT TIRED OF THE NO COMMON SENSE AGENDA, ESPECIALLY ON ENERGY AND IMMIGRATION, THAT HAS PREVAILED FOR SO MANY YEARS."T
  
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• Paige Spiranac wants 'ban' of controversial putting method in pro golf

  23-02-2025 22:40 via foxnews.com
  
  Golf influencer Paige Spiranac has declared a stance on a hot debate on the course. AimPoint, a method of finding a putting line on the green, has been criticized by those who don’t use it, saying that it affects the pace of play on the PGA Tour. Spiranac is in that camp after what she saw on the LPGA Tour – a player going through their AimPoint routine a foot from the hole. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"Ban Aim Point," Spiranac posted on X over a
  
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• Trump set to meet with world leaders in DC during busy week as Russia-Ukraine peace talks continue

  23-02-2025 22:13 via foxnews.com
  
  President Donald Trump is set to have another busy week meeting with foreign leaders in the nation's capital as administration leaders continue working out a potential peace deal between Russia and Ukraine. Trump will meet with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron in his fifth week back in the Oval Office, national security advisor Mike Waltz said on Fox News' "America Reports." The announcement follows Macron calling for an emergency meeting of world leader
  
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• DOD tells civilian workforce to ignore Elon Musk's request to report productivity

  23-02-2025 22:08 via foxnews.com
  
  The Department of Defense (DOD) told its civilian workforce to ignore billionaire and head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Elon Musk’s request to report their productivity.In a letter to DOD personnel, Darin S. Selnick, who is performing the duties of the undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness, provided guidance on how to handle Musk’s demand through the Office of Personnel Management (OPM)."DoD personnel may have received an email from OPM requesting
  
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• Brett Favre has 1-word response to Wisconsin gov's proposal that would replace word 'mother' in state law

  23-02-2025 22:05 via foxnews.com
  
  Former Green Bay Packers star Brett Favre offered a short response on social media to the proposal from Wisconsin’s Democratic governor to replace "mother" with "inseminated person."But it was far from the only proposal in Tony Evers administration’s budget recommendation. Other so-called gendered terms were also called on to change, including "paternity" to "parentage," "wife" or "husband" to "spouse" and "father" to "parent." The word "mother" was also recommended to change to the
  
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• Maine governor 'should want to protect women and women's sports,' Sen Marsha Blackburn says

  23-02-2025 21:45 via foxnews.com
  
  Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., reacted to Maine Gov. Janet Mills’ spat with President Donald Trump over the issue of transgender inclusion in women’s sports.Trump signed the "No Men in Women’s Sports" executive order earlier this month to ensure that no transgender athletes compete against women or girls in sports. Some states, like Maine, have bucked the executive order.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMIt all led to a public dustup between Mills and Trump on
  
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• Television star believes Trump’s policies will win in long run

  23-02-2025 21:36 via foxnews.com
  
  Popular TV host Mike Rowe believes that President Donald Trump’s policies will be better for the country in the long run.Asked by Fox News Digital how he feels about Trump’s first few weeks back in office, Rowe indicated that he is "happy" with what he has seen so far and optimistic about the future outlook."I’m a one-issue guy, I got a foundation, we’re trying to close the skills gap, he wants to bring manufacturing back, and I am all for it," Rowe said of Trump fro
  
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• Pope penned resignation letter in 2013: report

  23-02-2025 21:17 via foxnews.com
  
  Pope Francis signed a letter of resignation in 2013 to be used in case he was forced from his duties as a result of bad health."I have already signed my resignation. Tarcisio Bertone was Secretary of State. I signed it and I told him: ‘In case of impediment for medical reasons or whatever, here is my resignation,’" the Pope said during a 2022 interview, according to a report at the time from the New York Post.The resurfaced interview comes as Francis has been hospitalized for over a
  
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• Pope Francis suffering from 'mild renal insufficiency,' though condition remains 'under control,' Vatican says

  23-02-2025 20:58 via foxnews.com
  
  Pope Francis remained in critical condition in an Italian hospital on Sunday, as officials shared that he is suffering from "mild renal insufficiency," amid his treatment for bilateral pneumonia.Francis, who is currently staying at the Gemelli University Hospital in Rome, remains alert and attended Mass on Sunday, according to the Vatican. The pope has been fighting pneumonia and a complex lung infection since being hospitalized on Feb. 14.The Holy See Press Office published a detailed statement
  
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• Netanyahu shows picture of Bibas family at combat officers’ graduation: ‘Remember what we are fighting for'

  23-02-2025 20:46 via foxnews.com
  
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu displayed images of Shiri Bibas and her two young sons, Ariel and Kfir, during an address at a combat officers' graduation ceremony on Sunday, delivering a solemn message."I want to show you something. I want to show you this picture of Shiri Bibas and her tender children, Ariel and Kfir Bivas. This picture says it all; I ask that you engrave it on the board of your hearts, so that you will always remember what we are fighting for and against whom we are
  
