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What to know about shooting of Minnesota lawmakers that killed Melissa Hortman

A manhunt is under way in Minnesota for the suspect in the shooting attacks of 2 Minnesota lawmakers at their Twin Cities homes.
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Labour will drop ‘unaffordable’ net zero policies, predicts Reform’s deputy leader

Richard Tice says voters will turn on government unless energy bills fall

Labour will back down on its policies aimed at achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions, the deputy leader of the Reform has predicted.

Richard Tice, the energy spokesperson for Reform and MP for Boston and Skegness, told the Guardian his party would withdraw from the 2015 Paris agreement that tries to limit global heating to 1.5C.

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A useful enemy? Why Tories and Reform are calling net zero policy into question

Cross-party consensus on climate appears to have broken down despite polls showing public support for action

Just as Labour forges ahead with net zero policies, the chief energy spokespeople of the UK’s two main rightwing opposition parties are openly questioning long-settled climate science, in what seems like a mission to discredit and confuse the whole issue.

It is a development that would have been unthinkable just three years ago, when the four-decade-long cross-party consensus on the climate still held firm. Even up to last year’s general election, every mainland party other than Reform UK campaigned on a commitment to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

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Yemen’s Houthis target Israel with ballistic missiles in coordination with Iran

Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis said on Sunday that they targeted Israel in coordination with Iran, the first time an Iran-aligned group has publicly announced joint cooperation on attacks with Tehran.
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Brett Baty, Ronny Mauricio homer in Mets’ loss as decisions loom with Mark Vientos nearing return

Mark Vientos’ return is looming.
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Liberty likely squander chance to advance in Commissioner’s Cup with Fever now holding tiebreaker

Entering Saturday’s loss to the Fever, the Liberty were in position to host the Seattle Storm in the Commissioner’s Cup championship game July 1.
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Father’s Day weekend storm threat could douse grilling plans for millions in mid-Atlantic

The system is expected to deliver heavy, intermittent rain and high humidity.
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Nationals’ bat-retrieving dog Bruce laps up pregame attention, makes MLB debut: ‘Look at this dog and try not to smile’

Bruce, a 21-month-old Golden Retriever, fetched a bat during a ceremony before the Washington Nationals’ game against the Miami Marlins as part of a Pups in the Park promotion.
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Spaniards packing water pistols blame impact of mass tourism for housing crunch

Spaniards packing water pistols blame impact of mass tourism for housing crunch [deltaMinutes] mins ago Now
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Trump says Iran would face military might ‘at levels never seen before’ if it attacks US

President Donald Trump said early on Sunday that if Iran attacks the United States in any way, it would face the might of the US military “at levels never seen before.”