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Spain reckons with 2nd deadly train crash of the year ahead of national election
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Spain reckons with 2nd deadly train crash of the year ahead of national election

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Spain reckons with 2nd deadly train crash of the year ahead of national election
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Spain reckons with 2nd deadly train crash of the year ahead of national election

Spain's second high-speed rail disaster this year, a crash in which one train struck another from behind, killing 68 people, has raised fresh concerns about the safety of the country's rail network.

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Hochul says Trump rallies are ‘poisoning’ Nicki Minaj’s mind
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Hochul says Trump rallies are ‘poisoning’ Nicki Minaj’s mind

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-N.Y.) criticized rapper Nicki Minaj on Wednesday, saying President Trump’s rallies were “poisoning” the artist’s mind.  “Maybe she oughta get outside and get offline a little more,” Hochul told reporters. “And stop going to Trump rallies, it’s kinda poisoning your mind.” The Empire State governor was responding to a post…

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Hegseth ousted top military strategist from Pentagon, sources say
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Hegseth ousted top military strategist from Pentagon, sources say

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ousted a top military strategist from the Pentagon, The Hill has learned, marking another senior officer who has been removed from the department since Hegseth took the helm close to two years ago.  Hegseth fired Army Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia, who was the Director for Strategy, Plans and Policy, J-5 on…

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El-Sayed responds to Stevens’s fiancée endorsing Rogers
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El-Sayed responds to Stevens’s fiancée endorsing Rogers

Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed responded to his former primary opponent Rep. Haley Stevens’s (D-Mich.) fiancée endorsing his GOP opponent former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.). “Well, I’m building a movement to take on the challenges that Donald Trump is facing. If folks have issues that are more important to them than that, that’s fine,” El-Sayed…

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Obama knocks White House’s response to Cheesecake Factory jab: ‘These are not serious people’
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Obama knocks White House’s response to Cheesecake Factory jab: ‘These are not serious people’

Former President Obama on Wednesday responded to uproar over a recent campaign trail jab at President Trump’s White House decorations, slamming Republicans for focusing more on the joke than on the economy.  “They mobilized a whole-of-government response to that joke, not to inflation, but to that joke,” Obama said during a campaign rally in Georgia.…

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Trump calls alleged Alaska Senate spoiler scheme ‘voter fraud at the highest level’
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Trump calls alleged Alaska Senate spoiler scheme ‘voter fraud at the highest level’

President Trump criticized Senate Democrats and former Rep. Mary Peltola’s (D-Alaska) campaign on Wednesday amid allegations that the two worked together to put a spoiler candidate on the ballot in an effort to boost their party in the Alaska Senate race.  “This is voter fraud at the highest level,” Trump said while rallying in Chillicothe,…

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Europe Was Never Meant to Be a ‘Regulatory Superpower’
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Europe Was Never Meant to Be a ‘Regulatory Superpower’

The EU has a far more potent tool in its arsenal: trade.

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Bangladesh Measles Outbreak Is a ‘Warning Sign’
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Bangladesh Measles Outbreak Is a ‘Warning Sign’

A new expert report raises alarm about the country’s vaccination crisis.

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Flávio Bolsonaro Becomes a Florida Man
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Flávio Bolsonaro Becomes a Florida Man

Just like his father, the far-right senator fled Brazil following his presidential election loss.

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Saab and GA-ASI Just Tested an MQ-9B Drone With ‘LoyalEye’ Radar
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Saab and GA-ASI Just Tested an MQ-9B Drone With ‘LoyalEye’ Radar

The radar-equipped “SkyGuardian” drones successfully detected a number of incoming “airborne targets,” as well as non-threatening aircraft such as commercial planes. The post Saab and GA-ASI Just Tested an MQ-9B Drone With ‘LoyalEye’ Radar appeared first on The National Interest.

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The US Army’s ‘GMLRS’ Rocket Has a Terrifying New Capability
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The US Army’s ‘GMLRS’ Rocket Has a Terrifying New Capability

US Army soldiers altered the course of the rocket while in flight, potentially allowing it to strike moving targets and operate with far greater precision. The post The US Army’s ‘GMLRS’ Rocket Has a Terrifying New Capability appeared first on The National Interest.

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Why Ethiopia Is Now Flying Russian Fighter Jets
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Why Ethiopia Is Now Flying Russian Fighter Jets

As geopolitical tensions rise in eastern Africa, Ethiopia appears intent on showing dominance over its neighbors in the sky—using Russian equipment. The post Why Ethiopia Is Now Flying Russian Fighter Jets appeared first on The National Interest.

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