12-08-2024 17:25 via theguardian.com
Dáil members call for investigation after far-right leader gave false country of birth to Canada’s immigration officersIrish parliamentarians have called on their government to investigate how an Irish passport was obtained by Tommy Robinson, who has been accused of inciting riots from abroad.The Luton-born far-right leader travels on an Irish passport in his real name – Stephen Yaxley-Lennon – and was believed to have qualified for it via his mother, an Irish immigrant
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Medicare negotiates historic drug price cuts
16-08-2024 00:43 via nbcnews.com
The Biden administration announced that Medicare has negotiated lower prices for ten common drugs. Tom Costello reports it's poised to save people who take the medications thousands of dollars and taxpayers billions.
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Trump falls back on grievances as he slides in the polls: From the Politics Desk
16-08-2024 00:03 via nbcnews.com
Donald Trump has fallen back on grievances about the election being stolen from him as he falls behind in the 2024 polls to Kamala Harris.
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Trump assassination attempt: Secret Service makes big change to former president's outdoor rally security
16-08-2024 00:03 via foxnews.com
Former President Trump will have bulletproof glass surrounding his podium for outdoor events going forward, a federal law enforcement source briefed on the planning told Fox News.Indoor events, meanwhile, will not involve the same level of protection, the source confirmed.The additional level of protection comes after an assassination attempt on the former president during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania last month.The president was addressing the open-air crowd, just minutes i
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Fox News Poll: Majorities approve President Biden dropping out of 2024 race, but don’t think he should resign
16-08-2024 00:00 via foxnews.com
It’s been three weeks since President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 presidential race, and overwhelming majorities of registered voters across the political spectrum agree with that decision. They are also twice as likely to prefer he finish his term rather than resign.That’s according to the latest Fox News Poll released Thursday.Eight in 10 voters (80%) agree with Biden dropping out, including more than 9 in 10 Democrats (93%).Two-thirds of voters think Biden should finish his
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Fox News Poll: 87% consider situation at southern border a problem
16-08-2024 00:00 via foxnews.com
Immigration is a top issue to American voters this year, as a record number say the situation at the southern border is a major problem or an outright emergency, according to the latest Fox News national survey released Thursday.Nearly 9 in 10 voters say the situation at the U.S.-Mexico border is an emergency (44%) or a major problem (43%).That’s an increase since February, when about 8 in 10 felt it was an emergency (41%) or major problem (37%).Concern with the border increased most
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Biden still believes he would beat Trump if he'd stayed in the race: Report
16-08-2024 00:00 via foxnews.com
At the time he dropped out of the 2024 presidential race, President Biden believed he could beat former President Trump. Aides say he still believes he could win in a matchup.Despite a weeks-long media barrage, Biden insisted he would stay in the race, claiming only the "Lord Almighty," could convince him to drop out. But, on the afternoon of July 21, the president announced his withdrawal from the race, although the prospect of defeat doesn't appear to be among his reasons for stepping as
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Prince William, Kate Middleton used secret code names to escape for romantic getaways
15-08-2024 23:57 via foxnews.com
Before they called each other husband and wife, Prince William and Kate Middleton reportedly had several code names for each other.According to excerpts from a new book, "Catherine, The Princess of Wales," obtained by People magazine, the royal would "often whisk Catherine off to Highgrove or Sandringham or to a cottage on the Balmoral estate," in the early 2000s, when they were both students at the University of St. Andrews."Occasionally, they checked into hotels, using the names Mr. and Mrs. S
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US, Brazil float new Venezuela election despite government, opposition rebuffs
15-08-2024 23:39 via foxnews.com
U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday that he would support a new election in Venezuela, after Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva also floated the idea, despite rebuffs from Venezuela's ruling party and its opposition which both claim victory in the July 28 contest.Biden spoke to reporters in the wake of Lula's suggestion that Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro could call a new contest involving international observers as a potential solution for the political crisis in the country.
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Elmo’s social media wellness check inspired a nationwide mental health survey
15-08-2024 23:34 via nbcnews.com
Sesame Workshop teamed up with The Harris Poll for a "State of Well-Being Report," inspired by a post from Elmo on social media in January.
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Harris to back renters' protections and ending tax cuts for investors buying up single-family homes
15-08-2024 23:30 via nbcnews.com
Vice President Harris’ campaign on Thursday will roll out some of her housing policy proposals including that she supports efforts aimed at lowering the cost of rent and supporting renters struggling financially, according to details obtained by NBC News from a campaign official.
