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• How do the parties compare?

  07-06-2024 19:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How do people say they will vote in the UK general election? Our poll tracker measures the trends.
  
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• Trump says 'this is a Democrat shutdown' as he touts low inflation, falling murder rate

  17-02-2026 06:19 via foxnews.com
  
  President Donald Trump on Monday blamed Democrats for the partial government shutdown, as Republicans and Democrats have yet to reach a deal on Department of Homeland Security funding, while he also touted what he deemed as wins for his administration on issues such as the economy and crime.Speaking to reporters on Air Force One, Trump boasted of "great financial numbers" such as low inflation and falling fuel prices."Great financial numbers, you saw low inflation, very low inflation. Prices are
  
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• Teen killed after protecting friends in 'senseless' shootout as locals raise alarm over rising crime in Bronx

  17-02-2026 05:51 via foxnews.com
  
  One teenager has been arrested in connection with what officials described as a "senseless" shooting that broke out in New York City as crowds of children gathered at the bus stop after school dismissal, killing one 16-year-old boy, police said Sunday. The Wednesday incident occurred in the Kingsbridge section of the Bronx amid what officials and witnesses characterized as an escalating wave of violence in the borough, prompting affected family members to criticize Mayor Zohran Ma
  
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• The Papers: 'Farage forces elections U-turn' and 'Tributes to Godfather Star'

  17-02-2026 05:37 via bbc.com
  Sir Keir Starmer's decision to abandon plans to delay 30 council elections after a legal challenge from Reform UK dominates Tuesday's papers.
  
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• Councils face 'uphill struggle' to be ready for local elections

  17-02-2026 04:48 via bbc.com
  Thirty councils across England now have to organise local elections after the government abandoned plans to delay.
  
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• FBI won't co-operate on Alex Pretti investigation, state officials say

  17-02-2026 04:43 via bbc.com
  Minnesota's Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says the FBI will not hand over any evidence it has gathered.
  
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• Hillary Clinton accuses Trump administration of Epstein files 'cover-up' in BBC interview

  17-02-2026 04:32 via bbc.com
  "Get the files out. They are slow-walking it," the former US secretary of state says. The White House says it has done "more for the victims than Democrats ever did".
  
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• 100 US troops land in Nigeria as Islamic militants threaten West Africa regional security

  17-02-2026 03:38 via foxnews.com
  
  Around 100 U.S. troops and military equipment arrived in Nigeria Monday to help support local forces battling Islamic militants and other armed groups in the West African nation, the Nigerian military said.The U.S. personnel touched down as part of a broader security cooperation effort between Washington and Abuja with 100 more arriving over time.The arrival came at the request of the Nigerian government, which sought assistance with training, technical support and intelligence sharing as it con
  
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• US Senator Mark Kelly tells BBC he will 'seriously consider' White House run

  17-02-2026 03:28 via bbc.com
  The former Navy captain and astronaut says "we're in some seriously challenging times".
  
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• Australia news live: big donation to teal candidate ahead of byelection fight for Ley’s seat; universities ‘deeply troubled’ by racism report

  17-02-2026 03:20 via theguardian.com
  Independent receives $60,000 campaign donation from Climate 200-linked Regional Voices fund. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTotal fire ban across much of Victoria todayA total fire ban has been declared across a large stretch of southern Victoria today. The ban applies to the central, north central, south west, west and south Gippsland and Wimmera fire districts amid forecasted hot, dry temperatures.We’re seeing very dry fuels acros
  
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• Controversial skier Eileen Gu settles for silver after defending gold medal bid falls short in Milan

  17-02-2026 03:06 via foxnews.com
  
  Eileen Gu, the controversial big air skiing star who competes for China despite being American-born, was unable to defend her gold medal on Monday night at the 2026 Milan Cortina Games.Gu came away with the silver medal in the women’s freeski big air competition, while Canada’s Megan Oldham won gold.Gu notched a 90.00 on her first run, which was tied on the list of competitors for third place, as Oldham and Austria’s Lara Wolf had better scores.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERA
  
