1 hour ago Senate Republicans vote against check on Trump using deadly force against cartels

First vote in Congress on military campaign that White House says has hit four vessels and killed at least 21 peopleSenate Republicans voted down legislation Wednesday that would have put a check on Donald Trump’s ability to use deadly military force against drug cartels after Democrats tried to counter the administration’s extraordinary assertion of presidential war powers to destroy vessels in the Caribbean.The vote fell mostly along party lines, 48-51, with two Republicans, Rand Paul and Lisa Murkowski, voting in favor and the Democrat John Fetterman voting against. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago ‘Humanitarian’ visa must be created for Pacific Islanders displaced by climate crisis, experts say

Calls for reform to allow people across the Pacific threatened by climate crisis to more easily migrate, particularly to New ZealandClimate and migration experts are calling for urgent action to create legal pathways for people displaced by the climate crisis, as a new report highlights the scale of the problem across the Pacific.Research by Amnesty International released on Thursday found current immigration systems are inadequate for Pacific Islanders seeking safety and stability, as rising seas threaten to make their homelands uninhabitable. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Trump shuts down CNN reporter with brutal takedown as she asks question

Trump called on the reporter during an 'Antifa roundtable' he held in the State Dining Room on Wednesday, before changing his mind.

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3 h. ago Baffling clock and table counting riddle catches thousands out

This mind-boggling riddle is seriously confusing - but can you work out the answer without losing your mind?

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3 h. ago AMANDA PLATELL: I'm so mortified by these disgusting things I said about Victoria Beckham. Now I know her terrible secret and what I did to her. Sorry can never be enough

I winced when I heard her say: 'When people are mean and you're hearing and seeing things and you're constantly made to feel you're not good enough, that really hurts.'

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3 h. ago UN strives to work with new Syrian government to determine the fate of the missing

The head of a U.N. body established to determine what happened to potentially hundreds of thousands of people missing in Syria says it's essential to find a way to work together with a new Syrian commission

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4 h. ago DWP change to affect GP surgeries across nine areas in the country

DWP Secretary Pat McFadden pledged to give people a 'hand up, not a hand out' as he set out plans to get 300,000 people with an illness or disability into work by 2030

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4 h. ago Anna Wintour says Victoria Beckham ‘totally proved fashion industry wrong’

Dame Anna, who appears in the new Victoria Beckham documentary series, said she thought Beckham’s fashion label was a ‘hobby’.

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4 h. ago People felt it was okay to criticise my wife for her weight – Sir David Beckham

In her new Netflix series, the former Spice Girl recalls the moment she was weighed on TV six months after giving birth to her first son, Brooklyn.

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4 h. ago Now Keir Starmer wants digital ID cards to be expanded to cover Britons' everyday lives

The Prime Minister announced last month that a mandatory system would be introduced so people can prove they have the right to work here - in an attempt to curb illegal migration.

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4 h. ago No. 11 St. Thomas Aquinas beats NFL Academy by a field goal in London

No. 11 St. Thomas Aquinas beats NFL Academy by a field goal in London  USA TODAY High School Sports

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4 h. ago Charlotte Church has 'complicated' financial situation admitting 'I haven't got a lot'

The pop singer who has been open about her lavish spending habits, has admitted that she's not as wealthy as people might think ahead of her Traitors debut this week.

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5 h. ago The Tories are finally listening to young people like me again so I've quit Reform: SOPHIE CORCORAN

Last December, after months of soul-searching, I joined Reform UK. Like thousands of other young people, I was seduced by Nigel Farage's confident message of change.

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5 h. ago Trump just hosted an ‘Antifa roundtable’ at the White House ... it was so much worse than you’re imagining

Holly Baxter reports on a meeting which, at one point, appeared to position people protesting against Nazis in the Weimar Republic as the bad guys, and at another saw the president declare, ‘We got rid of freedom of speech’

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5 h. ago New California law aims to improve school nutrition by phasing out some ultraprocessed foods

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law phasing out certain ultraprocessed foods from school meals

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6 h. ago Daniel Craig and Wife Rachel Weisz Cozy Up at 'Wake Up Dead Man' London Premiere

Daniel Craig and Wife Rachel Weisz Cozy Up at 'Wake Up Dead Man' London Premiere  People.com

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6 h. ago Julia Roberts, 57, reveals people were 'cruel to her' early in her career which led to 'insecurities'

Roberts, who has become one of the most famous actors in Hollywood history and an Oscar winner at age 57, admitted she struggled with self-confidence when she first started acting.

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6 h. ago ‘I want the miracle SO desperately’: Family heartbreakingly celebrates Christmas early as 9

Brie Bird, the 9-year-old whose battle with cancer has touched nearly one million people online, celebrated Christmas with her family one final time at her home

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8 h. ago The new public defender: Some are turning to ChatGPT to offer legal advice and win small claims cases

Backers say using artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT helps level the playing field for people without access to lawyers, while others warn of potential for ‘hallucinations,’ fines, and inaccurate advice

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8 h. ago EastEnders fans 'work out' who Joel Marshall is going to do 'something terrible' to ahead of school 'incident'

The teenage character is receiving a documentary based on the BBC soap storyline

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