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What in the World? - Foreign Policy

Test yourself on the week of Oct. 19: BRICS members gather in Russia,
several countries vote, and Blinken makes yet another trip to the
Middle…

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Michelle Obama Makes a Searing Appeal to Men: 'Take Our Lives
Seriously'
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Mrs. Obama’s words — at a rally in Michigan where she introduced
Vice President Kamala Harris — amounted to an extraordinary
centering of women’s bodies and their private experiences in an
American presidential election. She discussed menstrual cramps and hot
flashes, describing the shame and uncertainty girls and women feel
about their bodies. She told women they should demand to be treated as
more than “baby-making vessels.”

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Is climate change lighting a fuse under Iceland's volcanoes?
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Scientists are racing to find out whether the rapid retreat of
glaciers could drive a surge in eruptions as magma builds under the
island nation and if so, whether the same might occur at ice-covered
volcanoes around the world, putting many lives at risk.















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Chinese study might explain why men are more vulnerable to respiratory
disease
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While gender is a key factor in many diseases, the exact mechanism
behind immunity differences mediated by sex chromosome complement,
genes and sex hormones remains unclear, according to the study.

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After Colombia's FARC peace agreement, scientists found more new
species
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For more than five decades as violent conflict raged through
Colombia's highlands and rainforests, wildlife thrived














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Rick Steves on the Best Meal of His Life, His Favorite Country in the
World, and What?s Next
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Rick Steves has been a household name for as long as I can remember.
When I was a kid, my travel-loving parents would tune in to his show
on PBS, and before our first big European trip, my husband and I
searched YouTube for a Rick Steves episode for every city on our
itinerary. (I only wish he had a series dedicated to every country in
the world.)

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Made in Mexico: why the new Hollywood is south of the border - The
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Churubusco Studios, a rambling complex in Mexico City, has been in
business since 1945; in that time it has overseen some 3,000 movies
and more telenovelas than anyone can remember. Today, on one of its
sound stages, sits something from the future: a curving, luminous wall
of 800 LED panels, stretched out in a panorama the size of four
double-decker buses. The giant screen, displaying a computer-generated
backdrop of Mexico City, is manipulated by technicians who can change
the weather or rearrange buildings from a nearby console covered with
glittering monitors and switches. It is ?like flying the Apollo 11?,
says Monica Reina, the head of Simplemente, the company that built it.














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D.C. Diagnosis: Why is Kamala Harris headed to Texas? - STAT
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Are Your Best Employees Eyeing the Door? - Harvard Business Review
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In this episode, you?ll learn how to retain your best employees for
the long term, including tactics you can use to help the people you
manage feel valued and respected. You?ll also learn what to do when a
valuable employee says they have another job offer.














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Ship Owner in Baltimore Bridge Collapse Will Pay $102 Million for
Cleanup - Inc [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=84801&nl=daily]
Grace Ocean Private Ltd. and manager Synergy Marine Group will pay the
Justice Department for damages, but the money will not cover the
estimated $2 billion cost of replacing the Francis Scott Key Bridge.

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Why is Elon Musk supporting Donald Trump?
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Elon Musk, as one of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's
highest profile supporters, has earned praise from the former
president. He "is a once-in-a-generation industry leader, and our
broken federal bureaucracy could certainly benefit from his ideas and
efficiency," Trump told Newsweek.














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'Fandom has toxified the world': Watchmen author Alan Moore on
superheroes, Comicsgate and Trump
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About a decade ago, I ventured my opinion that the adult multitudes
queueing for superhero movies were potentially an indicator of
emotional arrest, which could have worrying political and social
implications. Since at that time Brexit, Donald Trump and fascist
populism hadn't happened yet, my evidently crazy diatribe was largely
met with outrage from the fan community, some of whom angrily demanded
I be extradited to the US and made to stand trial for my crimes
against superhumanity - which I felt didn't necessarily disprove my
allegations.

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AI's Effect On The US Economy Will Be Wildly Uneven
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One of the only things growing faster than progress in AI applications
is speculation about AI's effect on the economy. I don't have all the
answers, not by a long shot, but I do think we should expect great
unevenness in adaptation, and that itself will alter our world.














