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In London Playbook tonight:
🗳️ MPs are gearing up for a vote on grooming gangs.
🥊 Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch went head to head.
🌎 There’s a new Foreign Office boss — and Brexiteers won’t like it.
Dig in 👇
🗳️ MPs are gearing up for a vote on grooming gangs.
🥊 Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch went head to head.
🌎 There’s a new Foreign Office boss — and Brexiteers won’t like it.
Dig in 👇
London Playbook PM: Going gang-busters
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January 8, 2025 at 5:35 PM
In London Playbook tonight:
🗳️ MPs are gearing up for a vote on grooming gangs.
🥊 Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch went head to head.
🌎 There’s a new Foreign Office boss — and Brexiteers won’t like it.
Dig in 👇
🗳️ MPs are gearing up for a vote on grooming gangs.
🥊 Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch went head to head.
🌎 There’s a new Foreign Office boss — and Brexiteers won’t like it.
Dig in 👇
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Romania’s new presidential election will take place on May 4, with a runoff planned two weeks later on May 18.
Romania’s government announces new presidential election dates
The country’s top court canceled the initial vote late last year over Russian influence fears.
www.politico.eu
January 8, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Romania’s new presidential election will take place on May 4, with a runoff planned two weeks later on May 18.
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He was once one of the most powerful Republicans in the state. Now former Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan is a proud Never Trumper facing an extraordinary expulsion drive from the state GOP. Duncan's response: "What took them so long?"
www.ajc.com/politics/the...
www.ajc.com/politics/the...
Georgia GOP wants to ‘expel’ Geoff Duncan from the party
Georgia GOP leaders voted to expel Geoff Duncan from the state party and threatened to charge him with trespassing if he ever attends another party event.
www.ajc.com
January 7, 2025 at 11:20 PM
He was once one of the most powerful Republicans in the state. Now former Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan is a proud Never Trumper facing an extraordinary expulsion drive from the state GOP. Duncan's response: "What took them so long?"
www.ajc.com/politics/the...
www.ajc.com/politics/the...
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One person was killed and seven were injured after a 2024 Tesla Cybertruck parked by the front doors of the Trump International Hotel started smoking and then exploded in Las Vegas Wednesday morning.
One Dead After Cybertruck Explosion Outside Las Vegas Trump Hotel
Las Vegas is dealing with its own deadly New Year’s Day incident. Police said one person was killed and seven were injured after a 2024 Tesla Cybertruck parked by the front doors of the Trump Internat...
www.wsj.com
January 1, 2025 at 9:56 PM
One person was killed and seven were injured after a 2024 Tesla Cybertruck parked by the front doors of the Trump International Hotel started smoking and then exploded in Las Vegas Wednesday morning.
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Explosions set off by fireworks during New Year’s celebrations in Honolulu killed at least three people and critically injured more than two dozen others, the authorities in Hawaii said, likening the aftermath to a “war zone.”
New Year’s Fireworks Explosions Kill 3 in Honolulu
A series of explosions caused by fireworks in a residential area left more than two dozen people with burns and other injuries, officials said.
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January 2, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Explosions set off by fireworks during New Year’s celebrations in Honolulu killed at least three people and critically injured more than two dozen others, the authorities in Hawaii said, likening the aftermath to a “war zone.”
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An Israeli strike killed at least 11 Palestinians overnight, including the director general of Gaza police and a deputy, in Al-Mawasi, southern Gaza, local officials said
Israeli strike kills 11 people, including head of Gaza police, Palestinian officials say | CNN
An Israeli strike killed at least 11 Palestinians overnight, including the director general of Gaza police and a deputy, in Al-Mawasi, southern Gaza, local officials said Thursday.
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January 2, 2025 at 2:15 PM
An Israeli strike killed at least 11 Palestinians overnight, including the director general of Gaza police and a deputy, in Al-Mawasi, southern Gaza, local officials said
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Germany was on edge over immigration even before the Christmas market attack. It needs foreign workers, but has trouble integrating newcomers.
Germany Opened Its Doors to Migrants. Now It’s Struggling to Cope.
Even before the Christmas market attack, the nation was straining under the influx. But the economy needs new workers.
www.wsj.com
December 27, 2024 at 4:25 PM
Germany was on edge over immigration even before the Christmas market attack. It needs foreign workers, but has trouble integrating newcomers.
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These are the people who influence Elon Musk right now, and those whom he influences in turn. They are longtime friends, investors, staff members or party buddies — and sometimes, those boundaries blur.
Who Are Elon Musk’s Friends, Investors and Family?
A look at the people who influence the world’s richest man, and those who stand to gain from their association with him now.
www.nytimes.com
December 24, 2024 at 6:33 PM
These are the people who influence Elon Musk right now, and those whom he influences in turn. They are longtime friends, investors, staff members or party buddies — and sometimes, those boundaries blur.
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Retiring Texas congresswoman and former House Appropriations Committee Chair Kay Granger has been experiencing “dementia issues” in recent months and is living in an independent living facility, her son told the Dallas Morning News
Retiring Texas congresswoman, who has missed votes since July, experiencing ‘dementia issues,’ son says | CNN Politics
Retiring Texas congresswoman and former House Appropriations Committee Chair Kay Granger has been experiencing “dementia issues” in recent months and is living in an independent living facility, her s...
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December 23, 2024 at 12:24 AM
Retiring Texas congresswoman and former House Appropriations Committee Chair Kay Granger has been experiencing “dementia issues” in recent months and is living in an independent living facility, her son told the Dallas Morning News