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Federal judge blocks Trump’s National Guard deployment to Portland amid constitutional challenge

Judge cites constitutional violations while DOJ plans appeal of emergency restraining order.
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Tories claim they could save £47bn by slashing welfare, overseas aid and civil service

Shadow chancellor Mel Stride sets out cost-cutting plans as Tory party conference continues in Manchester

Good morning. In May, when Reform UK took control of 10 councils in England after successful election results, Nigel Farage, the party leader, promised that the new Reform councillors would slash wasteful spending, not least by purging funding for anything “woke”. Those with more experience of local government finances were sceptical, and today the Financial Times has a good story that shows why they were right not to take the Reform claims at face value. In her story, Anna Gross says:

Kent’s local authority is likely to raise council tax rates next year as Reform UK has struggled to find big savings under an Elon Musk-inspired cost-cutting drive.

Kent was one of 10 English councils that Nigel Farage’s rightwing populist party seized in a swath of victories at local elections in May this year. He vowed to save “a lot of money” by abolishing “wasteful” spending.

On welfare we will replace the broken system of sickness benefits with one that properly targets help to those who need it most.

That will include stopping claims for people with low level mental health problems because what is really needed is treatment and support, not cash.

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Born in Gaza on October 7, 2023 – Masa has never experienced peace in her two years of life

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Dear Abby: My friend doesn’t want to interfere with her daughter’s abusive marriage

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ICE posts viral video of cuffed Portland protester being wheeled away on flatbed cart

ICE posted the clip of the face-down individual in a hoodie lying on their stomach on the cart with their hands cuffed behind their back while spitting and gritting their teeth, adding the caption “Refuse to walk? We’ll give you a ride,” on X Sunday.
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Rescuers in India search for missing after landslides kill 24 in Darjeeling region

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California biotech tycoon found guilty in murder-for-hire plot that led to killing of father of six after failed oil deal: ‘Your lies die here in this courtroom’

“I stand here today not only as a widow, but as the mother of seven children whose lives were shattered the night Gregg was taken from us.”
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Hamas-Israel talks in Move fast, says Trump, as Hamas and Israel arrive for indirect talks in Egypt

Hamas has agreed to parts of Donald Trump’s peace plan, including the release of Israeli hostages, but differences still remain.
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White House Responds to Trump Judge Stopping National Guard in Portland

President Trump wants to deploy National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon, to tackle far-left disorder outside an ICE facility.