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Jordan Chiles breaks silence after Olympic bronze medal ruling: 'This decision feels unjust'
15-08-2024 23:27 via foxnews.com
Team USA gymnastics star Jordan Chiles has broken her silence after learning she may have to give up the bronze medal she was awarded after finishing third in the floor exercise at the 2024 Paris Olympics.Major controversy has swirled about whether Chiles’ score of 13.766 should be upheld, and the 23-year-old is speaking out about it now.Chiles posted a lengthy statement on social media, first thanking everyone who has been on her side since the Olympics concluded, especially w
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Pentagon says there is a 'deepening cooperation and relationship' between Russia and Iran
15-08-2024 23:14 via foxnews.com
A partnership between Russia and Iran is allegedly deepening, according to the Pentagon.In a press conference on Thursday, Deputy Pentagon press secretary Sabrina Singh responded to a journalist's question regarding a recent meeting between leaders of the two nations.PENTAGON SAYS AN ATTACK BY IRAN IS 'CERTAINLY POSSIBLE' THIS WEEK: ‘WE NEED TO TAKE IT SERIOUSLY'"So I can't speculate on, you know, on that visit, I would say that I think, separately, we've seen a deepening cooperation and r
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Harris supporters say keep some Biden policies, lose others amid reports she is seeking 'distance'
15-08-2024 23:12 via foxnews.com
Vice President Kamala Harris’ supporters want her to keep in line with President Biden on some policy points but not others, several of them said Thursday.Fox News Digital spoke with Democrats who turned out at Prince George’s Community College in Maryland for Biden and Harris’ first joint appearance since she became the party’s presidential nominee.Their speech came hours after an Axios report said Harris wants to create "distance" between her own campaign and Biden on t
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Alabama 14-year-old dies after collapsing at football practice: 'He just had a love for sports'
15-08-2024 23:09 via foxnews.com
New Brockton High School freshman Semaj Wilkins died after collapsing during football practice Tuesday in Alabama.The 14-year-old had recently updated his Facebook profile to a photograph of himself on the field wearing his new high school football uniform."He said, ‘No, I want to go out for football. Mama, I can hit ‘em, I can hit ‘em.' … He just had a love for sports, period," Wilkins' mother, Regena Johnson-Adams, told WDHN-TV, adding her son loved baseball and basket
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Experts rip 'triple crown of bad regs' as Biden admin posts gas stove rule it denied was a ban
15-08-2024 23:06 via foxnews.com
After repeatedly denying that it wants to formally ban natural gas-powered stoves, the Energy Department posted to the Federal Register its finalized regulation targeting kitchen appliances.Critics from Congress to energy advocacy groups slammed the new rule, which administration officials have long denied would constitute a ban.But American Energy Alliance president Tom Pyle said it nonetheless wins the "Triple Crown for bad regulations.""It’s ineffective, unnecessary, and likely illegal,
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4 family members killed in Texas crash caused by street racing; racers face charges in their deaths
15-08-2024 23:05 via nbcnews.com
Two men in Texas are accused of racing sports cars on Saturday and causing a fiery crash that killed four people from one family, authorities said.
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Sweden reports first case of highly-infectious mpox virus outside Africa amid outbreak there
15-08-2024 23:00 via foxnews.com
Swedish health authorities announced the first case of the highly-infectious mpox just a day after the World Health Organization declared a global emergency for the outbreaks in Africa.In this case, a person was infected during a stay in the part of Africa where there is a major outbreak of (the more infectious mpox formerly known as monkeypox)," the Public Health Agency of Sweden announced on Thursday.Magnus Gisslen, a state epidemiologist with the Swedish health agency, said the person had bee
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‘Cheers’ stars Ted Danson, Woody Harrelson once ditched work to do ‘an extraordinary amount of mushrooms’
15-08-2024 22:57 via foxnews.com
Ted Danson, Woody Harrelson and some other "Cheers" cast members took a wild trip down memory lane.The "Cheers" stars confessed they once skipped work to partake in psychedelics, which Danson said were supplied by Harrelson.The cast shared that while the show was still on the air, John Ratzenberger, who played Cliff Clavin, bought a boat called the "Boston Whaler," and he was "anxious to show it off," so the cast "cooked up this little getaway."TED DANSON SHARES WHY FIRST EPISODE OF 'CHEER
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Inside the rift that could define the future of Pennsylvania politics
15-08-2024 22:55 via nbcnews.com
John Fetterman was angry.