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• Israel moves tanks into West Bank for first time since 2002

  23-02-2025 20:31 via foxnews.com
  
  Israel sent tanks into the West Bank on Sunday for the first time since 2002, telling its military to prepare for "an extended stay" as the Jewish state remains determined to stamp out terrorism in the territory’s refugee camps.Several tanks were seen moving into Jenin as a fragile ceasefire between the terrorist organization Hamas and Israel remains in place.Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said he and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the military to "increase the int
  
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• Conservative candidate pulls ahead in German election, according to early exit polls

  23-02-2025 20:03 via foxnews.com
  
  German voters cast their ballots in Sunday’s election, with opposition leader Friedrich Merz claiming victory. Exit polls also indicate that Alternative for Germany, or AfD, is heading for the strongest showing for a far-right party since World War II.The election came as Germany and the rest of Europe grapple with the new Trump administration, the Russia-Ukraine war and security across the continent.Here’s the latest:German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has conceded defeat in his country&r
  
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• Israel says West Bank operation will last for a year as it sends tanks to Jenin

  23-02-2025 19:02 via theguardian.com
  Continued operation in Palestinian territory will leave 40,000 displaced people unable to return homeIsrael has sent tanks to the West Bank city of Jenin, in the first deployment of its kind in the area in more than two decades, as troops intensify operations in the territory that officials said will last at least a year.The Israeli defence minister, Israel Katz, said on Sunday that the latest operation across the West Bank was expanding, and that troops would remain in the area’s urban ho
  
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• British couple in their 70s arrested by the Taliban in Afghanistan

  23-02-2025 18:59 via theguardian.com
  
  Peter and Barbie Reynolds were detained in Bamiyan provice for ‘teaching mothers parenting with children’The Taliban have arrested a British couple in their 70s for “teaching mothers parenting with children”.Peter Reynolds, 79, and his wife, Barbie, 75, were detained when returning to their home in Bamiyan province on 1 February. Continue reading...
  
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• Trump envoy says US expects second phase of Israel-Hamas deal to proceed – as it happened

  23-02-2025 17:10 via theguardian.com
  
  Comments come after Israel suspended release of 600 Palestinian detainees. This live blog is now closedMassive crowds attend funeral of late Hezbollah leader NasrallahHezbollah leader Naim Qassem said the group would keep following the path of slain chief Hassan Nasrallah on Sunday during a televised speech broadcast at his massive funeral on the outskirts of Beirut.“We will uphold trust and walk on this path, we will uphold your will,” Qassem said referring to Nasrallah, adding: &ld
  
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• Massive crowds attend funeral of late Hezbollah leader Nasrallah

  23-02-2025 16:54 via theguardian.com
  
  Hasan Nasrallah, one of the founding members of Hezbollah, was killed during Israeli bombing in SeptemberTens of thousands of people have attended a funeral in Beirut for Hassan Nasrallah, who led the Iran-backed, Lebanese militia and political party Hezbollah for three decades before being killed in an Israeli bombing last September.The ceremony was held in a sports stadium in the southern suburbs of Beirut, which had extra seats installed prior to the ceremony in anticipation of the massive cr
  
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• List weekly accomplishments or resign, Musk tells US federal workers

  23-02-2025 15:33 via bbc.com
  
  The weekend email comes as Elon Musk leads an effort to aggressively curtail the government workforce.
  
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• British couple in their 70s arrested by Taliban in Afghanistan

  23-02-2025 15:32 via bbc.com
  
  Peter and Barbie Reynolds were returning to their home in Bamiyan on 1 February when they were detained.
  
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• Man taken to hospital after west Belfast shooting

  23-02-2025 15:04 via bbc.com
  
  Police are at the scene of a shooting in the Bell Steel Manor area of Dunmurry.
  
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• Huge crowds gather for Hezbollah leader Nasrallah's funeral

  23-02-2025 15:03 via bbc.com
  
  The coffin of the late Hezbollah leader was paraded through huge crowds of mourners.
  
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• Pope asks for prayers in message from hospital

  23-02-2025 14:55 via bbc.com
  
  The pontiff is receiving hospital treatment as the Vatican warns his condition is still critical.
  
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• Trump right to engage Putin on peace talks, says minister

  23-02-2025 14:53 via bbc.com
  
  Bridget Phillipson says the US thawing diplomatic ties with Putin "brought Russians to the table".
  
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• 'England have found an edge to bounce back'

  23-02-2025 14:44 via bbc.com
  
  England needed the bounce of a ball in their Six Nations victory over Scotland but are being rewarded for their fight and resilience, writes Matt Dawson.
  
