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• Brazilian pro-Bolsonaro protester who wrote on statue with lipstick sentenced to 14 years in jail: report

  28-04-2025 23:28 via foxnews.com
  
  A Brazilian protester was reportedly sentenced to 14 years in jail for writing a message in lipstick on a statue during demonstrations in 2023.Debora Rodrigues, 39, was recently sentenced after being convicted of involvement with a criminal organization with intent to launch a coup, according to the BBC.Rodrigues was a supporter of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro. His supporters attacked government buildings after he lost to now-president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the 2022 pr
  
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• Lawsuit alleges anti-Israel group leaders are 'Hamas' foot soldiers in New York City'

  28-04-2025 23:01 via foxnews.com
  
  A lawsuit filed in the Southern District of New York last month claims the leaders of several radical anti-Israel groups involved in 18 months of disruptive, violent and antisemitic protests on campuses and in the streets of New York City are "accountable for aiding and abetting Hamas’ continuing acts of international terrorism."In purported violation of the Antiterrorism Act and the Alien Tort Statue, the defendants are said to have "acted as Hamas’ foot soldiers in New York City,"
  
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• Pakistan fears India incursion 'imminent' amid heightened tensions following terror attack

  28-04-2025 22:50 via foxnews.com
  
  Pakistan’s defense minister on Monday said he believes an incursion by India is "imminent" as tensions remain heightened following a militant attack in India’s Kashmir region last week, which saw the killing of 26 people, first reported Reuters. India, which has not named any group it suspects of leading the attack but said it believes Pakistan to have backed the militants involved in the assault, has reportedly engaged in an aggressive hunt to find those involved in the deadlie
  
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• WATCH: White House displays 100 posters of alleged criminal migrants

  28-04-2025 22:38
  Posters displaying individuals the Trump administration claims are unauthorized migrants who've been arrested for committing crimes are being displayed on the White House driveway on Monday.
  
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• WATCH: Florida man dives into lake to rescue injured bald eagle

  28-04-2025 22:11
  A Florida man jumped into action to rescue an injured bald eagle from an alligator-filled lake, with footage captured by his wife showing the man successfully retrieving the eagle from the water.
  
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• Yinka Bokinni explores the life of Sean 'Diddy' Combs

  28-04-2025 22:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Yinka Bokinni explores rap mogul Sean Combs's life and the criminal charges he denies.
  
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• WATCH: Hilarious 2-year-old caught chanting 'Let's go, Mets' on baby monitor

  28-04-2025 21:21
  Carter might just be the Mets' biggest fan, as she cheers them on from her crib.
  
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• Thousands march in Dublin against Ireland's mass migration policies as McGregor pursues presidential bid

  28-04-2025 19:42 via foxnews.com
  
  Thousands of people participated in a march against Ireland's mass migration policies in the country's capital of Dublin on Saturday. UFC champion Conor McGregor – who is considering a potential presidential bid in his native Ireland – posted a video message beforehand from Dublin's Garden of Remembrance, where the march began hours later. "Hello everyone in Ireland. April 26th, 2025 - A big day here for our country. "A historic month for Ireland since 1916," McGregor said,
  
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• White House reveals possible penalties on Putin amid peace push: ‘Whatever it takes’

  28-04-2025 19:03 via foxnews.com
  
  The White House on Monday morning revealed that President Donald Trump wants to do "whatever it takes" to bring Russian President Vladimir Putin to the table for peace talks with Ukraine, including slapping Russia with additional sanctions.White House deputy chief of staff James Blair joined "Fox & Friends" to discuss the latest on the Trump administration's effort to broker peace between Russia and Ukraine, including the frustration that Trump is having with both sides. "Obviously, the
  
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• Cruz urges Princeton to take action over professor accused of pro-Iran allegiances, citing risk to students

  28-04-2025 16:48 via foxnews.com
  
  EXCLUSIVE – Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz called on his alma mater, Princeton University, to dismiss a former high-level Iranian regime official because he is allegedly making students feel unsafe amid recent outbreaks of antisemitism at the New Jersey university.The ex-official for the Islamic Republic of Iran, Seyed Hossein Mousavian, who is a Middle East security and nuclear policy specialist at the university, is under pressure on many fronts from congressional representatives, P
  
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• Large parts of Spain, Portugal struck by massive power outage

