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Apple eyes $14B Perplexity AI deal to break free from Google’s grip

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PM shoulders blame for welfare fiasco and says No 10 ‘didn’t get process right’

Keir Starmer says Downing Street should have engaged more with Labour MPs and repeats support for Rachel Reeves

Keir Starmer has admitted No 10 “didn’t get the process right” in handling the government’s controversial welfare bill this week and says he shoulders the blame.

Looking to repair some of the damage done by Labour’s 11th hour climbdown on the central plank of its welfare changes, Starmer said the government would reflect on its mistakes.

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Two men due in court following €31m drugs seizure in west Cork

The men, aged in their 30s and 40s,are expected to appear before a sitting of Bandon District Court on Thursday morning.
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Donald Trump’s Approval Rating Underwater Across Multiple Polls

Newsweek’s tracking poll shows his net approval at –6 points, with 45 percent approving and 51 percent disapproving.
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‘Gives everyone a bit more hope’: NSW grateful for wild weather reprieve but many face damage worth thousands

Dry and sunny Friday forecast gives residents and SES volunteers chance to assess damage after vigorous coastal low wreaks havoc on east coast

After days of torrential rain and damaging winds, a break in the wild weather has provided a much-needed reprieve for residents of New South Wales.

A “vigorous coastal low” wreaked havoc on Australia’s east coast this week, drenching catchments, leaving thousands without power, causing flight cancellations and fuelling dangerous ocean swells with waves as high as 13 metres.

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ICE Agents Urinate on School Playground During Raid, Video Appears to Show

The El Rancho Unified School District has released a video from June 17 allegedly showing federal agents urinating on the grounds of a school campus.
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“No One Except Dalai Lama Can Decide His Successor”: India Snubs China’s Plan

A day after the 14th Dalai Lama announced his succession plan, India on Thursday said the next Tibetan spiritual leader would be “chosen only by the present one and with the established conventions”– a move seen as an apparent snub to China.
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House Republicans advance Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ to a final vote

The House voted 219-213 to move forward.
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Sen. Tim Kaine sees Pope Leo XIV following Francis on path of servant leadership