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Democrats, Republicans seek ‘trifectas’ in the 2026 midterms
The balance of power in state governments is on the ballot in many states this November.Both parties could win “trifectas” — control of the governor’s mansion and both chambers of the state legislature — in some states, which would give them…
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AI firm Anthropic to commit 5% of shares to fund for ‘public good’
Anthropic has said it will commit 5% of its shares to a fund for the “public good”, as the AI developer behind the Claude chatbot seeks to bolster its appeal before its stock market listing.The company announced it would commit the shares,…
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‘Deeply appalled’: politicians condemn alleged attack after independent MP Helen Haines critically injured
The independent MP Helen Haines has been critically injured in an alleged attack involving a vehicle outside her electorate office in Wangaratta, in regional Victoria.The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, confirmed on Monday night that a man was…
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After Helen Haines ‘attack’ in the street, Australian democracy is facing its biggest test
“This wasn’t an accident.”With those words, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese laid bare the horrifying nature of an attack that has sent shock waves through Australia.Independent MP Helen Haines was going about her day in the regional Victorian…
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Stratospheric airship flew from US to Japan to test sky cell tower concept
The lighter-than-air platform has also benefited from advances in material sciences that “were either not discovered or not understood back in the late 1990s,” Frandsen said. He highlighted the example of the discovery…
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Nscale reportedly faces investor pushback on its $30B IPO valuation
Some investors are pushing back on the roughly $30bn valuation that British AI cloud company Nscale is seeking in its planned New York listing, Bloomberg reported on Sunday. A valuation of $16bn to $19bn would be more…
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‘O Captain, my Captain’: Should Congress make room for Amarinder Singh again?
Rahul Gandhi named Captain Amarinder Singh as his favourite BJP leader. NEW DELHI: Can a party install a new captain, retain the old team and still leave the door open for a former captain who quit the dressing room five years ago? With the…
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What we know about the ‘attack’ on independent MP Helen Haines
The road outside the electorate office of independent MP Helen Haines has become an active police scene after the 65-year-old was allegedly struck by a vehicle this afternoon.Ms Haines was critically injured in the incident, which has been…
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WSL talking points: pressure mounts on Slegers as Hemp closes on record
1Arsenal earn no respite from troublesThere would have been hope that the international break could offer the Arsenal players and staff a reset but the same problems reared their head at the Emirates on Sunday in a 1-1 draw with Birmingham. As…
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HelloFresh workers claim physical abuse and denied bathroom breaks in class action suit
Workers at a HelloFresh facility in Newark, New Jersey have claimed in court documents that they were verbally and physically abused and denied regular bathroom breaks, with one former worker telling the Guardian he experienced incontinence…
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