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• PM announces £200m support fund for industrial site

  23-02-2025 14:35 via bbc.com
  
  Sir Keir Starmer's announcement comes ahead of the refinery's planned closure this summer with the loss of more than 400 jobs.
  
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• Florence Pugh, fake snow and wedding gowns: Best pictures from London Fashion Week

  23-02-2025 14:35 via bbc.com
  
  Florence Pugh opened Harris Reed's show, while Richard Quinn's runway saw models in wedding dresses walking through fake snow.
  
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• Keir Starmer pledges £200m for Grangemouth oil refinery site

  23-02-2025 14:18 via theguardian.com
  
  Unions have accused UK government of failing to act quickly enough to save jobs, but Labour says it took time to build credible proposalKeir Starmer has announced £200m in funding to boost investment at Grangemouth oil refinery, which is closing down with the loss of more than 400 jobs.The prime minister said the national wealth fund would provide £200m in state investment for up to five companies who moved to Grangemouth, where several thousand jobs in the wider supply chain are als
  
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• Pope Francis shares written message while continuing hospitalization

  23-02-2025 14:10 via foxnews.com
  
  A first-person written message from Pope Francis was shared Sunday as the leader of the Roman Catholic Church continues his hospitalization in Rome.  "I have recently received many messages of affection, and I have been particularly struck by the letters and drawings from children," Pope Francis posted on X Sunday. "Thank you for your closeness, and for the consoling prayers I have received from all over the world!" "I urge you to continue your apostolate with joy and to be a sign of a
  
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• Ukraine war live: Russia launches largest drone attack on eve of third anniversary of invasion

  23-02-2025 14:08 via theguardian.com
  Drones intercepted in at least 13 regions including Kharkiv, Poltava, Sumy, Kyiv, Chernihiv, Mykolaiv and Odesa, according to Ukrainian authoritiesFrench President Emmanuel Macron and the UK’s prime minister Keir Starmer will travel to Washington next week to make the case for supporting Ukraine and to urge the US not to rush a ceasefire deal.“Nobody wants the bloodshed to continue. Nobody, least of all the Ukrainians,” Starmer, who has tried to position himself as a “bri
  
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• German election live: voters head to polls amid fears over Ukraine security, Trump and rise of far right

  23-02-2025 14:06 via theguardian.com
  Conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz could unseat chancellor Olaf Scholz but threat of gains by far-right AfD looms largein BerlinIn terms of issues that Germans care about, immigration (37%) continues to dominate discussions, topping last month’s ARD-Deutschlandtrend poll by infratest dimap, just ahead the state of the economy (34%). The prospect of an armed conflict and the concern about Germany’s foreign policy was third, at 14%. Continue reading...
  
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• Middle East crisis live: IDF carries out airstrikes in southern Lebanon ahead of funeral of Hezbollah leader Nasrallah

  23-02-2025 14:04 via theguardian.com
  Hezbollah’s former leader was killed in Israeli strike last September; Israel suspends release of 600 PalestiniansHezbollah leader Naim Qassem said the group would keep following the path of slain chief Hassan Nasrallah on Sunday during a televised speech broadcast at his massive funeral on the outskirts of Beirut.“We will uphold trust and walk on this path, we will uphold your will,” Qassem said referring to Nasrallah, adding: “you are still with us: your... path and str
  
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• UK churches need open-mindedness to preserve heritage says heavy metal musician

  23-02-2025 14:00 via theguardian.com
  Mark Mynett of Plague of Angels says there is also a classist undertone to outrage at band’s concert at York Minster A heavy metal band whose show at York Minster has been called an “outright insult” to Christianity has said the church is “sleepwalking” into oblivion unless it becomes more open-minded.The English rockers, Plague of Angels, provoked a backlash last month from parishioners who described the concert in April as “shocking and deeply inappropriate&
  
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• Trump compared to mobster Tony Soprano by former envoy to Panama

  23-02-2025 14:00 via theguardian.com
  
  John Feeley launches stinging critique of US president’s bully-boy approach to Latin AmericaThe former US ambassador to Panama has launched a stinging critique of Donald Trump’s approach towards Latin America, comparing his conduct to that of the ruthless and egotistical fictional mob boss Tony Soprano.In the first month of his presidency, the US president has shocked some observers with his aggressive focus on a region many expected him to largely ignore. Early steps have included t
  
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• How Far Will The UK Go To Protect Ukraine?

  23-02-2025 14:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  And is the government’s stance on Russia shifting?
  
