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George Santos charged with defrauding campaign donors

The Republican faces 23 charges - including running up charges on the credit cards of campaign donors.
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"The new indictment alleges that he charged more than $44,000 (£35,000) to his campaign over a period of months using credit cards belonging to contributors who were unaware they were being defrauded.

On one occasion he charged $12,000 (£9,700) to a contributor's credit card, ultimately transferring the vast majority of that money into his personal bank account, the charging document says."

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French police break up pro-Palestinian demo after ban

Tear gas is used after pro-Palestinian rallies are banned as a possible threat to public order.
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"The ban on pro-Palestinian rallies comes as European governments fear a rise in antisemitism triggered by the Israel-Hamas war."

Let only the true free speech be expressed.
 
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New Zealand election: Disillusioned voters eye shift away from the left

Three years on from Jacinda Ardern's sweeping victory, polls indicate voters will desert Labour.
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"'A lot of people around me have moved overseas to Australia or the UK just because everything feels just quite sluggish here and very slow-moving. The priority doesn't appear to be so much about moving forward,' said 22-year-old Antonia Brightwell."

The UK is not quite sluggish and very slow-moving?
 
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A spooked and lonely Taiwan looks for new friends

China's incessant military drills drive Taiwan to look for more support.
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"Walk down any back street in Taipei and you can't help but notice the astonishing number of Japanese restaurants, filled with Japanese businessmen. Japan's westernmost island - Yonaguni - is just 110km (68 miles) from Taiwan's east coast. Tokyo cares deeply what happens to Taiwan."

You mean when you occupied them?
 
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Jim Jordan loses second vote. Don't worry. McCarthy did worse before he did better.
 
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Canada removes 41 diplomats from India as dispute over Sikh activist’s assassination deepens

We will comply. We won't retaliate and deport 42 Indian diplomats.



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Argentina economy minister surprises by beating right-wing populist in first round of Argentina’s presidential election

With 98.3 per cent of the vote counted, Sergio Massa had 36.7 per cent of the vote to Javier Milei’s 30 per cent, meaning the two will go to a November runoff
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"Milei also cast himself as a crusader against what he called the sinister forces of socialism at home and abroad. He opposes sex education, feminist policies and abortion, which is legal in Argentina. He rejects the notion that humans have had a role in causing climate change."

Javier Milei calls out "stupid political correctness". "If you are not woke, you are violent and you are a danger to democracy…"


Endorsed by Jair Bolsonaro.
 
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Republicans self-destruct again in US Speaker saga

Nominees have the political lifespan of mayflies, as Trump allies force out the party's latest pick.
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So instead of multiple votes in the House, we're just now spinning around in the GOP only closed door nomination process.

If only the Republicans were a single political party with a unified ideology.
 
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Rep. Mike Johnson elected 56th speaker of the House, ending weeks of GOP chaos

The little-known Louisiana Republican is now second in line to the presidency. His election ends a three-week civil war in the House that paralyzed the chamber.
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We have a House Speaker. Time to open the spigots on military aid for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan, the border wall, and the 999 priorities that have been waiting in queue.
 
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Why Saudi 2034 World Cup should not surprise anyone

Hosting a men's World Cup has long been an ambition for Saudi Arabia writes BBC sports editor Dan Roan, but questions and intense scrutiny will remain.
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Did everyone forget about Khashoggi or inviting someone to your embassy in a foreign land and chopping them up is now acceptable practices?

Also if Budweiser is still a sponsor for 2034, I'd probably ask for a refund from FIFA.
 
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George Santos easily survives House expulsion vote

The vote to remove the New York representative, who faces 23 corruption charges, fails by 179-213.
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Can't pass bills on aid to Israel, Ukraine, border security, Taiwan....but hey this must be easy to pass.

"The vote was 179-213, far short of the two-thirds majority needed to oust a House member. Twenty-four of Mr Santos' fellow Republicans voted to expel him, but more than 30 Democrats voted against removing Mr Santos."

Bipartisanship at work.
 
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Despite debate no-show, Donald Trump would have to be 'hit by a meteor' to miss out on nomination

It will take some other political cunning or an unexpected event to overhaul Donald Trump at this stage. But there is still time for the other candidates to sell themselves, if any Republican voters out there are still listening.
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"Republican strategist Ryan Williams is convinced the debates are a race for second place. 'And a distant second place at that,' he says. 'It would have to be an unforeseen event, an illness or an accident or him being hit by a meteor to stop Trump becoming the nominee.'"

Calling NASA...are there any meteors coming?
 
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House poised to pass a stopgap bill to avert government shutdown

Conservatives who voted to oust Kevin McCarthy are giving new Speaker Mike Johnson room to pass a clean bill that will keep the government funded through early next year.
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"Speaker McCarthy had since January and then he started working on it two weeks out before the deadline and after we had taken six weeks off, and dagnabbit, we should have been here working,"

Dagnabbit we have a working Congress to pass tens of billions of aid for Israelis, Ukrainians and Taiwanese.
 
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