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The head of the local party is pushing for results over performative acts and ideological indulgence. Every city, she says, deserves good public schools, safe streets and clean sidewalks.

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Sen. Bill Cassidy's intent to serve as a bulwark against Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s vaccine skepticism may be sincere. But if Kennedy becomes the nation's top health official, Cassidy will have limited power.

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Super Bowl halftime performer detained after unfurling Sudan-Palestine flag

A performer in Kendrick Lamar&s Super Bowl halftime show was detained on the field and could face charges after unfurling a combination Sudan-Palestine flag with &Sudan& and &Gaza& written on it.

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‘He wants to see people stop dying& & Donald Trump says he spoke to Vladimir Putin about ending war in Ukraine

US president Donald Trump said he has spoken to Russian president Vladimir Putin by phone about ending the war in Ukraine, the New York Post reported, the first officially acknowledged conversation between Putin and a US president since early 2022.

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Israeli forces withdraw from key Gaza corridor as part of ceasefire deal

The withdrawal is part of Israel&s commitments under a tenuous ceasefire deal with Hamas that is moving ahead but faces a major test over whether the sides can negotiate its planned extension.

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Risk of Earth being hit by city-destroying asteroid in 2032 doubles in a week & but Ireland would be safe

The risk of an asteroid hitting Earth has doubled in a week & but there are no plans yet to build a spacecraft to ­deflect the football pitch-sized rock.

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