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• Canada reacts as cheating row rocks curling superpower

  17-02-2026 03:02 via bbc.com
  Both men's and women's Canadian curling teams have been accused of cheating at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
  
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• Thune guarantees voter ID bill to hit the Senate despite Schumer, Dem opposition: 'We will have a vote'

  17-02-2026 03:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., is ready to put Senate Democrats to the test on voter ID legislation.The Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act has earned the backing of 50 Senate Republicans, including Thune, which is enough to break through a key procedural hurdle.Whether it can pass from the Senate to President Donald Trump’s desk is, for now, an unlikely scenario if lawmakers take the traditional path in the upper chamber. Still, Thune wants to put Democr
  
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• California school board member temporarily banned from school after clash with principal over ICE protests

  17-02-2026 03:00 via foxnews.com
  
  A California school board member is banned from entering a high school campus for two weeks after school board counterparts voted to approve a stay-away letter last week.The Office of the Superintendent prepared an agenda item to discuss Pajaro Valley Unified School District trustee Gabe Medina’s confrontation with Pajaro Valley High School principal Todd Wilson. The confrontation was about Pajaro Valley High School students joining the national walkout protests against U.S. Immigration Cu
  
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• Can you really depuff your face? The truth about three common treatments

  17-02-2026 02:59 via bbc.com
  We look at three viral hacks to unpick fact from fiction - the effects are often at best, temporary, say experts.
  
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• Oasis v Blur rivalry being revived in new play as cast take sides

  17-02-2026 02:55 via bbc.com
  The 1995 chart battle is recreated for a new play - and the rivalry is rekindled as the cast take sides.
  
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• Swalwell's 'I should be working' gym, pool videos resurface as Dem rival hammers his missed House votes

  17-02-2026 02:47 via foxnews.com
  
  One of Rep. Eric Swalwell's, D-Calif., top Democratic opponents in the race for California governor unleashed a "savage" campaign ad using Swalwell's own words against him.Billionaire gubernatorial candidate Tom Steyer, who was also unsuccessful in running for president in 2020, used multiple videos Swalwell posted on social media during the 2025 government shutdown by the pool and at the gym as an attack on his missed votes in Washington, D.C.The Swalwell videos, which were initially intended a
  
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• Frederick Wiseman, prolific documentary film-maker, dies aged 96

  17-02-2026 02:44 via theguardian.com
  Recognised with an honorary Academy Award in 2016, Wiseman directed and produced almost 50 films with a lifelong commitment to curiosity and naturalismFrederick Wiseman, the prolific film-maker whose documentaries primarily explored US public institutions and communities, has died aged 96.His death on Monday was announced in a joint statement from the Wiseman family and his production company, Zipporah Films. Continue reading...
  
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• Bailiffs used to pursue NHS staff over pay errors

  17-02-2026 02:43 via bbc.com
  Thousands of NHS workers were pursued by debt collectors after salary overpayments, the BBC finds.
  
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• Taylor Swift concert attack plot: 21-year-old man charged with terrorism in Austria

  17-02-2026 02:40 via theguardian.com
  Unnamed suspect accused of planning to bomb one of singer’s Eras tour shows in ViennaAustrian prosecutors have filed terrorism-related charges against a 21-year-old who they say planned toattack one of Taylor Swift’s concerts in Vienna in August 2024.Three dates in Swift’s record-breaking Eras tour were cancelled after authorities warned of the plot. Continue reading...
  
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• Facing a demographic catastrophe, Ukraine is paying for troops to freeze their sperm

  17-02-2026 02:10 via bbc.com
  The law funds troops who want to freeze their eggs or their sperm, as Ukraine's population plummets.
  