  28-04-2025 16:24 via foxnews.com
  
  A massive power outage hit Spain and Portugal on Monday, knocking out traffic lights and forcing the evacuation of subway systems in both countries, among other disruptions. It is being blamed on a "rare atmospheric phenomenon," reports said.A graph on Spain’s electricity network website that shows power demand across the country indicated a steep drop at around 12:15 p.m. local time, from 27,500 megawatts to near 15,000, according to the Associated Press. "Due to extreme temperature
  
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• Russia declares 3-day ceasefire in Ukraine for WWII Victory Day

  28-04-2025 16:06 via foxnews.com
  
  Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday declared a three-day ceasefire in the war with Ukraine next month to mark the 80th anniversary of World War II Victory Day.The Kremlin said the 72-hour ceasefire would run from the beginning of May 8 and last through the end of May 10."All military actions are suspended for this period," the Kremlin said in a statement. "Russia believes that the Ukrainian side should follow this example.""In the event of violations by the Ukrainian side, Russia's armed
  
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• African diplomats urge UK government to back bill to speed up debt restructurings

  28-04-2025 15:21 via theguardian.com
  Exclusive: Countries are struggling to manage expensive loans, with much of debt transacted through LondonDiplomats from eight southern and east African countries have signed a letter calling on the UK government to support a private member’s bill that aims to speed up debt restructurings, after economic crises meant countries were unable to pay back loans.Poor countries’ economies have been hit by a series of global events in recent years, including the coronavirus pandemic, which r
  
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• Conclave to pick next pope to begin May 7, Vatican says

  28-04-2025 14:41 via foxnews.com
  
  The conclave to select the next pope will begin on Wednesday, May 7, according to the Vatican. The date was confirmed Monday by papal spokesman Matteo Bruni following the April 21 death of Pope Francis. The Vatican also announced "the Sistine Chapel will be closed to the public from Monday 28 April 2025 for the requirements of the Conclave."An estimated 200,000 people attended a special Mass at St. Peter's Basilica on Sunday by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican's secretary of s
  
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• No 10 confirms no extra money will be set aside for public sector pay rises beyond what has already been allocated – UK politics live

  28-04-2025 13:53 via theguardian.com
  Pay review bodies could recommend up to 4% pay rises for teachers and nursesDowning Street has described the alleged comments by the band Kneecap in the ‘kill MP’ footage (see 12.10pm) as “completely unacceptable”.At the morning lobby briefing, the PM’s spokesperson described the comments as “completely unacceptable”.We do not think individuals expressing those views should be receiving government funding.That’s up to the group, but clearly the PM
  
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• Major power outages across Spain and Portugal hit transport systems, mobile networks, traffic lights and more – Europe live

  28-04-2025 13:50 via theguardian.com
  Cities across Spain and Portugal experience blackouts and transport chaos after power outageWe are just getting a line from Reuters news agency saying that the Conclave to elect new pope will start on 7 May, according to its source.We have not independently verified this report. Continue reading...
  
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• Conclave to elect new pope to start on 7 May, Vatican says

  28-04-2025 13:47 via theguardian.com
  About 135 Roman Catholic cardinals will meet at Sistine Chapel to decide the next leader of the global churchEurope live – latest updatesRoman Catholic cardinals will meet in a secret conclave to elect the new leader of the global church from 7 May, the Vatican said on Monday.The date was decided during a closed-door meeting of cardinals at the Vatican, the first since the funeral of Pope Francis on Saturday, a source said, speaking at the end of the gathering. An official announcement fol
  
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• Middle East crisis live: Israel has turned Gaza into a ‘mass grave’, top UN court hears

  28-04-2025 13:45 via theguardian.com
  ICJ holding hearing about Israel’s obligation to facilitate aid to Gaza and the West Bank amid the outlawing of UnrwaIsraeli attacks on Gaza have killed at least 24 people across the territory since dawn, Al Jazeera is reporting. In Jabalia, in northern Gaza, 10 family members were reportedly killed in an airstrike, while eight people in another family were killed in a separate airstrike.Tehran has accused Benjamin Netanyahu of trying to dictate US policy in negotiations after the Israeli
  
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• No recent Xi-Trump call, says China despite US president’s claims – US politics live

  28-04-2025 13:44 via theguardian.com
  ‘China and the US are not conducting consultations or negotiations on tariff issues,’ foreign ministry spokesperson saysDowning Street has said that it was “undoubtedly good” to see the meeting between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the weekend.Asked whether the UK prime minister had been reassured by the meeting and the language from the White House in recent days, the prime minister’s official spokesperson said: “It was undoubtedly good to see that
  
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• M&S tells hundreds of warehouse staff to stay at home after cyber-attack

