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DOJ warns of criminal charges for state election officials if noncitizens vote
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Has Harry's war with the press finally run out of road?
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Charlie Kirk's widow faces his alleged killer in court
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The U.S. had a golden opportunity for a soccer breakthrough. Now it must wait four more years.
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'Overturn this' - Belgium taunt US and say Trump move fired them up
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Woman, 22, dies in skydiving accident near airfield
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ITV sells media and entertainment arm to Sky for £1.6bn
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Driver arrested on suspicion of murder after fatal head-on collision
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Trump touts SAVE America Act during Salute to America 250 speech
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Farage denies rules broken after reports benefits from ally were not declared
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US marks 250th birthday with fireworks, flyovers and extreme weather
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Drama, récords y penales: así se cerraron los dieciseisavos del Mundial 2026
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Murals, flags and beef dishes - Messi mania takes hold in Miami
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Ex-Olympian charged with vandalising Trump's $14m pool project
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Burnham says there is some room for movement on tax
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'Truly international network' of men drugging and raping women uncovered, NCA says
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Millions expected at delayed Khamenei funeral as Iran seeks to project strength
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Interns' work 'not properly checked' at justice watchdog
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At least 13 killed in large-scale Russian missile and drone strikes on Kyiv
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So how much did Trump make from crypto last year?
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Trump made more than $1bn from crypto in first year back in office
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Woman dies after alligator bites off her arm in Florida
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'A present-day emergency': Govt urged to support housebuilding
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Children facing mental health 'crisis' as referrals reach over one million
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South Korea unveils $1tn chip and AI investment plan
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Man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after car collides with multiple pedestrians
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Nicholas Rossi dies aged 38
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Man jailed after 'cowardly' assault on two female police officers at Manchester Airport
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Tributes to 'devoted mum' killed after train hit car - as girl, 8, remains critically ill
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Boy, 14, charged with murder after teenage girl's body discovered
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Man who killed six at Christmas market in Germany sentenced to life in prison
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Home Office plan to use more military bases to house asylum seekers
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Catholic bishop charged with raping a child
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Cost of living hope as oil prices sink to pre-war levels
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I've spent 30 years in recruitment - this is how to get a job
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Oil price falls to levels not seen since before Iran war
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Families call for justice ahead of landmark maternity review publication
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Billionaire to invest in ocean protection as UK and US scale back funding
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Verdict on Iran war threat to UK power supplies
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