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Justice Department officials have threatened to demolish the Kennedy Center if a court blocks planned renovations, while also requesting that Donald Trump's name be restored to the building following its removal earlier this year.
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Channel 5 has commissioned a new drama titled "To Nicola, Love Peter," focusing on the relationship between former SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon and her ex-husband, Peter Murrell, during a 12-year period in which he embezzled £400,000 from the party.
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The Trump administration has halted all US immigrant visa applications and canceled scheduled interviews as the state department implements tighter restrictions to limit access for applicants who might need US assistance.
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Darline Graham has won the Republican nomination for the US Senate in South Carolina to fill the seat of her late brother, Lindsey Graham, while Alaska incumbent Senator Dan S Sullivan faces a November election featuring a same-party challenger with a nearly identical name.
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Anita Perrottet, the sister-in-law of former NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet, has denied lying under oath at an Independent Commission Against Corruption (Icac) inquiry. She rejected suggestions that she lied to protect her husband regarding allegedly illegal political donations, maintaining that hundreds of thousands of dollars paid to her were for strategic and marketing advice.
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Newly released government data reveals that the Trump administration set record numbers for immigrant arrests and deportations in July, apprehending an average of 1,500 people and removing 1,100 people daily.
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Productivity Commission commissioner Angela Jackson has defended an interim report on the GST that called Western Australia's deal a costly mistake, rejecting personal attacks from WA Premier Roger Cook and asserting the body's independence from politics.
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Reproductive Freedom for All, one of the nation's oldest abortion rights organizations, has endorsed Democratic nominee Troy Jackson in his bid to unseat five-term Republican Senator Susan Collins in Maine.
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The sister of US Senator Lindsey Graham is running for election to his seat in the United States Senate.
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The Productivity Commission has condemned attacks on its integrity after Western Australia's premier referred to the independent advisory body as 'east coast clowns' following a scathing report on the state's GST arrangements. Commissioner Angela Jackson called the personal attacks unacceptable and expressed disappointment that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has ruled out GST changes.
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An auditor general report tabled in parliament has revealed that the Victorian Labor government secretly placed a levy on all public transport fares in metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria starting in January 2025. The hidden fare increase was implemented to help fund the controversial Suburban Rail Loop and other Big Build projects, raising questions about Premier Ben Carroll's knowledge of the tax while casting doubt on whether the project's first stage can be completed on time or within budget.
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Political newcomer Sen. Darline Graham defeated longtime Congressman Ralph Norman in a South Carolina special election primary runoff for the U.S. Senate, delivering a major win for President Trump who endorsed her.
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Cristy Maryori Villafranca-Trejo, the wife of an active-duty U.S. soldier, was deported to Honduras on Monday following a rollback on military family protections under Donald Trump's second presidency.
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The US Supreme Court voted 6-3 along ideological lines to lift an injunction on President Donald Trump's executive order targeting mail-in voting, though a second injunction keeps the policy's implementation ahead of the November midterms uncertain.