  28-04-2025 13:44 via theguardian.com
  Castle Donington agency workers told not to go to work as website orders remain on hold for fourth day in a rowBusiness live – latest updatesMarks & Spencer has told hundreds of workers at its main online distribution centre in Leicestershire to stay at home as website orders remain on hold for the fourth day in a row.The retailers, which is battling the consequences of a cyber-attack that began a week ago and has affected stores as well as its online business, told 200 agency staff at
  
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• One dead after boat crashes into ferry carrying more than 40 people in Florida

  28-04-2025 13:38 via theguardian.com
  Police declare ‘mass casualty incident’ due to the number of injuries, and say boat that caused accident fled the sceneOne person has died and several were injured Sunday when a boat crashed into a ferry off the Memorial Causeway Bridge in Florida and then fled the scene, authorities said.The Clearwater police department posted on X that there were multiple injuries and the crash had been declared “a mass casualty incident” by the Clearwater Fire & Rescue Department d
  
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• Channel 4 chief executive Alex Mahon to step down after nearly eight years

  28-04-2025 13:33 via theguardian.com
  The broadcaster’s first female boss, who helped fight off two privatisation attempts, will leave in the summerThe chief executive of Channel 4, Alex Mahon, is to step down after eight years and will leave the broadcaster in the summer.During her tenure Mahon, who joined in 2017 as the first female CEO in the broadcaster’s four-decade history, helped fight off two attempts to privatise Channel 4. Continue reading...
  
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• Spain hit by blackouts after massive power outage, with Portugal also reportedly affected

  28-04-2025 13:30 via theguardian.com
  Red Eléctrica says all resources are dedicated to solving problem that has caused loss of power across SpainSpain has been hit by a massive power outage that has caused blackouts across the country, the country’s electricity network operator has said.The electricity grid operator Red Eléctrica said it had activated plans to restore the supply, with “all resources dedicated to solving” the disruption. Continue reading...
  
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• Trump threats boosted Canada’s Carney, hurt Conservatives as country votes for new leader

  28-04-2025 13:29 via foxnews.com
  
  OTTAWA- In a dramatic reversal, the governing Liberals, who were trailing the official opposition Conservatives in the polls earlier this year, appear poised to win their fourth consecutive term in office thanks to President Donald Trump’s threats against Canada’s economy and sovereignty, according to election watchers."It looks like there will be a Liberal government, which seems to be what the polls point to, and it would be a very big surprise if the Conservatives won," Angus Reid
  
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• Canada election: polls open as shadow of Trump looms over Liberal-Conservative contest – live updates

  28-04-2025 13:24 via theguardian.com
  Dramatic interventions from US president have upended electionCanadians head to pollsIn a country that spans multiple time zones, the windows of voting are set so that results can be arrived at mostly at the same time across the board. The voting windows are as follows:Newfoundland time: 8.30am to 8.30pmAtlantic time: 8.30am to 8.30pmEastern time: 9.30am to 9.30pmCentral time: 8.30am to 8.30pmMountain time: 7.30am to 7.30pmPacific time: 7am to 7pm Continue reading...
  
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• Trump tariffs prompt slump in shipments to US ports

  28-04-2025 13:23 via theguardian.com
  Number of vessels scheduled to arrive at Port of Los Angeles next week is down by almost a third year on yearBusiness live – latest updatesDonald Trump’s increasingly erratic trade war has triggered a slump in shipments to the US’s most important ports, amid the growing risk of a recession in the world’s largest economy.In the latest sign of the US president’s tariff policies rattling the economy, figures show the number of vessels scheduled to arrive at the Port of
  
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• French Muslims decry religious hatred as mosque stabbing suspect arrested

  28-04-2025 13:18 via theguardian.com
  Man held in Italy over killing of worshipper in French mosque amid growing concerns over IslamophobiaEurope live – latest updatesFrench Muslim leaders have said more must be done to counter anti-Muslim hatred in France after a man was arrested on suspicion of stabbing a young worshipper to death inside a mosque in a southern village.Olivier A, 21, a French national born in Lyon, surrendered to police in Italy on Sunday after three days on the run, French prosecutors announced on Monday mor
  
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• Violin used in Titanic movie sells for £54,000

  28-04-2025 13:14 via theguardian.com
  Used in the scene in which the band play Nearer My God to Thee while the ship sinks, the instrument was sold alongside other memorabilia from the shipwreckA violin which featured in James Cameron’s 1997 blockbuster Titanic has sold for £54,000 at an auction in Wiltshire of memorabilia relating to the 1912 shipwreck.The violin was played by the musician and actor Jonathan Evans-Jones, who played band leader Wallace Hartley in the film. It is seen several times in the film, including d
  