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What can stop the American economy now? - The Economist
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IT MAY NOT be the finest work of American literature but “The
President is Missing”, a 2018 thriller by Bill Clinton (yes, him)
and James Patterson, does get at an essential truth. A cyber-attack
threatens to cripple the country and crash its economy. Knowing how
utterly dysfunctional the political system is, the president goes
rogue to save the day. Triumphant, he addresses Congress and calls for
a healing of bitter partisan divides, noting that most of America’s
wounds are self-inflicted. “Our ability to solve problems and seize
opportunities is shrinking,” he intones.

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The Real and Perceived Pressures of American Parenthood - The New
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At the end of the summer, the U.S. Surgeon General, Vivek Murthy,
issued an advisory on the mental health of the nation?s parents. Too
many families, Murthy wrote, are beset by economic factors beyond
their control, including the costs of health care, child care, elder
care, housing, and groceries. Murthy cited alarming results from a
survey by the American Psychological Association, conducted in 2023,
in which forty-one per cent of parents said that ?most days they are
so stressed they cannot function,? forty-eight per cent said that
?most days their stress is completely overwhelming,? and fifty per
cent said that ?when they are stressed, they can?t bring themselves to
do anything.? The A.P.A. found in the same survey that financial
concerns were a major and increasing source of household tension.














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The $2 billion election betting craze, explained
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The US presidential campaign is in its final weeks and we?re dedicated
to helping you understand the stakes. In this election cycle, it?s
more important than ever to provide context beyond the headlines. But
in-depth reporting is costly, so to continue this vital work, we have
an ambitious goal to add 5,000 new members.

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Wealthier Americans are paying millions to age in luxury campuses -
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In the heart of Silicon Valley, well-off baby boomers enjoy meals of
porchetta and cheesy polenta, prepared with herbs plucked from the
community garden. Thirty-foot-tall windows offer a view on a quiet
creek winding along manicured grounds.













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'Hysteria!,' 'Stranger Things' and the Satanic Panic That Never Goes
Away
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Recent works of fiction — “Hysteria!”; the novel “Rainbow
Black”; the fourth season of “Stranger Things”; the film “Late
Night With the Devil” — all treat the satanic panic as a discrete
historical event. But they also suggest how the panic’s concerns
resonate in the present. As it turns out, Americans are still
panicking. We may always be panicking.

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Voters Are Deeply Skeptical About the Health of American Democracy
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Such frustrations have left 58 percent of voters believing that the
nation’s financial and political systems need major changes or a
complete overhaul. Some wonder why the government seems unable to make
significant progress on pressing issues.

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For Investors, What if This Time Is Different?
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Partisans on both sides of the presidential election are warning that,
if the wrong candidate wins, this contest could set the United States
on a dangerous path. This is a financial column, so I won’t evaluate
the merits of those claims here: I’m merely acknowledging that grave
concerns are in the air. And while I take these issues seriously,
I’m enough of an optimist to believe that regardless of the winner,
the markets and the economy will eventually trend upward.

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The Curious Case of a Temple Sweet: How Food Increasingly Divides
India
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But the politicization of food has become more pervasive with the rise
of Hindu nationalism under Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Vegetarianism
and cow protection are now a staple of the political discourse. Mere
accusations of eating or transporting beef — mostly against Muslims
— can result in lynchings by cow-protection vigilantes and
right-wing organizations.

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Australia rejects visa application by rightwing US pundit Candace
Owens
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During the pandemic, Owens suggested the US military invade Australia
to free its people “suffering under a totalitarian regime” while
drawing comparisons to Hitler, Stalin and the Taliban.

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Contract rates stabilize on shipper expectations
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The FreightWaves Chart of the Week is a chart selection
from SONAR that provides an interesting data point to describe the
state of the freight markets. A chart is chosen from thousands of
potential charts on SONAR to help participants visualize the freight
market in real time. Each week a Market Expert will post a chart,
along with commentary, live on the front page. After that, the Chart
of the Week will be archived on FreightWaves.com for future reference.

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Massachusetts's High School Exit Exam, the MCAS, Is On the Ballot
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Business executives and state leaders, including Gov. Maura Healey,
also a Democrat, have urged voters to keep the test requirement,
arguing the uniform standard sets one expectation for all students,
regardless of their ZIP code. And The Boston Globe’s editorial board
warned in grave terms that while Massachusetts schools “are the envy
of the nation,” the effort “threatens one of the foundations of
the state’s success.”

