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Photos show tense stillness of Ukraine’s Kherson, under threat from across the Dnipro River

Photos show tense stillness of Ukraine’s Kherson, under threat from across the Dnipro River [deltaMinutes] mins ago Now
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6 shot, 1 killed in trio of NYC shootings Sunday night

Six people were shot and one man was killed in a trio of separate violent incidents across New York City on Sunday night.
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Is the Government Shutdown Over? What Happens Next After Democrats Cave

Eight Democrats voted with Republicans in a 60-40 vote on a package that would temporarily fund the government until January 30.
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Government Shutdown: Trump Says End Near, Breakaway Democrats Back Deal—Live

The deal funds the government for in the short term and guarantees a vote on ACA tax credits. Follow Newsweek for live updates.
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Full List of Donald Trump Pardons of ‘Fake Electors’

President Donald Trump has pardoned a long list of allies who had allegedly supported his bid to subvert the 2020 election.
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Madman steals FedEx truck on NYC street and goes on crash-filled joyride, then returns to scene to hijack ambulance

Domanique Bullock, 32, allegedly went on a chaotic joyride Sunday afternoon.
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Weather tracker: Typhoon Fung-Wong becomes second in a week to hit the Philippines

Destructive winds and rainfall hit archipelago, while a cold spell in Florida prompts fears of falling iguanas

Typhoon Fung-Wong, locally known as Uwan, is the second in a week to affect the Philippines after making landfall on Sunday evening. The weather system prompted warnings for heavy rainfall and life-threatening storm surges across much of the country, with sustained winds of 115mph (185 km/h) and gusts of about 140mph recorded on Sunday by the national meteorological agency.

By the time Fung-Wong moves past the Philippines early this week, more than 200mm of rainfall is expected to have fallen on Luzon, the country’s most populous island.

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Gough Whitlam’s dismissal ‘a calculated plot’ to remove elected government via partisan ambush, PM says

Albanese says ‘old suffocating conservatism’ of Menzies era reached out of its political grave to remove a government chosen by voters

Gough Whitlam’s dismissal was not a constitutional crisis but “a calculated plot” to remove a democratically elected government via partisan ambush, the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, says.

Reflecting ahead of Tuesday’s 50th anniversary of governor general Sir John Kerr’s move to dismiss the Labor government on 11 November 1975, Albanese has used a speech at Old Parliament House to lash the then opposition leader, Malcolm Fraser, accusing the Coalition of forming government without any “legitimate pretext”.

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SNAP Benefits Update: Court Provides New Timeline For November Payments

The Supreme Court had issued a temporary administrative stay on a previous deadline for the Trump administration.
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South Korean foreign minister meets Cambodia’s leader to push effort to fight criminal cyberscams

South Korean foreign minister meets Cambodia’s leader to push effort to fight criminal cyberscams [deltaMinutes] mins ago Now