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• Tom Emmer blasts Democrats' double standard on SAVE Act: 'They require photo IDs' at their own DNC

  17-02-2026 02:00 via foxnews.com
  
  EXCLUSIVE: House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., is accusing Democrats of being hypocritical in their opposition to Republicans' latest election integrity bill.The No. 3 House Republican ripped the rival party after nearly all of them voted against the Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act last week, specifically over its provision mandating federally accepted photo identification at the polls. It's also sometimes referred to as the "SAVE Act.""These guys are doing the sam
  
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• Man arrested after stabbing in western Sydney leaves one dead and two critically injured

  17-02-2026 02:00 via theguardian.com
  Three people stabbed in attack near Merrylands train stationFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA man is in custody after three people were stabbed near a train station in western Sydney, leaving one of them dead.Police responded to reports of the stabbing in Merrylands, about 10am on Tuesday. Continue reading...
  
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• Actress Natasha Rothwell goes off-prompter to say ‘f--- ICE’ at Independent Spirit Awards

  17-02-2026 02:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Actress Natasha Rothwell went off-script and condemned ICE as she spoke at the Independent Spirit Awards on Sunday. As with the Grammys earlier this month, many celebrities used the award show as an opportunity to condemn the men and women in uniform at Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as President Donald Trump’s administration works to enforce immigration law. Natasha Rothwell, a writer and actress known for her involvement with "The White Lotus," "Insecure," and "Satur
  
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• Coles tells court its Down Down promotions were ‘fair dinkum’ discounts and did not mislead shoppers

  17-02-2026 01:56 via theguardian.com
  Supermarket defends pricing practices after ACCC labels discounts ‘utterly misleading’ in federal court caseFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastColes has defended its promotional prices in a high-profile court case brought by the consumer watchdog, arguing that shoppers would understand the supermarket’s well-known “Down Down” promotion to be “fair dinkum”.The federal court batt
  
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• ‘I just want to stop hearing about it’: a weary South Korea awaits verdict on Yoon insurrection charges

  17-02-2026 01:50 via theguardian.com
  Yoon Suk Yeol could face the death penalty when judges rule on the martial law crisis that many in South Korea see as a dark moment they would rather forgetSouth Korea is awaiting one of the most consequential court rulings in decades this week, with judges due to deliver their verdict on insurrection charges against the former president Yoon Suk Yeol and prosecutors demanding the death penalty.When Yoon stands in courtroom 417 of Seoul central district court on Thursday to hear his fate, which
  
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• Former NRL star Matt Utai shot in alleged ‘brazen ambush’ outside home in western Sydney

  17-02-2026 01:48 via theguardian.com
  Premiership-winning Canterbury winger hit in stomach and leg in Greenacre shootingFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFormer NRL star Matt Utai is in hospital fighting for his life after being shot multiple times on his front lawn, in what police are treating as an ambush attack with no clear motive.The 2004 premiership-winning Canterbury winger was left with serious leg wounds after the attack in Greenacre, in western
  
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• Actor Robert Duvall, who starred in The Godfather, dies aged 95

  17-02-2026 01:34 via bbc.com
  The Oscar-winner died "peacefully" at his home in Middleburg, Virginia, on Sunday, his family says.
  
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• GOP reaches key 50-vote threshold for Trump-backed voter ID bill as Senate fight looms

  17-02-2026 01:30 via foxnews.com
  
  Senate Republicans now have enough support within their conference to pass Trump-backed voter ID legislation, but a major hurdle remains.The Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act has secured the backing of 50 Senate Republicans, following a pressure campaign by the White House and a cohort of Senate conservatives over the past several weeks.Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, has led the charge in the upper chamber, ramping up his efforts last week as the bill moved through the House.SCH
  
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• Sarah Michelle Gellar stuns in burgundy lace bra and sheer skirt in New York City

  17-02-2026 01:22 via foxnews.com
  
  Sarah Michelle Gellar turned a Manhattan sidewalk into her own runway.The "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" actress was photographed Feb. 16 wearing a lace bralette and coordinating sheer skirt layered beneath an oversized blazer in the same deep wine tone, with the look revealing high-waisted burgundy underwear underneath.She finished the look with satin pumps and drop earrings that shimmered with diamonds and deep red stones. Her blonde hair fell loose as she smiled for cameras while striding down th
  
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