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John Oliver Mocks Trump for Avoiding the Word “War” Amid U.S. Military Operation in Iran: “He Really Just Talks Like a 6-Year-Old”
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Three quarters of fans oppose use of VAR - as majority believe it has killed joy of Premier League
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Remove VAT from energy bills for three years, Tories urge
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Australian fugitive shot dead by police after seven months on the run
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Iran’s IRGC claims attacks on UAE, Bahrain aluminium facilities
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Yemen's Houthi rebels enter the fighting in the Middle East
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Even John Bolton is against this Iran war
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Tiger Woods’ PGA peers push for ‘accountability’ after golf icon’s DUI arrest
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DHS funding lapse is now the longest government shutdown in U.S. history
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Ranking Member of House Armed Services Committee Adam Smith discusses the war on Iran
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Opinion: White House 'gamifying' Iran war updates
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Three Lebanese journalists killed in Israeli strike, say broadcasters
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Tiger Woods Mugshot Released As DUI Charged Golf Icon Out Of Jail; Trump Oddly Circumspect About “Good Friend”
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Tiger Woods leaves jail after Florida car crash, DUI arrest
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The Justice Department plans to share sensitive voter data with Homeland Security
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The religious right is breaking up over Israel and Iran
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Man arrested in plot to firebomb Palestinian activist's home after undercover op
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Woods bailed after arrest following crash
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