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      <title>Mamdani-backed candidates sweep Democratic primaries in New York City</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[JFK’s grandson Jack Schlossberg fails to advance in election to replace Jerry Nadler in Manhattan districtZohran Mamdani’s growing influence over the Democratic party was on show in New York City on Tuesday as three congressional candidates endorsed by New York’s democratic socialist mayor won closely watched primaries.Brad Lander, the former New York City comptroller who also ran for mayor last year before endorsing Mamdani, won his race comfortably, defeating the Democratic representative Dan ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[All three progressive candidates backed by New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani — including two who took on Democratic incumbents — won their primaries in safe seats almost guaranteeing their election in November.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Nine Ladies, near Darley Dale, is 4,000 years old and a focal point at the summer solstice.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[An officer was shot in the neck during the Texas disorder by "Antifa Cell operatives", prosecutors said.]]></description>
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      <title>England’s Spence appears to refuse handshake with booed Ghana player Partey</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Social media footage shows Djed Spence appearing to decline a handshake with Partey during pre-match introductions.]]></description>
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      <title>Budimir gives Croatia a 1-0 win to eliminate Panama from the World Cup</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Croatia are third in Group L, with England and Ghana on four points each, heading into the final round of matches.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Leah Stewart, 34, had one of her arms amputated after she was bitten while swimming at Coogee Beach.]]></description>
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      <title>Watch: Football fans celebrate in Ghana after draw with England</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ghana correspondent Thomas Naadi reports from Black Star Square in Accra.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Residents in Damascus rejected US President Donald Trump&#039;s suggestion that Syria should confront Hezbollah in Lebanon.]]></description>
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      <title>Silly tackle, bad reaction - Tuchel defends Bellingham after Queiroz row</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[England manager Thomas Tuchel defends Jude Bellingham after the midfielder is involved in a heated row with Ghana boss Carlos Queiroz.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[China’s LineShine debuts at number one in Top500 – a list sometimes viewed as a national measure of global tech prowessA supercomputer in China now outranks its US counterparts as the world’s most powerful. It is the first time since 2017 that a Chinese computer has topped a list sometimes viewed as a measure of a nation’s technological prowess.The LineShine computer in Shenzhen displaced top-ranked US computer El Capitan in the Top500 rankings released on Tuesday. It was LineShine’s debut on th]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[France, Spain and Italy, have been hardest hit by the heatwave so far.]]></description>
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      <title>Federal judge blocks Trump policy that allows immigration court arrests</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Judge vacates administrations policies, finding actions of ICE and another government arm ‘arbitrary and capricious’A federal ⁠judge in California vacated the ⁠Trump administration’s ​nationwide policies expanding arrests at immigration courthouses and the duration for detaining noncitizens in short-term facilities, finding the actions of US Immigration ⁠and Customs Enforcement and another government arm “arbitrary and capricious”.US district judge P Casey Pitts of the northern district of Calif]]></description>
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      <title>No need to panic for England - but this was a reality check</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[England's drab goalless draw with Ghana is no cause to panic - but it does serve as a reality check, writes Phil McNulty.]]></description>
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      <title>Congress passes war powers measure for first time, rebuking Trump&apos;s war with Iran</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The resolution is largely symbolic, but it adds to pressure on the White House to end the conflict once and for all.]]></description>
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      <title>UN begins evacuation of 11,000 sailors stranded in Strait of Hormuz</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The UN&#039;s maritime agency launched an operation to evacuate more than 11,000 sailors stranded in the Strait of Hormuz.]]></description>
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      <title>Iran war live: Trump, Tehran at odds over nuclear inspections, Hormuz</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[US and Iran offer conflicting statements as negotiators push towards reaching a final, comprehensive deal.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Donald Trump has indicated he will sign rare bipartisan initiative to tackle affordability after 358-32 vote in HouseThe House gave final approval on Tuesday to a broad bipartisan bill aimed at lowering the cost of housing, with lawmakers in both parties eager to show progress on affordability issues ahead of this year’s midterm elections.The 358-32 vote sends the bill to Donald Trump, who is expected to sign it into law on Wednesday at the Capitol. The Senate passed the legislation 85-5 on Mond]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Will the extreme heat forecast for some parts of the UK last into next week? Chris Fawkes has the details.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[An expansive bipartisan bill intended to bring down the cost of housing by boosting the supply of homes has passed both houses of Congress, and is headed to the president's desk for a signature.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Civil liberties advocates have expressed alarm over the case involving a protest outside Prairieland Detention Center.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Based on current trends parts of the UK are set to see 40C summers regularly within a couple of decades.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[England fans have been left frustrated by the goalless draw against Ghana, but were Thomas Tuchel's side fortunate not to have given away a penalty?]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Portugal coach Martinez says Ronaldo’s rivalry with the likes of Messi drives both players to stay at their best.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Sitting for prolonged periods is associated with health complications – but you can counteract the risks of a sedentary life.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Firings come less than a week after US president appointed Bill Pulte as acting director after Tulsi Gabbard left the postSeveral staff members have reportedly been fired from the US office of the director of national intelligence (DNI), multiple outlets have reported. These firings come less than a week after Donald Trump appointed Bill Pulte as the acting director after former director Tulsi Gabbard left the post in late May.According to CNN, who was first to report the firings on Monday, poli]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[The growth in sales has slowed significantly after a critical government grant programme was cut.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[The high court has upheld ruling that prisoners cannot sue prison staff for money damages under religious liberties law.]]></description>
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