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• Starmer unlikely to unveil plan for rise in defence spending this week, says minister

  23-02-2025 13:46 via theguardian.com
  Bridget Phillipson calls 2.5% target ‘ambitious’ days before PM meets with Donald Trump in WashingtonKeir Starmer is unlikely to set out a plan this week for when the UK will increase its defence spending to 2.5% of GDP, a cabinet minister has indicated.The education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, said the target was ambitious, despite Labour previously claiming it would set out a path to meeting the spending goal after the strategic defence review in the spring. Continue reading...
  
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• Flooding likely as Met Office issues new amber warning

  23-02-2025 13:39 via bbc.com
  
  Wind and rain expected to have an impact across parts of the UK on Sunday
  
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• Colombian city faces worst violence in decades as armed groups wreak havoc

  23-02-2025 13:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Cúcuta imposes curfew as National Liberation Army (ELN) clashes with army in province bordering VenezuelaResidents of a violence-torn province in northern Colombia are bracing for further bloodshed as a conflict between rival armed groups spread to a regional capital in scenes residents said they had not witnessed since the cartel unrest of the 1990s.The mayor of Cúcuta imposed a 48-hour curfew on the population of 1 million inhabitants in the hope of regaining control of the city
  
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• Vatican issues short update on Pope Francis

  23-02-2025 13:23 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Pope Francis rested overnight in the hospital, the Vatican said Sunday, adding that his night "passed peacefully."
  
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• John Simpson: 2025 could be year for the history books as Trump shreds global norms

  23-02-2025 13:17 via bbc.com
  
  Like 1968 or 1989, this could be a year when the world changes in a fundamental way.
  
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• ‘Real anger’: Labour can expect hostile reception at farmers’ annual gathering

  23-02-2025 13:00 via theguardian.com
  
  UK food producers plan more protests over inheritance tax changes ahead of this week’s NFU conference in LondonThe suits and black cabs which typically dot the streets around Westminster have been frequently replaced by the wellies, tweed jackets and tractors of aggrieved farmers of late. The next protest in London by the nation’s food producers is expected on Tuesday morning, ahead of the annual get-together of the National Farmers’ Union (NFU).Farmers have regularly swapped t
  
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• Custody spat over New Orleans escape-artist dog settled with visitation agreement

  23-02-2025 13:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Scrim the tramp terrier, known for his many getaways, now has a home and an extended family to look over himCalling King Solomon.The wiry terrier named Scrim who had virtually all of New Orleans looking for him while he spent most of the previous year on the run – enduring a hurricane, a historic snowfall and other perils – landed in the middle of an adoption controversy among those who recently brought him to heel again and then wanted to keep him. Continue reading...
  
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• ‘A source of national shame’: shelters in England turn young people away as number of rough sleepers soar

  23-02-2025 13:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Charities across the country highlight the rising demand for emergency accommodation as costs spiral to care for those most in needHolly Udobang is packing the last bag: a sleeping mat, gloves, woolly hat, waterproof poncho, hand warmers. It’s the sort of kit that teenagers might need for a Duke of Edinburgh trip.But this bag is for young homeless people, to give them a fighting chance of getting some sleep on the streets of London. Holly and her colleagues at the New Horizon Youth Centre
  
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• Gaza ceasefire once again in doubt as first phase nears end

  23-02-2025 12:42 via bbc.com
  
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has indefinitely delayed the release of what would have been the biggest group of Palestinian prisoners so far
  
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• Home Office contractor collected data on UK citizens while checking migrants’ finances

  23-02-2025 12:07 via theguardian.com
  
  Official sent email to charity that suggested Home Office had data on ‘hundreds of thousands of unsuspecting Britons’The Home Office has been accused of collecting data on “hundreds of thousands of unsuspecting British citizens” while conducting financial checks on migrants.A report by a private contractor for a routine immigration application was mistakenly sent to a charity by a government official, and contained information on more than 260 people including their names
  
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• Eggs are a hot commodity. On social media, posting about them can help you go viral.

  23-02-2025 12:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  A new genre of content has emerged online surrounding all things eggs, as people scramble to find ways to get the grocery item amid soaring prices.
  
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• Chain, chain, chain: political theatre confirms Elon Musk’s Maga hero status at jubilant CPAC

  23-02-2025 12:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Emboldened and exultant, speakers put less emphasis on baiting liberals and more on spreading the Maga gospelWhat do you give the man who has everything? A ballroom full of cheering conservative activists found out this week when Elon Musk was presented with a chainsaw by Argentina’s president, Javier Milei, who has used the power tool as a symbol of his push to impose fiscal discipline.Wearing sunglasses, a black Maga baseball cap and a gold necklace, Musk giddily wielded the chainsaw up
  
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• Syria's new president appears to receive a warm welcome in former Assad strongholds 

  23-02-2025 11:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Syria's new president Ahmed al-Sharaa appeared to receive a hero's welcome in Latakia, once the stronghold of the Al-Assad family.
  
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