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Portugal and Austria defeat Germany for seats on the U.N. Security Council
UNITED NATIONS — Portugal and Austria defeated Germany for seats on the powerful but deeply divided United Nations Security Council on Wednesday in a hotly contested race after intense campaigning. The 10 rotating seats on the 15-member Security Council are earmarked for different regions of the world. The assembly elects five countries by secret ballot every year…
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‘Unwell’: Trump’s surprising sizing chart draws immediate mockery
President Donald Trump showed off a surprising size chart during a press gaggle in the Oval Office on Wednesday, leaving onlookers stunned. Trump held up a chart comparing the size of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool renovation project underway to famous skyscrapers such as the Willis Tower in Chicago, the Empire State Building, and One…
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What just happened in California?
Millions of ballots are still being counted in California, where the primary results for the state’s two marquee races for governor and mayor of Los Angeles remain uncalled as of Wednesday afternoon. That’s on top of a handful of congressional and local races — a slow process that is typical for the Golden State because…
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Kennedy Center’s big win against Trump could bring on its slow death: analysis
A federal judge’s ruling stripping President Donald Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center may have saved the iconic performing arts venue — or set the stage for its slow death, according to a new Daily Beast analysis. U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper’s ruling ordered Trump’s name removed from the building within two weeks and halted…
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Porn-obsessed Hasan Piker goes on shocking homophobic rant after Scott Wiener wins SF congressional primary
Southern California-based Hasan Piker, the communist darling of left-wing livestreaming, resorted to gay insults Tuesday night after being upset his “friend”lost to a gay state senator. That friend, San Francisco congressional candidate Saikat Chakrabarti, was completely bombedout of Tuesday’s primary race to succeed former Speaker Nancy Pelosi despite spending $10 million of his own wealth. As…
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‘Alaskan Bush People’ star Matt Brown was dealing with breakup, broken-down truck in days leading up to death: ‘Hit him at the same time’
“Alaskan Bush People” star Matt Brown was going through a lot emotionally in the days leading up to his death, a friend of the family exclusively tells Page Six. Brown’s body was pulled put of the Okanogan River in Washington state Saturday, and his brother Bear said he died by suicide. Page Six spoke to…
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Ivanka Trump’s new ‘nefarious’ scheme astounds analysts: ‘Hard to wrap your head around’
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner’s latest scheme to buy a private island in Albania astounded two political analysts on Wednesday. This week, Trump and Kushner unveiled their plans to buy a 1,400-hectare private island and build a resort for the ultra-wealthy. The Albanian government approved plans for the project last year, which is expected to…
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Does Nithya Raman still have a chance? California’s uncounted votes could help Democrats
With many races still very tight and millions of ballots yet to be counted, political experts said Democrats are likely to hold — or even gain — the edge as results of the primary election come into focus. Republicans appear to have over-performed in early vote counts, but for a variety of reasons, experts believe…
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How Trump is justifying new tariffs
This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: Donald Trump is still trying to implement his tariff agenda. Wait, didn’t the Supreme Court strike that down? Yes — this is the…
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Trump is hiding the enormous cost of a heinous scandal under our noses: expert
A former federal prosecutor warned on Wednesday that President Donald Trump is hiding the enormous cost of his most heinous scandal right under the noses of Americans. Harry Litman, a former deputy assistant attorney general, argued in a new Substack essay that Trump’s “[lurching] from scandal to scandal like a drunken sailor” had effectively distracted…