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Woman on TikTok reveals how American Airlines repaid her for giving up seat, social media users chime in
15-08-2024 22:53 via foxnews.com
A woman who was attempting to return home from her Italian vacation is sharing how an airline compensated her after her flights were overbooked —prompting social media users to weigh in.Susan Berry is a 36-year-old freelance fashion photographer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, who recently spent two months in Italy for work.Berry said she was able to spend an extra three nights in Naples, Italy, after her flights ended up full."I showed up to the airport and the manager at Ame
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Fox News Politics: Kamala's 180
15-08-2024 22:53 via foxnews.com
Welcome to the Fox News Politics newsletter with the latest political news from Washington, D.C. and updates from the2024 campaign trail.Here's what's happening…- Vance and Walz to debate October 1st- RFK Jr. reportedly seeks out Harris cabinet position in exchange for dropping out- Google confirms Iran targeted the Trump & Harris campaigns…Vice President Harris is doing an about-face on several far-left policies as she distances herself from President Biden a
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Massive 1,300-pound escaped bull causes highway crash before charging police officers: ‘Significant Threat’
15-08-2024 22:40 via foxnews.com
A massive 1,300-pound bull escaped from a Massachusetts farm Monday morning, causing a highway crash before charging at officers, police said.Workers at Mathieu Farms in Raynham, Massachusetts, were in the process of loading the bull onto a truck for the slaughterhouse around 9 a.m. when the animal became enraged and escaped.Raynham police received calls that a large "highly aggressive" black bull was running down Jennings Drive near Elm Street East. The bull ran through fences, incl
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DHS, FBI probed for info on alleged Iranian agent's assassination plot possibly targeting Trump
15-08-2024 22:38 via foxnews.com
FIRST ON FOX: A group of leading bipartisan senators conducting oversight of homeland security and governmental matters are demanding answers from FBI Director Christopher Wray and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas after an alleged Iranian agent was charged by the Department of Justice (DOJ) for orchestrating a scheme to assassinate a politician or U.S. official — potentially former President Trump.Pakistani national Asif Merchant was charged with see
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Secret Service investigating report agent left post to breastfeed during Trump campaign event
15-08-2024 22:30 via foxnews.com
The Secret Service is investigating a report that a female agent reportedly left her post at a Trump campaign event in North Carolina to go breastfeed.The Secret Service acknowledged the allegations and issued a statement to Fox News Digital stating that an investigation was underway."All employees of the U.S. Secret Service are held to the highest standards. While there was no impact to the North Carolina event, the specifics of this incident are being examined. Given this is a personnel
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Planned float in NYC’s India Day Parade criticized for being anti-Muslim
15-08-2024 22:28 via nbcnews.com
Several South Asian American organizations and lawmakers are condemning a float that will be on display Sunday at the India Day Parade in New York City, saying it’s overtly anti-Muslim.
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Protests sweep India over rape and murder of doctor
15-08-2024 22:25 via foxnews.com
Holding candles, hundreds of thousands of women marched through the night in cities across India, to protest the brutal rape and murder of a young female doctor in a hospital that has fueled anger over a lack of safety for women despitetoughnewlaws.A 31-year old trainee doctor was raped and murdered inside the medical college in Kolkata where she worked on Friday, triggering nationwide protests among doctors and drawing parallels to the notorious gang rape and murder of a 23-ye
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Notre Dame men’s swimming program suspended for at least one year over gambling violations
15-08-2024 22:21 via nbcnews.com
The Notre Dame men’s swimming program has been suspended for at least one academic year after an external investigation confirmed “initial concerns” regarding gambling and culture, Athletic Director Pete Bevacqua announced Thursday.
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TikTok and fast-food rivalry fuel Chili's sales as parent Brinker says turnaround is taking hold
15-08-2024 22:20 via nbcnews.com
An ad campaign targeting fast-food chains and a TikTok-viral appetizer helped Chili’s same-store sales climb nearly 15% in its latest quarter.
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White Sox slash next year's season-ticket prices amid one of the worst seasons in MLB history
15-08-2024 22:06 via foxnews.com
The Chicago White Sox announced big season-ticket price cuts on Wednesday. Then just hours later, Yankees captain Aaron Judge hit his historic 300th career home run against them.When the Yankees won 10-2, it marked Chicago's 93rd loss of the season. With 93 losses halfway through August, the White Sox are entering coveted territory with the worst teams in baseball history.Currently, the White Sox are on pace to finish 38-124. If they did, that would beat the 1962 New York Mets &ndash
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