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Democrats Took Over a Bucks County School Board, but Still Ban Some
Books
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At least for now, teachers remain barred from displaying identity
markers like rainbow flags. There has been no move to reinstate the
diversity, equity and inclusion trainings and reading assignments that
were canceled by the previous board.

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Inside The Washington Post's Decision to Stop Presidential
Endorsements
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It came after additional discussion between Mr. Bezos and the two Post
leaders, Mr. Shipley and Mr. Lewis, who privately made a case not to
abandon the tradition so close to an election. The editorial board had
already drafted an endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris, though
Mr. Bezos did not read it before his decision, Mr. Lewis said in a
statement Saturday.

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Amid Talk of Fascism, Trump's Threats and Language Evoke a Grim Past
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Plenty of presidents have been called dictators by their political
opponents, but none until now has been publicly accused of being a
?fascist? by his own handpicked advisers.

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Trump and Harris Scrap for Georgia as Supporters Brace for a Photo
Finish
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With 16 electoral votes, three fewer than Pennsylvania, it’s not the
biggest prize. But the razor-thin margins, tantalizing demographics
and a feast-or-famine record for both parties have led to a late
onslaught that has startled even people who were expecting a frantic
finish.

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A Springfield Bus Accident Killed Their Son. Then Politics Made It
Worse.
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Nathan reached into his pocket and squeezed a piece of Aiden’s old
blanket that he kept with him to help stave off panic attacks.
Danielle buried her head into Nathan’s shoulder and folded the flier
into tiny squares.

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'This Is Real': Excerpts From Michelle Obama's Speech on the Election
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“And this will not just affect women, it will affect you and your
sons. The devastating consequences of teen pregnancy won’t just be
borne by young girls, but also by the young men who are the fathers.
They, too, will have their dreams of going to college, their entire
future is totally upended by an unwanted pregnancy.”

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Meet the Stock-Split Stock Warren Buffett Can't Stop Buying. And It
Still Offers 58% Upside, According to 1 Wall Street Analyst.
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Berkshire Hathaway has a growing stake in this stock-split stock, and
Buffett just added more this month.

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First Images of the Sun's Flares Released From a New Space Telescope
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Earlier this month, NASA and NOAA announced that the sun had reached a
peak in activity, which fluctuates in an 11-year cycle. A heightened
number of solar storms could continue for the next year.

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Israeli Attack Puts Iranians on Edge: 'The Vibe Is Not Normal'
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“The vibe is not normal, though, at the moment,” he said.
“People are experiencing different emotions: Some are worried, some
indifferent and some are even happy, because they believe that Israel
attacks will humble the regime a bit.”

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Ukraine Invaded Russia. Here's What It Was Like for Civilians.
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Since Ukrainian forces made their surprise incursion into western
Russia over two months ago, the experience of ordinary Russians has
been difficult to gauge. Cellphone towers have been destroyed, making
it hard to reach residents. The region is largely closed to
independent reporters, and propaganda has dominated news coverage, as
both Russia and Ukraine have reasons to play down the human toll.

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How Years of Government Failure Led to Nigeria's Worst Flood in
Decades
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But in fact, government agencies knew the dam was badly damaged and
did not fix it or correct operational mistakes despite repeated
warnings, both from local residents and from engineers who spent six
years studying the dam.

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Hear a Chopin Waltz Unearthed After Nearly 200 Years
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After testing the manuscript’s paper and ink, analyzing its
handwriting and musical style, and consulting outside experts, the
Morgan has come to a momentous conclusion: The work is likely an
unknown waltz by Frédéric Chopin, the great fantasist of the
Romantic era, the first such discovery in more than half a century.

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Opinion | Nevertheless, Ted Cruz Persists
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Admittedly, this isn’t the prettiest or easiest way to stay in
office. In 2018, he came within less than three points of losing
re-election to Beto O’Rourke, who was then the Texas Democrats’
star of the moment. And who knows? This election, a less flamboyantly
grating Republican candidate might very well be on a glide path to
victory rather than locked in a dogfight. Still, Mr. Cruz’s unique
brand has served him well enough — and attracted a curious coalition
of voters who will probably be enough to win him a third term on Nov.
5.

