Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says she hasn’t ruled out presidential run in 2028, speaks about freezing her eggs
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Drivers sue Mercedes-Benz and allege car's logo gave them burns
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What are your favourite new kits for the coming season?
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Andy Ogles defeated in Tennessee House GOP primary, NBC News projects
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Conservatives pledge to ban foreign nationals from social housing
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Student kills 6 at school after shooting grandparents in Thailand
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Arrests in Norfolk town as disorder continues for third night
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Man extradited to UK and charged over schoolboy's death
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Three state attorneys general subpoena Anthony Fauci over Covid guidance
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Walk-in mental health centres to open in banks and libraries across England
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Suspect arrives at court after British woman's body found in suitcase in Greece
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Abdul El-Sayed wins Democratic Senate primary in Michigan, a big win for the left in a key race
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Antisemitic incident reports rise by a fifth in first half of 2026
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Oil giant BP profits more than double due to Iran war - again
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Deadly suicide bombing targeting anti-militant rally in Pakistan
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Almost £200,000 of fuel stolen from UK forecourts every day since start of Iran war
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Trump’s AG pick scraps ‘anti-weaponization’ fund in deal with holdout senators
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Tourist plane crash leaves 13 dead in Peru
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The Sopranos star Vincent Pastore dies
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Truth Social launches service selling faster access to Trump posts
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3 dead, 2 injured in shooting incident in Twin Falls, Idaho
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Infantino scraps controversial FIFA sell-off plan saying it 'created divisions'
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FIFA cancels plan to sell World Cup stakes to private equity investors
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Man arrested in Cyprus in first overseas National Security Act investigation
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Men detained in Guthrie investigation file notice of claim against Pima County sheriff
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Fifa says 'nobody is selling football' as it responds to backlash over World Cup investment plan
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The extraordinary fake grooming scandal - and evidence pointing to some truth beneath the deceit
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Four pointers to most open Premier League title race in years
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Shell profits double as oil prices rise due to Iran war
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Three children among eight dead in Russian strikes on Ukraine, officials say
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Family of Idaho student murder victim says killer a 'narcissist' over plan to withdraw guilty plea
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At least 13 killed in Japan earthquake as rescuers race to find others trapped in rubble
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US singer set to face murder trial over death of 14-year-old girl
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Three people killed in shooting at Seattle food festival
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Four people including baby die after car crash
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PM pledges continued support for Ukraine ahead of Zelensky visit
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Trump paused attacks on Iran to make space for talks, US ambassador says
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Museum employee charged after suspected car bomb intercepted near Irish border
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Ebola cases in DR Congo surpass 3,000 - as health workers go on strike
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Video appears to show man kicking sea lion on California beach, sparking federal probe
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