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• Final autopsy results on Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, reveal complex health issues

  28-04-2025 13:01 via theguardian.com
  Report confirms that Arakawa died of hantavirus and her husband, who had heart problems and Alzeimer’s disease, may not have realised she had diedTwo months after the actor Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, were found dead in their home in Santa Fe, final autopsy results on the couple have been released.These shed further light on the state of health of Hackman, 95, at the time when his and his wife’s bodies, along with that of one of their dogs, were found by a maintenance w
  
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• ‘Standing up for Christian values’: US evangelicals keep the faith with Trump

  28-04-2025 13:00 via theguardian.com
  Evangelicals say president is in step on core issues such as abortion and Israel – and they’re backing him all the wayWhen asked about Donald Trump’s Easter morning post wishing a happy holiday to “the Radical Left Lunatics … fighting and scheming so hard to bring Murderers, Drug Lords, Dangerous Prisoners” to the United States, Jackson Lahmeyer, an Oklahoma evangelical Christian pastor, said: “Isn’t it terrible that they are wanting to do that?&r
  
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• Government ‘failing to support natural regeneration of trees in England’

  28-04-2025 13:00 via theguardian.com
  Campaigners say targets for woodland creation are unlikely to be met because 95% of grants are for plantingThe government is failing to support the natural regeneration of trees in England owing to an overwhelming focus on planting, campaigners have said.Recent figures show only 5% of Forestry Commission grants for woodland creation have been spent on the natural regeneration of trees, while the remaining 95% is spent on tree planting. Continue reading...
  
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• Weather tracker: early summer heat likely in US and western Europe

  28-04-2025 12:49 via theguardian.com
  Peak of 30C expected in Washington DC, while a heatwave is expected to intensify in Pakistan and parts of IndiaAs the northern hemisphere moves into late spring, several areas are expected to experience a taste of summer heat this week with temperatures well above average for the end of April.Across some eastern states of the US, conditions are expected to reach 6-8C above normal, peaking at about 30C (86F) in Washington DC. Continue reading...
  
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• First thing: Suspect in Vancouver ramming attack charged with eight counts of murder

  28-04-2025 12:38 via theguardian.com
  Prosecutors say more charges are possible against Kai-Ji Adam Lo, who was arrested at the scene. Plus, Heather Graham on family, ageing and ‘creepy’ film-makersGood morning.The suspect in a car-ramming attack that killed 11 people and injured dozens at a Filipino heritage festival in the Canadian city of Vancouver yesterday has been charged with eight counts of second degree murder, prosecutors have said.What has the prime minister, Mark Carney, said? Just two days before a national
  
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• English local elections 2025: is your council up for election and what’s at stake?

  28-04-2025 12:25 via theguardian.com
  County councils across England are being elected on 1 May, along with four regional mayors. Find out which areas are voting and search for your ownIn many other years, the first set of local elections with a new government and prime minister in place would be scrutinised keenly as a judgment on the PM’s performance so far. This year the runes will be harder to read because so many of the councils that are up are Conservative councils in Conservative areas. Few of the big cities are up, alt
  
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• Putin thanks North Korea for sending troops to fight Ukraine: 'Will never forget the heroism'

  28-04-2025 11:54 via foxnews.com
  
  Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday thanked North Korea for sending troops to fight alongside Russia in Moscow's war against Ukraine and vowed not to forget their sacrifices.Putin's comments came just hours after North Korea confirmed for the first time that it had deployed troops to fight Ukrainian forces.Russia said two days earlier that its troops had fully reclaimed the Kursk region, which Ukrainian forces seized last year. Ukrainian officials have denied Russia's claim and said that
  
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• Yemen’s Houthi rebels say 68 dead in US airstrike on prison

  28-04-2025 11:35 via theguardian.com
  Alleged attack on facility holding African detainees raises fresh questions over US military operations in regionYemen’s Houthi rebels say 68 people have been killed and 47 injured in a US strike on a detention centre holding African migrants in the city of Saada.The rebel group, which governs north-west Yemen, said the shelter was under the supervision of the International Organization for Migration and the Red Cross and targeting it “constitutes a full-fledged war crime”. The
  
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• Trinidad and Tobago voters head to polls for wildly unpredictable election

  28-04-2025 11:30 via theguardian.com
  Voters in twin-island Caribbean nation to determine representatives amid Trump tariffs and rising cost of livingVoters in the twin-island Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) are going to the polls today in a parliamentary election described by analysts as one of the most unpredictable in decades.Soaring crime levels, Donald Trump’s trade tariffs, and the rising cost of living have dominated the race between the two main parties, the ruling People’s National Movement (PN
  
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• Ministers face above projected teacher and NHS pay deals

  28-04-2025 11:29 via bbc.com
  Pay review bodies recommend increases for teachers and NHS workers above the 2.8% the government has budgeted for.
  