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Opinion | The Washington Post and Los Angeles Times Endorsement Calls
Are Self-Sabotage
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The Washington Post and The Los Angeles Times have made a terrible
decision on presidential endorsements.

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Opinion | Four Lessons From Nine Years of Being 'Never Trump'
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Community is more powerful than ideology. If you came of age
politically during the Reagan Revolution, you thought of the
Republican Party as fundamentally and essentially ideological. We were
the party of limited government, social conservatism and a strong
national defense, and these ideological lines were ruthlessly
enforced. Even after Reagan left office, ideological heresy against
Reaganism was punished with the dreaded label “RINO” —
Republican in name only.

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For First Time in Decades, Japan Votes in a Knife-Edge Election
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On the eve of the election, Mr. Ishiba stopped at a rally for a
Liberal Democratic candidate near the Tokyo Dome, a baseball stadium
in the northern part of the city. Acknowledging the instability in his
party, he appealed to the undecided voters standing in the crowd of
about 500 that had gathered on the edge of a playground.

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Living on a Volcano's Edge, Italians Practice for Disaster
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Most experts believe an eruption remains a remote possibility, but
volcanic activity — hundreds of mostly minor earthquakes, along with
a measurable rise and subsidence of the earth — has picked up
considerably in recent years, panicking some residents and putting the
authorities on high alert.

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Blood-based biomarkers for Alzheimer's present complex challenges to
health care system
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Naveen Reddy is a health policy fellow and neurologist at the
University of California, San Francisco. Kristine Yaffe is the vice
chair of psychiatry, neurology, and epidemiology at UCSF and the
director of the Center for Population Brain Health at UCSF.

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China vows to take 'countermeasures' over US and Taiwan $2bn arms deal
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Beijing's foreign ministry hit back in its statement late on Saturday,
saying the latest arms package "seriously damages China-US relations,
and endangers peace and stability" in the strait.

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Woman bitten by snake found alive after week-long search in remote
Snowy Mountains
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The wide-scale search involved officers from the Monaro police
district with assistance from the mounted unit, the dog unit, the SES,
the National Parks and Wildlife Service, the Rural Fire Service and a
Surf Life Saving helicopter. Members of the public also assisted.

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New Queensland premier David Crisafulli vows to legislate 'adult time
for adult crime' policy by Christmas
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Labor struggled in regional Queensland but held most seats in the
state's south-east. The ALP likely won back a seat from the Greens -
the minor party's first defeat for a sitting member at a general
election.

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Labor accuses Peter Dutton of trying to 'force nuclear energy on
Queenslanders'
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A parliamentary inquiry into nuclear energy, which held its first
hearings last week, was scheduled to resume on Monday in Canberra with
witnesses including the Australian Nuclear Association, the Department
of Defence, Geoscience Australia and the Electrical Trades Union.

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LNP will need to show Brisbane voters it can be a moderate government
if it's to stay in power
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While there will be inquests within the Greens, the reality could be
that the party's future is, as much as anything else, in Labor's
hands. Where does Labor pivot now? Does it lean into popular
progressive policies? Or does it shift again to try to win back
Townsville, Mackay and Rockhampton?

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Man dies while trying to cross Channel to UK
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“Each death is a reminder that those making these perilous journeys
are desperate men, women and children, who are our fellow human
beings, having to flee from terror, war and oppression in search of
safety.”

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Georgia election: calls for protests as ruling pro-Russia party
declared winner
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The bill, which triggered weeks of mass protests in the spring, has
been labelled a “Russian law” by critics, who liken it to another
legislation introduced by the Kremlin a decade earlier to silence
political dissent in the media and elsewhere.

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Iran's supreme leader says military should decide how to respond to
Israeli attack
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Iran has to weigh the likely diplomatic damage to its improving
relations with its Arab partners of mounting a further attack, the
impact on the country's ailing economy, and the likelihood that a
further Israeli strike would cause considerably more damage than
Friday's softening-up exercise.

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Labour's tax rises will not hit workers' payslips, minister vows
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Andrew Griffith, the shadow technology secretary, told the BBC on
Sunday: "You're about to see a government come to office on the
promise of no increase in taxation, no increase in borrowing - they're
about to break all of those promises."

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