Category: Politics
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AI bots flooded 2023 UK government consultation on disposable vapes ban
AI bots flooded a government consultation with tens of thousands of fake responses in a failed attempt to stop the UK’s ban on disposable vapes.Three-quarters of all the responses to the 2023 consultation on the tobacco and vapes bill were…
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U.S. granting visas to Flávio Bolsonaro and family
The U.S. government is granting visas to Flávio Bolsonaro and his family following his defeat in Brazil’s presidential election, a senior Trump administration official tells Axios.Why it matters: The move comes days after Brazil President Luiz…
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Wes Moore’s other 2026 battle: From the Politics Desk
Welcome to From the Politics Desk, a daily newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail.In today’s edition, Alexandra Marquez digs into the…
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Trump says Talarico absence due to ‘mental illness’ or food poisoning
President Donald Trump suggested on Tuesday that Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico’s disappearance from the campaign trail earlier this month was either because of a “mental illness” or food…
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NRMA Insurance fined $500,000 by regulator for overcharging NSW drivers for green slips
Thousands of New South Wales motorists have been overcharged for their green slips after NRMA Insurance applied incorrect risk ratings to the locations in which vehicles were garaged.The mistake affected an estimated 41,564 policies, and the…
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Texas Claims Rio Grande Islands In Fight Against Cartels
The Texas government announced that the Lone Star State has added nine islands along the Rio Grande to its territory, bringing additional land along the U.S.-Mexico border under state jurisdiction.Located in the Rio Grande River, the islands…
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What do we know about Chancellor John Healey?
The Chancellor is due to deliver his first Budget.
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175 House Democrats defend Ilhan Omar over immigration search warrant
Nearly 200 House Democrats are moving to shield Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., from further investigation after federal investigators raided her Washington, D.C., home earlier this month.Rep. Pramila…
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DCCC pushes for ads targeting GOP on AI, data centers in dozens of key House races
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) is pushing for advertising targeting Republican candidates over their record on AI and data centers in dozens of key House races, as technology-related issues take on new significance in the…
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The Guardian view on supporting carers: the DWP’s problem is deeper than IT
The reform of carer’s allowance – a benefit paid to people who spend 35 or more hours a week caring for a disabled relative – is overdue and welcome. The cliff-edge design that forces claimants in England and Wales to forfeit their…