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Trump Backs Kristi Noem’s Disastrous Texas Response for Dumbest Reason
Joe Rogan, podcaster and prominent supporter of Donald Trump’s presidential bid, is souring on the administration’s immigration agenda.…
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Democratic Governors, Why Are You Turning Your Backs on Workers?
Another Democrat, Maine Governor Janet Mills, vetoed pro-worker bills three years in a row: a labor whistleblower bill in 2021, a bill to…
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UK backs away from renewable energy project to transport energy underwater from Morocco
CASABLANCA, Morocco (AP) — The United Kingdom has stepped back from a project to transmit power generated by North Africa's winds and sun…
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MAGA Civil War Erupts as Trump Backs Israel’s Attack on Iran
Israel bombed several Iranian cities and nuclear sites early Friday, and Donald Trump has done nothing but inflame the situation. In a…
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German minister backs equipping police with Tasers
Police throughout Germany should be equipped with Tasers, Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt has said. Dobrindt told the Funke media…
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Advisory firm Glass Lewis backs Toyota chairman re-election
Akio Toyoda’s position at the automaker has come under scrutiny over governance concerns Advisory firm Glass Lewis has recommended…
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UN court backs E Guinea in Gabon dispute over islands in oil-rich waters
The United Nation's top court has sided with Equatorial Guinea in a row with Gabon over three islands in potentially oil-rich waters. The…
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Supreme Court rebukes Texas judges, backs hearing before deportation for detained Venezuelans
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday told conservative judges in Texas they must offer a hearing to detained Venezuelans whom the…
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China still backs overseas coal plants despite 2021 pledge, research shows
Chinese firms are still building new coal-fired power plants in Indonesia despite a 2021 pledge to stop financing coal projects overseas,…
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Gold eases as Trump backs off from threats to fire Fed chair
Gold prices declined on Wednesday (Apr 23) after US President Donald Trump backed off threats to fire the Federal Reserve chair and US…
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Argentine Congress backs inquiry into Milei crypto scandal
Argentina's Congress on Tuesday backed the creation of a commission of inquiry into a cryptocurrency promoted by President Javier Milei…
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Supreme Court Backs Trump on Fired Federal Workers—For Now
“It is sad, a sad day, when our government would fire some good employee and say it was based on performance when they know good and well…
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Swiss watchdog backs UBS plan to limit investment bank amid capital rule debate
The head of Switzerland’s financial watchdog signalled he is in favour of UBS Group’s offer to limit the size of its investment bank,…
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Hong Kong investment arm backs Chinese RISC-V start-up StarFive in tech push
Shanghai-based semiconductor start-up StarFive aims to boost adoption of its chips with the financial backing of the Hong Kong government,…
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Ecumenical Orthodox patriarch backs Ukraine's sovereignty in Mass marking 3 years of war
ISTANBUL (AP) — The top figure in Eastern Orthodox Christianity on Sunday declared that “Ukraine’s sovereignty is not up for debate, nor…
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EU aims at Russia's shadow fleet as it backs 16th sanctions package
EU ambassadors backed a 16th sanctions package on Russia on Wednesday, just days before the third anniversary of Moscow's full-scale…
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Australia backs Virgin-Qatar Airways tie-up citing improved air services
AUSTRALIA’S competition watchdog on Tuesday (Feb 18) backed a planned alliance between Virgin Australia and Qatar Airways, saying it would…
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Trump cheers hostage release, backs Israel's next move
President Trump lauded the latest release of hostages held by Hamas on Saturday and asserted the U.S. will support Israel's decision on…
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Speaker Johnson backs Trump's flexing of executive power, says it's the judges who are out of order
House Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday said he "wholeheartedly" agrees with remarks from Trump administration officials, including Vice…
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Senate panel backs Kennedy's nomination as health secretary
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump’s nominee to lead the sprawling federal bureaucracy responsible for the healthcare of millions of…
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U.K. Government Backs Heathrow Expansion in Push for Faster Growth
Rachel Reeves, Britain’s top finance official, on Wednesday laid out plans to revive the country’s flagging economy, including supporting…
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Putin's ally in NATO backs down in Russia sanctions standoff
Russian President Vladimir Putin's ally in NATO has dropped its objections to the renewal of EU sanctions against Moscow. The EU has now…
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Kaulig Racing Scores Big With New Sponsor, Backs Ty Dillon in 2025
Kaulig Racing has announced a new major partnership for the upcoming 2025 NASCAR Cup Series. Grizzly Nicotine Pouches, a product under the…
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Supreme Court Backs Law Requiring TikTok to Be Sold or Banned
A unanimous Supreme Court on Friday upheld a law that effectively bans the wildly popular app TikTok in the United States starting on…