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• Call for ban on AI apps creating naked images of children

  28-04-2025 11:21 via bbc.com
  Children fear anyone could create sexual deepfake images of them, the children's commissioner says.
  
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• One dead and multiple injured after hit-and-run boat crash in Florida

  28-04-2025 11:19 via bbc.com
  The Clearwater Ferry, which had 45 people on board, was struck by a boat which then fled the scene.
  
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• Student rescued from Mount Fuji twice in one week

  28-04-2025 11:09 via theguardian.com
  Chinese national, 27, reportedly returned to Japan’s highest mountain days after first rescue to retrieve his phoneA university student has been rescued from the slopes of Mount Fuji twice in the space of a week – the second time during an attempt to retrieve his mobile phone.The hapless climber, a 27-year-old Chinese national who has not been named, was airlifted from Japan’s highest mountain last week, only to be the subject of a second search four days later. Continue readin
  
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• Putin and Kim confirm for first time North Koreans fought for Russia in Ukraine war

  28-04-2025 11:07 via theguardian.com
  Acknowledgment, after long silence over deployment, comes as Russia claims it has recaptured Kursk region Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un have confirmed for the first time that North Korea has sent troops to fight for Russia in the war with Ukraine, with both leaders describing the soldiers as “heroes”.The acknowledgment comes amid claims by the Kremlin – contested by Ukraine – that North Korean forces helped recapture Russia’s Kursk region. Continue reading...
  
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• Daughter of murdered MP calls for Kneecap apology

  28-04-2025 11:00 via bbc.com
  Video emerged of a 2023 gig appearing to show a band member saying: "The only good Tory is a dead Tory."
  
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• Canadians head to polls in election upturned by Trump

  28-04-2025 11:00 via theguardian.com
  Liberals favored to beat Conservatives in contest influenced by anger over threats to sovereignty and growing trade warCanada election – live updatesCanadians head to the polls in a federal election overshadowed by fury at Donald Trump’s threats to the country’s sovereignty and fears over his escalating trade war.In the final days of a month-long campaign – described by all party leaders as the most consequential general election in a lifetime – the US president yet
  
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• Critical week for US's future in Ukraine-Russia talks, Rubio says

  28-04-2025 10:47 via bbc.com
  It is a "very critical" week for the White House and its involvement, Secretary of State Marco Rubio tells US media.
  
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• Falcons apologise to Sanders over prank call

  28-04-2025 10:35 via bbc.com
  The Atlanta Falcons apologise to Shedeur Sanders after their defensive co-ordinator's son helps to prank call the quarterback during the NFL Draft.
  
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• Labor releases election promise costings including saving of $6.4bn from cutting more consultants

  28-04-2025 10:29 via theguardian.com
  A re-elected Labor government would also claw back $760m by increasing the cost of student visa applicationsPolls tracker; Election guide; Interactive seat explorerParty policies; Micro parties explained; Full election coverageListen to the latest episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaGet our afternoon election email,free app ordaily news podcastA re-elected Albanese government says it would find a further $6.4bn in savings by continuing to slash the federal government’s use of
  
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• Watch: Fathers of Southport victims finish London marathon in emotional tribute

  28-04-2025 10:17 via bbc.com
  Sergio Aguiar and David Stancombe entered the race to raise money for projects set up in their daughters' memory.
  
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• Coalition rejects treasurer’s nuclear power plant claim – as it happened

  28-04-2025 10:14 via theguardian.com
  This blog is now closedLabor releases election promise costings including saving of $6.4bn from cutting more consultantsPolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideListen to the latest episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastAlbanese begins final campaign weekThe prime minister, Anthony Albanese, will start the final week of the election campaign sandbaggi
  
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• Dozens of African migrants killed in US strike on Yemen, Houthis say

  28-04-2025 10:11 via bbc.com
  Houthi-run media report 68 bodies have been recovered from a detention centre in Saada that was holding African migrants.
  
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